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I just put a score on Usyk to win on points, think he'll be too good for AJ of the fight goes the distance
I just put a score on Usyk to win on points, think he'll be too good for AJ of the fight goes the distance
Sad to hear people being so hard on Joshua. Yes, he has fallen short but he's done his best to get to the top and not dodged fights.
Think people have issues with him as he’s quite clearly the media favourite due to some fantastic PR from his team. But it’s questionable if he deserves it.
???Sad to hear people being so hard on Joshua. Yes, he has fallen short but he's done his best to get to the top and not dodged fights.
I could not understand why the commentators were saying that, have they not watched any of Usyk's previous fights, the guy never tiresAgreed. When someone comes up a weight class and schools the champ within 3 or 4 fights you have to question the divisions quality.
I thought the commentators were a little disrespectful to Usyk assuming he would tire after 7 or 8 rounds. Not like he hasn't gone 12 before. Maybe Joshua made the same mistake?
It’s literally been their job to hype up Frank Bruno MkII for years. It’s like they have a pre broadcast meeting and the briefing is just to hype him up and keep extracting as many undeserved pounds from casual boxing fans that know nothing about boxing and think he’s actually the great heavyweight they say he is. It’s the sky and Eddie Hearn formula to massively overhype fighters constantlyI could not understand why the commentators were saying that, have they not watched any of Usyk's previous fights, the guy never tires
Not a boxing fan but watching this is making me imagine the potential of a WWE or AEW event there. Anyone know the attendance figure roughly for this?
Joshua needs to change trainer.If I were Joshua, I'd be walking away from a rematch with Uysk. Last night showed that Uysk, who let's not forget laboured to a win against Chisora, found in Joshua an ideal match-up. He outboxed him all the way and Joshua had no real answer. AJ couldn't get close to unleash any of his trademark uppercuts. Imo, Joshua cut too much weight and power to try and stand toe to toe and box with such a complete fighter. If Joshua goes in for the rematch, the ONLY way he has a chance of winning is by reverting back to type, which means looking to impose size and strength and looking for bombs. I've never seen AJ as the true king of the HW division anyway, far too one-dimensional, too rigid, and relying on power as the only real tool that he has - just as well the Fury fight never happened, as Fury would have gone to school on him.
The biggest shock last night, wasn't even that Uysk won with ease - it was the fact that he could've taken Joshua out & finished it with a TKO. Almost like he was playing with AJ. I'd also add that in AJ's corner, McCracken wasn't really offering a solution and sounded more like he was getting Joshua to contain, Uysk - it sounded like that there was no real idea on how to deal with Uysk. Still, all said and done - a good fight, and Uysk is the boxer most thought and knew - an awesome display of real ring craft and skill!
Totally agree with both points - McCraken has rode his luck with AJ and a granite chinned Froch and I personally feel that AJ needs to look at shipping him out. The problem for AJ in any rematch is that he isn't prepared to go to war, he isn't a pressure fighter a la Fury, etc. I just don't see how he beats Uysk now. Last night was just stupid in a tactical sense, he tried to match up to Uysk, dropped far too much weight & generally just played Uysk's tune.Joshua needs to change trainer.
I think if he wants to continue at all then he needs to take the rematch and prepare for war rather than a tactical battle
The thing with AJ is he doesn't have the boxing IQ that most top fighters have. But he did have a lot of physicality.Totally agree with both points - McCraken has rode his luck with AJ and a granite chinned Froch and I personally feel that AJ needs to look at shipping him out. The problem for AJ in any rematch is that he isn't prepared to go to war, he isn't a pressure fighter a la Fury, etc. I just don't see how he beats Uysk now. Last night was just stupid in a tactical sense, he tried to match up to Uysk, dropped far too much weight & generally just played Uysk's tune.
Very positive from everyone I knowHow was the stadium looking, what was the media's reaction to it? Also was this the first fight there?