World Boxing Super Series Thread

walshb

Rob Brant

titan18 wrote: »

We all know it's highly likely here that Usyk needs to knock him out.

It's the only drawback this fight has really, buts let's hope we get an excellent fight with not much controversy. A fight like this in boxing deserves it.

Two U.S. judges and a U.S. ref..

Maybe, just maybe, Gassiev should be worried?

walshb

Rob Brant

pac_man wrote: »

I keep hearing this but it seems totally unfounded.

I agree. Don’t get this incessant corruption cries on here for so many fights...

walshb

Rob Brant

And then if the fight anyway close there are cries of foul...

titan18

walshb wrote:

Two U.S. judges and a U.S. ref..

Ya, that's better than I thought, but tbf, it's a likely highly partisan crowd, and a Russian fighter in Russia, and we've already had one giant robbery on the night for a Russian fighter

walshb

Rob Brant

titan18 wrote: »

Ya, that's better than I thought, but tbf, it's a likely highly partisan crowd, and a Russian fighter in Russia, and we've already had one giant robbery on the night for a Russian fighter

Russian fighter in Russia...

Expect possible “small” bit of favoritism.

Same for any hometown fighter...it’s part of human nature...

normanoffside

Avni Yildirim

Usyk 1-0

Sprinter Sacre

Gassiev has Abel Sanchez in his corner, Usyk has his cut man. If Usyk wins this without a trainer it is some achievement

titan18

1st round Usyk for me anyway

walshb

Rob Brant

Hope it’s not this for 12 rds...

Usyk range keeping it so..

Johner

2-0 Usyk.

walshb

Rob Brant

Sprinter Sacre wrote: »

Gassiev has Abel Sanchez in his corner, Usyk has his cut man. If Usyk wins this without a trainer it is some achievement

An achievement. But wouldn’t overstate it..

Not like the trainer is in the ring. Usyk is a career veteran boxer...

blade1

Whatever the outcome Usyk is a really lovely boxer!

Sprinter Sacre

Usyk's movement for a big guy is ridiculous.

walshb

Rob Brant

Usyk trying to be a Loma...

normanoffside

Avni Yildirim

1-1, nice body shots Gassiev. Feel my stream is a bit behind

Sprinter Sacre

walshb wrote: »

Usyk trying to be a Loma...

Just noticed Loma's auld fella is in his corner

selectamatic

Mairis Briedis

It'll be very hard for usyk to keep this level of movement up for the full 12 rds.

normanoffside

Avni Yildirim

2-1 Usyk

blade1

selectamatic wrote: »

It'll be very hard for usyk to keep this level of movement up for the full 12 rds.

7 rounds may be enough.

selectamatic

Mairis Briedis

blade1 wrote: »

7 rounds may be enough.

That would be true if I had said the next 12rds.

I didn't though...

blade1

selectamatic wrote: »

That would be true if I had said the next 12rds.

I didn't though...

No I meant 7 out of 12 may do.
Unless he gets robbed of course

normanoffside

Avni Yildirim

3-1 Usyk bt Gassiev just buzzed him bad!!

selectamatic

Mairis Briedis

blade1 wrote: »

No I meant 7 out of 12 may do.
Unless he gets robbed of course

Ah get ya now apologies.

I kinda meant it more like usyk keeping outta harms way for the whole match and avoiding getting buzzed badly or worse...

walshb

Rob Brant

Gassiev very lethargic looking...plodding.

selectamatic

Mairis Briedis

pac_man wrote: »

It does seem excessive but it was something similar when he fought Briedis.

He slowed a fair bit though in the latter rounds of that bout didn't he?

megadodge

5-0 to Usyk for me.

Good fight though.

Sprinter Sacre

5-0 Usyk. Gassiev head and body hunting rather than using his jab. Easier said than done but he seems to be going straight for power punches. Fifth round closer than the first four though.

normanoffside

Avni Yildirim

4-1 Usyk but gassiev looks dangerous IMO

walshb

Rob Brant

Usyk should slow down and injection some venom into these shots..

Morrison J

Avni Yildirim

Usyk sharp as a knife.