Boxing Thread
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Had it 116-111 Usyk but the right decision in the end. I get a lot wrong, but got this right!
WAR USYK!!!
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I thought it was a correct decision, in the midway stages somewhere I had fury slightly in front but it was close .
And then usyk took 4 or 5 in a row , Tyson also lucky to survive a potential stoppage .
I suspected we were looking at a draw though when the first two cards were read out .
He is an all time great Usyk, when you take in his amateur record , his dominance of the cruiserweight division, and now this .
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And some pretty classless comments from Fury at the end too.
Not the first Brit to embarrass himself after losing to Usyk.
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@African-Monkey said in Boxing Thread:
And some pretty classless comments from Fury at the end too.
Not the first Brit to embarrass himself after losing to Usyk.
What did he say ? I had to bugger off straight after the fight so missed it.
It looked to me like lots of mutual respect right at the end
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@MN5 said in Boxing Thread:
@African-Monkey said in Boxing Thread:
And some pretty classless comments from Fury at the end too.
Not the first Brit to embarrass himself after losing to Usyk.
What did he say ? I had to bugger off straight after the fight so missed it.
It looked to me like lots of mutual respect right at the end
Said he thought he won
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And how he thought Usyk only got the decision as sympathy for what's happening in the Ukraine which wasn't really needed. At the same time, they didn't need to shove a microphone in his face either.
Will the rematch happen in October?
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Fair to say it lived up to the hype. Fury lucky they didn’t stop it in the 9th as he was completely out on his feet…..then again to come back and compete and get as close as he did proves how unbelievably tough he is.
Usyk literally looked like a little kid in there at times next to Fury but fuck me, he’s no joke. Amazing performance. First undisputed champ since 1999.
Bring on the rematch !!!!
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@kiwiinmelb said in Boxing Thread:
@MN5 said in Boxing Thread:
@African-Monkey said in Boxing Thread:
And some pretty classless comments from Fury at the end too.
Not the first Brit to embarrass himself after losing to Usyk.
What did he say ? I had to bugger off straight after the fight so missed it.
It looked to me like lots of mutual respect right at the end
Said he thought he won
Did you mean these comments ? I wouldn’t call them classless, just maybe a bit deluded….
Fury: 'I believe I won that fight'
“I believe I won that fight,” Fury says. “I believe he won a few of the rounds, but I won majority of them. And I believe it was – what can you do? – one of them decisions in boxing.
“We’ve both put on a good fight. Best we could do. And, you know, his country’s at war. So people are siding with a country at war. But make no mistake, I’ve won that fight in my opinion, and I’ll be back. We’ve got a rematch clause.
“You know, I thank Jesus for all the victories he’s given me. I’ve dropped a split decision to the good little man, and I thank him again in the mighty name of Jesus. We go back home to our families and we’ll run it back in October.” -
Good not great fight
Fury missed his chance, showboating
Correct result
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@Duluth said in Boxing Thread:
@MN5 said in Boxing Thread:
When was the last time two white guys fought for the heavyweight title ?
Or is it not PC to ask that ?
Klitschko v Fury
Undisputed? A lot longer
That’s what I meant, it gets pretty murky, confusing and hard to answer with all the different belts.
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@dogmeat said in Boxing Thread:
@MiketheSnow said in Boxing Thread:
Correct result
Think it should have been unanimous.
I think without intervention Fury would've been stopped in the ninth rendering the judges inconsequential.
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@antipodean said in Boxing Thread:
@dogmeat said in Boxing Thread:
@MiketheSnow said in Boxing Thread:
Correct result
Think it should have been unanimous.
I think without intervention Fury would've been stopped in the ninth rendering the judges inconsequential.
Yeah the ropes and the end of the round definitely saved him.
So many people having a go at Fury and yes he can be a ‘dosser’ but I’d like to think this exchange ( which I pinched from a boxing page on FB ) actually happened….
Tyson Fury: 'Good work Oleksandr. You're a strong man and a very good boxer. Very good, my brother. In Christ.'
Oleksandr Usyk: 'Listen, I started preparing for you when you were boxing in 2008, European champion.'
Tyson Fury: 'Thank you my brother, you're a very good boxer. I love it, I love it, good moves. I'd like to come to Ukraine with my family and have a holiday with your family and you can come to my house and have a holiday with me.'
Oleksandr Usyk: 'No problem, my friend.'
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Undisputed lasting until 01 June
Boxing is a farce and a racket
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Watched the fight again , there is a common theme with usyk fights , he takes fighters into deep water with their fitness levels, then he steps up the pace to another level and they can’t go with him .
Fury appeared to be right in the fight and even in front on many peoples scorecards middle rounds, then 7 and 8 you sensed something was changing . Fury no longer looked the much bigger man , usyk s footwork was getting him into good position where he could hit him, and then 9 he finished him , not literally, but there was nothing left .
Although usyk is the older man , fury appears further into his decline , hard to see the rematch being different at this point .
