1 00:00:06,760 --> 00:00:09,520 Speaker 1: Beat the new boss of the heavyweight division. Turns out 2 00:00:10,160 --> 00:00:12,680 Speaker 1: it's the same old boss. It's Alexander Usik in the 3 00:00:12,720 --> 00:00:16,720 Speaker 1: first defense of his trio of heavyweight titles, getting a 4 00:00:16,840 --> 00:00:21,360 Speaker 1: second victory over Anthony Joshua this Saturday afternoon today Jedda 5 00:00:21,440 --> 00:00:24,320 Speaker 1: Saudi Arabia, I'm Brian Campbell, one half of your morning 6 00:00:24,400 --> 00:00:29,440 Speaker 1: Combat duo. Given it instant analysis style. Maybe not immediately instant, 7 00:00:29,560 --> 00:00:33,199 Speaker 1: but on this outstandingly busy day of combat sports, you 8 00:00:33,280 --> 00:00:35,640 Speaker 1: better believe your boys BC gonna hit you up proper. 9 00:00:36,840 --> 00:00:39,559 Speaker 1: Owe you AJ two. I don't even know if that's 10 00:00:39,600 --> 00:00:42,519 Speaker 1: the thing. I think I just made it look. We 11 00:00:42,600 --> 00:00:45,000 Speaker 1: thought it could be a lot different from the first fight, 12 00:00:45,840 --> 00:00:48,479 Speaker 1: Anthony Joshua bringing in a new trainer in Robert Garcia, 13 00:00:48,640 --> 00:00:52,600 Speaker 1: potential new mentality ended up looking a lot like the 14 00:00:52,640 --> 00:00:55,960 Speaker 1: first fight. Differences from both in many ways, but it 15 00:00:56,120 --> 00:00:58,360 Speaker 1: goes down to the cards a second straight time. This 16 00:00:58,440 --> 00:01:01,560 Speaker 1: time the official judges scores one fifteen, one thirteen and 17 00:01:01,560 --> 00:01:04,600 Speaker 1: one fifteen one to thirteen in favor of Usik. That's 18 00:01:04,600 --> 00:01:07,600 Speaker 1: of course, seven rounds to five. But then the outlying judge, 19 00:01:07,640 --> 00:01:10,520 Speaker 1: Glenn Feldman, who actually lives in my town in Connecticut, 20 00:01:10,800 --> 00:01:14,080 Speaker 1: Great Guy one fifteen one thirteen in favor of Joshua. 21 00:01:14,360 --> 00:01:15,960 Speaker 1: I didn't see it that way. I had an eight 22 00:01:16,040 --> 00:01:19,679 Speaker 1: rounds to four Usik one sixteen one twelve. But in 23 00:01:19,720 --> 00:01:21,399 Speaker 1: the end I think Chris Mannix on the his own 24 00:01:21,400 --> 00:01:23,640 Speaker 1: broadcast ended up saying it right, the right guy won, 25 00:01:24,000 --> 00:01:26,480 Speaker 1: and that's certainly Usik in this case. We want to 26 00:01:26,520 --> 00:01:28,840 Speaker 1: talk about this fight. I want to talk about what's next, 27 00:01:28,880 --> 00:01:32,039 Speaker 1: and of course Fury's already tyson Fury has already hit 28 00:01:32,080 --> 00:01:35,839 Speaker 1: the interwebs with his own drunken reaction video. I certainly 29 00:01:35,840 --> 00:01:40,320 Speaker 1: want to talk about what was bizarre in poor sportsmanship, 30 00:01:40,319 --> 00:01:42,640 Speaker 1: to say the least from Anthony Joshua in the post 31 00:01:42,640 --> 00:01:45,280 Speaker 1: fight of what went down. But here we go some 32 00:01:45,760 --> 00:01:49,960 Speaker 1: what ten eleven months removed from their first fight last 33 00:01:50,000 --> 00:01:52,960 Speaker 1: September that was an AJ's backyard of England at Tottenham 34 00:01:53,040 --> 00:01:57,160 Speaker 1: Hotspurs Stadium. But after Usik pulled the upset, we had 35 00:01:57,200 --> 00:01:59,040 Speaker 1: a lot of thoughts entering this one. It's Usik coming 36 00:01:59,080 --> 00:02:02,000 Speaker 1: off the front lines of back of the Ukraine Russia conflict, 37 00:02:02,040 --> 00:02:05,680 Speaker 1: fighting with purpose, and it was Joshua really looking as 38 00:02:05,680 --> 00:02:08,280 Speaker 1: he said, to be a must win, doubling down on 39 00:02:08,320 --> 00:02:11,520 Speaker 1: his reputation. No different in a lot of ways than 40 00:02:11,560 --> 00:02:15,480 Speaker 1: what he did in twenty nineteen to Andy Ruiz, But 41 00:02:15,520 --> 00:02:19,520 