I find Usyk far more dependable at this stage of their careers. Usyk is a bit older, but he has lived the life of an athlete and is dedicated to his craft. Fury not so much, especially in relation to the former. Thus I find it more likely Fury will turn up to the rematch out of sorts than Usyk. It also probably doesn't help that Fury's corner is currently a complete mess. He had both Sugar Hill and his Dad barking instructions at him this past weekend. Fury's team really needs to find a way to keep his Dad in the UK if the rematch occurs in Saudi.
Agreed. I think the difference is Usyk is just more professional in general, even without partying. Maybe it's helped his focus being an underdog against bigger guys, but he doesn't appear to underestimate opponents and comes ready to do his job.
Letting usyk stalk him for 12 rounds hoping for a lucky counter. He should've put usyk on the defensive, pushed him back with the jab.
He would have gotten gassed if he was always trying to get the initiative on Usyk. That's what he was doing in rounds 4-7 and his activity level dropped for the rest of the fight.
He fought like a colossal highly skilled undisciplined fat cunt would i.e. in fits and spurts, on the back foot mainly, lots of quick arm punches, stupid showboating etc the same way he fought his entire fucking career. Usyk was a tiny skilled hard nugget of discipline and found a way to overcome 5 inches and 40lbs.......no fluke, and it had nothing to do with Fury's strategy or technique. It was Usyk's grit and skills that did it.
Yeah maybe he did the best we could've expected him to do. And given his limitations, maybe that was his only viable game plan. Still, I don't think it was a peak performance.
Difference was, Furry was facing a Ukrainian warrior not some feeble coward like the other time he faced a guy from that country
Fury is the better fighter. Fury simply cannot stay disciplined and serious for 12 rounds it seems. Usyk is very basic. Usyk doesn't crack top 50 heavyweights all time.
Yep. I like usyk, but lets not kid ourselves. He's not a boxing prodigy. Very basic as you said. He's full of gut, but chisora ran him close
You don't get to be a world champion amateur and Olympic gold medallist with an amateur record of 355-15 and become an undisputed undefeated pro in 2 divisons beating the lineal heavyweight champ who is 5 inches taller and 40lbs heavier and a noted great boxer by being "basic" FFS.
Bingo. Usyk is a very good champion. I was impressed with him last week. He had a plan, which involved cutting the ring off and trying to land the overhand left, knowing that Furry's clowning would give him the opportunity to do it. I've been in the boozer tonight and they were replaying the fight. I watched it properly this time, and I was even more impressed by Usyk second time around. He looked absolutely beaten through seven but he knew exactly what he had to do against a giant and kept at at. The shot in the eighth to break Furry's nose was a beauty and from then on he gutted it out and proved what he was about. Limited my hole. Usyk is a skilled, tough, adaptable champion who deserves his props. MTF