20 days until Usyk vs Gassiev!

That's interesting, I must admit. I've checked several weight categories for the USA and yes, it seems that the number of cruiserweight boxers is quite in line with an average amount of American boxers for other weight categories. It's still might be a quality thing (like when better athletes walk away some other take their place), though. Well, partly, at least.

 

Being "quite good" doesn't get you a spot on a professional club side.

And frankly Usyk doesn't look particularly good there. In fact he looks quite slow and awkward. This in a meaningless five a side kickabout with kid goals, where the opportunity to show off is a lot easier.

He clearly did his career a massive favour by choosing to go into boxing.

 

Yes, it's definitely a quality thing, and the quality simply isn't there for the American boxers. That's nothing to be ashamed of, but it says nothing negative about the quality of the division as a whole either.

 

3 days.

 

https://www.timeanddate.com/countdown/launch?iso=20180721T2330&p0=166&msg=Usyk+vs.+Gassiev

 

****, i can't remember who said it but it was this high level trainer(i think MMA) who said that everyone is built for fighting. But its a different thing with high level sports.

 

this is a candidate for FOTY for sure. Cannot wait for these two probable elites to hack it out.

 

I’ll enjoy the fight even more, knowing that at a tenner, with a good undercard, I’m not having the right royal p1ss taken out of me.

 

3 DAYS TO GO!!!! CAN'T WAIT!

I really like Gassiev but I'm #TEAMFEEL

 

It seems I was wrong about the reason why Usyk had decided to switch to boxing.
A couple of days ago, on a TV show (in Ukraine) when asked about this, Usyk said an interesting thing. The reason why he quit soccer and started to box was... because his family didn't have money to pay for a football section (as well as to buy the required equipment) but the boxing classes were free.

 

Jeez. The poverty in Ukraine is real.

 

Thank the boxing gods (he's one of them now himself) for free boxing lessons in Ukraine.

 

The poverty is real everywhere. Just look beyond your usual social circle and you'll see.