Despite Usyk winning by a decent margin on the scorecards, I really felt like it was a close fight. Fury started boxing well and keeping Usyk on the outside. About midway through, Usyk was better at closing the distance and was landing cleaner punches. Fury was also landing, but he would often smother his punches and wouldn’t follow up and couldn’t really build momentum. Even though he is still competitive at the elite level, it is clear that he is no longer the same. Age, the lifestyle he’s lived, and the amount of damage he has absorbed have caught up to him.
I don’t think Usyk is on the same level as Muhammad Ali or that he’s the best fighter in modern history, above Mayweather, as some media and fans want to believe, but he is still very good. He will be considered an all time great when he retires. The only thing remaining for him to do is beating Daniel Dubois without any controversy. He has talked about going back down to cruiserweight, but the only fight that really matters is Usyk vs. Dubois.
It was closer than the first I thought - or not as exciting or dramatic - but I think Uysk won comfortably again.
What do you guys think? Will Joshua vs Fury happen in the future for all British showdown? Or there's no more hype as both is already on the decline?
That's the only big fight for them both right now. They should push for that next and then maybe the loser should retire. I still think it's a 50/50 fight at this moment. Both now have two loses to Usyk on their record and both went the distance with him.
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What do you guys think? Will Joshua vs Fury happen in the future for all British showdown? Or there's no more hype as both is already on the decline?
Who the fuck interesting in this fight of 2 losers who was beaten by Usyk 2 times each?
The greedy belly now has only one path - circus fights and fights with bums. Today Usyk beat him in a routine style, like in training, who in their right mind would pay to pathetic belly any money now?
It's still one of the biggest fights in boxing especially in the UK. They've got a long-running rivalry and they both should have fought each other already. It's more likely to happen now given they've both got nothing to lose.