Oleksandr Usyk vs. Anthony Joshua II | Sky Sports PPV - 20 August 2022

[big lennox]

I like Joshua and Uysk. They both come over as being decent people, but I want Uysk to win, as it will help keep him alive.

If Uysk wins, then I am sure he will fight Tyson Fury, which will be another training camp etc. If he loses, it is back home to Ukraine where anyone can be killed by the indiscriminate shelling of the Russian Army. It is utterly heartbreaking what is going on over there.

[IRONFIST]

The lack of confidence signals from Joshua are not good at all. He looks like a scared rabbit caught in the headlights any time Usyk even looks at him/staredowns and Usyk knows it and is playing on it. Joshua seems to need those headphones around his neck as a sort comfort blanket. I really wouldn't be surprised if he pulls out of the fight.

If the fight goes ahead I just see a repeat, Joshua doesn't engage and is outboxed or if he gets sloppy and caught he will be stopped.

If the fight goes ahead I see Joshua getting stopped inside 6 rounds. Usyk is thinking to himself "Why was I so cautious last time, this blighter can't really hurt me and is bricking it any time I even look at him"

[tony1234]

Wouldn't be surprised if Usyk finished off Joshua well inside the distance this time, the original fight had a mystique about it that was interesting this one doesn't. There was nothing in the first fight that showed Joshua can adapt mid fight to a different style.

[Stobbo]

I'm really looking forward to this one. Probably more than Fury Wilder 3

[DrDuke]

I'm really looking forward to this one. Probably more than Fury Wilder 3

It brings about the same zeroish amount of intrigue. However, Fury-Wilder III had its surprises. Can Joshua bring some?

[Dioufy]

Confirmed on Sky PPV

[Ruthless-RKO]

[maverick23]

Confirmed on Sky PPV

The source is Gareth Davies. Granted he’s more than likely right but it’s not quite confirmed yet.

If it does end up on Sky then I wonder who’ll be putting the undercard together?!

[Dioufy]

Confirmed on Sky PPV

The source is Gareth Davies. Granted he’s more than likely right but it’s not quite confirmed yet.

If it does end up on Sky then I wonder who’ll be putting the undercard together?!

Boxxer. I bet ya.

[Glass Joe]

Suppose Sky are expecting around 1.5 m buys at 24.99.

On a side note, were the Fury Whyte PPV buys ever released?

[Ruthless-RKO]

Confirmed on Sky PPV

The source is Gareth Davies. Granted he’s more than likely right but it’s not quite confirmed yet.

If it does end up on Sky then I wonder who’ll be putting the undercard together?!

Boxxer. I bet ya.

Probably still Matchroom. Unless he wants his guys on DAZN only cards.

The next presser will be funny.

Good ol’ Adam Smith sat in the middle again.

[margaret thatcher]

does anyone here like adam smith?

i know most boxing industry people get a lot of hate, but most seem to have some fans as well. i can never recall anyone liking adam smith though

[Ruthless-RKO]

does anyone here like adam smith?

i know most boxing industry people get a lot of hate, but most seem to have some fans as well. i can never recall anyone liking adam smith though

He’s not the worst person in boxing. He does like his boxing. He’s a fan.

He’s had his moments..

[Stobbo]

does anyone here like adam smith?

i know most boxing industry people get a lot of hate, but most seem to have some fans as well. i can never recall anyone liking adam smith though

He’s not the worst person in boxing. He does like his boxing. He’s a fan.

He’s had his moments..

His hearts in the right place. Not always his mouth

[maverick23]

Confirmed on Sky PPV

The source is Gareth Davies. Granted he’s more than likely right but it’s not quite confirmed yet.

If it does end up on Sky then I wonder who’ll be putting the undercard together?!

Boxxer. I bet ya.

I’d imagine it’ll probably be guys from both Boxxer and Matchroom but mainly those managed by 258. Who knows though.

[maverick23]

Suppose Sky are expecting around 1.5 m buys at 24.99.

On a side note, were the Fury Whyte PPV buys ever released?

Nope - never released other than Frank saying they did ok and came through on the right side. The IFL guys questioned Eddie a fair bit on the Canelo/Bivol PPV numbers yet Umar’s not pushed it with Frank or even questioned Arum. Makes me think it was a long way off their crazy predictions.

[Twinkle Toes]

I think we know that Fury/Whyte PPV numbers bombed in comparison to the projected 1.5 million buys Warren was predicting.

We would have heard about it if it was even remotely close.

Radio silence.

[maverick23]

does anyone here like adam smith?

i know most boxing industry people get a lot of hate, but most seem to have some fans as well. i can never recall anyone liking adam smith though

I actually really like him. I don’t particularly rate him as a commentator but outside of that I do. He’s complimentary about everyone (including those outside of Sky/Boxxer) and seems to be a genuine bloke and doesn’t play politics. I actually think he does more promotion for Sky/Boxxer than Ben Shalom does.

