Oleksandr Usyk v Anthony Joshua 2 - August 20th

That was great entertainment the warm up and main event. Well worth getting.

Firstly Usyk is special. His balance and calmness in the fire is incredible along with those dancing feet.

Joshua. He fought better than the last time but he employed largely the same tactics and had the same problems with a corner that bullshitted him. He again fought Usyk’s fight and add on a few body shots that did do some harm and was it the 9th he tried some naughty moves. Ref said nothing about those which is absurd. His jab was better as well but it reminded me of Wilder vs Fury 3 where he looked unnatural and learned. At some time he needed to absolutely go gung-ho and his corner needed to tell him that to give him the best chance.

The rant was ridiculous. Frasier Clark spoke very well for me when he put his hand up and said he was wrong to do that. As an up and coming (potentially) HW I think that took guts to do so well done to him. The rest of the panel followed his lead and condemned it. Then Sky ditched him a bit like BBC with Steve McLaren.

Looking ahead I think people saying Fury has the fitness to take Usyk aren’t paying attention. Fury takes breaks in every round Usyk is much fitter than that. I think Fury can do a much better and more effective job of leaning, spoiling. I think Fury would win it would be incredible to watch the build up.

The post fight presser was as bad Hearn & AJ asked questions and just spout nonsense and never actually answer the question

Hearn kept on about AJ hasn't had an easy fight quite obviously wants to set him up with a gimme now &Hearn was also very quick to say he thinks AJ should be more active, He doesn't want AJ packing it in on him

Judge who gave it to AJ should be sacked, It was a close fight but Usyk simply won more of the rounds, bar round 9 it was similar to the first fight

In 24 rounds between the two there was only 1 round you could say AJ defo won without question

Hell even a broke clock is right twice in 24 hours

You obviously missed my last post. Ah well. Be wasted on a gambling prediction odds man like yourself.

For a moment I thought my bet was going to come good in the 10th but it was not to be.

Usyk just doesn't have the power.

I thought AJ gave a decent account of himself and I was just thinking he had nothing to be ashamed of until that display at the end.

He could have done without that but at least he in some way gave a more reasoned explanation in the after-fight presser.

I think after everything he put in to preparation, and the last of what was left in the tank boiled over at the end.

When he came into the ring I thought he looked his best ever.

I think Fury beats Usyk.

Too big and Usyk hasn't enough to deter him.

Would be a hell of a fight if they were a similar size and I think Usyk would edge it then but as it is, Fury all the way.

The pick on a Fury/Usyk match isn’t the issue..

any person thinking either man wins handily hasn’t a clue about either man’s capabilities.

a win will be very hard earned and fought…

I think it will be a very closely fought fight

The ‘big money payout’?

Ah come on, he has made money and created opportunities that have set him up for 10 lifetimes

He has scored the big money payout multiple times already

I dont agree. I think we’ll look back at this era and appreciate it more. If you watch back some of those golden guys in the 80s and 90s they were all very hittable. The big 4 and maybe more would be well fit to hold their own in that era

Bellew put absolutely everything into winning a few rounds at the start of that fight. Was still behind on my card come the 8th round when he was completely out of gas and viciously KO'ed. Usyk was always dictating terms in that fight and bad Bellew where he wanted him. Wasn't really that competitive.

Chisora made things slightly uncomfortable physically for Usyk at times but still lost the majority of rounds. Think you could score it 8-4 at best. Result was never in doubt.

Usyk deserves way more respect than that imo and Joshua fought a really great fight last night to be competitive with him.

Very difficult for me to see a Usyk victory. Fury's jab is on a other level to AJ and I think he has a much easier time wearing Usyk down. Fury has nothing to worry about in terms of being knocked down.

The one equaliser would be if Fury got complacent and didn't put enough into his camp before hand and didn't have the stamina. If he had an excellent camp and was in the required physical condition I just can't see a path to victory for Usyk.

But it would be a fascinating fight, possible the intruging I can remember in the HW division in a very long time.

Anthony Joshua is only 32, he has time to regain the titles. He has 5 years left at the top. I hope he continues