Boxing

[Tubey]

Too slow to react to anything Usyk did.
Usyk just outboxed him.

He fought him like a cruiser instead of like a heavyweight.

The Ruiz loss clearly burned him deep, because he thinks he has to be a stick insect against anyone with speed now.

 

[CharliePotato]

Fury batters that AJ

Annihilates him, stops him in 4.

 

[Brett Angell Delight]

Joshua has a punchers chance against a good technical boxer but catch-22 as if he tries to land some bombs he is leaving his glass jaw to be hit.

That’s exactly it. He lost this fight by not throwing enough. If he invokes the clause surely he has to go for broke; if he tries to outbox Usyk again he’s stupid.

 

[polish]

I don't think Joshua will activate that rematch clause. They could fight 10 times and I still fancy Usyk to win every single one of them after today's showing.

Fight Usyk again and it's over for AJ at the top level.

 

[ArtetaMagic]

This fight was always gonna split opinion and it’s done that tonight for sure. I tipped Usyk to win weeks ago on here and said why, a lot of played out like that tonight.

A lot of them rounds were very close, a lot of those punches from Usyk were missing but his feet, movement and workrate is what made it look a lot more of a comfortable win. Not that my opinion matters and it’s only the judges but personally scored it to Usyk by 1.

I'm not sure it split opinion mate, I'd say easy 95% have Usyk without a doubt

 

[CharliePotato]

Said it before the fight, can’t believe him comming in that light. His only advantage was size and power and he took that away and tried to out box Usyk. Terrible from his team.

 

[Big Sams Undies]

If Joshua takes the rematch, he loses again.

If he plays the long game, like he tried tonight, he gets outpointed, as he did tonight.

If he goes looking for the KO early doors, I think the smarter, cuter, skillfull Usyk picks him off on the counter. Always a chance as he’s got a big dig (when he’s not too frightened to throw it) but it’d be a single shot ‘Wilder’ esque IMO.

First thing I’d be doing as AJ is binning Rob McCracken… Overseen x2 dreadful losses now in the space of a few fights.

 

[LocalNative]

I don't think Joshua will activate that rematch clause. They could fight 10 times and I still fancy Usyk to win every single one of them after today's showing.

Fight Usyk again and it's over for AJ at the top level.

He will 100% invoke the rematch. If he doesn't, it's essentially retirement for him. The boat will have well and truly sailed to fright at the very very top.

 

[kenada_blue]

AJ was absolutely terrified to let anything go.

He’s clearly got reservations about taking a dig on that chin (which as we’ve all seen already is suspect).

I’ll say it again, embarrassing for AJ. Beaten by a fat slob and now beaten by a Cruiser (elite level fighter or not).

Think it's tricky for against a southpaw, especially one as quick as Usyk. But AJ didn't have much of a plan. Go toe to toe and not dominate, didnt dance around him and use the jab to keep him at bay. He just went and stood in front of him and get tagged, even with the same combos (jab and straight left).

 

[steven]

Great fight.

Usyk is genuinely an all time great and dominated that fight - not sure where Joshua goes from here as I think it’s a very different defeat to the Ruiz one. Gutted that we are unlikely to get fury v Joshua now…for the build up alone.

 

[The binman chronicles]

I don't think Joshua will activate that rematch clause. They could fight 10 times and I still fancy Usyk to win every single one of them after today's showing.

Fight Usyk again and it's over for AJ at the top level.

He needs a belt to get the other two. Joshua is just the 4th best in the division. Wilder will make contact first and that will probably be goodnight Vienna, Fury will do the same as Usyk with probably a bit more venom in the punches.

It's a shame we didn't get that all British unification fight when they had a chance.

 

[Big Sams Undies]

Think it's tricky for against a southpaw, especially one as quick as Usyk. But AJ didn't have much of a plan. Go toe to toe and not dominate, didnt dance around him and use the jab to keep him at bay. He just went and stood in front of him and get tagged, even with the same combos (jab and straight left).

Never easy against a SP for sure (especially if you’ve not fought many) but as you say, he offered very very little

 

[Big Sams Undies]

Fair f..ks to Eddie Hearn there “I gave it 8-4 Usyk, beaten by the better man”

 

[tommye]

AJ just doesn't have the ring craft to be a great heavyweight

 

[The binman chronicles]

AJ just doesn't have the ring craft to be a great heavyweight

But on the bright side he looks like a great heavyweight.