Heavyweight Boxing

AJ is an athlete first, boxer second.

Fury, Ruiz and Usyk are boxers first.

To be at the very top, you have to be a boxer first.

I never built him up. I was never sold on him as an historic great. Never. Saying he’s a top HW today is not building him up. It’s stating facts. He is.

I have just as much criticised him as praised him, so this vibe that I have him on some pedestal is completely inaccurate. Taking a few posts here and there out of so many, where I praise him is what some are clinging to.

Watch last night again. I don’t think he once even really stepped up off his left lead and unleashed the most basic combination (and one that he is very good at,) the 1-2 power combination. In 12 rds he did not really try this. It was the whole night spent poking and prodding, and the odd swipe here and there.

Anytime in close, instead of trying to use his size to do damage, he froze and hugged. AJ has an ok inside game. Last night it was nowhere to be seen

His overall effort last night was desperate from what my eyes saw.

They said his phone was hacked, if you believe e that, bless your naivety. Nobody expects boxers to be squeaky clean but that type of mindset has no place anywhere. Just pointing out if fury had said it, it would have been front page news and he would have to come out with an apology and statement.

Unsure, cautious, scared…throw whatever word you like..

The desire and fire were sorely lacking…

You’re the HW champion of the world for chrissske…give it a poxy proper go…

We have different opinions on role models, and also 4 year old tweets to get all upset about.

You’re choosing to interpret it that way.

Usyk performed very well, and did what he had to do.

AJ performed like a man scared and timid, and no matter what Usyk was doing, it doesn’t change that.

It’s not like Usyk was pummelling him. He wasn’t. AJ simply was content to be very cautious and timid. There was next to no fire there.

Strangely i still think Whyte could do Usyk or at least give it a good go, AJ and his team made a huge error they tried to Box Usyk,

Fury said last week that the way to beat Usyk is to go put it on him and he also said he didn't think AJ had the balls to go do it and he was right

Also id love to hear from Eddie Hesrn on why the bell in the 12th round went 5 seconds early? What the **** was that about

Howard Foster gave AJ the first round. otherwise the scorecards were fairly similar

Usyk seems to be a bit like Fury as in he does wgat he needs to do to win,

Looked crap in his first two heavy weight fights & still won but then stepped it up big time when he had to,

Delighted with the result even though i thought AJ would win, Usyk always seems like agood bloke and im sick of AJ being so vanilla and boring,

Even last night he couldn't resist with his trying to be wise about the loss, Its a great experience learning on the job....... Bollox you lost your undisputed titles your supposed to be the baddest man on the palent,

On that note anyone see the BT clip of Wilder & Fury sending each other a message, Fury is comedy gold even if he doesn't mean it

https://twitter.com/cjcheesecake/status/1442029004173848580?s=08

Each to their own, but effing smash your face in you effing prick…comes across scum talk to me. Far from funny…

Supposed to be mr look after each other and be kind and mind your mental health

not really great messages to be putting out there.

who ya got, btw? Fury favorite, but still very dangerous fight

I meant to add. Wilder’s a prick as well

AJ was totally outboxed last night. It was an object lesson in skills. Usyk was busy, mobile and accurate. AJ's sole advantages were his size and power yet he never let his hands go. Then to top it off from I think the 5th? (Could be the wrong wrong round) but mid fight, Usyk clipped him a good left and it honestly seemed that AJ's heart for the fight left him.

If I was AJ and in his corner, I'd be embarrassed at the performance and effort put in tbh.

Usyk may not have traditional heavyweight power but he is perhaps one of the very best boxers active and he tailors his approach to the opponent.

AJ doesn't seem to have that capability, and his strategy last night compounds my thinking on that.

Unless AJ goes hard and fast I don't ever see him beating Usyk in a fight that goes the distance.

If AJ has any pride, character, championship class he should be enacting the rematch clause quick fast. If he looks back at the tape, he should feel an embarrassment, and least try to turn it around in the rematch.

He was thoroughly beaten and hurt v Ruiz and he got back in to reverse. That showed character and guts. Btw, not comparing Ruiz to Usyk here.

He needs to show this urgency and desire to try avenge this defeat.

Whether fight fans think he can avenge doesn’t matter. It’s for him to try!

Fighters and teams always need to try see a silver lining..

Seems AJs is that he was unable to see out of his eye from rd 9 onwards, and Hearn thinks he could have broken eye socket.

At least he didn’t do a BJS on it and give up

Saw foto of AJ earlier and eye looks not that bad at all.

And it seems he is enacting the rematch clause.

He said last night he already watched it back and saw the mistakes and then started on about learning on the job

cant wait for the rematch