Boxing

[Big Sams Undies]

Never forget

Hahaha! To be fair that’s a rock solid guard that the other bloke puts in his way!

 

[Woolverhampton_Blue]

Agreed. Think he underestimated ruiz, but he won't have underestimated usyk

Ruiz got a little bit lucky (although still deserved). Usyk is just a far better boxer.

 

[The binman chronicles]

Never forget

So bored he has to try and beat himself to make it interesting.

 

[kenada_blue]

Fury undoubtedly top dog in the division… Until the week after next!

In all seriousness, Fury will finish Wilder good and proper. I imagine he’ll then face Usyk and I’d fully expect him to implement a sound game plan using his height, weight and reach advantages with the fight ending in a stopage at around the 9th… Everything Joshua should have done but couldn’t!

Joshua is down the pecking order now. There won't be a Fury fight for either a while or ever.

Difference between them is clear as day now for me. Huge Joshua fan but that guy who was webbing people out in 5 rounds isn't there anymore. He doesn't know when to stick and twist.

Fury knows exactly what he's doing every fight.

 

[widnesblue]

He looked like a plodder tonight, no doubt.

The big one for me though was how gun-shy he looked when in range. He was absolutely petrified to let a backhand go against a man who’s 2 stone lighter and not known for exceptional power.

I can only put that down to him having zero faith in his own punch resistance

The last bit, agreed with. Don’t think seen Joshua throw one combo in that fight which was poor. Was also weird how he didn’t try jump on him when he was hurting him to the body.

They got that game plan completely wrong and to be honest, it was probably the best game plan they could come up with. The is no other way Joshua could beat him. Joshua didn’t even look much stronger in the clinch either

 

[JobForTheMoyes]

Joshua is down the pecking order now. There won't be a Fury fight for either a while or ever.

Difference between them is clear as day now for me. Huge Joshua fan but that guy who was webbing people out in 5 rounds isn't there anymore. He doesn't know when to stick and twist.

Fury knows exactly what he's doing every fight.

Love Fury, but he’s a bit overrated. The overall quality of his opponents has been poor. Was fun watching him pump Wilder though.

 

[RomanReigns]

Usyk pure class never in doubt

Good Luck Tony Bellew!

Usyk disappointed me to be fair, he ran scared of going toe to toe with Bellew and fatigue came to lend him a hand If you come up against a fighter who is renowned to be a big puncher the last thing you do is go toe to toe, especially if you're a skilled boxer, you just use those boxing skills.

www.grandoldteam.com

 

[Woolverhampton_Blue]

Joshua is down the pecking order now. There won't be a Fury fight for either a while or ever.

Difference between them is clear as day now for me. Huge Joshua fan but that guy who was webbing people out in 5 rounds isn't there anymore. He doesn't know when to stick and twist.

Fury knows exactly what he's doing every fight.

Yeah based on that Joshua isn’t really up for a scrap with Fury - who is as good or better a boxer as Usyk but bigger and more experienced at heavyweight.

 

[Brett Angell Delight]

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.

You’re very possibly right, but then without fighting Usyk again he doesn’t get another shot at the very top.

I had it closer than most but in any event he stayed in there for the full 12 with probably the worst game plan imaginable. Get a better coach and a new approach and I think he has a chance. If not he may as well sign up for I’m A Celebrity now.

 

[Woolverhampton_Blue]

Usyk pure class never in doubt

Good Luck Tony Bellew!

Usyk disappointed me to be fair, he ran scared of going toe to toe with Bellew and fatigue came to lend him a hand If you come up against a fighter who is renowned to be a big puncher the last thing you do is go toe to toe, especially if you're a skilled boxer, you just use those boxing skills.

www.grandoldteam.com

Fair play for that shout.

 

[JobForTheMoyes]

Yeah based on that Joshua isn’t really up for a scrap with Fury - who is as good or better a boxer as Usyk but bigger and more experienced at heavyweight.

Fury is nowhere near Usyk’s level as a boxer!

 

[Big Sams Undies]

The last bit, agreed with. Don’t think seen Joshua throw one combo in that fight which was poor. Was also weird how he didn’t try jump on him when he was hurting him to the body.

They got that game plan completely wrong and to be honest, it was probably the best game plan they could come up with. The is no other way Joshua could beat him. Joshua didn’t even look much stronger in the clinch either

Should have been rag-dolling Usyk about from the off, let him know that he’s the smaller man. Clinching up and leaning on him to sap the energy from his legs and core. Imposing himself by taking the centre and cutting down Usyk when he gets on his bike…

What he actually did was absolutely atrocious. Stand there and paw a half jab out now and again with odd hesitant straight cross.

Weirdly the instruction from the corner never altered (as far as they showed on Sky anyway), there was no sense of urgency, no Plan B when Plan A was clearly an abortion.

Seriously shocking from all in Team AJ tonight.

 

[MrGrumpy]

Boxing has far to much politics in it and to much money for a sport that fixed more often then not. Takes forever to actually agree a fight and the fights you want never happen.

 

[kenada_blue]

Fury is nowhere near Usyk’s level as a boxer!

Fury would dominate him though regardless. Be awkward, get round him, keep him at bay then go in at him.

Basically what Joshua should've done tonight.

 

[kenada_blue]

Should have been rag-dolling Usyk about from the off, let him know that he’s the smaller man. Clinching up and leaning on him to sap the energy from his legs and core. Imposing himself by taking the centre and cutting down Usyk when he gets on his bike…

What he actually did was absolutely atrocious. Stand there and paw a half jab out now and again with odd hesitant straight cross.

Weirdly the instruction from the corner never altered (as far as they showed on Sky anyway), there was no sense of urgency, no Plan B when Plan A was clearly an abortion.

Seriously shocking from all in Team AJ tonight.

100%

It's like...he got blitzed in the first 3 rounds. Comes out in the 4th...does the exact same thing but used the jab better.

Dance around him, move him into the corners ffs. Never did that in any of the rounds.