Usyk: "I feel I have two fights to prepare [for], not more. Just two."

[revoltub]

You do realize that Usyk has the best engine and defense of all the top guys in the division. Right? He gets stronger as the fight progresses. Zhang slows considerably after the first half. On average Usyk's heavyweight opponents only land 20% of their total punches. That's only 1-in-5. Zhang isn't hard to find and he'll be getting tagged at will by sharp straight left hands.

Zhang just needs 1 punch. You see what he did to Joyce and Wilder. Uysk is a CW.

 

[Kovalev's "Man Bag"]

Zhang just needs 1 punch. You see what he did to Joyce and Wilder. Uysk is a CW.

Zhang has needed more than a single punch against many of his opponents. Jerry Forrest, Parker, etc. He dropped those guys multiple times and they still went on to beat or draw with him. Usyk holds the stylistic advantage considering he's a boxer and Zhang is a slugger. Boxers beat sluggers the majority of the time.

 

[revoltub]

Zhang has needed more than a single punch against many of his opponents. Jerry Forrest, Parker, etc. He dropped those guys multiple times and they still went on to beat or draw with him. Usyk holds the stylistic advantage considering he's a boxer and Zhang is a slugger. Boxers beat sluggers the majority of the time.

Zhang isn't a slugger. He's a counter boxer/puncher.

 

[Kovalev's "Man Bag"]

Zhang isn't a slugger. He's a counter boxer/puncher.

Wrong. He's a pure slugger.

 

[Doctor Grudge]

I like Zhang a lot, but I don't think he'd be that threatening to Usyk. Zhang matches up more favorably against the other HWs. I think a smaller technician is not great for a power puncher/brawler like Zhang. Especially since it seems like Zhang kinda fades in the later rounds and is predictable in general.

Due to name recognition, if Wilder gets a win I could see him politicing for Usky's last match. The damage to his reputation may be too hard to overcome without a really great comeback performance though.

Maybe a new name will emerge by the time Usyk's last match happen. I reckon that will be a year from now, so the HW landscape can certainly change a bit.

 

[Kovalev's "Man Bag"]

His gray hair is really coming in nicely.

 

[pugilistico]

I can't believe there's an opinion that Zhang would beat Usyk.

His gray hair is really coming in nicely.

Is that his natural hair? He's the same age as me but looks 10 years older there. He doesn't look at old in other pictures.

 

[Kovalev's "Man Bag"]

I can't believe there's an opinion that Zhang would beat Usyk.

Is that his natural hair? He's the same age as me but looks 10 years older there. He doesn't look at old in other pictures.

Neither can I. Yeah, that's his natural hair. In other pictures if you look closely you can see that he has gray coming in even when it's buzzed on the sides.

 

[revoltub]

Wrong. He's a pure slugger.

Wrong. He's not a slugger at all. He has very good fundamentals and punches clean.

 

[borntoloseNOT]

Wrong. He's a pure slugger.

Fine, he’s a pure slugger who is surgically precise with punch placement and punches exactly when his opponents open themselves up committing to specific offense themselves, just a basic one dimensional slugger

 

[treelo]

oh dear, i can just see it now

"Usyk retired instead of fighting Zhang, because he was scared"

you may as well start the thread now to get it out there early

 

[revoltub]

oh dear, i can just see it now

"Usyk retired instead of fighting Zhang, because he was scared"

you may as well start the thread now to get it out there early

Well he has 2 more fights he said. It seems like the 2 opponents would be the winner of Dubois/Parker and then Zhang/Kabayel. So it's not like it can't happen.

 

[treelo]

Well he has 2 more fights he said. It seems like the 2 opponents would be the winner of Dubois/Parker and then Zhang/Kabayel. So it's not like it can't happen.

i don't think the winner of that second fight will be on his list of opponents i'm afraid

the winner of Zhang v Kabayel should fight Bakole for the next shot

 

[Kovalev's "Man Bag"]

Wrong. He's not a slugger at all. He has very good fundamentals and punches clean.

Source? Here's mine. Have a look at the bottom of this list here. Zhang is classified as a slugger. Shocker!

Boxing styles and technique - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

 

[revoltub]

Source? Here's mine. Have a look at the bottom of this list here. Zhang is classified as a slugger. Shocker!

Boxing styles and technique - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

Might want to check that again

 

[Kovalev's "Man Bag"]

Might want to check that again

Do I need to screenshot it for you?

 

[revoltub]

Also is has Vitali and Larry Holmes classified as sluggers too lol.

 

[revoltub]

Do I need to screenshot it for you?

You think a Wikipedia page anyone can edit with 0 sources is legit?

Weak trolling.

 

[Kovalev's "Man Bag"]

You think a Wikipedia page anyone can edit with 0 sources is legit?

Weak trolling.

If you're really this incompetent then we can use another source. Just because a slugger can counterpunch does not make his style a counterpuncher. Beterbiev can counterpunch but he's still a slugger.

 

[revoltub]

If you're really this incompetent then we can use another source. Just because a slugger can counterpunch does not make his style a counterpuncher. Beterbiev can counterpunch but he's still a slugger.

Your source also has winky Wright in the same category as Mike Tyson lol.

Talk about a backfire.