Round-by-Round: Oleksandr Usyk vs. Anthony Joshua II - 20 August 2022
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Re: Round-by-Round: Oleksandr Usyk vs. Anthony Joshua II - 20 August 2022
Was it me imagining things or was the ring really small?
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Re: Round-by-Round: Oleksandr Usyk vs. Anthony Joshua II - 20 August 2022
thats what she said
Re: Round-by-Round: Oleksandr Usyk vs. Anthony Joshua II - 20 August 2022
Carl Frampton is a notable exception. He calls a spade a spade.
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Re: Round-by-Round: Oleksandr Usyk vs. Anthony Joshua II - 20 August 2022
Sorry. It’s supposed to be ft not inches.margaret thatcher wrote: ↑23 Aug 2022, 16:19thats what she said![]()
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Re: Round-by-Round: Oleksandr Usyk vs. Anthony Joshua II - 20 August 2022
Fight Night Behind the scenes.
Premiers at 7:30 pm
These are always pretty good.
Premiers at 7:30 pm
These are always pretty good.
Re: Round-by-Round: Oleksandr Usyk vs. Anthony Joshua II - 20 August 2022
Spencer Oliver is on Talksport at midday with White and Jordan to talk about the fight .Ruthless-RKO wrote: ↑23 Aug 2022, 06:33 Spencer Oliver called a “poison w***er” for “a** kissing” Anthony Joshua
Oliver told Joshua: “You outboxed the best f***ing boxer in the world for rounds. You beat him [Usyk] at his own game. Your game plan was perfect.”
“He nicked it just at the end. That fight until ten was dead level. You were outboxing the best boxer in the world.
“Your stock rose, mate. You come out of that with victory. If there were any doubters out there, there are none now. There’s none now.
“Straight back in the gym,” he added.
The pair continued their back and forth, with Joshua saying: “I don’t want to cloud the fight after it. That’s the passion.”
Oliver replied: “That’s emotion. I said that. You didn’t come up short.”
“Mate, that was a split decision, and there are massive fights out there for you.”
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The response from two professionals in the sport who witnessed the clip, one of which is a Hall of Fame promoter, was matched by many fans.
“No, he didn’t. This is just a** kissing dishonesty. Not fair to boxing, Usyk, or the truth,” said Lou DiBella.
“Not fair to Joshua, who needs the people around him to ground him in reality. How about “You fought a good fight, gave everything you had, and we’re proud of you. You were outboxed by [Usyk]?”
Fed poison to Anthony Joshua
Tureano Johnson, a former middleweight contender who never holds back, gave Oliver a dressing down.
“So true,” he agreed with DiBella. “What that w***er was saying is poison. A fighter needs the truth, not some lunatic delusional pat me up kind of talk.
“To improve, you must accept defeat and know where you went wrong. Then work on it. And why did he box a boxer?
“Do what Anthony Joshua does, not what Usyk does.”
What he said to Joshua might have been said at that moment to pick him up as he is a long time friend. I still haven't seen the fight but I think his emotions got the better of him during his radio commentary.
Re: Round-by-Round: Oleksandr Usyk vs. Anthony Joshua II - 20 August 2022
Just watched the Usyk v AJ rematch....Usyk won the fight clearly IMO.
Oleksander outmoved, outboxed and clipped AJ far too often for the fight to be considered close.
AJ had a decent 8th and a good 9th, but struggled to win any other rounds clearly.
Joshua's after fight antics left a lot to be desired.
Oleksander outmoved, outboxed and clipped AJ far too often for the fight to be considered close.
AJ had a decent 8th and a good 9th, but struggled to win any other rounds clearly.
Joshua's after fight antics left a lot to be desired.
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Re: Round-by-Round: Oleksandr Usyk vs. Anthony Joshua II - 20 August 2022
That is a weird, clickbait article.Cholo_cws wrote: ↑25 Aug 2022, 06:31Spencer Oliver is on Talksport at midday with White and Jordan to talk about the fight .Ruthless-RKO wrote: ↑23 Aug 2022, 06:33 Spencer Oliver called a “poison w***er” for “a** kissing” Anthony Joshua
Oliver told Joshua: “You outboxed the best f***ing boxer in the world for rounds. You beat him [Usyk] at his own game. Your game plan was perfect.”
“He nicked it just at the end. That fight until ten was dead level. You were outboxing the best boxer in the world.
“Your stock rose, mate. You come out of that with victory. If there were any doubters out there, there are none now. There’s none now.
“Straight back in the gym,” he added.
The pair continued their back and forth, with Joshua saying: “I don’t want to cloud the fight after it. That’s the passion.”
Oliver replied: “That’s emotion. I said that. You didn’t come up short.”
“Mate, that was a split decision, and there are massive fights out there for you.”
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The response from two professionals in the sport who witnessed the clip, one of which is a Hall of Fame promoter, was matched by many fans.
“No, he didn’t. This is just a** kissing dishonesty. Not fair to boxing, Usyk, or the truth,” said Lou DiBella.
“Not fair to Joshua, who needs the people around him to ground him in reality. How about “You fought a good fight, gave everything you had, and we’re proud of you. You were outboxed by [Usyk]?”
Fed poison to Anthony Joshua
Tureano Johnson, a former middleweight contender who never holds back, gave Oliver a dressing down.
“So true,” he agreed with DiBella. “What that w***er was saying is poison. A fighter needs the truth, not some lunatic delusional pat me up kind of talk.
“To improve, you must accept defeat and know where you went wrong. Then work on it. And why did he box a boxer?
“Do what Anthony Joshua does, not what Usyk does.”
What he said to Joshua might have been said at that moment to pick him up as he is a long time friend. I still haven't seen the fight but I think his emotions got the better of him during his radio commentary.
What has their opinion got to do with it? They weren’t connected with the fight. The journalist has just approached them as he knows they will give him a headline.