[Dull Tools]

does anyone here like adam smith?

i know most boxing industry people get a lot of hate, but most seem to have some fans as well. i can never recall anyone liking adam smith though

I actually really like him. I don’t particularly rate him as a commentator but outside of that I do. He’s complimentary about everyone (including those outside of Sky/Boxxer) and seems to be a genuine bloke and doesn’t play politics. I actually think he does more promotion for Sky/Boxxer than Ben Shalom does.

I agree. Not sure why he needs to do the commentary. He has been helping Shalom out big time with budgets and in helping promotions.

[daz74]

The source is Gareth Davies. Granted he’s more than likely right but it’s not quite confirmed yet.

If it does end up on Sky then I wonder who’ll be putting the undercard together?!

Boxxer. I bet ya.

I’d imagine it’ll probably be guys from both Boxxer and Matchroom but mainly those managed by 258. Who knows though.

I can’t get my head round this, it’s a Matchroom promotion yet the case is being made they’ll be Boxxer fighters on the card ?

[maverick23]

Boxxer. I bet ya.

I’d imagine it’ll probably be guys from both Boxxer and Matchroom but mainly those managed by 258. Who knows though.

I can’t get my head round this, it’s a Matchroom promotion yet the case is being made they’ll be Boxxer fighters on the card ?

Yeah - it probably will be Matchroom supplied undercard fights but given they get paid a set fee, with no upside on buys and don’t have an ongoing boxing relationship with Sky, what’s their incentive to have a competitive fight on there?

Let’s see what happens. Surely it can’t be any worse than the undercard to Khan/Brook.

[Ruthless-RKO]

Hearn Responds To Sky Winning Broadcast Rights To Usyk-Joshua Rematch

“It was always the case that the rights weren’t available for the Saudi Arabia fight,” Hearn told IFL TV. “It was always going open market. What Joshua has done is pledged his long-term future in the sport to DAZN. But this fight was always outside of that agreement. That deal (between Joshua and DAZN) was announced because it was signed, but the Saudi deal was never done with DAZN. They were always going to open market. It was not a process we were ever involved with.”

“I’ve seen some of the numbers floating around, it’s incredible,” Hearn said of Sky's bid. "$30 million something like that. It shows you the size of the fight. I don’t know the official announcement, or who gets what rights globally. We always knew that when we did this deal that it was a complete payment for the site fee and all rights. So this was one we weren’t involved with.”

“We had no involvement in the process,” Hearn continued. "We didn’t own the rights to this fight, Saudi did. They went out and ultimately took probably the biggest offer, which was always expected.”

“We’ve got our agreement within the contract for the undercard,” Hearn said. “Obviously it’s a Matchroom show.”

[maverick23]

So Fury is now saying he’d come out of retirement and fight Joshua. For free. Last week it would take £500m. His caveats this time are that it would have to be free for fans to attend and also be on free to air Tv.

The weird thing is some of the people at the show where he said we’re lapping it up as though it was genuine.

[gregregegg]

So Fury is now saying he’d come out of retirement and fight Joshua. For free. Last week it would take £500m. His caveats this time are that it would have to be free for fans to attend and also be on free to air Tv.

The weird thing is some of the people at the show where he said we’re lapping it up as though it was genuine.

Listening to fury is like repeatedly punching yourself in the dick... Makes you look silly and only ends in pain.

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Surprise first fight set for Oleksandr Usyk vs Anthony Joshua rematch undercard

The first fight to be named for the Oleksandr Usyk vs Anthony Joshua rematch undercard is one nobody saw coming.

Former world champion Badou Jack is seemingly set to face Richard Rivera on the show, which will take place on August 20 in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.

Jack is now 38 and campaigning in the cruiserweight division.

He previously captured the WBC super-middleweight title when he beat Anthony Dirrell back in 2015.

Jack famously fought on several of Floyd Mayweather’s undercards as he was signed with Mayweather Promotions at the time.

The Swedish-Gambian defended his WBC belt against George Groves with a spit decision win on the undercard of Mayweather vs Andre Berto in 2015.

Jack shared a draw with IBF champion James DeGale in their unification back in 2016, then moved up to light-heavyweight.

His first bout in the division took place on the undercard of Mayweather vs Conor McGregor in Las Vegas in 2017.

He stopped Nathan Cleverly to claim the WBA ‘regular’ belt at light-heavyweight.

However, Jack never won a full world title at light-heavyweight as he drew with WBC champion Adonis Stevenson.

Defeats to Marcus Browne and Jean Pascal followed before Jack opted to move up to cruiserweight.

His first fight in the division came in victory over Blake McKernan on the undercard of Mike Tyson’s return exhibition fight with Roy Jones Jr in LA in 2020.

Jack has since put together a further three wins.

The first of these came on the undercard of Floyd Mayweather’s exhibition with Logan Paul in Miami.

And the most recent came on the undercard of Floyd Mayweather’s exhibition with Don Moore in Abu Dhabi.

Now, he will join another big card as the poster has emerged showing that he’ll box before Usyk and AJ.