Oleksandr Usyk vs. Carlos Takam - May 25, 2019?

[Ruthless-RKO]

Loving the poster.

Simple!

[oogiebe]

Loving the poster.

Simple!

YEah, those are some piercing steel blue eyes...scary!

[HomicideHenry]

I fully expect Usyk to win.... It's a stepping stone.... Takam is 3-3 in his last six & is 38 years old, and an inch shorter than the ex-cruiserweight champion... Basically he's facing an old small heavyweight.

I was hoping for something substantial like a "rematch" with Michael Hunter or somebody of size to at least make it interesting.

[oogiebe]

I fully expect Usyk to win.... It's a stepping stone.... Takam is 3-3 in his last six & is 38 years old, and an inch shorter than the ex-cruiserweight champion... Basically he's facing an old small heavyweight.

I was hoping for something substantial like a "rematch" with Michael Hunter or somebody of size to at least make it interesting.

Me too. But, Takam is a safe step into the division. Had Usyk's camp not made a big deal of him jumping right in to fight top five guys, I would have been fine with this fight from the beginning.

[tiny_acres]

Me too. But, Takam is a safe step into the division. Had Usyk's camp not made a big deal of him jumping right in to fight top five guys, I would have been fine with this fight from the beginning.

Exactly. Don't talk about jumping into the deep end and end up splashing in the kiddie pool

[oogiebe]

Exactly. Don't talk about jumping into the deep end and end up splashing in the kiddie pool

LMAO!!! Don't forget you can find turds in the kiddie pool.

[tiny_acres]

LMAO!!! Don't forget you can find turds in the kiddie pool.

If Usyk is the beast that we keep getting told that he is. He needs to fight a legitimate top 10 or even better top 5 heavyweight

[oogiebe]

If Usyk is the beast that we keep getting told that he is. He needs to fight a legitimate top 10 or even better top 5 heavyweight

Yup I agree and have been spouting the very same sentiment.

[KiwiRider]

If Usyk is the beast that we keep getting told that he is. He needs to fight a legitimate top 10 or even better top 5 heavyweight

I think he will get around to that by the end if the year. It's all good.

[HomicideHenry]

Me too. But, Takam is a safe step into the division. Had Usyk's camp not made a big deal of him jumping right in to fight top five guys, I would have been fine with this fight from the beginning.

Yeah but... "It's never satisfying when you know who the winner is going to be," as James Woods character Gabriel Cane in the movie DIGGSTOWN said.

If Usyk is as great as he's made out to be, then by all means have him face some giant or ex-champion off the bat. Even Tomasz Adamek fought men much larger than himself when he went to the heavyweight division.

All fights take something out of you. So do you really want to grind it out against Takam (#30 on BoxRec) when you really could make serious waves if you fought someone like Robert Helenius (#20 on BoxRec) whose 6'7" 245+ and capable of being beaten?

In my mind something like that would be who I'd of gunned for in a debut. Unfortunately I know this is a political move more than anything else--- Takam, despite all these misgivings someway somehow is ranked #11 by the WBC and yet not rated anywhere else in the top 15 of the WBA, IBF, WBO.

[jamamb]

takam is better then helenius, though of course hes not a shw

its usyks first fight in his hw campaign, not very interesting but ill wait for another fight before i start moaning about it. he of all ppl shouldnt be knocked for taking easy touches

[HomicideHenry]

takam is better then helenius, though of course hes not a shw

its usyks first fight in his hw campaign, not very interesting but ill wait for another fight before i start moaning about it. he of all ppl shouldnt be knocked for taking easy touches

It's the size factor that matters to me. Sure Takam may be better than Helenius, but, it's a whole other kettle of fish fighting a decent heavyweight of giant proportions than fighting a good heavyweight of small proportion.

A good large man can make a great little man look like crap--- and it's the struggle I'm looking for. I don't want Usyk having some easy road to the title like David Haye and others did.

[Onetimeonly]

It's the size factor that matters to me. Sure Takam may be better than Helenius, but, it's a whole other kettle of fish fighting a decent heavyweight of giant proportions than fighting a good heavyweight of small proportion.

A good large man can make a great little man look like crap--- and it's the struggle I'm looking for. I don't want Usyk having some easy road to the title like David Haye and others did.

[candyslim]

LMAO!!! Don't forget you can find turds in the kiddie pool.

Oh that genuinely made me laugh out loud

OTO I do wish you wouldn't do that. If you think he's talking shite, at least tell him why you think that.

