Heavyweight Boxing

I honestly think AJ will and early and ko him

Its going to be easy work and people will get over excited again about AJ, i just can't see Usyk keeping AJ off him or taking AJ's power

It still makes no sense...

It's not like AJ hasn't been beaten.....he was shocked/humiliated by a fat Ruiz a few years ago.....the golden goose has already been goosed.

What gravy train? The chap has had many PPV events. The Fury one would be biggest ever in boxing...

AJ wants it. Hearn wants it. Fury wants it. The fans wants it. Why would Johnny Nelson not?

And, win or lose they could absolutely sell a rematch......no matter what happens in fight 1. Still be a huge seller

Ruiz beating AJ surely has shown them that he is far from invincible, so why would they be thinking of more gimme fights, and ones that could possibly cause an upset, which would dampen the desire and clamor for Fury/AJ.

He's fighting the 3rd/4th best HW on earth next week.....some even think this chap is a real banana skin.

I'm not buying this gimme nonsense...there is nobody left for AJ other than Fury and Wilder really...

AJ USYK

WHYTE WALLIN

FURY WILDER

FURY HAMMER

AJAGBA SANCHEZ

HELENIUS KOWANCKI

KABAYEL HUCK

Decent fights before year end then we have Ruiz Ortiz Joyce Parker Chisora Hunter Dubois without fights hopefully some of them fight each other

I am saying that this is what is being said and is perceived...I have not yet rated him, as to date he has not done anything

He is actually ranked 10 by ring magazine, but really, he is better than Parker and Whyte, who are both ranked above him, and whom AJ has already beaten

I'd also pick him t0 beat fat Ruiz and Ortiz and Joe Joyce; all these also above him...

I'd favor him to beat all not named Fury and AJ....I even think he could beat Wilder.

So to have a view that he is in the top 4/5 is not crazy....

I think he would adapt and adjuts and beat them all...fat plodding pressing-low Chisora was just stylistically bad for him, because he had not the power and strength to keep Chisora off him

The other lads would suit Usyk far more, allowing him more time and space to pick them off. Joyce would be too easily hit.

And I'm sure Usyk and his coaches have studied it too and will have altered their strategy to best avoid these issues.

But wasn't that the strategy in his first two fights to avoid being leaned on and bullied ?

Personally the size & strength difference at heavy weight along with his lack of real power ,make his style of fighting far less effective ,

I don't think he beats them

Your describing Usyk at cruiser weight against cruiser weights, So far it hasn't transferred over to heavy weight,

Until he shows something i cant see it ,

Whyte is a better bigger version of Chisora ,

Both big strong and like to take the fight to you

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......

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

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.

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.

i am probably way off but i see it being cagey enough for say 4 rounds, Aj gets to him a little in 5 & 6 and its all over by 8 at the latest, knock out.