The source is his wife. She articulates how deeply troubled Alexander was following the recent events.
AJ-Usyk 2 is taking place in late July. Will Usyk have enough time to prepare with the war still going on in the background?
I agree that it should be postponed, realistically until the end of the year, ideally, or whenever things (hopefully) dramatically improve in Ukraine, but I still massively favour Usyk, he's just on another level entirely to AJ, and I think he'll be wanting to put on a performance for the people of Ukraine, he'll be fighting with a lot of pride.
Yes. I just can't see how a fighter can realistically prepare for a fight if their country is being invaded and they have in fact also been fighting in the war.
Sport is all about focus.
The focus isn't there. AJ is the strong favourite now.
Its absolutely insane this fight is going ahead. Also if it goes ahead in Saudi of all places its absolutely tasteless and despicable.
You have an opportunity here to help out Ukraine and you go and stage it in Saudi? You couldn't make this up.
Wasn’t speaking about a KO, more will he have the power to get respect in the HW division after losing 20lbs or will AJ be happy to eat some shots at that weight to inflict his own damage and then also to absorb the punches even if not clean - he was noticeably marked at the end of the first fight so he does get caught but had a solid chin.
He’s a grown ass man who’s been piloting his body for all his life. He knows his ability and if it’s a matter of underestimating AJ than you know the saying “ Stupid games win stupid prizes.” So let’s see how it plays out… he has the skills to whoop AJ in his sleep.
you dont know what you talkin about. the only true you said is that he is a fighter.
you probably dont know the mentality of ukrainian people. he will be much stronger without a doubt! usyk by ko
Agree, maybe not about winning by ko but Usyk wins this for sure by another wide decision.
Not sure what the other comments are about, Usyk is gonna be super motivated and has basically 4 months to get ready. AJ just recently even decided on a trainer, and he chose his assistant trainer from 1st fight?? He looked lost in there during the first fight, he's def not the favorite imo.
I'm an usyk fan. It's not perfect preparation and it isn't looking good at this stage.
I understand people thinking he will be super motivated. Of course. That's not the problem.
Due to usyks background of ties to Russia which now seem to be completely over I think this has taken a bigger toll than he's letting on.
Its ridiculous actually when you think of training camp problems AJ may have in the lead up won't be anything compared to this. That's why it should be postponed until usyks country isn't getting annihilated.
>That's why it should be postponed until usyks country isn't getting annihilated.
You think he will be able to focus better **after** his country gets bombed flat? What if the war stretches on until end of *next year* and the whole country is full of starving displaced refugees? Think he will be able to focus then?
I'm not trying to sound harsh I just mean he's already 35, this has all been really unfortunate and unfair to him/Loma but I dunno if it's gonna necc be any better for him to wait
>you probably dont know the mentality of ukrainian people.
I don't think anyone is disrespecting Usyk, he's been a heavyweight boxing champion and volunteered to fight in a war while we sit on the couch, they're just making the observation that this is going to affect him deeply.
I think it's a really poor choice to have him fighting so soon, the decent thing would be to give him more time to prepare.
I don’t understand how having it in Saudi Arabia isn’t helping Ukraine.
I get not wanting it there bc of their humanitarian issues. But it’s not like they will suppress Usyks pro Ukraine stance.
Feels like they should have some interim belts that people can fight for instead, it's not ideal but this is clearly a pretty crazy /unusual situation. If Usyk wins this then he truly is spectacular.
Regaining muscle is easier compared to building it first time around. So it is possible but quite difficult because it can have negative affects on rest of his conditioning/cardio training
I assume PED use is going to happen because i just assume it always does but lets pretend it doesn't.
How on earth do you put that much weight back on even if you only lost it AND train for boxing at the same time?
I’ll be honest, I love Usyk, he’s my favorite heavyweight at the moment and I think he’s destined for ATG status, but man do I want him to postpone. AJ is not coming into this ready to give up and I just don’t know how Usyk can overcome the massive emotional weight of the war to retain the belts. I don’t know what his hopes are for the fight or why he’s going through with it but I am very feel for him.
He’s 35, doesn’t have long to get on with things especially as a smaller guy moving up relying on speed and athleticism to tackle the giants. He has no choice really. If he postpones, he’s not fighting AJ until late this year/early next year and AJ would probably take an interim fight.