Speaker 1: the major difference between that situation and this turned out 42 00:02:19,520 --> 00:02:21,359 Speaker 1: to go I think even further than just the fact 43 00:02:21,400 --> 00:02:24,240 Speaker 1: that Alexander Rusik is not only a better fighter than 44 00:02:24,280 --> 00:02:29,320 Speaker 1: Andy Ruiz, Alexander Usik is a special generational fighter. We're 45 00:02:29,360 --> 00:02:33,240 Speaker 1: now finding out, still unbeaten, four belt Cruiserweight Champ, three 46 00:02:33,280 --> 00:02:36,840 Speaker 1: belt Heavyweight Champ, Ring Magazine Champ, now pound for pound ranked. 47 00:02:37,200 --> 00:02:39,520 Speaker 1: It's not just that this was a different opponent, But 48 00:02:39,600 --> 00:02:42,200 Speaker 1: I think we'll look back at Anthony Joshua's twenty nineteen 49 00:02:42,320 --> 00:02:46,000 Speaker 1: US debut against Andy Ruiz, late replacement, big time upset, 50 00:02:46,320 --> 00:02:49,240 Speaker 1: and not look at so much the equilibrium shot that 51 00:02:49,520 --> 00:02:51,760 Speaker 1: Ruiz hit to pull that upset. But that's an aberration 52 00:02:52,240 --> 00:02:56,280 Speaker 1: on AJ's record, and I think he knows that we 53 00:02:56,360 --> 00:02:58,840 Speaker 1: all knew that he got a little chinny in a 54 00:02:58,840 --> 00:03:00,680 Speaker 1: big moment. But to be fair, there were a lot 55 00:03:00,720 --> 00:03:03,760 Speaker 1: of other things outside the ring that night that fell 56 00:03:03,840 --> 00:03:06,160 Speaker 1: Anthony Joshua that I don't even think have been fully reported. 57 00:03:06,240 --> 00:03:09,040 Speaker 1: Remember his father after the fight, almost attacking Eddie Hearn. 58 00:03:09,120 --> 00:03:11,440 Speaker 1: There was a lot going on. So when it came 59 00:03:11,480 --> 00:03:14,600 Speaker 1: down to Joshua going back to training camp for that rematch, 60 00:03:15,000 --> 00:03:16,480 Speaker 1: he got in the shape he needed to be. Yeah, 61 00:03:16,520 --> 00:03:18,880 Speaker 1: he fought safer, but he got the win and out 62 00:03:18,919 --> 00:03:23,720 Speaker 1: boxed Andy Ruiz for the redemption. This redemption in the 63 00:03:23,800 --> 00:03:25,799 Speaker 1: end just wasn't meant to be. And I think some 64 00:03:25,880 --> 00:03:29,160 Speaker 1: of that is because Alexander Usik is so special, but 65 00:03:29,200 --> 00:03:31,600 Speaker 1: I think some of that is also Anthony. Joshua kind 66 00:03:31,600 --> 00:03:33,040 Speaker 1: of went back to the dr and I went back 67 00:03:33,040 --> 00:03:34,840 Speaker 1: to the drawing board with a little bit of a 68 00:03:34,880 --> 00:03:38,440 Speaker 1: new style and the nuances that showed under Robert Garcia 69 00:03:38,480 --> 00:03:41,000 Speaker 1: as opposed to Rob mccrack and as longtime trainer, you 70 00:03:41,080 --> 00:03:44,680 Speaker 1: certainly had to like them. He was able to operate 71 00:03:44,720 --> 00:03:46,880 Speaker 1: this fight from middle distance for the most part, which 72 00:03:46,960 --> 00:03:49,800 Speaker 1: made the threat of his power shots a little bit more. 73 00:03:51,040 --> 00:03:52,880 Speaker 1: But like I said off the top, not only is 74 00:03:52,920 --> 00:03:56,640 Speaker 1: it the same champ coming out that was coming in. 75 00:03:57,480 --> 00:04:00,880 Speaker 1: These twelve rounds didn't look oh so differently from the 76 00:04:00,920 --> 00:04:03,440 Speaker 1: twelfth rounds for the first time around. Even though aj 77 00:04:03,640 --> 00:04:07,680 Speaker 1: made some good adjustments, he didn't make the most important adjustment. 