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margaret thatcher wrote: ↑09 Jan 2022, 16:28 he brutally ko'd whyte in a brawl actually

if he shouldn't be more aggressive, what should he do?

Jason Calara wrote: ↑10 Jan 2022, 09:26 It is clear from the beginning of the fight that AJ is a good boxer but USYK is better. Forget what other people have said, what others are saying and will say. Go back to the drawing with a clear mind. Study your opponent, train and come ready and get the W.

oogiebe wrote: ↑10 Jan 2022, 19:19

Jason Calara wrote: ↑10 Jan 2022, 09:26 It is clear from the beginning of the fight that AJ is a good boxer but USYK is better. Forget what other people have said, what others are saying and will say. Go back to the drawing with a clear mind. Study your opponent, train and come ready and get the W.

No sir. AJ proved otherwise. He isn't a good boxer. He's a decent fighter.

Jason Calara wrote: ↑11 Jan 2022, 14:55 That is precisely my point. AJ has power, he can handle the best punches of USYK but AJ was not able to land his best punches. For AJ to do that, he needs to do his homework, more jabs and added footwork, AJ needs stamina and timing. Otherwise, it will be a long night for AJ.

apollo creed wrote: ↑09 Jan 2022, 16:27 AJ fights stiff and upright. He ain't Chisora, Whyte or Andy Ruiz jr to brawl. AJ is gonna get countered in flurries by Usyk. Actually AJ is the most tailor made type of hw for Usyk.

But as I said, big props to AJ for taking risky opponents like Usyk.

margaret thatcher wrote: ↑12 Jan 2022, 11:10 well, fury has made 0 mandatory defenses and 1 title defense (vs a guy he'd fought twice)............but every time he takes a dump his bois count it as another lineal defense in the big

and he recently went on a rant about usyk and aj, that counts as 2 more lineal title defenses

lineal. lineal lineal. lineal!

margaret thatcher wrote: ↑12 Jan 2022, 21:47 ya a good start is key for aj

ironbeard wrote: ↑12 Jan 2022, 21:43 I think that AJ has a reasonable chance if he goes after the kill early. He can and will hurt Usyk if he lands. If he fails to get him out of there within 5, or at least hurt Usyk enough to put him on his bike the rest of the way, AJ will likely be stopped around 9.

Counter-puncher wrote: ↑13 Jan 2022, 06:32

ironbeard wrote: ↑12 Jan 2022, 21:43 I think that AJ has a reasonable chance if he goes after the kill early. He can and will hurt Usyk if he lands. If he fails to get him out of there within 5, or at least hurt Usyk enough to put him on his bike the rest of the way, AJ will likely be stopped around 9.

i think the first time he misses with a big shot and all the energy drains out of those big muscles all the mental demons from knowing how badly Usyk out-skills him will return and he'll be as tentative as ever. I don't think we're ever seeing 'AJ the Killer' again any more than we're seeing a fit focussed trim Tyson Fury.

lazboy wrote: ↑13 Jan 2022, 02:26

margaret thatcher wrote: ↑12 Jan 2022, 21:47 ya a good start is key for aj

But what if he plays possum for the first 10 rounds...takes the rounds off saving his energy, pretending to be outclassed, pretending to be fatigued and mentally broken. AJs corner is yelling at him: "Brilliant work AJ, brilliant!" - just so Usyk's corner doesn't get suspicious. Then all of a sudden in rd 11, just when Usyk thinks he has it in the bag, AJ explodes. He throws a endless barrage of uppercuts, you know the ones he used against Wlad, and catches Usyk off guard and tired. He KO's Usyk.

In the post fight interview AJ reveals that when he was 17 years of age someone on MSN chat said boxers are not effective with huge muscles, poor stamina, an upright stance, and heavy slow weird footwork. AJ explained that he wanted to prove that person wrong and decided to ignore his natural fighting style in place of this new style. AJ explains that he's a changed man. He was always trying to prove something but those days are now over and the real AJ is here and the only person he needs to prove something to is himself, and Eddie Hearn, and Eddie Hearns dad, and Tyson Fury…