Johnny Nelson: "Bellew was technically better than Usyk"

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Is Johnny Nelson a fair and balanced commentator?

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  1. Presenting-Fight-Film

    Presenting-Fight-Film Active Member Full Member

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    He was whipping Usyks ass before he gassed out, people either underrated Bellew or overrate Usyk. Keep in mind Bellew was washed up and made to boil himself down from HW back down to CW
     
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  2. Robney

    Robney ᴻᴼ ᴸᴼᴻᴳᴲᴿ ᴲ۷ᴵᴸ

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    Just waiting for Paul "world class" Smith to confirm this statement.
     
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  3. Dynamicpuncher

    Dynamicpuncher Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Johnny Nelson actually personally dislikes Usyk for some reason, I don't know why. I remember in another interview he claimed Usyk was "An average Southpaw"
     
  4. Skyver

    Skyver Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Nelson is a AJ fanboy.he’s always been ov3rly emotional when it comes to AJ. his comments about Usyk are laughable.
     
  5. BubblesUK

    BubblesUK Doesn't buy hypejobs Full Member

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    Yep, say what you like about Bellew he's brutally honest about Usyk - Usyk ****ed with his head from the first bell and he knows it 100%
     
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  6. BrainyBoxer

    BrainyBoxer Active Member Full Member

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    Nah, he's an idiot.
     
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  7. Boxed Ears

    Boxed Ears this my daddy's account (RIP daddy) Full Member

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    Bellew is a fine fighter and Usyk is off the textbook, and maybe this quote is something to do with what is technically orthodox boxing...but even then that seems pretty bizarre, fair enough. But maybe it's not so bad. Thinking with the aforementioned framing about what is orthodox boxing, you could say a bunch of people Sergio Martinez beat the snot out of were technically better than him, even if they were half the athlete.
     
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  8. vast

    vast Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Nelson's dumb as a brick.
     
  9. mirkofilipovic

    mirkofilipovic ESB Management Full Member

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    I know why.
     
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  10. Ted Stickles

    Ted Stickles Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Tony Bellew was a good fighter and that’s about it. Other then that he talks a lot and is often wrong with his assessments.

    Johnny Nelson and him are friendly and it shows.
     
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  11. VG_Addict

    VG_Addict Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    How does Nelson still have a job? He's a TERRIBLE pundit.
     
  12. fruitandnutcase

    fruitandnutcase Member Full Member

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    I would genuinely cut off one of my little fingers without anaesthetic to guarantee Usyk the win next month. Not because I hold any particular dislike towards AJ but because as a Brit I've had to deal with absolute clowns like Bellew and Nelson gleefully distorting the heavyweight narrative over the past half-decade. Even today with Fury and Usyk as the cut-above heavyweights, there are still legions of Sky Sports-consuming Deanos going to war in the comments sections of YouTube videos and Facebook posts about how AJ is this and that, with absolutely none of it backed up in the ring. I don't even care if Usyk loses his O to Fury or retires at 20-0 without the WBC, I just want to see Matchroom FC's final bunker cracking open once and for all
     
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  13. catchwtboxing

    catchwtboxing Loyal Member

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    Johnny Neslon the fighter said this?

    Or was this some random Johnny Nelson driving a cab in Manchester, to something?
     
  14. Ilesey

    Ilesey ~ Full Member

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    Nelson is horrendous sometimes with the utter shyte he comes out with.
     
  15. lordlosh

    lordlosh Boxing Junkie banned Full Member

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    Muhahahahahahaha. Bellew at best won 2 rounds before he got KOed brutally!
     
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