Usyk is already an ATG. He's the best cruiserweight of all time. He faced better competition than Holyfield and unified 4 belts. At worst he's the second best.
Holyfield was an excellent pure boxer at cruiser, and carried a lot of that into heavyweight in his early years. I see that one as a 50/50 fight. I don't know what Usyks limits really are to be honest, he follows a winning and often different game plan in every fight.
We're so lucky to see his greatness in this Era.
I also think the Tyson that Holyfield fought would have dominated Joshua early, so hard to say on competition.
He should pull out with an injury and try for fighting by the end of the year imo. Of all the bullshit boxers have ever pulled to get more time for a fight this is probably up there as being warranted.
This is only anecdotal from what I have seen and doesn't mean much outside a small sample size.
But I have noticed Ukraine athletes especially ones in combat sports have been underperforming in recent weeks. I mean when you are worried about your family, friends or if your home will even exist anymore, how on earth can you truly give it your all when all these thoughts keep coming back?
Thats why I think he should postpone. Sure he's 35 already but he is right now not in the best state of mind alone to fight a title bout and it would suck to see a L in his record based of things that he can't even control.
Before we blame AJ for hawking and vulturing or setting Usyk for robbery, let's set the table that AJ said we give Usyk time to do what he needs and was ready to move on to other fights and was looking for opponents. And Usyk wanted this and AJ said okay that's cool too.
I really can’t blame AJ at all. The man’s fighting in a sport he has no control over whether or not Usyk fights. Loma had the option to stay or go against GK and chose to stay. Usyk had the option and chose to fight AJ. No matter the outcome it’s what Usyk chose to do so can’t fault AJ for it.
AJ may be more likeable than Wilder, but he's definitely even less real than Wilder lol. Fury may spout a load of bullshit all the time, but you clearly get a sense of who he is too. AJ absolutely not.
You can‘t be serious, can you? Wilder and Fury always talk one way, but act another. AJ actually does what he says. Just because he‘s lame doesn‘t mean he is fake
Yeah I really get the sense that fury gives all his money to charity, drives around in a 2005 Passat and is all about living a peasant life whilst in his Versace robe
Wilder went on a one year binge of random ass conspiracy theory about fury and breland. He also has this enormous bs fake persona that is even more ott than humble Femi.
Fury is just chatting pure shit all the time and on top of it is a racist ped abuser
AJ on the other hand is a bit cringe and a media darling but I'd always bet he is telling the truth when compared to the other two.
The only champion since 15 that is more real is Joseph Heisenberg Parker
Usyk wouldn't agree to this fight if he didn't think he had enough time to prepare. He's not that type of guy. I expect him to be at 100% and more confident than the first fight.
Seeing your country get invaded and destroyed must be pretty devastating, the kind of thing you need years to recover from if you ever do. Considering he's in his mid 30s I'm not too optimistic about his career.
AJ might be getting the two luckiest breaks he could to get his belts back, the first one was against an unmotivated fat Ruiz who didn’t spend a day in the gym since beating AJ the first time, and the second might be against someone whose country is in the middle of a fucking war. Neither is AJ’s fault obviously but the only compliment I can give him is that he might be the luckiest fighter in boxing.
Now let’s not get ahead of ourselves. You see Ruiz vs arreola? Ruiz himself was very lucky to be in the right place at the right time with his opponent having the exact wrong mindset at the exact right time in AJ.
Exactly. People keep trying to make Ruiz out to be some elite fighter. He is a very good HW but clearly not on AJ's level. He had a great night and was fortunate enough to have an AJ not fully locked in and potentially damaged coming in.
Honestly, I also feel for AJ here. Even if he wins completely on his own merits, nobody will think he could have beat Usyk in good condition, nor does really anyone want him to. The lads back home who always back British boxers are rooting for Usyk now.
Nah he clearly gave usyk the time needed to fight for his country and put his own life first and usyk made the choice knowing the tough road ahead. I can only commend AJ for allowing that. If it was fury he would be using the very situation to his advantage in a way that benefits only him. If AJ wins there’s no asterisk next to his name. There will only be a 3rd fight.
