Anthony Joshua vs. Oleksandr Usyk - September 25, 2021

[Wales]

Good fight for Joshua. See if he can box instead of just bang.

Chisora gave Usyk nightmares when he was being recklessly aggressive . An unsustainable game plan over 12, but I think AJ should at least plan for a couple of rounds where he goes balls to the wall.

[candyslim]

Good fight for Joshua. See if he can box instead of just bang.

You didn't see the Ruiz rematch?

[candyslim]

Good fight for Joshua. See if he can box instead of just bang.

Chisora gave Usyk nightmares when he was being recklessly aggressive . An unsustainable game plan over 12, but I think AJ should at least plan for a couple of rounds where he goes balls to the wall.

Agreed.

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Good fight for Joshua. See if he can box instead of just bang.

You didn't see the Ruiz rematch?

Or the Parker fight?

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Anthony Joshua vs Oleksandr Usyk live on DAZN, except in these nations

Anthony Joshua will fight Oleksandr Usyk live on DAZN as the streaming service confirmed over 170 countries would broadcast on their platform.

But there’s bad news for British and Irish viewers. They will still be expected to fork out Sky Sports Box Office prices bereft of the £1.99 DAZN fee.

Confirming the situation, a press released obtained by WBN revealed the details.

“DAZN has secured exclusive rights to the highly-anticipated Heavyweight showdown on Saturday, September 25 between reigning champion Anthony Joshua and former Cruiserweight World Champion Oleksandr Usyk in more than 170 countries and territories worldwide.

“They include all of North America, South America, and Oceania as well as much of Europe, Asia, and Africa.

“Unified Heavyweight Champion of the World Joshua will put his IBF, WBA, WBO and IBO World Titles on the line against pound-for-pound star Usyk at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London.”

Ed Breeze, EVP of Rights for DAZN, added: “We’re thrilled to continue our strong relationship with Matchroom, Anthony Joshua, and his team at 258MGT as the global home of boxing.

“This fight will be an all-out Heavyweight battle between two of the best in the division, live from a remarkable stadium in front of a full house of avid fans.

“The countdown is on, and we cannot wait to bring this epic clash to our subscribers around the world.”

A list of the places you cannot watch Joshua vs. Usyk is below:

United Kingdom (Sky Sports Box Office)
Ireland (Sky Sports Box Office)
Ukraine
France
Netherlands
China
Algeria
Bahrain
Chad
Djibouti
Egypt
Iran
Iraq
Israel
Jordan
Kuwait
Lebanon
Libya
Mauritania
Morocco
Oman
Palestine
Qatar
Saudi Arabia
Somalia
South Sudan
Tunisia
UAE
Yemen

Check local listings if not stated.

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David Haye: Joshua Will Knock Oleksandr Usyk Out With a Jab!

Former two division champion David Haye is backing Anthony Joshua to score a big knockout victory over Oleksandr Usyk.

Usyk, a former undisputed cruiserweight champion, will challenge Joshua for his WBO, IBF, WBA, IBO heavyweight titles at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on September 25.

Haye was managing the career of Derek Chisora last October, when the heavyweight veteran suffered a very competitive decision loss to Usyk.

At cruiserweight, Usyk captured every major belt and defeated all of the top players.

Haye himself was a unified cruiserweight champion when he made the decision to move up to heavyweight - where he eventually captured a world title.

Haye believes Usyk is too small, and has the wrong style, to overcome a big physical specimen like Joshua.

"I think his style might be very effective if AJ was 6'2" and 14st," Haye told Sky Sports.

"But AJ isn't. AJ is 6'6" and he's an absolute specimen, and he's one of the best athletes ever in the heavyweight division. That just spells knockout defeat for Usyk. If Usyk was the future of the heavyweight division and he's going to be good enough to beat AJ, he should have at least stopped Derek Chisora or won by a landslide.

"But he didn't. He wasn't able to keep the heavier man off him. He didn't have the firepower. I just don't see AJ having any problems. I'll tell you exactly what punch it's going to be - a jab, right hand and then a straight jab again. The jab will knock out Usyk. He will knock Usyk out with a jab.

"He may have as much skill as I have, he may have more skill than me. But he just doesn't punch hard enough to keep the big men at bay. You can be as fast as you want, but the speed isn't bothering the big guy. Usyk's power and speed didn't bother Chisora. To beat the big men, the big monsters at heavyweight, you have to have a big punch to get their respect, keep them off you. He doesn't have the firepower to keep the big men off him, so the big men are going to be on him when they choose to."

[ironbeard]

Haye schmaye.

[apollo creed]

I wanted to say that this is the most interesting and intriguing fight for me in 2021! I salute AJ for taking this challenge and he's proving that he's a TRUE CHAMPION! I hope this fight ain't gonna be derailed by something unexpected.

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[gregregegg]

This is a pisstake. Looks like Eddie dosent wanna risk any of his boys for a sky card. Can’t say I’m familiar with a single undercard opponent.

