McCracken says there`s no drawing board for the rematch with Usyk

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  1. Wizbit1013

    Wizbit1013 Drama go, and don't come back Full Member

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  2. FrankinDallas

    FrankinDallas FRANKINAUSTIN

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    They all have a plan....until.....
     
  3. mark ant

    mark ant Canelo was never athletic Full Member

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    Usyk boxed better v AJ than AJ did v Ruiz because he landed more, AJ ran too much v Ruiz, Usyk completely exposed AJ as a limited boxer.
     
  4. NEETzschean

    NEETzschean Well-Known Member banned Full Member

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    AJ was more competitive with Usyk than Ruiz was with AJ in the rematch but Usyk came much closer to knocking AJ out than AJ did to Ruiz. If Usyk had stepped on the gas a round or two earlier, he would have KO'd AJ in all likelihood.

    There are other factors to consider: AJ had home advantage against Usyk while AJ did not in the Ruiz rematch. Ruiz was 35 lbs heavier than he was several years prior when he fought a shot to bits, mid-40's Ray Austin and Ruiz was more or less untrained, having spent most of the time between AJ 1 and AJ 2 partying and consuming. Then there's the fact that Ruiz is a very limited fringe contender who essentially won by one punch KO in the first fight (AJ was more or less finished after the temple shot landed) and AJ looked shaky against Ruiz the second time, even gassing a bit in a couple of the mid-late rounds despite the slow pace of the fight and taking very little damage.

    Beating that fighter and that version of that fighter 10-2 or 11-1 is not impressive: Ruiz has the slowest feet, the least length and some of the least power of any anyone relevant in the division. The difference in frame, footspeed, power and training was absurd even in the first fight, which is why late sub Ruiz opened as a 10/1 underdog. It was an embarrassing, safety-first performance against a fighter who never should have presented any danger to AJ and did AJ no good in the long run. KO'ing the lazy, gelatinous blob would have boosted his confidence and done something to salvage his reputation.
     
  5. Surrix

    Surrix Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Of course.
    Ruiz in rematch was so leg lazy. He most likely had assumed that A.J will go to KO him and he will counter.
    While he was his most leg lazy version ever, bulked up in weight too.
    I'm not joking, in this evening I think majority of CW and some LHW boxers had scored UD win vs Ruiz Jr IF they didn't had attempted to KO him.
    Why not? He moved so predictable and slowly ( legwork ) that I was shocked to watch this.
    Yeah, Ruiz is good boxer with fast hands but if there he was so leg lazy.
     
  6. Puroresu_Fan

    Puroresu_Fan Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    The lack of body shots was puzzling. If you want a guy who has very quick feet to slow down body shots are a given.

    Not once did I hear Rob tell AJ to jab to body let alone step in with hooks to the body.

    Similar to GGG v Canelo where GGG never threw to the body like he usually would but that was because GGG was well aware of Canelo then countering with hard shots to the head.