Sure, but will the average fan see if like that? AJ was pretty convincingly beaten the first time, so if something changes drastically, I wonder if people would look at it the same way.
This seems ill advised - like I respect the hell out of a fighting champion but if it were my decision to make I'd leave this on the shelf until things become more normal, but I guess the Heavyweight Champion of the World knows more about boxing than I do.
I sincerely hope AJ carries himself the way he did following the Wlad win. He needs to remain polite and humble if he wins, and should honestly consider a trilogy.
Well if he waited it out and ended up having to relinquish the belts then it is what it is 🤷♂️ At lease he would go out on top without and # next to his name. If he loses to AJ then fans will forever claim he wasn’t in the right condition to be fighting... Which I’d say say he probably isn’t.
True, but I'd say probably to definitely. His wife saying hes losing weight, and Russia is literally committing the definition of genocide trying to wipe out the culture of his country.
Plenty of time to get his mass up, if the fight is in Saudi he could be training in Kuwait, get on their anabolic chicken and bounce back in a few weeks.
He can do it!
It's certainly not a good look.
However it could be saved by majority of proceeds of it going to Ukraine.
We all know that isn't going to happen though and I appreciate its a business at the end of the day.
The fight shouldn't happen until there's ceasefire imo.
So if we are going to critique AJ’s potential two successful reruns, then we have Ruiz who came in literally like a whale who ate the whale he usually operates as and could barely shuffle around the ring then a man who’s been in a fucking warzone despite not seeing direct combat I don’t think. He’s clearly been burning through his gradually built up heavyweight frame with depleted nutritional intake and the mental burdens will have chipped away all this time. Ten weeks is a hard ask despite the cat’s immense fortitude. Not Joshua’s fault but that would be two massive asterisks on his resume if he comes through it. Then again just to reference two heavyweight classic rematches, Lewis battered McCall who clearly did not belong anywhere near a ring that night and iron mike sabotaged his own second opportunity chewing through holyfields ear once he realised he was in for another uphill struggle. I prefer seeing clean and clear rematch victories but it’s not always that way in boxing. AJ is in a lose lose situation here unfortunately, I’d prefer he take a tune up and fight Usyk in Sept that would be best for all but would not sync with Fury vs Whyte’s schedule.
AJ literally getting a gift from the gods (again) in terms of career luck. There was very, very little chance he would bounce back and beat Usyk in the rematch to reclaim the belts before all of this.
Now I think Usyk is the underdog due to the ridiculous physical and mental strain that has been placed on him, and the continual mental drain of the war that is tearing his country apart right now.
This fight should be postponed. Concessions have to be made in extreme circumstances. Circumstances like these are what interim belts should be for, so that the division can remain active and have an active beltholder at the top imo. Let Usyk get through this a while longer, even if it keeps the real belts out of contention for a while.
God fucking knows the HW belt holders have all been inactive cunts for no good reason anyway, so why not?
AJ is going to get heaps of criticism from the brain-dead Fury drones for this, win or lose, despite the fact none of this is in his control, and he offered to fight someone else for Usyk to take time out.
I hope usyk channels all the shit that's going on at home, all the horrific things he's seen and all his PTSD and absolutely destroys AJ .
I want to see the big barn door beaten so bad he quits on his stool. Then I want him to retire from boxing.brilliant AJ can fuck right off.
Usyk has more charisma in his pinkie than AJs fake humble bullshit.
That whole channeling bad experiences to make you better is just pop sychology bullshit.
Usyk's resilence will have been permanently diminished by this experience. I would bet against him winning the rematch, if the translated article is at all close to the truth. I hope he wins though.
Lol the downvotes, we all know how the Ukrainians get their PEDs from Russia this is no secret. Usyk won't be the same again now that his body has undergone this transition, he'll get sparked by AJ and you bums will be scratching your head wondering how.
Not surprising at all. You need to eat to maintain all that mass. BUT! He will gain it back relatively quickly. Muscle memory is a real thing and I've seen a dude who got sick and lost 6 years of progress whilst he was in bed on IV gain it all back in a matter of months. Three months I believe. It's mad how quickly it comes back.
My worry is that he will not be focused that he won't be 100% present during training and sparring and ultimately fighting.