78 00:04:08,400 --> 00:04:11,200 Speaker 1: That's acting and behaving like the bigger man in terms 79 00:04:11,240 --> 00:04:13,920 Speaker 1: of using his size in terms of leaning on Usick, 80 00:04:14,280 --> 00:04:16,599 Speaker 1: almost getting a little bit dirty, just doing anything to 81 00:04:16,720 --> 00:04:19,839 Speaker 1: use the physicality that wasn't there. And I think worse 82 00:04:19,880 --> 00:04:24,120 Speaker 1: for AJ, what was the big narrative from the first fight, 83 00:04:24,680 --> 00:04:26,600 Speaker 1: You tried to out box the boxer, You tried to 84 00:04:26,680 --> 00:04:31,320 Speaker 1: outsmart the technician. He kind of tried that a second 85 00:04:31,320 --> 00:04:33,279 Speaker 1: time around. Yes, it was more of a focus to 86 00:04:33,320 --> 00:04:35,240 Speaker 1: the body, and it was a big part of the narrative, 87 00:04:35,240 --> 00:04:38,920 Speaker 1: including that key sequence in rounds eight and nine when 88 00:04:39,000 --> 00:04:41,640 Speaker 1: Aj looked like he had Usik for the first and 89 00:04:41,680 --> 00:04:45,359 Speaker 1: only time in this series, really really close to succumbing 90 00:04:45,400 --> 00:04:48,839 Speaker 1: to taking a need to getting hurt, to gassing potentially. 91 00:04:50,080 --> 00:04:52,279 Speaker 1: So even though you give him credit for the body attack, 92 00:04:53,240 --> 00:04:55,800 Speaker 1: in the end, he just didn't have the confidence or 93 00:04:55,839 --> 00:04:59,280 Speaker 1: the execution to beat a fighter who's better than him 94 00:04:59,320 --> 00:05:01,360 Speaker 1: at the end of the day. And that's the ultimate 95 00:05:01,400 --> 00:05:04,039 Speaker 1: difference between the two fight series with Ruiz. In this one, 96 00:05:04,200 --> 00:05:07,560 Speaker 1: Aj was always better than Ruiz. This time around, he 97 00:05:07,680 --> 00:05:10,760 Speaker 1: was chasing something, trying to win a decision against the 98 00:05:10,839 --> 00:05:14,720 Speaker 1: you know, a special heavyweight boxer of this era, generational 99 00:05:14,880 --> 00:05:18,320 Speaker 1: talent in there, who can belie the size of this era, 100 00:05:18,440 --> 00:05:20,960 Speaker 1: the super heavyweight era and that six with three. Use 101 00:05:21,000 --> 00:05:26,240 Speaker 1: the footwork, use the smarts, use the head movement. Can 102 00:05:26,279 --> 00:05:28,919 Speaker 1: you do that against guys like Ruiz? Yes, because AJ 103 00:05:29,120 --> 00:05:30,920 Speaker 1: is more talented than I think as critics have ever 104 00:05:30,920 --> 00:05:33,880 Speaker 1: given that credit. That credit. I think Rave Bartholomew, my 105 00:05:34,240 --> 00:05:37,919 Speaker 1: old podcast partner in boxing an occasional morning combat. Uh, 106 00:05:38,279 --> 00:05:40,120 Speaker 1: you know, correspondent, fill in? What have you? I think 107 00:05:40,120 --> 00:05:41,960 Speaker 1: you said it great? The best to me this week 108 00:05:42,240 --> 00:05:44,440 Speaker 1: in our DMS with with some of our favorite boxing 109 00:05:44,480 --> 00:05:48,640 Speaker 1: fans that we do. AJ might be B plus in 110 00:05:48,680 --> 00:05:53,080 Speaker 1: almost every category across the board, and you know, except 111 00:05:53,120 --> 00:05:56,719 Speaker 1: for maybe having a minus in power, but unfortunately in 112 00:05:56,760 --> 00:05:59,760 Speaker 1: some of those key and tangible categories he's more of 113 00:05:59,760 --> 00:06:04,320 Speaker 1: a whether that's chin punched, you know, recoverability and also, 114 00:06:04,400 --> 00:06:08,960 Speaker 1: let's not forget it, there is levels to this. Tyson Fury, 115 00:06:09,040 --> 00:06:11,479 Speaker 1: Alexander Usik. They are proving that they are on just 116 00:06:11,560 --> 00:06:14,920 Speaker 1: another level in this modern heavyweight era. You know, their 117 00:06:14,960 --> 00:06:17,640 Speaker 1: amateur backgrounds comparative to AJ, who yes, won a gold 118 00:06:17,680 --> 00:06:20,320 Speaker 1: medal in twenty twelve, the same year Usik did. Although 119 00:06:20,360 --> 00:06:23,040 Speaker 1: he did that super heavyweight, but he didn't have that 120 00:06:23,200 --> 00:06:26,640 Speaker 1: same longevity in the amateur system. Came to the sport 121 00:06:26,720 --> 00:06:29,599 Speaker 1: late was always sort of raw in learning on the job. 