Usyk's most competitive fights ?

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  1. Dynamicpuncher

    Dynamicpuncher Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    1 Breidis
    2 Fury
    3 Joshua 2
    4 Chisora
    5 Bellew
    6 Hunter

    Am I missing any others ?
     
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  2. Badbot

    Badbot You can just do things. Full Member

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    Dubois did pretty well. Heck, I would put Dubois at 6. Hunter at 7 and Mchunu at 8. Everything else was just one sided.
    Gun to my head; Gassiev 9 and Glowacki 10.
     
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  3. catchwtboxing

    catchwtboxing Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Chisora was not competitive. Usyk outlanded him in 9 rounds, with 1 even, and staggered Del Boy in the 7th. It just looked bad optically because Chisora was bull-rushing, whereas Usyk clearly was not trying very hard, probably because he was coming off of Covid.

    Classic case of people, including judges, mistaking ineffective aggression for effective aggression. You have to actually land punches!

    Bellew was ahead on cards, but it was really another case of Usyk sleepwalking against, and then waking up.

    I seem to remember Hunter doing well early but being a thoroughly beaten man by the end.

    It is a good list, I would just saw Chisora doesn't really belong on there.
     
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  4. tragedy

    tragedy Active Member banned Full Member

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    His fight with Hunter was wayyy more back and forth than his fights with Joshua.
     
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  5. UmarIFLUmar

    UmarIFLUmar Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Whenever I've rewatched Usyk V Bellew I've always been amazed Bellew was ahead on the judges score card. Don't see it at all.
     
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  6. spravedlivylev

    spravedlivylev Haaaappy Neeeew Yeeeear! banned Full Member

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    Briedis was by far the most competitive. He ran Usyk close, but he didn’t win, contrary to what Usyk haters like to say (another ridiculous idea is that Chisora pushed him hard or even beat him, lol). It was very competitive but a clear Usyk win. And it held up great, as Briedis is a beast even at 39, as we just saw against Opetaia.
     
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  7. Dynamicpuncher

    Dynamicpuncher Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    I don't think the Chisora fight was that close i think i had it 8-4 it's in the region of being 8-4 or 9-3 type of fight. But whilst i don't think Usyk was ever in danger of losing, Chisora did push Usyk in the sense he made him work for the win and Chisora stayed in the fight throughout.

    For example Chisora landed 139 punches on Usyk which is more than what Joshua landed in two fights vs Usyk.
     
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  8. Mister Pugilist

    Mister Pugilist Active Member Full Member

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    Wasn’t the Dubois fight close too?
     
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  9. Dynamicpuncher

    Dynamicpuncher Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    If i remember rightly i had Usyk vs Breidis 7-5 it was very competitive but one of those competitive fights that was a close but clear win for Usyk without any controversy.
     
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  10. Dynamicpuncher

    Dynamicpuncher Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    I didn't have Dubois winning a round so not for me no it was more to do with the controversy of the borderline low blow. I used to be one of those people that thought the shot was legit but having time to reflect and looking at the footage a few more times the shot was indeed low. But i don't think it was terribly low in the sense that it hit Usyk in his crown jewels but in regards to the rules it was low.
     
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  11. Dynamicpuncher

    Dynamicpuncher Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    I dunno i don't remember Dubois winning a round personally i think the fight got hyped up because of the one incident with the low blow.
     
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  12. Badbot

    Badbot You can just do things. Full Member

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    I guess thats kinda true.
     
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  13. Vegan Beast

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    Fury was his hardest opponent IMO.

    Breidis got a draw on one card but it was a bull**** decision.
     
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  14. Ted Spoon

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    Usyk-Chisora (regarding the doughnuts who claim robbery) is a classic example of confusing effort with success.
     
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  15. CroBox29

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    Briedis...
     
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