Boxing thread?

[Paolo10]

Fair play to Gassiev. Outclassed on the night but gave his all and caught Usyk with a few, only a few, fantastic shots.

Usyk has a hell of a chin too, first one wobbled him before the bell.

Think he's a cert to move up to HW now...which I sort of predicted not long back...(I had Usyk in mind).

I'm just not overly convinced by Joshua's stamina after so many fights, remains to be seen if Dubois has stamina or a chin, but I like his power and his positioning in the ring for a big lad. Don't rate Wilder or Joseph Parker that highly either.

Honestly think Fury isn't finished yet, would like to see Joshua v Fury.

Heavyweight division is a bit stale at the moment IMO. Needs someone to come through or step up from Cruiser/Light-Hevyweight.

 

[Spurrific]

Usyk is one of the best boxers I’ve ever seen

 

[SugarRay]

He’s top 2/3 p4p without a doubt, maybe even number 1.

Outstanding performance, 12-0.

Bellew? Put it this way, Gassiev, Breidis and Dorticus would all best Bellew, 100%
Uysk would make it look like the mismatch of the century.

Still, all fights lead to Joshua, that’s the prize.

He gives Joshua trouble too, lots of it.

 

[Paolo10]

The fight was over after the 6th, you could see it in Gassiev's face...think the low blows were an attempt to throw Usyk off, but he'd just take them and then hit him with a flurry of jabs and a sweet little uppercut.

There's no doubting his boxing, even though that wasn't a great show from Gassiev, but I'm unsure if Usyk currently has KO Power at Heavyweight...thoughts?

Get him on Manny's vitamin programme and the Furys' butcher? ?

 

[Favour]

Calling Bellew out after the fight was a clever move by Uysk and his people. Will earn some serious money, will increase his profile in the UK and may well get him ranked at HW, possibly top 4 in most rankings. That, I would imagine will lead to Joshua or more likely I think Wilder.

At first I thought Bellew would run like the wind away from Uysk, then I've seen that apparently he and Hearn have accepted the challenge so both will now look stupid if it doesn't happen.

Think it's a good fight, but ultimately one Bellew can not win.

Uysk causes problems for any HW with his ability.

I also think he is now without question the ATG Cruiserweight.

 

[Paolo10]

Holyfield is the GOAT at Cruiserweight for me.

IMO Bellew will be a good 1st fight for Usyk at Heavyweight (UD or late KO would be my pick), but I still haven't seen enough punching power, which I think might make Usyk struggle against the bigger punchers up a weight...then we'll find out just how good that chin is.

Spoiler: Usyk vs Gassiev for anyone that missed it...

 

[Favour]

Usyk will become the mandatory for Joshua with the WBO if he moves up as he's the current cruiserweight champ.

 

[SugarRay]

The power or lack of, could be an issue for Uysk. He’s going to be hard to land clean on for most heavyweights though. He’ll run rings around virtually all of them.

He’s no stranger to fighting bigger guys either, he competed at super heavyweight towards the end as an am. He beat Joyce with plenty to spare for example.

Joshua has to start favourite against him of course, but Uysk is a very difficult nights work for him.

 

[Favour]

An interesting watch.

 

[dontcallme]

Really looking forward to Saturday.

Conor Benn's rematch should be a good test to gauge where he is. I felt he won the first fight by 2 points. Think he'll be more prepared this time but too early in his career to know.

I think Chisora vs Takam will be one of the best fights of the year.

Whyte vs Parker is a great match up and imo a genuine 50/50.

 

[SugarRay]

I really like the main event although I think Parker is going to win and I make him a pretty decent favourite too.

Chisora v Takam could catch fire but then again it could be awful! I hope both come to have a tear up. If they do, Del Boy could end up getting stopped.

Don’t rate Benn. He is not very good at all. It’s not easy for him obviously but take away his old man, he’d be struggling to get past the first round in the regional ABA’s. Still, his first fight with the Frenchman was entertaining and with a bit of notice the frog could give him trouble again this time round.

 

[dontcallme]

I really like the main event although I think Parker is going to win and I make him a pretty decent favourite too.

Chisora v Takam could catch fire but then again it could be awful! I hope both come to have a tear up. If they do, Del Boy could end up getting stopped.

Don’t rate Benn. He is not very good at all. It’s not easy for him obviously but take away his old man, he’d be struggling to get past the first round in the regional ABA’s. Still, his first fight with the Frenchman was entertaining and with a bit of notice the frog could give him trouble again this time round.

I think Benn is in a horrible position. His last fight showed a massive lack in amateur skills.

If being sensible he will fight journeymen for two years. Though he will be massively criticised if he does.

If he fights a higher contender he will lose.

 

[SugarRay]

The think Benn is in a horrible position. His last fight showed a massive lack in amateur skills.

If being sensible he will fight journeymen for two years. Though he will be massively criticised if he does.

If he fights a higher contender he will lose.

I just don’t see anything there really. Fair play he has heart of course but that’s never close to being enough. I hope he earns well because it’s a hard way to make a living.
The only route I can see is journeymen, build a decent looking record ( on the surface ) then use his name/promoter to land him a biggish fight and cash out.

He’s light years off Eubank Jnr for example. He has lived off his dads name to a degree but he is easily British/European level. Has plenty of natural talent and a great work ethic. Benn lacks the talent for me.

 

[teok]

Any one know what is next for that lad dubois?

 

[Paolo10]

Any one know what is next for that lad dubois?

Nothing announced, but Nathan Gorman next would seem to make sense?

 

[dontcallme]

I just don’t see anything there really. Fair play he has heart of course but that’s never close to being enough. I hope he earns well because it’s a hard way to make a living.
The only route I can see is journeymen, build a decent looking record ( on the surface ) then use his name/promoter to land him a biggish fight and cash out.

He’s light years off Eubank Jnr for example. He has lived off his dads name to a degree but he is easily British/European level. Has plenty of natural talent and a great work ethic. Benn lacks the talent for me.

Bit harsh. Eubank is 28, Benn is 21.

He is extremely green but that is surely to be expected.

Just think he became pro too early.

 

[SugarRay]

Bit harsh. Eubank is 28, Benn is 21.

He is extremely green but that is surely to be expected.

Just think he became pro too early.

Maybe harsh but Eubank always had a bit of class about him, especially against overmatched opponents. Benn doesn’t really do anything well at all imo. I’d be astounded if he won a British title for example.
Take away the name and the promoter, at best he’d be a journeyman with a losing record, assuming he actually did decide he was boxing no matter what. I hope he proves me to be talking absolute nonsense of course, I want virtually every boxer to do well and earn big money!

 

[dontcallme]

Bit the bullet and paid for the fights.

Really looking forward to both heavyweight matches.

 

[dontcallme]

That knockout looks nasty

 

[teok]

Roughly what time is the main event do you reckon?>