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

Posted: 15 Aug 2022, 14:42
by cormack
golden_balls wrote: 12 Aug 2022, 09:51 anyone else seen this article where Amir Khan says Usyk is 250lbs now? 15kg more than he was in the first AJ fight

https://www.express.co.uk/sport/boxing/ ... oxing-news
khan is prick and clearly still has some grudge to bear about aj shaggin his bird - allegedly :TU:

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

Posted: 15 Aug 2022, 15:15
by handsofstone
stevec@france wrote: 15 Aug 2022, 14:42
golden_balls wrote: 12 Aug 2022, 09:51 anyone else seen this article where Amir Khan says Usyk is 250lbs now? 15kg more than he was in the first AJ fight

https://www.express.co.uk/sport/boxing/ ... oxing-news
khan is prick and clearly still has some grudge to bear about aj shaggin his bird - allegedly :TU:
Mans like AJ can have Khan's leftovers

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

Posted: 15 Aug 2022, 16:04
by MightyWarrior
I thought this would be an earlier start time for uk viewers, but seems like it’s the usual 1030/11pm…is that right?

Not sure why DAZN are advertising the UK start time..

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

Posted: 15 Aug 2022, 16:14
by Ruthless-RKO
MightyWarrior wrote: 15 Aug 2022, 16:04 I thought this would be an earlier start time for uk viewers, but seems like it’s the usual 1030/11pm…is that right?

Not sure why DAZN are advertising the UK start time..
They’re advertising all times.

AJ-Ruiz was 9:30pm ring walk.

Apparently, Hearn is trying to cater more towards the US fans as well so it’s not too early for them.

In Jeddah they will make their ringwalks at 12:30am.

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

Posted: 15 Aug 2022, 16:31
by mickey1975
Ruthless-RKO wrote: 15 Aug 2022, 16:14
MightyWarrior wrote: 15 Aug 2022, 16:04 I thought this would be an earlier start time for uk viewers, but seems like it’s the usual 1030/11pm…is that right?

Not sure why DAZN are advertising the UK start time..
They’re advertising all times.

AJ-Ruiz was 9:30pm ring walk.

Apparently, Hearn is trying to cater more towards the US fans as well so it’s not too early for them.

In Jeddah they will make their ringwalks at 12:30am.
Highly unlikely American fans are bothered about it.

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

Posted: 15 Aug 2022, 16:34
by MightyWarrior
Ruthless-RKO wrote: 15 Aug 2022, 16:14
MightyWarrior wrote: 15 Aug 2022, 16:04 I thought this would be an earlier start time for uk viewers, but seems like it’s the usual 1030/11pm…is that right?

Not sure why DAZN are advertising the UK start time..
They’re advertising all times.

AJ-Ruiz was 9:30pm ring walk.

Apparently, Hearn is trying to cater more towards the US fans as well so it’s not too early for them.

In Jeddah they will make their ringwalks at 12:30am.
Thanks

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

Posted: 15 Aug 2022, 16:37
by Ruthless-RKO
mickey1975 wrote: 15 Aug 2022, 16:31
Ruthless-RKO wrote: 15 Aug 2022, 16:14
MightyWarrior wrote: 15 Aug 2022, 16:04 I thought this would be an earlier start time for uk viewers, but seems like it’s the usual 1030/11pm…is that right?

Not sure why DAZN are advertising the UK start time..
They’re advertising all times.

AJ-Ruiz was 9:30pm ring walk.

Apparently, Hearn is trying to cater more towards the US fans as well so it’s not too early for them.

In Jeddah they will make their ringwalks at 12:30am.
Highly unlikely American fans are bothered about it.
That’s what I think, but that’s what Hearn is doing here.

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

Posted: 16 Aug 2022, 03:27
by Ruthless-RKO

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

Posted: 16 Aug 2022, 03:56
by MightyWarrior
Usyk now has that P4P air of invincibility that Canelo recently carried - he’s got it all, and there’s absolutely NO WAY he can lose….

But presumably AJ and Senor Garcia el maestro have a different game plan than last times lame effort …turn it into a mauling brawling firefight and try and land one of those sneaky hellacious uppercuts - if he hurts Usyk, he might just bundle him out of there…who’s the ref ? Has Hearn shipped over Terry O’Connell yet ?

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

Posted: 16 Aug 2022, 04:07
by garethhop
I genuinely think Usyk has to make the fight even clearer this time to get a scorecard win.

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

Posted: 16 Aug 2022, 04:17
by garethhop


This is worth a rewatch around 7 minutes for those who trust every word Hearn says (not many on here other than Dazn Daz I know)....

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

Posted: 16 Aug 2022, 04:34
by Frostieballs
Anybody else feel like the buildup to this is very low key?

Seems to have crept up and not many causals talking about it…

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

Posted: 16 Aug 2022, 04:53
by garethhop
It's definitely ramped up this week - two Whatsapp groups of friends who are casuals have arranged a visit to a pub + a house party around the fight - first fight since before COVID this has happened.

