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Usyk out

Posted: 07 May 2019, 16:49
by Onetimeonly
Torn bicep.

Re: Usyk out

Posted: 07 May 2019, 16:51
by oogiebe
Onetimeonly wrote: 07 May 2019, 16:49 Torn bicep.
That sucks.

Re: Usyk out

Posted: 07 May 2019, 16:53
by oogiebe
Hunter may step in against Takam BS reported.

Re: Usyk out

Posted: 07 May 2019, 16:54
by Onetimeonly
oogiebe wrote: 07 May 2019, 16:51That sucks.
Indeed. Wondering if Eddie puts hunter in with takam.

Re: Usyk out

Posted: 07 May 2019, 16:59
by ironbeard
Onetimeonly wrote: 07 May 2019, 16:54 Indeed. Wondering if Eddie puts hunter in with takam.
It is a better fight, imo.

Re: Usyk out

Posted: 07 May 2019, 20:27
by oogiebe
It will take months to come back from a torn bicep. If it's just a small tear, then only a couple of months.

OR

It could make his next fight vs AJ for the titles.

Re: Usyk out

Posted: 08 May 2019, 04:20
by dagilechia
i'm so disappointed, ehh :doh: :witzend: :brick: :verysad:

Re: Usyk out

Posted: 08 May 2019, 05:55
by Ilya Muromets
oogiebe wrote: 07 May 2019, 20:27 It will take months to come back from a torn bicep. If it's just a small tear, then only a couple of months.

OR

It could make his next fight vs AJ for the titles.


Usyk is something very special. I knew that right away. But even so is starting off with the champ a smart thing to do? I don't think so., even tho i believe he could beat him. But i would prefer he didn't do it quite like his cyborg countryman lomachenko and make a beeline for the champ. Or maybe he should....

Re: Usyk out

Posted: 08 May 2019, 11:06
by Contendeh
If Usyk fights AJ for his first Heavyweight fight, I hope the odds are somewhat close because I’ll bet all I can on AJ.

Re: Usyk out

Posted: 08 May 2019, 11:12
by Enlightened-One
The timing of this injury seems far too coincidental to me, because it was only a few days ago that AJ and Hearn kept mentioning Oleksandr as being in the frame to become Joshua’s next opponent after the Ruiz Jr. bout.

Perhaps the Ukrainian really is injured or maybe he doesn’t want to risk a $10m+ payday against Carlos Takam.

Re: Usyk out

Posted: 08 May 2019, 11:32
by SenorPipino
I thought that Usyk had already remarked that he wanted 2 or 3 fights at heavyweight before tackling the top guys.

It seems that Joshua vs Usyk is a fight that Hearn would want to build up to, in an effort to maximize revenue.

There are plenty nonbelievers out there who insist that Usyk is somehow too small to be a legitimate heavyweight threat.

Hearn would want Usyk to disprove that view by tackling and dismantling some big guys first.

Then even the sceptics might be convinced and Joshua-Usyk becomes one of boxing's biggest, most intriguing bouts.

Re: Usyk out

Posted: 08 May 2019, 11:42
by Ilya Muromets
SenorPipino wrote: 08 May 2019, 11:32 I thought that Usyk had already remarked that he wanted 2 or 3 fights at heavyweight before tackling the top guys.

It seems that Joshua vs Usyk is a fight that Hearn would want to build up to, in an effort to maximize revenue.

There are plenty nonbelievers out there who insist that Usyk is somehow too small to be a legitimate heavyweight threat.

Hearn would want Usyk to disprove that view by tackling and dismantling some big guys first.

Then even the sceptics might be convinced and Joshua-Usyk becomes one of boxing's biggest, most intriguing bouts.


I agree.

Re: Usyk out

Posted: 08 May 2019, 12:00
by tiny_acres
I hope he can make a full recovery.
Bicep injuries can end a career

Re: Usyk out

Posted: 08 May 2019, 12:08
by Ilya Muromets
tiny_acres wrote: 08 May 2019, 12:00 I hope he can make a full recovery.
Bicep injuries can end a career


Can they? It doesn't sound so bad like a joint or back injury. That's one of the very few athletic injuries I DIDN'T have!

