Boxing/UFC 2018-25

Fromtherough said:
Outclassed. I thought Usyk won by 8 or 9 rounds. Relentless, clever and fast. Was almost a perfect performance. The boxing skills were on totally different levels. I thought Joshua might have landed clean, but Usyk also looked tough as well.

Joshua might not fancy this again. He didn’t look good at the end.
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I think this sums it up very well.

When Joshua did throw a right it was off the back foot. Looked off balance and flat footed, punching in straight lines only. Usyk could have stopped him earlier if he really wanted to and I would fancy him to do so next time.
 
Fromtherough said:
Doesn’t need belts to sell that one. I wouldn’t be overly surprised if Wilder wins their third fight in a couple of weeks.
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I genuinely don’t see how Wilder wins that.
I agree Fury v AJ is what everyone wants.
But doesn’t AJ get a rematch v Usyk now?
I don’t think AJ v Fury will ever happen
 
Pin-seeker said:
I genuinely don’t see how Wilder wins that.
I agree Fury v AJ is what everyone wants.
But doesn’t AJ get a rematch v Usyk now?
I don’t think AJ v Fury will ever happen
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Fury dominated the last fight. Bullied the bully. Fought totally differently to their first fight and caught Wilder and everyone else unaware. Wilder still has ridiculous power in his hands. For all of Fury’s boxing acumen, he was still literally knocked out in their first fight. I don’t think it is too far fetched to think that Wilder manages to land again.
 
Agreed.
I do like Wilder because he can knock people out in a second.
I watched the fury v wilder fights again today,no one is getting up after how hard wilder hit fury in the first fight,especially 12 rounds in.
Fury is nails.
The 2nd fight was so easy for Fury,he was hurting Wilder with jabs.
 
AJ schooled. Good and proper.

That said, forgive for being cynical, AJ will no doubt get another bite at the cherry somewhere when he'll make £30m instead of *just* the £10m tonight.......??
 
AJ is a robot. Anything he comes up against that he's not been programmed to do he struggles........

He'll hide from fury and Co.
 
Pin-seeker said:

This was insane ?
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Finally caught up with the UFC fights from Saturday.

Firstly, I was really looking forward to Diaz Lawler. Despite already reading about the result before I managed to watch, I didn’t expect Diaz to effectively quit like that. Credit to Lawler though. Has there ever been a more game fighter in MMA?

Volkanovski v Ortega was immense. The third round in particular ranks amongst the best ever. I like Ortega, crazily skilled on the ground. I just think Holloway provided the blueprint for how to beat him. Volkanovski’s last 4 fights have been Aldo, Holloway x2 and Ortega. Incredible.
 
Fromtherough said:
Finally caught up with the UFC fights from Saturday.

Firstly, I was really looking forward to Diaz Lawler. Despite already reading about the result before I managed to watch, I didn’t expect Diaz to effectively quit like that. Credit to Lawler though. Has there ever been a more game fighter in MMA?

Volkanovski v Ortega was immense. The third round in particular ranks amongst the best ever. I like Ortega, crazily skilled on the ground. I just think Holloway provided the blueprint for how to beat him. Volkanovski’s last 4 fights have been Aldo, Holloway x2 and Ortega. Incredible.
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Like you I already knew the result before watching,if not I’d have been sure Ortega was going to make him tap on a couple of occasions.
I’d still like to see Volkanovski & Holloway go again.
 
Pin-seeker said:
Like you I already knew the result before watching,if not I’d have been sure Ortega was going to make him tap on a couple of occasions.
I’d still like to see Volkanovski & Holloway go again.
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Yeah those chokes looked tight. Amazing how Volkanovski stayed so composed.

Allen deserves a shot at one of the top guys I think. He’s something like 8-0 in the UFC. I’d like to see him vs Holloway, with the winner facing Volkanovski.
 
Fromtherough said:
Yeah those chokes looked tight. Amazing how Volkanovski stayed so composed.

Allen deserves a shot at one of the top guys I think. He’s something like 8-0 in the UFC. I’d like to see him vs Holloway, with the winner facing Volkanovski.
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Shevchenko is technically as good as anyone in the UFC for me.
 
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