Heavyweight Boxing

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Your selling Chisora short there he is quite clever about putting pressure on people & not quite as basic as your making out,

I don't see Usyk beating Whyte at all, again his size and strength would be to much ,

I reckon AJ makes short work of Usyk , who then goes down a few levels for a gimmie fight that he also struggles in ,he is not a heavy weight ,

Look its all opinion till it happens ,

Time shall tell, I reckon he stops Usyk inside 9

I just don't get the Usyk hype he has looked awful at Heavy Weight for a guys who was so good at Cruiser weight,

His best attributes don't help him much in the cross into land of the giants well in my opinion,

Wouldn't mind be proven wrong as i like him as a bloke but we shall see ,

Parker-Chisora II on DAZN Dec 18....gives me the fooking shivers!!!!!

I don't think Whyte is great myself but as i said Usyk hasn't show anything in his first 2 heavy weight fights ,

In my opinion Whyte will come after him and wear him down and stop him within 9 , Usyk will start well for 2 rounds or 3 rounds but his lack of power will start to tell as Whyte becomes less cautious & starts to get to him,

Now of course that could all changed if Usyk shows us something we haven't seen yet against AJ

My opinion is based on what we have seen at heavy weight so far,

Chisora found Usyk regularly in there so there is no reason Whyte can't &he hits harder,

Yes Chisora fights differently but we seen in Whyte v Chisroa 1 that Whyte could fight Chisora at his own game and win

Honestly until Usyk does something at heavyweight i can't see how anyone can back him ,

The AJ fight could change that & i hope Usyk wins to be honest,

That my thoughts anyway

I was very much thinking AJ blasts Usyk away a few months back. Now I am thinking the fight could be closer.

It won't be a big shock if Usyk beats him. If Usyk can be slippy enough to avoid heavy leather, he is more than capable of being competitive, and AJ has not got a great chin. Look how he has reacted in the past from shots....Usyk isn't dynamite, but he can still punch a little....

I will go with AJ inside 5 rounds via KO, because I believe he has the perfect blend of size, speed, variation and very good power to land on Usyk cleanly. AJ will also be physically stronger in the clinch, as well as very dangerous in close.

Usyk could surprise me if he can take the firepower, and if he can, then he is in with a rea good shout via points or stoppage

Intriguing fight. And if not, sure at least we have Campbell Hatton to look forward to......

If Covid didn't derail things I'd be confident on Usyk springing the upset. Now I am not so sure. Usyk is 34 and with a style like his it is going to be a factor. His cardio and gas tank is like nothing I've seen in a long while for a big lad so maybe it won't matter too much. I think he has good whiskers although Joshua definitely hits as hard as anyone he's faced. Usyk definitely allows himself to get hit but one of his biggest strengths is being able to ride a punch well. Even if he's too late to dodge a punch he's nearly always telegraphed it by the time it lands so he gets away with it. It's a great fight, I've never enjoyed Joshua as a fighter or as a persona, whereas Usyk is hilarious and one of the most satisfying boxers to watch since his amateur days.

I'm afraid that Usyk will need a stoppage or a shutout to get a win though. Everyone knows the Joshua/Fury fight is the one, and Usyk winning **** everything. Hopefully I am wrong but I don't think so...

Any guesses on AJs weight and Usyk's?

AJ looking leaner and less bulky this time. Something he has spoken about for this fight

I think he may be sub 240 lbs for this...possibly 237/238

Actually think AJ's best move was to come in big (well his usual size) and win it in first 4 rounds. Make that size and weight advantage count.

Usyk is coming up to his weightclass, coming in leaner hints at him trying to box Usyk which is the wrong move in my opinion.

Whenever I hear Joshua speak, I hear a fella absolutely riddled with self doubt and doing his absolute best to talk up how much he loves a scrap, loves adversity etc.... its like he has become an amateur philosopher with some of the stuff he spouts.

But honestly, fair play for taking this fight, in fairness id say he'd have lost one of his belts if he didn't take it, this will be a real test.

Yeah I think Joshua coming in light shows how difficult he knows it's going to be to hurt Usyk and that this fight more than likely goes rounds. He doesn't want to be carrying all that excess muscle in the latter rounds which naturally leads to fatigue like we saw against Klitschko.

Always fancied Usyk to win this and still do but very intrigued to see who the ref & judges are.

Excellent point in relation to AJ potentially not having to work as hard, once Usyk feels his power, being so wary of it will have to affect his offence.

I would argue though that Usyk is the better boxer, not markedly so, but there is a difference in quality. Now AJ's size may render that obsolete, as has happened with many a smaller man moving up.

I just think the skill level with todays heavys is so low (Fury is probably most skillful so the bar is low) that Usyk has a real chance in that AJ won't have faced anything like him. Its incomparable with any of his previous fights, although the Parker fight may be the closest, albeit Usyk will definitely give a better account of himself than Parker.

I'm contradicting my previous post (where I said AJ needed to come in big and pour it on for 4 rounds), there is method in preparing for 12 round fight by AJ, I expect that Usyk believes his best chance is points win or late stoppage.

Its a fascinating fight, don't expect it to be a classic but the tactical battle will be very interesting. Firmly believe its a good big un v. a great little un.

If AJ himself thought he'd walk through Usyk would he not have come in heavier and look to finish it early?

Joshua is an overrated puncher. Couldn't put a dent in Ruiz, Parker, Takam (awful stoppage). It's heavyweight boxing so there's always a chance but I'd be surprised if this fight doesn't go rounds.

I just can't see Usyk dealing with the size and power, I think Aj makes it look easy ,

Lack of power is a huge disadvantage & his normal stellar gas tank will be depleted from taking heavy shots,

I hope im wrong and Usyk wins but i just don't think he transfers well into being a heavy weight ,

I agree for the most part but lets not forget Wlad fought a 34 year old AVP on the Jesus juice , AJ fought a 39 year old AVP off the Jesus juice ,

I don't buy either these excuses....AVP is one tough man, whatever juice he was or was not on; and nobody can know what he was on at any time. I do not believe that it has been established that AVP was juicing in the Wlad fight.

Anyway, just look at the impact of the shots and this will tell you that AJ is very heavy handed. Look at the impact on the Pulev KO shot...

AJs KO percentage is very high. His visible power is very clear. I don't think he at all overrated as a puncher. He is a big puncher.