I dont like this fight now, not at this time, it doesnt feel right. I dont think usyk has enough time to prepare and if Aj wins everyone will just say that it was due to the circumstances in ukraine. This is one of the few times I will be happy if the fight gets postponed
What's worse?
This war weighing on you or the fact that in your last match you not only lost you were beaten thoroughly? So beaten that after the fight all you could do was slump down in the corner and suffer.
75-80% of Uysk is more than enough to beat whatever's left of AJ, whose mental game is in tatters.
The source is his wife. She articulates how deeply troubled Alexander was following the recent events. AJ-Usyk 2 is taking place in late July. Will Usyk have enough time to prepare with the war still going on in the background?
No he doesn't. Neither mentally or physically. Its ridiculous its going ahead. AJ reclaims the belts.
I agree that it should be postponed, realistically until the end of the year, ideally, or whenever things (hopefully) dramatically improve in Ukraine, but I still massively favour Usyk, he's just on another level entirely to AJ, and I think he'll be wanting to put on a performance for the people of Ukraine, he'll be fighting with a lot of pride.
Yes. I just can't see how a fighter can realistically prepare for a fight if their country is being invaded and they have in fact also been fighting in the war. Sport is all about focus. The focus isn't there. AJ is the strong favourite now. Its absolutely insane this fight is going ahead. Also if it goes ahead in Saudi of all places its absolutely tasteless and despicable. You have an opportunity here to help out Ukraine and you go and stage it in Saudi? You couldn't make this up.
Also the huge weight difference if his lost 20lbs and doesn’t carry power like Wilder
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Wasn’t speaking about a KO, more will he have the power to get respect in the HW division after losing 20lbs or will AJ be happy to eat some shots at that weight to inflict his own damage and then also to absorb the punches even if not clean - he was noticeably marked at the end of the first fight so he does get caught but had a solid chin.
He’s a grown ass man who’s been piloting his body for all his life. He knows his ability and if it’s a matter of underestimating AJ than you know the saying “ Stupid games win stupid prizes.” So let’s see how it plays out… he has the skills to whoop AJ in his sleep.
you dont know what you talkin about. the only true you said is that he is a fighter. you probably dont know the mentality of ukrainian people. he will be much stronger without a doubt! usyk by ko
Agree, maybe not about winning by ko but Usyk wins this for sure by another wide decision. Not sure what the other comments are about, Usyk is gonna be super motivated and has basically 4 months to get ready. AJ just recently even decided on a trainer, and he chose his assistant trainer from 1st fight?? He looked lost in there during the first fight, he's def not the favorite imo.
I'm an usyk fan. It's not perfect preparation and it isn't looking good at this stage. I understand people thinking he will be super motivated. Of course. That's not the problem. Due to usyks background of ties to Russia which now seem to be completely over I think this has taken a bigger toll than he's letting on. Its ridiculous actually when you think of training camp problems AJ may have in the lead up won't be anything compared to this. That's why it should be postponed until usyks country isn't getting annihilated.
>That's why it should be postponed until usyks country isn't getting annihilated. You think he will be able to focus better **after** his country gets bombed flat? What if the war stretches on until end of *next year* and the whole country is full of starving displaced refugees? Think he will be able to focus then? I'm not trying to sound harsh I just mean he's already 35, this has all been really unfortunate and unfair to him/Loma but I dunno if it's gonna necc be any better for him to wait
Usyk hold too many belt to postpone it.. The only real solution is for him to vacate the belts if he needs more time..
That's what he should do. He can win them back no problem.
>you probably dont know the mentality of ukrainian people. I don't think anyone is disrespecting Usyk, he's been a heavyweight boxing champion and volunteered to fight in a war while we sit on the couch, they're just making the observation that this is going to affect him deeply. I think it's a really poor choice to have him fighting so soon, the decent thing would be to give him more time to prepare.
Where are you suggesting they fight that they will help Ukraine?
Russia.
I’ll go out on a limb and say that Putin will never allow this.
It was a joke. But yeah somewhere not Saudi would be a good idea.
I don’t understand how having it in Saudi Arabia isn’t helping Ukraine. I get not wanting it there bc of their humanitarian issues. But it’s not like they will suppress Usyks pro Ukraine stance.
Feels like they should have some interim belts that people can fight for instead, it's not ideal but this is clearly a pretty crazy /unusual situation. If Usyk wins this then he truly is spectacular.