I think Usyk has already established the fact he can beat a 2 metre heavyweight who lacks speed and mobility, at least over 5 rounds (Joyce), and I don't think an easy win over Helenius gives us any greater insight into how he'd fare against the big three than an easy win over Takam - who I believe has declined from the Takam who so troubled AJ - but there again he has to start somewhere and Oogie is right - we'd have had no problem with a Takam debut were it not for all the big talk of going staight after the big boys.

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[brilo33]

Good fight to this for usyk . Taken is a very capable top 10 heavyweight for me . dangerous fight I reckon usyk can stop him .but we ain't seen usyk at heavyweight so see if he carrys his speed movement up

[tiny_acres]

Good fight to this for usyk . Taken is a very capable top 10 heavyweight for me . dangerous fight I reckon usyk can stop him .but we ain't seen usyk at heavyweight so see if he carrys his speed movement up

Could you please explain how Takam is top 10

I don't think he's in the top 20

[brilo33]

Could you please explain how Takam is top 10

I don't think he's in the top 20

I think takam gave aj problems. And was beating chisora till he got stopped. He is solid heavyweight is what I getting at . he no champion in the making. But a good test for his first fight

[oogiebe]

I think takam gave aj problems. And was beating chisora till he got stopped. He is solid heavyweight is what I getting at . he no champion in the making. But a good test for his first fight

Meh...I don't think fighting Takam will tell us much. Obviously Usyk's camp wanted a relatively easy transition fight.

[brilo33]

Meh...I don't think fighting Takam will tell us much. Obviously Usyk's camp wanted a relatively easy transition fight.

But apart from Tyson v wilder. All the top 10 are avoiding each other. So it ain't a shock. But at least takam has gone rds with fighters.

[HomicideHenry]

Let's be clear... There is a world of difference between fighting similar sized foes like Takam and fighting "the norm" of the heavyweight division in these days (c. 6'6"+ & 240+) and it's THOSE fights Usyk must win.

If he just fights a bunch of small men all the way to the title--- whether it be Wilder, Joshua or Fury--- I cannot see how he'd be able to do much of anything with them cus he wouldn't have demonstrated he could challenge them appropriately.

So until he fights a reasonable giant and dispatches of that giant comfortably this is just an excercise in futility. This isn't the 80s & 90s anymore where a Holyfield was only giving up 10-20 pounds and maybe an inch or two in height.

The big men are bigger, stronger, more athletic than they've ever been. 6'3" & 210 pounds is considered dwarfish these days at heavyweight. True, size isn't everything--- but when you reach the top and the big men are not just big but fast, well conditioned, skilled fighters it's a whole other kettle of fish.

[Onetimeonly]

If Usyk is the beast that we keep getting told that he is. He needs to fight a legitimate top 10 or even better top 5 heavyweight

I firmly believe he wanted too. Dazn is losing money hand over fist and they have guaranteed money for the a sides. Expect more showcases.

[Onetimeonly]

Oh that genuinely made me laugh out loud



OTO I do wish you wouldn't do that. If you think he's talking shite, at least tell him why you think that.

I think Usyk has already established the fact he can beat a 2 metre heavyweight who lacks speed and mobility, at least over 5 rounds (Joyce), and I don't think an easy win over Helenius gives us any greater insight into how he'd fare against the big three than an easy win over Takam - who I believe has declined from the Takam who so troubled AJ - but there again he has to start somewhere and Oogie is right - we'd have had no problem with a Takam debut were it not for all the big talk of going staight after the big boys.

Sorry slim, I already had a daddy. I'll do as I please. Helenius is awful.

[tiny_acres]

Let's be clear... There is a world of difference between fighting similar sized foes like Takam and fighting "the norm" of the heavyweight division in these days (c. 6'6"+ & 240+) and it's THOSE fights Usyk must win.

If he just fights a bunch of small men all the way to the title--- whether it be Wilder, Joshua or Fury--- I cannot see how he'd be able to do much of anything with them cus he wouldn't have demonstrated he could challenge them appropriately.

So until he fights a reasonable giant and dispatches of that giant comfortably this is just an excercise in futility. This isn't the 80s & 90s anymore where a Holyfield was only giving up 10-20 pounds and maybe an inch or two in height.

The big men are bigger, stronger, more athletic than they've ever been. 6'3" & 210 pounds is considered dwarfish these days at heavyweight. True, size isn't everything--- but when you reach the top and the big men are not just big but fast, well conditioned, skilled fighters it's a whole other kettle of fish.

I agree size isn't everything. But it is an obstacle. I need to see Usyk in with a true top super heavyweight to make an educated guess on his future in the division