Will Usyk dare to go toe to toe with the bomber?

Ah yes, Usyk who has famously never fought away in front of a foreign crowd before.

He could trade with Bellew just fine if he wanted to. Briedis' KO of Charr shows his power and we already knew Gassiev was a big puncher - both bigger than Bellew.

Bellew has shown numerous times how easy he is to hit with a straight left, I don't expect that to suddenly change. Masernak gave Bellew plenty of issues with his movement, which is fine as Masternak is decent - but Usyk, he is 100 percent not. All Bellew fans are relying on are wins against a derelict Haye (which he performed well in, some credit is due) and a good win against Makabu (his best, IMO). The only time he's really won as the massibe underdog was against Haye, so I'm not sure where this 'bet against him at your peril' narrative has grown from. Wait, yes I do - Matchroom.

 

**** you on about lol, hes from Ukraine, he aint no pampered little woman scared of a bit of a crowd, plus, your talking like hes a killer Bellew, like Usyk's up against it, its gonna be a whitewash and Bellew maybe isn't even the puncher in there too !

 

Yep, he wants an easy payday, and why not after his last few fights !

 

I guaranty Usyk will throw punches for more than 15 seconds a round which is typical of most runners.

 

He’s being set up to lose,you watch.

 

If we’ve seen anything this year it’s not what you know it’s who you know so it doesn’t really matter what happens in the ring so long as Bellew sees the last round out he’ll win

 

I think Bellew is quite dangerous in exchanges with his hooks and has a legit chance of landing something big in this fight when Usyk throws his little pitty pat punches that he uses to open his opponents up for bigger shots. (Loma does it also).

Unlike Gassiev, Bellew won’t just tuck up behind a high guard when Usyk is doing that.....He will throw WITH Usyk.

I don’t think bellew is going to win but if he does I think it will be from landing one big shot during an exhange.

 

Usyk fought in Latvia, Poland, Russia etc. do you think a bunch of drunk english gentlemen will scare him..

 

Usyk 10-2 UD

 

Log off idiot.

 

This. Bellew is easily better than anyone Usyk has faced as a pro. He isn't stiff and inexperienced like Gassiev and can effectively put punches together and unlike Briedis, who has doesn't have an once of cleverness and is one dimensional Bellew is really good a sneaking his power shots in and adjusting to his opponent. If Bellew lands flush on Usyk with his left hook Usyk is going to sleep.

 

This.

 

Yeah as long as Bellew is standing after 12 he should get the nod.

 

Haye had no power when he fought Bellew. His legs were shot to pieces so he couldn't generate power.

 

Yeah, he’ll go toe to toe, but I doubt that will equate to hit for hit.