Re: Usyk out

Posted: 08 May 2019, 12:11
by oogiebe
Ilya Muromets wrote: 08 May 2019, 12:08 Can they? It doesn't sound so bad like a joint or back injury. That's one of the very few athletic injuries I DIDN'T have!
It's not. It can take a while to heal depending on the extent of the tear. A minor tear could take up to three months.

Re: Usyk out

Posted: 08 May 2019, 12:18
by Ilya Muromets
oogiebe wrote: 08 May 2019, 12:11 It's not. It can take a while to heal depending on the extent of the tear. A minor tear could take up to three months.


Depends how minor, no? I suppose a very minor tear could heal faster. If I was his trainer I would have told him to apply DMSO to it right away! Hopefully it would be on hand. That stuff works wonders if you apply it right away immediately after an injury!

Re: Usyk out

Posted: 08 May 2019, 12:34
by ValMar
dagilechia wrote: 08 May 2019, 04:20 i'm so disappointed, ehh :doh: :witzend: :brick: :verysad:
Me too............... :verysad:

Re: Usyk out

Posted: 08 May 2019, 12:39
by ValMar
SenorPipino wrote: 08 May 2019, 11:32 I thought that Usyk had already remarked that he wanted 2 or 3 fights at heavyweight before tackling the top guys.

It seems that Joshua vs Usyk is a fight that Hearn would want to build up to, in an effort to maximize revenue.

There are plenty nonbelievers out there who insist that Usyk is somehow too small to be a legitimate heavyweight threat.

Hearn would want Usyk to disprove that view by tackling and dismantling some big guys first.

Then even the sceptics might be convinced and Joshua-Usyk becomes one of boxing's biggest, most intriguing bouts.
............And the best HW ever had the same height and reach as Usyk. Very strange logic.

Re: Usyk out

Posted: 08 May 2019, 13:13
by Onetimeonly
ValMar wrote: 08 May 2019, 12:39 ............And the best HW ever had the same height and reach as Usyk. Very strange logic.
I think usyk was bigger than the best heavy ever.

Re: Usyk out

Posted: 08 May 2019, 13:33
by Ilya Muromets
Onetimeonly wrote: 08 May 2019, 13:13 I think usyk was bigger than the best heavy ever.

Hardly. The best ever heavyweight(s) were the Klitschko brothers. But they are probably talking about the best ever racist showboating hype job.

Re: Usyk out

Posted: 08 May 2019, 13:35
by oogiebe
Ilya Muromets wrote: 08 May 2019, 13:33 Hardly. The best ever heavyweight(s) were the Klitschko brothers. But they are probably talking about the best ever racist showboating hype job.
You are consistent. :lol:

Re: Usyk out

Posted: 08 May 2019, 13:36
by ValMar
Ilya Muromets wrote: 08 May 2019, 13:33 Hardly. The best ever heavyweight(s) were the Klitschko brothers. But they are probably talking about the best ever racist showboating hype job.
Ali, of course..............
Ilya, I am white.........

Re: Usyk out

Posted: 08 May 2019, 13:39
by Ilya Muromets
oogiebe wrote: 08 May 2019, 13:35 You are consistent. :lol:


Should I be inconsistent?

Re: Usyk out

Posted: 08 May 2019, 13:41
by oogiebe
Ilya Muromets wrote: 08 May 2019, 13:39 Should I be inconsistent?
Maybe on your stance on the Klitchko's. :OhYes:

Re: Usyk out

Posted: 08 May 2019, 13:51
by SenorPipino
ValMar wrote: 08 May 2019, 12:39 ............And the best HW ever had the same height and reach as Usyk. Very strange logic.
If you're talking Ali, modern fans would swear that Ali wouldn't dare fight today's heavyweight giants.

He would stick to the cruiserweight division.

No telling what weight class Louis, Dempsey and Marciano would hide in ;-)