Joshua Usyk

That was so different from the Ruiz loss. He was just beaten by the better boxer and it’s almost pointless taking the rematch clause as he’d just get beaten up again.

I think it settles a few long standing debates on here!
 
few bitter posts on here, stage managed and protected etc the lad has clearly been willing to fight anyone and everyone, he’s come up second best today and rightly so, you can’t fault him for who he has fought though, at least he’s been willing unlike fury and wilder etc.
 
Alzi said:
That was so different from the Ruiz loss. He was just beaten by the better boxer and it’s almost pointless taking the rematch clause as he’d just get beaten up again.

I think it settles a few long standing debates on here!
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Don't worry, it won't lol.
 
MFP said:
What now for Joshua?
We're not getting the Fury fight. Well not any time soon.
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Wilder after he’s been beaten by Fury or a rematch with Whyte. Not really anyone else about.

More likely, he will take the rematch it will probably go the same way as tonight then he retires.
 
I'm actually shocked he won a UD to be honest, was not expecting the judges to be so fair. I had Usyk 9-3 but I always write down the close rounds, if you give every close round to AJ then I've got 7-5 Usyk and that's the exact range the judges had with their scorecards.
 
HiredGun123 said:
I called it to a tee , stoppage aside.

No idea why anybody thought Joshua could win this fight.

Of course we may still get a robbery but everybody knows who won
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Well done mate hope you had a few quid on it,I never called it but I'm not surprised at the result. People on here slagging me (and others) off for pointing out Joshua is not a good boxer, he's in the top three (behind fury who is top) because of his power and size but when he faces a man who doesn't stand in front of him and moves around he doesn't have the ring IQ to switch his game. I think he could beat wilder if he doesn't get caught but can't see him beating fury.
 
FatCat said:
But he was so many rounds down why was rob mcracken telling him to stay behind the jab - I know nothing of boxing but I knew he needed a ko at that point!
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I think they knew if he went for it then Usyk would have likely knocked him out as his counter was ridiculous.
 
FatCat said:
But he was so many rounds down why was rob mcracken telling him to stay behind the jab - I know nothing of boxing but I knew he needed a ko at that point!
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Probably genuinely thought they'd get the decision.

And Hearn looks like he's about to cry, bloody hell.
 
Priv said:
few bitter posts on here, stage managed and protected etc the lad has clearly been willing to fight anyone and everyone, he’s come up second best today and rightly so, you can’t fault him for who he has fought though, at least he’s been willing unlike fury and wilder etc.
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Not doubting his heart, people were pointing out his limitations. He will have to go to war in the rematch and use his size and power to try and stop him or the result will be the same.
 
AJ has been ridiculously overrated by the Sky boxing fans for the last few years, saying that I thought he acquited himself pretty well tonight.

Usyk is an absolute genius, he basically stood in range all night and outboxed Joshua. He made Joshua look like a heavyweight Tony Bellew tonight.
 
Uwefuchs said:
AJ has been ridiculously overrated by the Sky boxing fans for the last few years, saying that I thought he acquited himself pretty well tonight.

Usyk is an absolute genius, he basically stood in range all night and outboxed Joshua. He made Joshua look like a heavyweight Tony Bellew tonight.
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Bellew is more skilled than AJ.

Usyk is a genius though, absolutely unreal, I thought size would be too much for Usyk but he's rocked AJ multiple times and outboxed him as the much smaller man. Usyk is having a right go at surpassing Holyfield although I think that's maybe just out of reach.
 
I think people are a little too harsh on Joshua. He's brave enough to take the big fights and that has to be respected. But he's never going to outbox someone like Usyk and doesn't seem to know how to use his size to his advantage in fights like this. I think this puts to rest the idea that he could beat Fury, Fury can outbox Joshua and Joshua doesn't really have an advantage he can use to overcome that.

Joshua has achieved more than most fighters do, but there's always going to be someone better than him. The idea he is just hype when he's a world champion who has beaten everyone else put in front of him is rediculous.

Rather than knocking Joshua I think it's best to praise Usyk and hope that Fury can beat Wilder again to set up what would be a great fight between Fury and Usyk.
 
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