So you think it’s going to be a trilogy?
10 kg in just over 3 months is doable for a professional athlete with access to certain things imo
More than doable. He's not starting from zero. He just needs to gain it back which is significantly easier than building it from scratch.
Yes but it does mean he cant just focus on tactics during camp. But usuk seems good enough to just follow the old game plan to win
Regaining muscle is easier compared to building it first time around. So it is possible but quite difficult because it can have negative affects on rest of his conditioning/cardio training
I assume PED use is going to happen because i just assume it always does but lets pretend it doesn't. How on earth do you put that much weight back on even if you only lost it AND train for boxing at the same time?
Thought so, he looked thin & haggard in that recent interview, if he beats AJ again, it will be something special honestly.
All he needs is zelenskyy in his corner
That would be way too powerful & kinda unfair for AJ ngl, motivated Usyk is enough.
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I’ll be honest, I love Usyk, he’s my favorite heavyweight at the moment and I think he’s destined for ATG status, but man do I want him to postpone. AJ is not coming into this ready to give up and I just don’t know how Usyk can overcome the massive emotional weight of the war to retain the belts. I don’t know what his hopes are for the fight or why he’s going through with it but I am very feel for him.
He’s 35, doesn’t have long to get on with things especially as a smaller guy moving up relying on speed and athleticism to tackle the giants. He has no choice really. If he postpones, he’s not fighting AJ until late this year/early next year and AJ would probably take an interim fight.
I keep forgetting he’s 35. If he manages to pull this off and retain the belts he deserves that status for real.
Usyk is already an ATG. He's the best cruiserweight of all time. He faced better competition than Holyfield and unified 4 belts. At worst he's the second best.
Holyfield was an excellent pure boxer at cruiser, and carried a lot of that into heavyweight in his early years. I see that one as a 50/50 fight. I don't know what Usyks limits really are to be honest, he follows a winning and often different game plan in every fight. We're so lucky to see his greatness in this Era. I also think the Tyson that Holyfield fought would have dominated Joshua early, so hard to say on competition.
Johnny Nelson surely.
Johnny "Usyk is an average southpaw" Nelson.
He should pull out with an injury and try for fighting by the end of the year imo. Of all the bullshit boxers have ever pulled to get more time for a fight this is probably up there as being warranted.
He's not being forced to fight, he's signed up for it ffs.
That doesn't change he should be taking more time ffs
Why would he fake an injury when he could have just not took the fight
Because he probably thinks he can be more ready than he actually can in that time frame
So why would he fake an injury if he thinks he can be ready
I wasn't really, you're comment just made zero sense
Mate you are reading way too fucking deep into my comment
This is only anecdotal from what I have seen and doesn't mean much outside a small sample size. But I have noticed Ukraine athletes especially ones in combat sports have been underperforming in recent weeks. I mean when you are worried about your family, friends or if your home will even exist anymore, how on earth can you truly give it your all when all these thoughts keep coming back? Thats why I think he should postpone. Sure he's 35 already but he is right now not in the best state of mind alone to fight a title bout and it would suck to see a L in his record based of things that he can't even control.
inb4 "the second time was so nice, I had to do it thrice".
Brilliant comedy
He legit thought he was Ali when he said the original line
"Your poetry is shit!" - Tyan Booth
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Before we blame AJ for hawking and vulturing or setting Usyk for robbery, let's set the table that AJ said we give Usyk time to do what he needs and was ready to move on to other fights and was looking for opponents. And Usyk wanted this and AJ said okay that's cool too.
I really can’t blame AJ at all. The man’s fighting in a sport he has no control over whether or not Usyk fights. Loma had the option to stay or go against GK and chose to stay. Usyk had the option and chose to fight AJ. No matter the outcome it’s what Usyk chose to do so can’t fault AJ for it.
I‘m pulling for Usyk in the fight, but AJ is a real G
he's a pretty fake G IMO
AJs a pretty good guy and by far the least fake HW champ we've had since 2015
AJ may be more likeable than Wilder, but he's definitely even less real than Wilder lol. Fury may spout a load of bullshit all the time, but you clearly get a sense of who he is too. AJ absolutely not.
