Genuinely excited for this. Fury looks a lot meaner than last time and has a big weight difference going in. He's also sacked his idiot Dad, which will definitely help. However everything about Usyk's demeanour just looks utterly unshakeable. Fury simply hasn't ever been able to get under his skin, which was always a big part of his thing. If Fury puts his weight advantage to use and goes after him, I think he can get the job done. If he allows Usyk to box, I think he could come undone again. Usyk knows he can hurt him and is every equal the boxer. What we thinking?
Usyk again. He’s too good. He won the early rounds, Fury adapted & had some success but Usyk did what he always does against these big heavyweights & that’s to maintain the pace they can’t sustain in the second half of fights. He’ll pull away from round 7 & it’ll be a case of does Fury see the final bell? I’m going no & I think Usyk stops him this time.
If it goes the distance I can't see anything other than Usyk. I think Fury has to knock him out to win, and certainly has enough to do that. But who knows. One punch can change any fight. Usyk's in-fight skills are just insane though. Never seen anyone like it, for ability to adapt when it's going against him.
Cant see past Usyk again myself. I've really been turned off by Fury in the last couple of years, before which I thought he was fantastic and an inspiration for many. But his antics and behaviour these last couple of years have turned me against him. Whether I'm bias for that reason I dont know, I dont think so because its not like I dislike him, but either way, cant see past Usyk another victory
Without that one bad round, he’d have won the first fight on the cards, Fury. That was after a bad cut that definitely impacted his preparation going in. So it’s intriguing to see what shape he’s in. Difficult to predict without knowing that. We all know Usyk will be in perfect shape. And everything he’s done in his career to date suggests he will be victorious again and cement his insane legacy. I’m excited for it. Big Tyson fan, but love Oleksandr too. Just happy to be seeing it all over again. Hopefully the big dosser levels the score and we get a trilogy next year to settle the era.
I think Fury will come out swinging because of the big weight difference and the fact he knows Usyk will grow into the fight, I reckon Fury wins in 4 rounds but wouldn't be surprised if he gasses out and Usyk stops him in the later rounds.
Fury has a chance because boxing is corrupt, the first fight was as conclusive as you could possibly want and yet one judge thought Fury won and another only gave it Usyk by 1 round. The sport is bent, so don't be surprised if they give him it if its even remotely close.
Not much of a boxing fan, more MMA, but todays card is a good one and I’m excited to watch it. I want Fury to win and this he’s very capable of it. Was it RD4 he hurt Usyk with the body shots? Then goaded him with showboating instead of putting pressure on. It’s hard to look past Usyk when he’s undefeated and just beat the man, but looking at all of fury’s rematches he’s defeated his opponents even better as he’s got to know what they can and can’t do. I’m going to go Fury RD11. Would love to see him win and then have the trilogy and call it a day. If he loses, I can’t see him staying around as there’s not much interest in the AJ fight now. Looking forward to the Romford Bull and the White Rhino too.
Think an AJ fight at Wembley would make both men millions. Agree sporting wise it's not what we want to see but it would do huge numbers. Probably a last big pay day for both men.
They’re reckoning around 10:30pm. But I suppose it depends on how long the rest of the card takes to get through.
Can anyone explain why boxers get to pick and choose who they fight and when? In football you have divisions with promotion and relegation and competitions randomly drawn that give a champion. I'm boxing it appears to the untrained eye that you just pick the guy who will make you richest
Fury by KO. Last time he didn't take it seriously and crowned around too much during the fight. Even after all that and a disastrous 9th round he still didn't lose by much. Tonight he will have a much better focus and game face on. His extra weight will help him too.
Part of the reason I’m not its biggest fan. Up and coming boxers get their 0s nurtured by picking journeymen, probably understandable tbh. Then at the top end of the scale, as you say, they pick and choose. I don’t like having many different organisations. How can one be ranked top of one org and 10th in another? It’s pretty easy in my eyes, you should fight the best. I.e 1st faces 2nd, 3rd v 4th etc. But on the contrary, when you literally put your life at risk for entertainment then you probably should choose what’s most profitable.
It might be a relevant talking point on a lot of occasions. But not tonight. This is the best and next best fighting each other, for the second time in seven months.