122 00:06:30,000 --> 00:06:32,520 Speaker 1: There was an aberration against Andrew Ruiz and Anthony John 123 00:06:32,520 --> 00:06:36,800 Speaker 1: Sua fixed the issue. There was going to be no 124 00:06:36,920 --> 00:06:39,320 Speaker 1: fixing the issue against somebody who, at the end was 125 00:06:39,400 --> 00:06:42,200 Speaker 1: this much technically better than him. And you know, of 126 00:06:42,240 --> 00:06:45,360 Speaker 1: course Usik needed those other elements, the chin, the daringness 127 00:06:45,520 --> 00:06:47,559 Speaker 1: to pull this off a second time against a fighter 128 00:06:47,800 --> 00:06:50,400 Speaker 1: so much bigger and stronger than him. But I really 129 00:06:50,440 --> 00:06:52,800 Speaker 1: have to question Anthony Joshua's game plan, and I think 130 00:06:52,839 --> 00:06:58,200 Speaker 1: that's ultimately the frustration slash embarrassment that fueled what was 131 00:06:58,560 --> 00:07:01,160 Speaker 1: a bizarre, as I mentioned, fight speech in which Aj 132 00:07:01,600 --> 00:07:04,719 Speaker 1: initially left the ring after the decision loss, comes running 133 00:07:04,720 --> 00:07:07,039 Speaker 1: back in almost like he had dust ups with fans, 134 00:07:07,560 --> 00:07:10,160 Speaker 1: and that takes the flag off of Usik' shoulders. Commandeer's 135 00:07:10,160 --> 00:07:13,400 Speaker 1: the microphone, you know, drunken uncle at a wedding type situation, 136 00:07:13,480 --> 00:07:17,040 Speaker 1: almost Forrest Griffin if you a UFC terms in the 137 00:07:17,160 --> 00:07:21,560 Speaker 1: Tito Ortiz retirement match, just commandering the microphone and stealing 138 00:07:21,560 --> 00:07:24,480 Speaker 1: the moment. It was disrespectful, It was a bit embarrassing, 139 00:07:25,000 --> 00:07:27,280 Speaker 1: and I think for Aj he was embarrassed because as 140 00:07:27,280 --> 00:07:30,520 Speaker 1: he said himself in the sort of backhanded compliments he 141 00:07:30,560 --> 00:07:33,560 Speaker 1: was giving Usik on the mic, he came in with 142 00:07:33,680 --> 00:07:36,520 Speaker 1: no stones unturned, got the new trainer was willing to 143 00:07:36,560 --> 00:07:39,160 Speaker 1: adapt the style to a certain degree. Obviously you saw 144 00:07:39,200 --> 00:07:42,480 Speaker 1: physically ripped up, came in ready to go twelve rounds. 145 00:07:43,840 --> 00:07:47,240 Speaker 1: But this is the difference of who Jaj is compared 146 00:07:47,360 --> 00:07:53,120 Speaker 1: to how special Fury and Usic now are in this 147 00:07:53,160 --> 00:07:56,680 Speaker 1: heavyweight history, but particularly this era. Joshua, as Raife said, 148 00:07:56,680 --> 00:07:59,640 Speaker 1: being sort of B plus across the board, has been 149 00:07:59,800 --> 00:08:04,880 Speaker 1: enough to beat other heavyweights who have key major flaws, 150 00:08:05,120 --> 00:08:07,720 Speaker 1: guys that are good enough, durable enough, but maybe aren't 151 00:08:08,200 --> 00:08:11,920 Speaker 1: technically good enough. In Aj, who has grown in those areas, 152 00:08:11,920 --> 00:08:14,640 Speaker 1: can out box, uses athleticism, use of smarts. He is 153 00:08:14,640 --> 00:08:18,080 Speaker 1: a smart boxer. But when you get somebody on this 154 00:08:18,160 --> 00:08:21,920 Speaker 1: AA plus level who either doesn't have flaws or was 155 00:08:22,000 --> 00:08:24,679 Speaker 1: able to mask them and hide them with his style 156 00:08:24,920 --> 00:08:28,520 Speaker 1: daring this head movement, you can't beat these guys this 157 00:08:28,640 --> 00:08:31,480 Speaker 1: way the end of the day, if Anthony Joshua wasn't 158 00:08:31,480 --> 00:08:34,400 Speaker 1: willing to come in here and sell out to the 159 00:08:34,440 --> 00:08:36,360 Speaker 1: idea of not just cutting off the ring and attacking 160 00:08:36,400 --> 00:08:39,880 Speaker 1: the body, not just being the bigger man in clinch situations, leaning, 161 00:08:40,200 --> 00:08:45,160 Speaker 1: being a threat, being dirty, but show you with the intention, 162 00:08:45,240 --> 00:08:46,680 Speaker 1: which is a word I bring up a lot, I know, 163 00:08:46,800 --> 00:08:50,120 Speaker 1: but the intention that says I'm going in here and 164 00:08:50,200 --> 00:08:52,680 Speaker 1: I'm willing to lose it all and the biggest way 165 00:08:52,720 --> 00:08:55,800 Speaker 1: possible to win it all in the biggest way possible. 