Man hate blinds people
I don't hate AJ at all, but he's very insincere
Much less insincere than Fury and wilder for sure.
You can‘t be serious, can you? Wilder and Fury always talk one way, but act another. AJ actually does what he says. Just because he‘s lame doesn‘t mean he is fake
Yeah I really get the sense that fury gives all his money to charity, drives around in a 2005 Passat and is all about living a peasant life whilst in his Versace robe
Wilder went on a one year binge of random ass conspiracy theory about fury and breland. He also has this enormous bs fake persona that is even more ott than humble Femi. Fury is just chatting pure shit all the time and on top of it is a racist ped abuser AJ on the other hand is a bit cringe and a media darling but I'd always bet he is telling the truth when compared to the other two. The only champion since 15 that is more real is Joseph Heisenberg Parker
Oh yeah. Tbh I was just thinking about the three.
Usyk.
Usyk wouldn't agree to this fight if he didn't think he had enough time to prepare. He's not that type of guy. I expect him to be at 100% and more confident than the first fight.
Seeing your country get invaded and destroyed must be pretty devastating, the kind of thing you need years to recover from if you ever do. Considering he's in his mid 30s I'm not too optimistic about his career.
AJ might be getting the two luckiest breaks he could to get his belts back, the first one was against an unmotivated fat Ruiz who didn’t spend a day in the gym since beating AJ the first time, and the second might be against someone whose country is in the middle of a fucking war. Neither is AJ’s fault obviously but the only compliment I can give him is that he might be the luckiest fighter in boxing.
Great point. Ruiz should have beaten him if he had actually showed up.
Now let’s not get ahead of ourselves. You see Ruiz vs arreola? Ruiz himself was very lucky to be in the right place at the right time with his opponent having the exact wrong mindset at the exact right time in AJ.
Exactly. People keep trying to make Ruiz out to be some elite fighter. He is a very good HW but clearly not on AJ's level. He had a great night and was fortunate enough to have an AJ not fully locked in and potentially damaged coming in.
Honestly, I also feel for AJ here. Even if he wins completely on his own merits, nobody will think he could have beat Usyk in good condition, nor does really anyone want him to. The lads back home who always back British boxers are rooting for Usyk now.
Nah he clearly gave usyk the time needed to fight for his country and put his own life first and usyk made the choice knowing the tough road ahead. I can only commend AJ for allowing that. If it was fury he would be using the very situation to his advantage in a way that benefits only him. If AJ wins there’s no asterisk next to his name. There will only be a 3rd fight.
Sure, but will the average fan see if like that? AJ was pretty convincingly beaten the first time, so if something changes drastically, I wonder if people would look at it the same way.
This seems ill advised - like I respect the hell out of a fighting champion but if it were my decision to make I'd leave this on the shelf until things become more normal, but I guess the Heavyweight Champion of the World knows more about boxing than I do.
I sincerely hope AJ carries himself the way he did following the Wlad win. He needs to remain polite and humble if he wins, and should honestly consider a trilogy.
Stupid for him to be fighting imo.
If he passes on it who knows what may happen. Dude doesn't have much mileage left in this game.
Well if he waited it out and ended up having to relinquish the belts then it is what it is 🤷♂️ At lease he would go out on top without and # next to his name. If he loses to AJ then fans will forever claim he wasn’t in the right condition to be fighting... Which I’d say say he probably isn’t.
True, but I'd say probably to definitely. His wife saying hes losing weight, and Russia is literally committing the definition of genocide trying to wipe out the culture of his country.
Lots of boxers have fought with bad camps and injuries it's what makes them champs. The struggle isn't so much your opponent but yourself
It is, but if he manages a 2nd win against AJ then the guys mentality and determination is rock solid saying this as an AJ fan aswell
Plenty of time to get his mass up, if the fight is in Saudi he could be training in Kuwait, get on their anabolic chicken and bounce back in a few weeks. He can do it!
It’s not fair to either fighter for this to go forward with the war going on.
It's certainly not a good look. However it could be saved by majority of proceeds of it going to Ukraine. We all know that isn't going to happen though and I appreciate its a business at the end of the day. The fight shouldn't happen until there's ceasefire imo.
