It's time to start respecting Oleksander Usyks greatness

[Kovalev's "Man Bag"]

Usyk doesn't throw hooks? It didn't take me long to find a number of them. Here's a two-piece rear hook followed by a lead hook. Both shots land.

 

[Badr Hari]

Usyk doesn't throw hooks? It didn't take me long to find a number of them. Here's a two-piece rear hook followed by a lead hook. Both shots land.

Usyk is the encyclopedia of boxing himself, anyone shitting on him is either trolling or dksab

 

[Kovalev's "Man Bag"]

Usyk is the encyclopedia of boxing himself, anyone shitting on him is either trolling or dksab

Usyk's performance against Gassiev was a real masterclass. His fundamentals, combos, and footwork in that one were all on point.

 

[Roids]

Usyk doesn't throw hooks? It didn't take me long to find a number of them. Here's a two-piece rear hook followed by a lead hook. Both shots land.

I mean technically maybe but that's just pitty patter , which is probably why it all looks the same. He sure doesn't dig into hooks in the traditional sense. Thats how he fights, bounces around the outside throwing pitty patter, and the occasional looping shot.

 

[Kovalev's "Man Bag"]

I mean technically maybe but that's just pitty patter , which is probably why it all looks the same. He sure doesn't dig into hooks in the traditional sense. Thats how he fights, bounces around the outside throwing pitty patter, and the occasional looping shot.

He does sit down on his shots at times. If he didn't then he'd have trouble getting these giants' respect in the first place. In all 7 fights he's had at heavyweight he's managed to hurt them all. Fury was saved by the ref, Dubois was stopped, AJ was close to being stopped in the first fight, and Chisora was in trouble at one point.

 

[Kovalev's "Man Bag"]

@Roids Look at all of the hard body stabs he hit Fury with in just Round 2 alone. One after another and he sat down on them. They were so powerful that they knocked him backwards and Fury was 281 lbs in this fight.

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[Badr Hari]

@Kovalev's "Man Bag" usyk hitting the giant with a right shoulder on the clinch surpasses Conor Mc Gregor's shoulders on Cowboy Cerrone lol

 

[Kovalev's "Man Bag"]

@Kovalev's "Man Bag" usyk hitting the giant with a right shoulder on the clinch surpasses Conor Mc Gregor's shoulders on Cowboy Cerrone lol

Yeah I noticed that during the fight. A subtle shoulder butt.

 

[Badr Hari]

Yeah I noticed that during the fight. A subtle shoulder butt.

Chisora eventually did teach Usyk some tricks LMAO

 

[Mujeriego]

@Kovalev's "Man Bag" usyk hitting the giant with a right shoulder on the clinch surpasses Conor Mc Gregor's shoulders on Cowboy Cerrone lol

Thats one of the key things Usyk did.
When Fury tried to "big boy" him, he fought back, instead of just letting him have his way, he made it difficult.
You want to lean on me, heres my shoulder muthafucker.

 

[Kovalev's "Man Bag"]

Thats one of the key things Usyk did.
When Fury tried to "big boy" him, he fought back, instead of just letting him have his way, he made it difficult.
You want to lean on me, heres my shoulder muthafucker.

Yep. Gotta fire back quick after they land something big to prevent them from gaining any momentum.

 

[Kovalev's "Man Bag"]

Chisora eventually did teach Usyk some tricks LMAO

I guess so. They both did some dirty things in there in spots. Especially Fury. He was deliberately backhanding Usyk, hitting him low sometimes (directly to the groin not the beltline), and using his elbows at times.

 

[Kovalev's "Man Bag"]

One of my favorite things that James Toney did was called the push & shoot. He'd bump an opponent off with his shoulder and as they're reeling backwards hit them clean.

 

[Ardaric]

He fights at the same pace, bouncing around, jousting with his right hand to get space to shoot his 1-2 over and over. Doesn't throw hooks,. upper cuts, just rinse and repeat 1-2 with the occasional looping left. Also almost never sits down on his punches, just rolls them over and tries to get out. I find him very repetitive and boring to watch, but obviously its very effective against the slow giants he has been fighting. I think Parker gives him a tough fight.

Usyk mostly throws 1-2s and doesn't use hooks?

 

[Kovalev's "Man Bag"]

Guys this really isn't complicated. Let me reiterate. He threw more hooks & uppercuts at cruiser. A lot more. The majority of the time at heavyweight Usyk does mostly throw straight shots. At his core he's a boxer-mover. It's his style. He'll still step into the pocket and throw hooks & the occasional uppercut but his preference is to operate at a distance. The range a fighter works at most of the time is naturally going to dictate the type of punches you'll see them throw most often.

Standing in the pocket for prolonged periods of time is dangerous against these behemoths. They can just grab him, shove him, and try to impose their size. That's why he prefers to have some space. It provides a buffer between him and his opponents. Long straight shots allow him to maximize his reach and also gives him more time to react to incoming shots.

 

[StopDucking]

Bivol is mostly a 1-2 fighter himself because he's a boxer/mover that works mostly on the outside like Usyk.

This is a myth though. David Benavidez once said Bivol only threw 1-2s when they sparred and people just rolled with it.

The truth is Bivol throws just as many hooks as crosses. His 1-2s are almost always followed by a 3. He’s a 1-2-3 fighter.

 

[Kovalev's "Man Bag"]

This is a myth though. David Benavidez once said Bivol only threw 1-2s when they sparred and people just rolled with it.

The truth is Bivol throws just as many hooks as crosses. His 1-2s are almost always followed by a 3. He’s a 1-2-3 fighter.

Bivol is a pure boxer. An out-fighter. That's why he's called a 1-2 fighter. In his case especially since even the hooks that he throws look straight. They're called long hooks.

 

[StopDucking]

Bivol is a pure boxer. An out-fighter. That's why he's called a 1-2 fighter. In his case especially since even the hooks that he throws look straight. They're called long hooks.

They're called Russian hooks and they're not just long but also thrown with the palm down and a very distinctive shoulder raise. It's impossible to mistake them for jabs unless you don't watch boxing.

 

[Kovalev's "Man Bag"]

They're called Russian hooks and they're not just long but also thrown with the palm down and a very distinctive shoulder raise. It's impossible to mistake them for jabs unless you don't watch boxing.

In Russia they're called that. But they're thrown longer than the textbook hook with the lead hand.

 

[Kovalev's "Man Bag"]

@StopDucking I made this post in 2017. It remains unedited. Oh, and there's no need to tell me about soviet techniques. I'm familiar with all of them including the casting punch found in Sambo.

I think GGG would beat him pretty easily if they fought at 160. If Liam Smith can put you on the ropes then I don't care about how decent you are at fighting off of them. Golovkin will smash a fighter that concedes the center of the ring with that lead left Russian long hook (the name of the technique) to the body he likes to test your liver with.