166 00:08:55,880 --> 00:08:59,360 Speaker 1: I think Aj in the end had too much respect 167 00:08:59,440 --> 00:09:02,640 Speaker 1: for his own and his ability to alter things and 168 00:09:02,760 --> 00:09:05,120 Speaker 1: essentially flip the script on the decision. He lost a 169 00:09:05,200 --> 00:09:08,280 Speaker 1: close but competitive decision in the first fight. It was 170 00:09:08,360 --> 00:09:12,439 Speaker 1: a little bit closer this time, but his improvements weren't 171 00:09:12,520 --> 00:09:15,560 Speaker 1: enough to have an argument that he won despite Glenfeldon's scorecard. 172 00:09:15,840 --> 00:09:17,360 Speaker 1: I mean, look, it was close enough. I had an 173 00:09:17,360 --> 00:09:19,640 Speaker 1: eight round to four. Could you have finageled a couple 174 00:09:19,720 --> 00:09:21,840 Speaker 1: of the close rounds and now my card given Aj 175 00:09:22,040 --> 00:09:24,280 Speaker 1: enough to be seven to five or even a draw. 176 00:09:24,400 --> 00:09:26,800 Speaker 1: You could have, but none of those scores would have 177 00:09:26,880 --> 00:09:31,560 Speaker 1: told the story of the fight, which isn't always the 178 00:09:31,600 --> 00:09:33,560 Speaker 1: same thing. You can have a fight that tells you 179 00:09:33,600 --> 00:09:36,280 Speaker 1: one guy won seven to five, but won those rounds 180 00:09:36,280 --> 00:09:38,080 Speaker 1: so much more dominant and as a whole, of course, 181 00:09:38,120 --> 00:09:40,120 Speaker 1: that guy won the fight I think in both of 182 00:09:40,120 --> 00:09:41,840 Speaker 1: these first two fights, you look at the fight without 183 00:09:41,880 --> 00:09:43,360 Speaker 1: scoring it, you go, that guy won the fight, and 184 00:09:43,360 --> 00:09:45,760 Speaker 1: that's Alexander Usik, and I think that's the pill that 185 00:09:45,800 --> 00:09:48,640 Speaker 1: AJ has to swallow. That's why maybe that embarrassing situation 186 00:09:48,760 --> 00:09:51,920 Speaker 1: came out where he has no more excuses. He thought 187 00:09:52,000 --> 00:09:53,680 Speaker 1: he can out box this guy or at least stay 188 00:09:53,679 --> 00:09:56,280 Speaker 1: close enough with that new style and land a big 189 00:09:56,280 --> 00:09:59,440 Speaker 1: shot late. Look he king close rounds eight and nine, 190 00:10:00,040 --> 00:10:03,360 Speaker 1: where the we're a testament to who Alexander Usik really 191 00:10:03,440 --> 00:10:06,000 Speaker 1: was really is because he's not perfect. He's not a 192 00:10:06,160 --> 00:10:10,040 Speaker 1: flawless heavyweight. The we know about the size differences, meaning 193 00:10:10,080 --> 00:10:12,560 Speaker 1: he's just about as small as you can be in 194 00:10:12,559 --> 00:10:15,160 Speaker 1: the super heavyweight era without being a big puncher. To 195 00:10:15,280 --> 00:10:18,400 Speaker 1: have success here at heavyweight against these other super heavyweight 196 00:10:18,400 --> 00:10:21,160 Speaker 1: sixty six Jack Joshua six or nine Fury, which we're 197 00:10:21,160 --> 00:10:23,480 Speaker 1: gonna get into six ' seven, Deontay Wilder, even like 198 00:10:23,559 --> 00:10:25,360 Speaker 1: Luis Ortiz six ' five, I mean, this is a 199 00:10:25,440 --> 00:10:29,760 Speaker 1: super era. You're going to have to beat Usik in 200 00:10:29,800 --> 00:10:33,200 Speaker 1: these fights. Maybe unless you're Tyson Fury, who seems to 201 00:10:33,200 --> 00:10:35,720 Speaker 1: be the unicorn of nicorns, You're gonna have to hurt 202 00:10:35,800 --> 00:10:37,679 Speaker 1: him and try to expose