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This is a pisstake. Looks like Eddie dosent wanna risk any of his boys for a sky card. Can’t say I’m familiar with a single undercard opponent.

I know Smith’s opponent, only cus he has fought Bivol not too long ago.

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Undercard Press Release

Heavyweight World Title showdown with Oleksandr Usyk at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on Saturday September 25 have been confirmed.

The Heavyweight division’s biggest attraction puts his Unified crown on the line once more against former Undisputed Cruiserweight World Champion and pound-for-pound star Usyk live on Sky Sports Box Office in the UK and Ireland and on DAZN in over 170 countries and territories worldwide.

WBO Cruiserweight World Champion Lawrence Okolie (16-0, 13 KOs) puts his World Title on the line for the first time against his Mandatory Challenger Dilan Prasovic (15-0, 12 KOs) following his crushing sixth round stoppage of Krzysztof Glowacki at The SSE Arena, Wembley back in March.

By winning a World Title in just his sixteenth fight, the unbeaten 28-year-old from Hackney nicknamed ‘The Sauce’ emulated fellow Brits Tony Bellew, David Haye, Enzo Maccarinelli, Johnny Nelson and Carl Thompson who all previously held world crowns in the 200lb class.

Montenegro’s Prasovic, a former WBO Cruiserweight Youth World Champion, sits at No.1 in the world with the governing body having won all fifteen of his fights since turning professional in October 2014, with twelve of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Former WBA Super-Middleweight World Champion Callum Smith (27-1, 19 KOs) makes his highly anticipated ring return up at Light-Heavyweight against the Dominican Republic’ Lenin Castillo (21-3-1, 16 KOs) after his points loss to Mexican superstar Canelo Alvarez out in Texas last December.

Manchester Lightweight prospect Campbell Hatton (3-0) continues his education in the professional ranks when he takes on Spain’s Izan Dura (3-7) hot on the back of his comfortable points win over Jakub Laskowski on the first week of Matchroom Fight Camp.

‘The Albanian King’ Florian Marku (8-0-1, 6 KOs) looks to build on his impressive stoppage win over Rylan Charlton on the Avanesyan vs. Kelly undercard in February as he challenges Milan’s Maxim Prodan (19-0-1, 15 KOs) for the IBF International Welterweight Title and unbeaten Chicago Middleweight Christopher Ousley (12-0, 9 KOs) meets Russia’s Khasan Baysangurov (21-1, 11 KOs) for the WBA Intercontinental Title.

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Anthony Joshua vs Oleksandr Usyk: AJ's physique days ahead of fight has surprised fans

[Thomastearns]

Anthony Joshua vs Oleksandr Usyk: AJ's physique days ahead of fight has surprised fans

Very interesting strategic developments ahead of next week's clash.

Usyk bulks up and Joshua tones down.

I think this is the right strategy for Joshua as it will even up the speed/mobility difference whilst still leaving AJ ahead in power.

Joshua will hope go in as a better version of Tony Bellew and win comfortably.

Since Usyk was very cautious against Bellew for the first few rounds, I think he'll be a lot more cautious next Saturday.

If not, anything could happen.

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[gregregegg]

looks like AJ has chosen "fight long" rather than blast through usyk, that was always going to be a tough choice.. (if he is actualy skinny, photos can be very very tricky.

i dont know what usyk has chosen, but i hope he hasnt bulked up as much as some are suggesting. 215-220 usyk is a handfull. anything more than that will hurt his mobility more than it will benifit him i think.

[Evander]

What weight is Usyk planning on weighing in at do you think ?

[DrDuke]

I guess, Usyk gotta be around 220. He looks bigger than usually, but definitely not over-muscular, so to speak.

[Evander]

What about Joshua ?
I'd imagine he'd go for weight here wouldn't he, 250 ?
Did you notice Usyk pitty pat boxing had little of an effect on Chisora ?
How does Usyk plan on winning a boxing match if it comes down to it?

[gregregegg]

What about Joshua ?
I'd imagine he'd go for weight here wouldn't he, 250 ?
Did you notice Usyk pitty pat boxing had little of an effect on Chisora ?
How does Usyk plan on winning a boxing match if it comes down to it?

looking more high 230s low 240s. but iv given up on guessing weights of photos...

[Evander]

What about Joshua ?
I'd imagine he'd go for weight here wouldn't he, 250 ?
Did you notice Usyk pitty pat boxing had little of an effect on Chisora ?
How does Usyk plan on winning a boxing match if it comes down to it?

looking more high 230s low 240s. but iv given up on guessing weights of photos...

Sounds a little low.
More weight is an insurance policy much like body shots are in a bout.

[margaret thatcher]

What about Joshua ?
I'd imagine he'd go for weight here wouldn't he, 250 ?
Did you notice Usyk pitty pat boxing had little of an effect on Chisora ?
How does Usyk plan on winning a boxing match if it comes down to it?

looking more high 230s low 240s. but iv given up on guessing weights of photos...

Sounds a little low.
More weight is an insurance policy much like body shots are in a bout.

he should come in at 300 then