Bellew not holding his own anymore
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Great punch. Very competitive fight.
Not sure how he wore out so fast.
Bellew did h9ld his own but started a couple of rounds slowly as the fight went on in rounds, you could tell he was going to tire but Usyk is a different beast.
Bellew doesn’t have a great chin, plus he’s shop worn.
Usyk looked like he could have done that all night.
Nasty left hook at the end of an exchange in the middle of the ring shut off the lights on bellew. From there it was just a matter of waiting for the right opportunity to finish him. Great finish too
Adonis Stevenson made much easier work of Bellew.
Very humble & respectful from Bellew
They were booing Hearn tony
This Usyk guy is a very technically proficient fighter. Moves really well and his defence is pretty solid.
I’ll probably watch more of his fights.
I’ll probably watch more of his fights.
didn't know what round it was, been hit too hard
Tony still sounding a bit dazed
But much to be fair. Waiting for him to get down on his knees and fellate him at this rate.
Wouldn’t fancy Usyk against Joshua, he’d get destroyed.
Yes, he’s likely concussed, he asked twice what round it was
Yeah this is getting weird now.
Bellew was weight drained and had 5 years less experience. Totally different fighter today. Usyk would destroy stevenson if he stepped up though.
Not sure why the interviewer didn’t stop him from rambling and repeating the same statement five times. His brain clearly wasn’t working properly and it got really awkward to watch.
Bellew constantly repeating himself, should have got him out of the ring straight away rather parading him around it and making him do interviews
Usyk is great. I really enjoyed that and I think Bellew did well too. Credit to both.
Never get tired of watching that finish. A thing of beauty. Don’t think too many heavyweights will be rushing to fight Usyk after that.
Really good fight, much better than I expected - I gave Bellew 5 of the first 6! But never really doubted Usyk.
Not sure about about Usyk at HW. He’ll have great fights against most of the top guys but the real big boys (like Joshua) will probably be too much for him.
Not sure about about Usyk at HW. He’ll have great fights against most of the top guys but the real big boys (like Joshua) will probably be too much for him.
Usyk was a class above.
From the moment Bellow got clipped at the end of 6 he was finished and Usyk knew it.
From the moment Bellow got clipped at the end of 6 he was finished and Usyk knew it.
Depends, Usyk might put on 3 stone and add obscene power to his incredible fundamentals.
Add 3 stone? Really? Where would he put it?
Same place Anthony Joshua puts it.
Could be any one of these factors: Age; making the weight after so many years of not having to; stamina just outright not being good enough; the pace Usyk made him fight at; getting tagged a few times, especially that one at the bell.
Or all of the above.
Don't know if Usyk had a plan to do that to Bellew or if it just happened organically, but I thought it was a real shame he just seemed to completely run out of steam after looking far better in there than most people thought he would.
Really? Usyk better have levels of defensive and reflexive ability hidden away to go up and fight men who are genuine one-punch KO'rs.
The more weight he himself adds, the higher the chance of him being slower and less able to manoeuvre, plus his stamina will take a hit and he doesn't have the natural power to compensate.
He wants to go up, and he's got nothing to do in his own division, but it's another world entirely.
Looks like I was the only one who had Usyk up before the stoppage.
1st 3 rounds for Tony, but Usyk rallied after that.
1st 3 rounds for Tony, but Usyk rallied after that.
More importantly that was a very well written piece of work @Inter Yer Nan
Sure, if he also grows 5 inches.
Usyk is incredible. A ludicrously gifted man. He’s got all the potential in the world at heavyweight and cannot weight to see him deliver there.
Let’s let him find his feet in heavyweight for a bit before we pin a result straight up.
Exactly. That guy isn’t putting on 20kg without juicing or getting fat. He’s got a decent build already.
Usyk is hands on the best cruiserweight of all time.
Can anyone find that still of a Joshua fight where Usyk is in the crowd watching on intently, like some kind of Sith Lord?
It was posted in this thread sometime.
It was posted in this thread sometime.
@endless_wheelies well how on Earth is that possible? Joshua is almost 10 cm taller than him so muscle alone won't do it. He'd need to get fat to add 20 kg to his body.
Thorough and extensive write-up @Inter Yer Nan.