the fact that even though 203 00:10:37,760 --> 00:10:40,720 Speaker 1: Usik is tough, he doesn't seem to have a chin 204 00:10:40,800 --> 00:10:43,000 Speaker 1: that can't be cracked. He doesn't seem to have you know, 205 00:10:43,040 --> 00:10:46,800 Speaker 1: he doesn't have fight ending power. This is still AJ 206 00:10:47,000 --> 00:10:49,400 Speaker 1: trying to outbox the you know, one of the best 207 00:10:49,440 --> 00:10:51,800 Speaker 1: boxers in history in this division. And I think we're 208 00:10:51,840 --> 00:10:53,840 Speaker 1: getting to a point for Usik now where it's not 209 00:10:53,960 --> 00:10:56,800 Speaker 1: hyperbole to say those things. And this is Anthony Joshua 210 00:10:56,920 --> 00:10:59,640 Speaker 1: realizing in that moment that his best wasn't good enough, 211 00:10:59,679 --> 00:11:01,959 Speaker 1: because that probably for him was the best he can 212 00:11:02,040 --> 00:11:04,800 Speaker 1: do in terms of taking the foundation, which again in 213 00:11:04,840 --> 00:11:06,520 Speaker 1: the first fight he didn't get dominated. He lost a 214 00:11:06,559 --> 00:11:10,400 Speaker 1: close but competitive fight, but clear close, clear but competitive, right, 215 00:11:10,440 --> 00:11:12,959 Speaker 1: like close enough, but you knew who won. And I 216 00:11:13,040 --> 00:11:14,280 Speaker 1: think he thought it was just going to be a 217 00:11:14,280 --> 00:11:16,920 Speaker 1: couple slight adjustments. And oh, by the way, again rounds 218 00:11:16,920 --> 00:11:20,040 Speaker 1: eight and nine, where AJ did come on. You know, 219 00:11:20,120 --> 00:11:22,160 Speaker 1: maybe he was one or two punches away from really 220 00:11:22,200 --> 00:11:24,880 Speaker 1: putting Usik in peril, but he couldn't get him there 221 00:11:25,200 --> 00:11:27,520 Speaker 1: and down the stretch I didn't see in the championship 222 00:11:27,600 --> 00:11:30,079 Speaker 1: rounds and AJ, who was willing to risk it all. 223 00:11:30,400 --> 00:11:33,360 Speaker 1: And I think some of that comes down to some 224 00:11:33,440 --> 00:11:36,400 Speaker 1: of those odd statements he said afterwards when he's talking 225 00:11:36,400 --> 00:11:39,000 Speaker 1: to the mic, go and you know, fuck, if this 226 00:11:39,040 --> 00:11:41,400 Speaker 1: guy beat me, when I had this performance and I 227 00:11:41,440 --> 00:11:44,440 Speaker 1: had this preparation, he might really be the best. And 228 00:11:44,440 --> 00:11:47,320 Speaker 1: that's sort of a somewhat backhanded compliment. Again, he took 229 00:11:47,320 --> 00:11:50,040 Speaker 1: the flag. I mean, this is this is Usik's moment, 230 00:11:50,080 --> 00:11:53,200 Speaker 1: this is Ukraine's moment, and ajit commandeer's the flag and 231 00:11:53,240 --> 00:11:55,520 Speaker 1: had to have Usik grab it back. But then you 232 00:11:55,559 --> 00:11:59,199 Speaker 1: hear Aj saying essentially, I'm not a twelve round fighter. 233 00:12:00,200 --> 00:12:04,520 Speaker 1: I'm bigger. I'm big. You're right, Aj, only you tried 234 00:12:04,559 --> 00:12:07,719 Speaker 1: to box like a twelve round fighter. You know, when 235 00:12:07,720 --> 00:12:09,880 Speaker 1: you're B plus in most categories like rape said, which 236 00:12:09,880 --> 00:12:12,679 Speaker 1: I agree with that. I think Aj is again that's 237 00:12:12,720 --> 00:12:15,920 Speaker 1: good enough to beat most heavyweights in this era, because 238 00:12:15,920 --> 00:12:18,160 Speaker 1: most heavyweights in this era are flawed. This is not 239 00:12:18,280 --> 00:12:21,800 Speaker 1: the heavyweight run of the seventies, nineties or time before that, 240 00:12:21,880 --> 00:12:24,960 Speaker 1: where there's a boxing gin on every corner in every city. 241 00:12:25,000 --> 00:12:27,080 Speaker 1: And as Bert Sugar would say, you know, the best 242 00:12:27,080 --> 00:12:30,760 Speaker 1: American heavyweights today are playing linebacker for the Ravens which is, 243 00:12:30,840 --> 00:12:34,600 Speaker 1: you know, somewhat dated twenty years ago reference, But forty 244 00:12:34,679 --> 00:12:37,320 Speaker 1: fifty years ago, the best American heavyweights of the day 245 00:12:37,320 --> 00:12:40,600 Speaker 1: would have been fighting in American boxing. They're not anymore. 