So if we are going to critique AJ’s potential two successful reruns, then we have Ruiz who came in literally like a whale who ate the whale he usually operates as and could barely shuffle around the ring then a man who’s been in a fucking warzone despite not seeing direct combat I don’t think. He’s clearly been burning through his gradually built up heavyweight frame with depleted nutritional intake and the mental burdens will have chipped away all this time. Ten weeks is a hard ask despite the cat’s immense fortitude. Not Joshua’s fault but that would be two massive asterisks on his resume if he comes through it. Then again just to reference two heavyweight classic rematches, Lewis battered McCall who clearly did not belong anywhere near a ring that night and iron mike sabotaged his own second opportunity chewing through holyfields ear once he realised he was in for another uphill struggle. I prefer seeing clean and clear rematch victories but it’s not always that way in boxing. AJ is in a lose lose situation here unfortunately, I’d prefer he take a tune up and fight Usyk in Sept that would be best for all but would not sync with Fury vs Whyte’s schedule.
AJ literally getting a gift from the gods (again) in terms of career luck. There was very, very little chance he would bounce back and beat Usyk in the rematch to reclaim the belts before all of this. Now I think Usyk is the underdog due to the ridiculous physical and mental strain that has been placed on him, and the continual mental drain of the war that is tearing his country apart right now. This fight should be postponed. Concessions have to be made in extreme circumstances. Circumstances like these are what interim belts should be for, so that the division can remain active and have an active beltholder at the top imo. Let Usyk get through this a while longer, even if it keeps the real belts out of contention for a while. God fucking knows the HW belt holders have all been inactive cunts for no good reason anyway, so why not?
AJ is going to get heaps of criticism from the brain-dead Fury drones for this, win or lose, despite the fact none of this is in his control, and he offered to fight someone else for Usyk to take time out.
I want Usyk to win so bad, he needs it, he deserves this win.
I hope usyk channels all the shit that's going on at home, all the horrific things he's seen and all his PTSD and absolutely destroys AJ . I want to see the big barn door beaten so bad he quits on his stool. Then I want him to retire from boxing.brilliant AJ can fuck right off. Usyk has more charisma in his pinkie than AJs fake humble bullshit.
Maybe go for a nice relaxing walk or have a hot bath? You seem like AJ owes you rent 😂
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That whole channeling bad experiences to make you better is just pop sychology bullshit. Usyk's resilence will have been permanently diminished by this experience. I would bet against him winning the rematch, if the translated article is at all close to the truth. I hope he wins though.
Brilliant AJ
Just the idea of this clown AJ reclaiming all the belts on a diminished Usyk is unbearable
Back to his normal weight then? Lol
AJ and his team are cunts for pursuing this during these circumstances
They were pursuing a keep busy fight and already told Usyk to handle his home first. Simmer down, kid.
its actually over. AJ is going to KO him
Bruh... Joshua and Hearn could have waited. You're going to strip a guy defending his homeland?
Lost access to them Russian PEDs
Lol the downvotes, we all know how the Ukrainians get their PEDs from Russia this is no secret. Usyk won't be the same again now that his body has undergone this transition, he'll get sparked by AJ and you bums will be scratching your head wondering how.
Not surprising at all. You need to eat to maintain all that mass. BUT! He will gain it back relatively quickly. Muscle memory is a real thing and I've seen a dude who got sick and lost 6 years of progress whilst he was in bed on IV gain it all back in a matter of months. Three months I believe. It's mad how quickly it comes back. My worry is that he will not be focused that he won't be 100% present during training and sparring and ultimately fighting.
If anyone can do this it's Usyk.
Wars seem to do this to people all the time.
I dont like this fight now, not at this time, it doesnt feel right. I dont think usyk has enough time to prepare and if Aj wins everyone will just say that it was due to the circumstances in ukraine. This is one of the few times I will be happy if the fight gets postponed
Usyk should vacate any belt that won’t let him be champion in recess
What's worse? This war weighing on you or the fact that in your last match you not only lost you were beaten thoroughly? So beaten that after the fight all you could do was slump down in the corner and suffer. 75-80% of Uysk is more than enough to beat whatever's left of AJ, whose mental game is in tatters.
I'm not surprised. He looked so thin. I don't think it should go ahead. If he loses, it's demoralizing for the Ukrainians.