He seemed to do better when he was moving forward. Had success with upper cuts to the body but Usyk is so good he eventually adjusted.
Usyk is just defensively elite and so good with closing space.
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Usyk is just defensively elite and so good with closing space.
Rather than face the winner of Madrimov v Crawford as he was supposed to, Sebastian Fundora has dropped the WBO super welterweight title and will instead defend his remaining WBC title against Errol Spence Jr. in October.
The Madrimov v Crawford fight, which was originally going to be for Madrimov's WBA and the vacant WBO interim titles, will now be a full unified WBA/WBO world title fight.
On the undercard Tim Tszyu will face Vergil Ortiz Jr. for the WBA interim title and TBRB/Ring/lineal champion Jermell Charlo remains WBA Champion-In-Recess, which entitles him to a WBA title shot if he can make the 154 weight again. So it seems like the Crawford v Madrimov winner could be tied up fighting both Tszyu/Ortiz and Charlo for the foreseeable future.
Meanwhile, Serhii Bohachuk continues to get screwed. He was originally going to face Fundora for the WBC title, until Thurman got hurt and they made Fundora vs Tszyu for the WBC/WBO titles. Then Bohachuk ended up fighting Mendoza, who knocked Fundora out in Fundora's previous fight, for an interim belt. Instead of fighting Fundora for a full world title he had to fight the guy who KO'd Fundora for an interim title, and now Spence has jumped his spot in line for a shot at that same title again.
The Madrimov v Crawford fight, which was originally going to be for Madrimov's WBA and the vacant WBO interim titles, will now be a full unified WBA/WBO world title fight.
On the undercard Tim Tszyu will face Vergil Ortiz Jr. for the WBA interim title and TBRB/Ring/lineal champion Jermell Charlo remains WBA Champion-In-Recess, which entitles him to a WBA title shot if he can make the 154 weight again. So it seems like the Crawford v Madrimov winner could be tied up fighting both Tszyu/Ortiz and Charlo for the foreseeable future.
Meanwhile, Serhii Bohachuk continues to get screwed. He was originally going to face Fundora for the WBC title, until Thurman got hurt and they made Fundora vs Tszyu for the WBC/WBO titles. Then Bohachuk ended up fighting Mendoza, who knocked Fundora out in Fundora's previous fight, for an interim belt. Instead of fighting Fundora for a full world title he had to fight the guy who KO'd Fundora for an interim title, and now Spence has jumped his spot in line for a shot at that same title again.
Damn, the Saudi backing of Crawford is getting stuff done.
The WBC has stripped Crawford of its 147 title, granting him champion-in-recess status (essentially, he can challenge for the title whenever he wants if he ever goes back to 147). But the more important thing is that they have also sanctioned Crawford vs Madrimov as a WBC 154 final eliminator.
This means that the Madrimov v Crawford winner will be the WBA/WBO unified champion AND the mandatory challenger to the WBC title.
The Fundora v Spence winner will have to fight the Madrimov v Crawford winner next or vacate the WBC title. If the title is vacated then Crawford/Madrimov would face WBC interim champion Serhii Bohachuk for the unified WBA/WBC/WBO titles.
This is all assuming that he beats Madrimov and that he doesn't fight Canelo next, of course.
The WBC has stripped Crawford of its 147 title, granting him champion-in-recess status (essentially, he can challenge for the title whenever he wants if he ever goes back to 147). But the more important thing is that they have also sanctioned Crawford vs Madrimov as a WBC 154 final eliminator.
This means that the Madrimov v Crawford winner will be the WBA/WBO unified champion AND the mandatory challenger to the WBC title.
The Fundora v Spence winner will have to fight the Madrimov v Crawford winner next or vacate the WBC title. If the title is vacated then Crawford/Madrimov would face WBC interim champion Serhii Bohachuk for the unified WBA/WBC/WBO titles.
This is all assuming that he beats Madrimov and that he doesn't fight Canelo next, of course.
Tim Tszyu has been ruled out of his scheduled WBA interim super welterweight title fight against Vergil Ortiz Jr. The fight was due to take place on the Crawford v Madrimov undercard, but doctors have ruled that the cut Tszyu received in the Fundora fight won't be fully healed in time.
No word on if they'll try to reschedule the fight or get a replacement opponent for Ortiz.
No word on if they'll try to reschedule the fight or get a replacement opponent for Ortiz.
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Tomorrow from Saudi (June 1st) Another mega boxing event thanks to Turki Alal Shikh. Also, great rivalry between the promoters (Hearn & Warren). Zhang is funny lol.
Matchroom vs Queensberry
Eddie Hearn vs Frank Warren
5 vs 5
USA vs China
USA vs UK
Deontay Wilder vs Zhilei Zhang (Main Event)
Daniel Dubois vs Filip Hrgovic
Hamzah Sheeraz vs Austin Williams
Dmitrii Bivol vs Malik Zinad
Raymond Ford vs Nick Ball
Willy Hutchinson vs Craig Richards
Matchroom vs Queensberry
Eddie Hearn vs Frank Warren
5 vs 5
USA vs China
USA vs UK
Deontay Wilder vs Zhilei Zhang (Main Event)
Daniel Dubois vs Filip Hrgovic
Hamzah Sheeraz vs Austin Williams
Dmitrii Bivol vs Malik Zinad
Raymond Ford vs Nick Ball
Willy Hutchinson vs Craig Richards
Thankfully, the IBF has decided not to strip Usyk (yet).
Dubois vs Hrgovic will be for the IBF interim heavyweight title. Originally they had planned to strip Usyk and give the full IBF title to the winner.
Hopefully this Dubois vs Hrgovic fight ends in a draw or a no contest and it prevents them from crowning an interim titlist.
Hrgovic's only career quality opponent was Zhang, and in that fight Hrgovic turned his back and should've been given a TKO loss.
Dubois already had a shot against Usyk and besides a low blow he lost every second of that fight and got knocked out on a jab.
Basically, neither guy belongs anywhere near a title fight and it would be a farce to take one of Usyk's belts and give it to the winner of this bumfight.
Dubois vs Hrgovic will be for the IBF interim heavyweight title. Originally they had planned to strip Usyk and give the full IBF title to the winner.
Hopefully this Dubois vs Hrgovic fight ends in a draw or a no contest and it prevents them from crowning an interim titlist.
Hrgovic's only career quality opponent was Zhang, and in that fight Hrgovic turned his back and should've been given a TKO loss.
Dubois already had a shot against Usyk and besides a low blow he lost every second of that fight and got knocked out on a jab.
Basically, neither guy belongs anywhere near a title fight and it would be a farce to take one of Usyk's belts and give it to the winner of this bumfight.
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Tyson (ulcer) forced to postpone bout vs. Paul
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Wilder should have retired after the third Fury fight. His chin is gone and he's too gunshy to land anything anymore. Embarrassing fight between him and Zhang. I would call Zhang washed too but he was never good to begin with.
It will be an absolute joke if they strip Usyk's IBF heavyweight belt to give it to the winner of Dubois vs Joshua. He stopped Dubois on a jab and he beat Joshua twice in a row.
Hrgovic is truly a horrible fighter though. Glad he got exposed after building his entire career off that Zhang fight where he should've been TKO'd when he turned his back.
It will be an absolute joke if they strip Usyk's IBF heavyweight belt to give it to the winner of Dubois vs Joshua. He stopped Dubois on a jab and he beat Joshua twice in a row.
Hrgovic is truly a horrible fighter though. Glad he got exposed after building his entire career off that Zhang fight where he should've been TKO'd when he turned his back.
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Agree. First of all, Wilder is too scared of taking a punch, which makes him box defensively, moving backward, something he completely lacks skill in. Even the smaller Parker was able to corner him, let alone a big guy like Zhang. Just launch that right hand and hit that huge static chinese head lol. But at this point, Wilder just dont has it anymore. Im curious about excuses this time cause Alabama is a sore loser
Amazing performance from DDD, i just hope we won't hear about some magic juices in a few weeks because his stamina was unreal
It was not an amazing performance from Dubois, he walked right into combinations all night. Hrgovic is just a bad fighter with no motor, no footwork, and no defense. Joshua will make quick work of Dubois if they make that fight. Heavyweight is truly a wasteland right now.
IBF president today said that they haven't made a decision yet as to whether or not to strip Usyk.
Warren and Hearn are in negotiations for a September fight at Wembley stadium between Dubois and Joshua.
As Joshua's promoter, Hearn will be pushing to make the IBF put the full heavyweight title at stake.
Warren promotes both Dubois and Fury, though, and he might want the undisputed title at stake in the Usyk vs Fury rematch.
Hopefully Dubois will accept a check to let the IBF keep their full title on Usyk. Then the Usyk v Fury II winner can fight the Dubois v Joshua winner and nobody has to get stripped.
It would be truly ludicrous to take Usyk's belt and give it to the winner of a fight between a guy he beat twice and a guy he knocked out on a jab.
Warren and Hearn are in negotiations for a September fight at Wembley stadium between Dubois and Joshua.
As Joshua's promoter, Hearn will be pushing to make the IBF put the full heavyweight title at stake.
Warren promotes both Dubois and Fury, though, and he might want the undisputed title at stake in the Usyk vs Fury rematch.
Hopefully Dubois will accept a check to let the IBF keep their full title on Usyk. Then the Usyk v Fury II winner can fight the Dubois v Joshua winner and nobody has to get stripped.
It would be truly ludicrous to take Usyk's belt and give it to the winner of a fight between a guy he beat twice and a guy he knocked out on a jab.
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In general, merging all the organizations is overdue. Potentially having a half dozen or more champs in a given weight class including folks with the interim tag is confusing at best and stupid at worst.
But man, don’t like PIF being the head honcho.
But man, don’t like PIF being the head honcho.
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The WBA has decided to take a break from its normal mission of ruining boxing for everyone to actually do something right for a change. They have ordered Naoya Inoue to defend against former unified WBA/IBF super bantamweight champion and current TBRB #1 contender Murodjon Akhmadaliev.
The promoters had been pushing for Inoue to fight TJ Doheny instead. Doheny is a former IBF titlist and he's ranked by The Ring and ESPN (unranked by TBRB), but Akhmadaliev is the highest rated guy at TBRB and the highest rated guy at both ESPN and The Ring that Inoue hasn't already knocked out.
This is the best fight that can be made at 122 right now.
The promoters had been pushing for Inoue to fight TJ Doheny instead. Doheny is a former IBF titlist and he's ranked by The Ring and ESPN (unranked by TBRB), but Akhmadaliev is the highest rated guy at TBRB and the highest rated guy at both ESPN and The Ring that Inoue hasn't already knocked out.
This is the best fight that can be made at 122 right now.
Dammit.
Inoue is refusing the mandatory challenge and going through with a Doheny fight in Tokyo. So the WBA will either have to strip him or pretend they didn't order the Akhmadaliev fight.
Inoue is refusing the mandatory challenge and going through with a Doheny fight in Tokyo. So the WBA will either have to strip him or pretend they didn't order the Akhmadaliev fight.
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Liam Paro with the possible upset of the year, taking the IBF strap off Subriel Matias in Puerto Rico.
Tank fight went about as expected. He says he'll fight Lomachenko but I won't believe it until it happens; Davis hates taking on big challenges.
Benavidez looked average. His power didn't carry up against a bigger man. Gvozdyk looked pretty washed himself; I feel like the guy we saw beat Adonis Stevenson would've brutally destroyed Benavidez. I legitimately don't think Benavidez can beat Bivol, Beterbiev, or Canelo. He's very basic.
Like Zayas last weekend, Russell was badly exposed in his first fight against a southpaw. But it was worse for Russell because he took the loss. How in the world do these guys wait until they get to the world level before they fight a single southpaw opponent? What are their trainers and managers thinking?
Adames and Gausha was a dud of a fit. Both guys terrified of each other.
Tank fight went about as expected. He says he'll fight Lomachenko but I won't believe it until it happens; Davis hates taking on big challenges.
Benavidez looked average. His power didn't carry up against a bigger man. Gvozdyk looked pretty washed himself; I feel like the guy we saw beat Adonis Stevenson would've brutally destroyed Benavidez. I legitimately don't think Benavidez can beat Bivol, Beterbiev, or Canelo. He's very basic.
Like Zayas last weekend, Russell was badly exposed in his first fight against a southpaw. But it was worse for Russell because he took the loss. How in the world do these guys wait until they get to the world level before they fight a single southpaw opponent? What are their trainers and managers thinking?
Adames and Gausha was a dud of a fit. Both guys terrified of each other.
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Usyk vacating IBF title ahead of Joshua-Dubois
Oleksandr Usyk said Tuesday that he is vacating his IBF heavyweight title, calling it his "present" to Anthony Joshua and Daniel Dubois ahead of their Sept. 21 bout.
The IBF has officially declared itself to be a joke that everyone should ignore from here on out.
The undisputed heavyweight champion has been forced to vacate the IBF title so that the belt can be given to the winner of a fight between a man he knocked out with a jab and a man he beat by 12 round decision twice.
There's nothing else that can be said. The IBF has quite literally gone out of their way to place their heavyweight title below IBO status.