246 00:12:40,640 --> 00:12:42,079 Speaker 1: You can beat a lot of these guys with B 247 00:12:42,160 --> 00:12:46,640 Speaker 1: plus efforts in every category, but the categories that make 248 00:12:46,679 --> 00:12:50,800 Speaker 1: you sit great, he's a plus in. So the thing 249 00:12:50,840 --> 00:12:53,800 Speaker 1: about AJ and the thing about our want for him 250 00:12:53,840 --> 00:12:56,400 Speaker 1: to risk it all in this moment, because this is maybe, 251 00:12:56,440 --> 00:12:58,880 Speaker 1: outside of Fury, the only opponent that would put him 252 00:12:58,920 --> 00:13:01,080 Speaker 1: in a situation to have to do that, to risk 253 00:13:01,120 --> 00:13:05,400 Speaker 1: the knockout, to land the big punches. AJ. You know, 254 00:13:05,440 --> 00:13:08,480 Speaker 1: I can say he wasn't willing, but I don't think 255 00:13:08,480 --> 00:13:10,400 Speaker 1: he can do that type of pace for twelve rounds. 256 00:13:10,440 --> 00:13:12,480 Speaker 1: In fact, I know he can't. He's very muscular. That's 257 00:13:12,480 --> 00:13:14,880 Speaker 1: a big frame. He carries around two hundred forty five pounds. 258 00:13:15,240 --> 00:13:18,360 Speaker 1: We've seen him succumb in moments of sort of gassing out. 259 00:13:18,640 --> 00:13:21,080 Speaker 1: You know that that probably is what led to the 260 00:13:21,080 --> 00:13:23,160 Speaker 1: bad moments against Klitschko when he got dropped. But oh 261 00:13:23,200 --> 00:13:26,080 Speaker 1: Aj does have character and he rows back up. I 262 00:13:26,120 --> 00:13:29,080 Speaker 1: think that goes a long way and explaining why it 263 00:13:29,160 --> 00:13:31,760 Speaker 1: was such an outburst after the fight for Joshua, why, 264 00:13:32,040 --> 00:13:33,960 Speaker 1: I'll give Usick a lot of credit for just biting 265 00:13:33,960 --> 00:13:36,200 Speaker 1: his lip and just taking, you know, the praise and 266 00:13:36,200 --> 00:13:39,360 Speaker 1: the weirdness and going okay, thank you enough, because this 267 00:13:39,480 --> 00:13:41,320 Speaker 1: was a humbling moment for Anton Joshua, not the end 268 00:13:41,320 --> 00:13:44,839 Speaker 1: of his career at age thirty two, But unlike the 269 00:13:44,960 --> 00:13:46,679 Speaker 1: Ruiz fight, where you go, Okay, that's a guy I 270 00:13:46,679 --> 00:13:48,720 Speaker 1: should be. I'll show you in the rematch, and you know, 271 00:13:48,720 --> 00:13:51,080 Speaker 1: we can critique all we want that even in that 272 00:13:51,120 --> 00:13:53,360 Speaker 1: rematch he didn't press it. I'm not even sure this 273 00:13:53,440 --> 00:13:56,360 Speaker 1: guy can press it. When you're that big. We're asking 274 00:13:56,440 --> 00:13:59,440 Speaker 1: him to do something against the generational talent that just 275 00:13:59,520 --> 00:14:01,559 Speaker 1: wasn't going to be there, and if that's the way 276 00:14:01,559 --> 00:14:03,520 Speaker 1: it's going to go down, it's going to go down 277 00:14:03,600 --> 00:14:07,480 Speaker 1: like this Alexander Usik getting a second straight division decision win, 278 00:14:07,800 --> 00:14:13,319 Speaker 1: which he did, which even with the flaws, Joshua has 279 00:14:13,320 --> 00:14:18,000 Speaker 1: shown the star power, the recuperative ability from the standpoint 280 00:14:18,040 --> 00:14:20,640 Speaker 1: of being in trouble but coming back of losing De 281 00:14:20,720 --> 00:14:23,560 Speaker 1: Ruiza coming back. Joshua was a big part of this 282 00:14:23,600 --> 00:14:26,880 Speaker 1: heavyweight era and now USI's got two victories over him. 283 00:14:27,280 --> 00:14:30,840 Speaker 1: We're watching something very special