AJ didn’t let Usyk of the hook, because he never had him on the hook. The only one who was on the hook was Joshua himself and he barely escaped without getting stopped.
Haha so those saying size doesn't matter ignore the fact that literally every boxer below heavyweight is boiling down before a fight to compete in a weight class they are bigger than and have the size advantage
I agree. Fury uses his size well he will lean and rough you up when he has a chance on the inside look at his fights with wilder where it was very effective. AJ should do some of that to.
This. You have to evaluate what your advantages are as a fighter and then use them. Joshua hits a lot harder than Usyk, hes a bigger stronger man. Usyk has his advantages too like skill and speed. But for AJ, he needs to use his obvious advantages better. People say he has no shot against Usyk. I do not buy that at all.
Bigger does not mean better If that was the case the Julius Long or Tye Fields would have been undisputed champions Joshua's problem is his confidence and ability to understand, learn and implement a game plan. He needs hard sparring to overcome many hurdles.
This is a great post. If it were 10 more seconds, Usyk would have knocked out Joshua. Now that Usyk has solved Joshua, I see Usyk knocking out Joshua in round 9 or 10 in the rematch. If Joshua comes in heavier, the knock out will be sooner, around round 6.
Heaviness and weight are two very different things. You can be a lot heavier than someone whilst not necessarily weighing more than them. But I'm guessing you're alluding to AJ coming in heavier in order to significantly improve his Slow-Fast Speed. Problem is Usyk has already whooped the ass of the sport's leading practitioner of Slow-Fast Speed in Big Joe Joyce and Usyk returned to what has been very fertile hunting ground for him the UK for that one too.
Joshua should strengthen up. that will make him larger of course. however, he should not play to Usyk's strengths. He will not outbox him. He should fight his fight. Remember...Usyk admitted that Joshua buzzed him a couple of times. if you can buzz someone...you can ko them. no one is invincible. said it a while back....he should come out determined to crush Usyk. strengthen up...go out on your shield.
Nah. AJ will gas after the 3rd and get beat to a pulp there after. This is Oleksander Usyk we're talking about. OU has plenty of time to get ready for this fight. If he comes in ready, AJ only has a one punch chance to win. Not impossible, but highly improbable.
What do you mean by coming in heavier but not weighing more? Heavier means how much you weigh. I suppose you mean body fat level, or per height> Also what do you mean by "Slow-Fast speed"?
Joshua should just do what he did in the first fight. One judge gave him 5 rounds iirc. I personally thought it was a close fight until round 6 when Usyk took over. If Joshua can hang in there for a couple more rounds he might be able to nick it on points with some generous judging. This idea that Joshua should just come in and walk Usyk down is bonkers. Joshua isn't half as athletic as he looks, he is only capable of fighting in a way which conserves energy.