Not scientific but people definitely know the fight is on.

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

Posted: 16 Aug 2022, 04:57
by Ruthless-RKO
Frostieballs wrote: 16 Aug 2022, 04:34 Anybody else feel like the buildup to this is very low key?

Seems to have crept up and not many causals talking about it…
That's because there is no need. Saudi have already paid a massive fee and the purses are paid for..

Sky have had a bit up..

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

Posted: 16 Aug 2022, 05:30
by Ruthless-RKO
public workout


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

Posted: 16 Aug 2022, 05:40
by maverick23
garethhop wrote: 16 Aug 2022, 04:17

This is worth a rewatch around 7 minutes for those who trust every word Hearn says (not many on here other than Dazn Daz I know)....
I take a lot of what Hearn says with a pinch of salt but I can’t see much that he’s seemingly lying about here. He clearly thought the fight would be on DAZN at the time which he was wrong about.

Re: Boxxer fighters, he’s said that 258 had a slot on the undercard. Souleymane Cissokho was reportedly on there but he’s injured so has been replaced by Ben Whittaker who seemingly won’t even be on the main show.

I don’t think Hearn often blatantly lies. The only one that springs to mind is him saying Galahad beat Warrington…until Warrington signed for him again when he then thought their fight was a draw.

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

Posted: 16 Aug 2022, 05:55
by Dioufy
Being told I’m racist and jealous cos I want Usyk to destroy Josh has me in bits.

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

Posted: 16 Aug 2022, 06:07
by maverick23
Dioufy wrote: 16 Aug 2022, 05:55 Being told I’m racist and jealous cos I want Usyk to destroy Josh has me in bits.
Who said that?!!

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

Posted: 16 Aug 2022, 06:11
by Dioufy
maverick23 wrote: 16 Aug 2022, 06:07
Dioufy wrote: 16 Aug 2022, 05:55 Being told I’m racist and jealous cos I want Usyk to destroy Josh has me in bits.
Who said that?!!
Fowler calling anyone who’s going against Joshua a jealous pudendum… and there’s a few people saying if you don’t want AJ to win you must have a tendency to despise his skin colour.
I want Usyk to win as I’m a massive fan of his. Could be Chinese, Asian or from Moss Side; doesn’t matter.
Big Frazer also spouting crap about folk not getting behind the Brit.

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

Posted: 16 Aug 2022, 07:57
by kbackup408
Quick question folks - if you have a VPN and go on Ukraine would you be able to watch this fight on Usyks YouTube channel - can someone confirm this?

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

Posted: 16 Aug 2022, 08:01
by Counter-puncher
great stuff i have seen in the Sun:

here's how good old AJ managed to pick his own team up from their doldrums after he lost to Usyk. and this was right in the dressing room afterwards:

"Right after, in the changing room, I knew I would fight again," Joshua said. "I was telling everyone 'come on, what the f***? We are warriors, we lost a fight but not the war. This is an ongoing battle. It's not over 'til it's over.' That's how I re-motivated my team. Nothing should dishearten you. I have to keep that mentality for the rest of my life even if I stumble privately or publicly."


https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/boxing/a ... JYrl4DCT8A

what a guy, in the aftermath of defeat, re-motivating his team.

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

Posted: 16 Aug 2022, 08:06
by garethhop
Fantastic. Then sacked his coach.

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

Posted: 16 Aug 2022, 08:09
by Counter-puncher
garethhop wrote: 16 Aug 2022, 08:06 Fantastic. Then sacked his coach.
he was well-motivated before the sacking at least

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

Posted: 16 Aug 2022, 08:21
by garethhop
maverick23 wrote: 16 Aug 2022, 05:40
garethhop wrote: 16 Aug 2022, 04:17

This is worth a rewatch around 7 minutes for those who trust every word Hearn says (not many on here other than Dazn Daz I know)....
I take a lot of what Hearn says with a pinch of salt but I can’t see much that he’s seemingly lying about here. He clearly thought the fight would be on DAZN at the time which he was wrong about.

Re: Boxxer fighters, he’s said that 258 had a slot on the undercard. Souleymane Cissokho was reportedly on there but he’s injured so has been replaced by Ben Whittaker who seemingly won’t even be on the main show.

I don’t think Hearn often blatantly lies. The only one that springs to mind is him saying Galahad beat Warrington…until Warrington signed for him again when he then thought their fight was a draw.
Hearn gives the clear impression in that interview that a) he's in charge of the undercard and b) he knew that DAZN will be showing the fight in the UK not Sky.

Within weeks it was clear that a) he was not in charge of the undercard but just had a couple of slots and b) he was not close at all to the TV deal.

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

Posted: 16 Aug 2022, 08:22
by garethhop
Counter-puncher wrote: 16 Aug 2022, 08:09
garethhop wrote: 16 Aug 2022, 08:06 Fantastic. Then sacked his coach.
he was well-motivated before the sacking at least
:clap: :bow: