Usyk rates his UK opponents

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  1. kirk

    kirk l l l Staff Member

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    Good points.

    Still though, Fury has one thing going for him, Usyk said he was a tougher fight in some obscure interview somewhere.

    That counts for something, despite almost losing to a debuting mma fighter and bleeding all over Wallin.
     
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  2. AdamT

    AdamT Boxing Addict banned Full Member

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    Fury performs better against tougher opposition and Aj blows through cans

    Fury sometimes fights like a bum
    Ali underperformed at times himself
     
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  3. Kiwi Casual

    Kiwi Casual Boxing Addict Full Member

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    That's a bit silly. Fury gave Usyk problems between rounds 4-6 notable, whereas you'd be hard pressed to find one round out of 24 where AJ had Usyk in trouble.
     
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  4. Slyk

    Slyk Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    So you did karate as a kid? You're lumping yourself in with folks on the forum who have real backgrounds in boxing and it's dishonest. No one cares about your karate exhibitions, and they're certainly not "fights".

    Look out for this guy on the internet who "fights in a range of codes" everyone. He's watched a lot of anime and means business.
     
  5. Finkel

    Finkel Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Take a break kid
    Obsessing over this for days is not healthy
     
  6. Mark Anthony

    Mark Anthony Vargas was not an elite fighter Full Member

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    Were they point karate matches?
     
  7. Finkel

    Finkel Boxing Addict Full Member

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    I have tried both point and full-contact karate. They were very different rule sets and experiences. I respect the skill, but point karate wasn't for me. Though, actually, judging by the beating I took in the semi-final maybe full-contact karate wasn't for me either :lol:

    Just to be clear, I have never trained in Kyokushin. Many other fighting styles, yes, just not karate (excluding when I was like 4 or 5 years old, but that doesn't really count)

    Anyway this was just an example I chose to bring up as to why Joyce shouldn't be included on that list with Usyk's pro wins. Their fight was under a different set of rules
     
  8. Slyk

    Slyk Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    A source of your ego is being a failed karate kid, damn. Maybe someone on an internet forum will think it's cool one day.
     
  9. catchwtboxing

    catchwtboxing Loyal Member

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    He said Fury was his toughest fight, but in another recent interview he was asked if AJ or Fury would win, and he said AJ. So there more context yet. I think he respects them both.
     
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  10. Finkel

    Finkel Boxing Addict Full Member

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    :eaea: Whatever you say, Slick.

    Anyway, let me end by sharing with you some wisdom that was imparted to me by one of the remaining lineal masters of Chen-style Tai-chi, "There are many ways to the top of the mountain," he then added, "some just take longer than others." We both had a chuckle.