Topic: Boxing thread

[Clayton Bigsby]

I think it it was a normal 10 count as the ropes were deemed to be holding him up.  Fury very very lucky to not have been stopped so I'm just glad the right man got his hand raised

[Clayton Bigsby]

114-113 Usyk was my final score and Fury was 5-1 after 6 for me.

Looking forward to the rematch

Hope Usyk wins and then retires as somebody will take his scalp due to his age and they won't deserve it

[1892tillforever]

114-113 Usyk was my final score and Fury was 5-1 after 6 for me.

Looking forward to the rematch

Hope Usyk wins and then retires as somebody will take his scalp due to his age and they won't deserve it

Imagine him losing to Kabayel or Hrgovic in 2026! Ugh.

Part of my boxing soul died when Enzo knocked out Roy Jones. Then you have Mike Tyson losing to Kevin McBride and Danny Williams...

[rushyman]

I was gobsmacked it was close.fury was well beaten.

Not for me

First 2 rounds close

Then fury took over won about 3/4 rounds on spin l. Then didn't follow through and Usyk won a couple

Then he got whacked. Survived the next round and it was even from there

It was defo a close call for me

[Samie]

Bullsit if true.

It is. I said it last night as a joke that Usyk is technically Undisputed for a day before IBF calls it in. 

[Clayton Bigsby]

Imagine him losing to Kabayel or Hrgovic in 2026! Ugh.

Part of my boxing soul died when Enzo knocked out Roy Jones. Then you have Mike Tyson losing to Kevin McBride and Danny Williams...

Exactly my thoughts

[Irishred1]

114-113 Usyk was my final score and Fury was 5-1 after 6 for me.

Looking forward to the rematch

Hope Usyk wins and then retires as somebody will take his scalp due to his age and they won't deserve it

This is how I had it also. Great fight. Right man won. Both elite

[William Regal]

Will have to watch it again today because I was worse for wear, I had Usyk just edging it, and fair play to the man, a truly worthy undisputed heavyweight champion.

[Keith Lard]

Fury invites Usyk to holiday with him in Morecambe

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/boxing/articles/cgll9ev73jmo

Err ok 😂

[1892tillforever]

Fury invites Usyk to holiday with him in Morecambe

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/boxing/articles/cgll9ev73jmo

Err ok 😂

He must really dislike Usyk to want to subject him to that.

[Samie]

IBF called a meeting for the following Monday. Usyk about to be stripped of Undisputed already.   

[rhysd]

Fury invites Usyk to holiday with him in Morecambe

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/boxing/articles/cgll9ev73jmo

Err ok 😂

I'd rather be in a trench in the Donbas than Morecambe.

[FlashGordon]

Yep

Although after the shite The Gypsy Blert talked in the leadup to this one if I were Usyk I'd retire and tell him to fellate himself

No need to bring the fact he’s a Gypsy in to it.

[dai_bonehead]

No need to bring the fact he’s a Gypsy in to it.

It’s not like Fury mentions it.

[Clayton Bigsby]

Nothing wrong with what the IBF are doing in my opinion. The belts have been held up for long enough. Everybody knows that the IBF Champion will be an imposter anyway

[Wild Romany Boy]

His nose got broken

I watched the entire fight, scoring it as I went, sober as always, Fury didn't win enough rounds even outside the fact round nine had a KD

Ain't no scoring this for Fury, no way - the only reason the ref didn't stop it in the 9th is it was an undisputed match. The rules state a competitor must be able to defend himself at all times. He waa gone, out on his feet. The ropes were there, hence the standing 8. count.

It was in the balance until then I reckoned. Apparently Fury's moron father told him before the 12th round he was up.

But Fury was out on his feet and behind on points when his nose got bust open and he was pinballed all around the ring.

He has legendary powers of recovery, don't get me wrong - but for Fury to have won there would have been the wrong man. Even the judge who gave it to him needs big questions asked. Practically everyone I've seen from the live feed has it exactly the same way.

Fury was beat. I thought he should have showboated less and expected him to use his weight and clinches more. I always expected it to be a tale of Usyk the engine vs Fury stalking him out and trying for knockout. Fury's error was wasting round 1 and 2.

I gave the middle rounds to Fury.

But no, it was not even close enough for a split decision to be the right score. Should have been unanimous.

This describes exactly how I feel. Just with the added caveat that Fury may often showboat to get himself in to the feel of the fight and give an impression of ease to the judges. Rematch should be interesting

[Lusty]

This describes exactly how I feel. Just with the added caveat that Fury may often showboat to get himself in to the feel of the fight and give an impression of ease to the judges. Rematch should be interesting

I think it worked to be fair.  He lost the first 3 rounds for me but 2 of the judges gave him the second round and one of them gave him the third.  The showboating won him those rounds.

Nothing wrong with what the IBF are doing in my opinion. The belts have been held up for long enough. Everybody knows that the IBF Champion will be an imposter anyway

They should allow for a rematch IMO.  The other orgs do.  It would be nice if, having finally got to the point of an undisputed champion we got to see him defend it.

[Samie]

Ring Magazine have made USyk P4P #1 now.

1- Oleksandr Usyk
2- Naoya Inoue
3- Terence Crawford
4- Canelo Alvarez
5- Artur Beterbiev
6- Dmitry Bivol
7- Errol Spence
8- Gervonta Davis
9- Jesse 'Bam' Rodriguez
10- Junto Nakatani

[Samie]

Don't forget it's Taylor v Catterall 2 this wekend lads.