breaking out in front of us. 284 00:14:30,880 --> 00:14:34,160 Speaker 1: And I said that a lot. At the end of 285 00:14:34,240 --> 00:14:36,440 Speaker 1: Usik's cruiseweight run, I was lucky to call on his 286 00:14:36,480 --> 00:14:39,120 Speaker 1: own his fight against Tony bell Yu, his last cruiserweight 287 00:14:39,120 --> 00:14:42,200 Speaker 1: fight before moving to heavyweight, when he knocked him out, 288 00:14:42,600 --> 00:14:45,920 Speaker 1: thinking we may have someone super super special here. But 289 00:14:45,960 --> 00:14:49,040 Speaker 1: it was hard to overplay that hand because even though 290 00:14:49,360 --> 00:14:52,560 Speaker 1: that cruiserweight era that he cleaned out was tougher than 291 00:14:52,560 --> 00:14:54,960 Speaker 1: it had been in a long time, it wasn't on 292 00:14:55,000 --> 00:14:57,320 Speaker 1: American TV. It wasn't overly sexy. It's hard to get 293 00:14:57,320 --> 00:15:00,640 Speaker 1: pound for pound votes as a cruiserweight fighting mostly non 294 00:15:00,680 --> 00:15:04,600 Speaker 1: American fighters off American TV. And I think we all 295 00:15:04,640 --> 00:15:06,840 Speaker 1: had this fear that on the super elite level for 296 00:15:06,960 --> 00:15:10,160 Speaker 1: Usik moving up, would those the size differences, the lack 297 00:15:10,200 --> 00:15:13,920 Speaker 1: of punch finishing power catch up to him. The final test, 298 00:15:13,960 --> 00:15:16,760 Speaker 1: the final hurdle, will be Tyson Fury for that equation, 299 00:15:16,960 --> 00:15:19,160 Speaker 1: a guy who is a unicorn at six foot nine, 300 00:15:19,160 --> 00:15:21,320 Speaker 1: with the speed, the box and can do it all. 301 00:15:22,560 --> 00:15:25,560 Speaker 1: But what Usik has done now through how many profiles, 302 00:15:25,560 --> 00:15:27,280 Speaker 1: where are we at at this point? What is the record? 303 00:15:27,320 --> 00:15:31,280 Speaker 1: I mean, it has been remarkable. It's not out of 304 00:15:31,320 --> 00:15:33,800 Speaker 1: the question, given the run he had through the World 305 00:15:33,880 --> 00:15:38,760 Speaker 1: Boxing Series tournament at cruiserweight, getting all four belts that 306 00:15:38,920 --> 00:15:41,640 Speaker 1: you know, with respective Vander Holyfield, Usik may be the 307 00:15:41,640 --> 00:15:46,480 Speaker 1: greatest cruiser weight we've ever seen. What he's doing at 308 00:15:46,520 --> 00:15:50,840 Speaker 1: heavyweight now with Kustra victories over Joshua, you combine that 309 00:15:50,880 --> 00:15:53,360 Speaker 1: with what he did at cruiserweight, and you know that 310 00:15:53,800 --> 00:15:56,240 Speaker 1: entering now, if we can make this a Tyson Fury fight, 311 00:15:56,280 --> 00:15:59,560 Speaker 1: which I mean, we're talking about immortality, we are talking 312 00:15:59,680 --> 00:16:01,600 Speaker 1: you know this this is a we're coming off of 313 00:16:01,640 --> 00:16:04,640 Speaker 1: the Floyd and Manny era in this sport, and you know, 314 00:16:04,720 --> 00:16:07,880 Speaker 1: Canelo has taken that baton beautifully as it made it 315 00:16:07,880 --> 00:16:10,080 Speaker 1: his own era. And certainly, you know, Lomachenko has been 316 00:16:10,120 --> 00:16:13,200 Speaker 1: a big historic player, winning titles of multiple divisions in 317 00:16:13,240 --> 00:16:16,280 Speaker 1: this era. And the heavyweight renaissance is a big part 318 00:16:16,280 --> 00:16:19,880 Speaker 1: of this era, with not only Joshua unifying titles, Fury 319 00:16:19,880 --> 00:16:23,000 Speaker 1: coming back from his own outside the ring issues, you know, 320 00:16:23,080 --> 00:16:28,600 Speaker 1: while there being a long reigning champion, and Housik is 321 00:16:29,360 --> 00:16:31,920 Speaker 1: the man of the group, the unified champion, the ring 322 00:16:32,000 --> 00:16:37,240 Speaker 1: magazine lineal champion. Now I said it before this fight. 323 00:16:37,280 --> 00:16:40,520 Speaker 1: I'll say this again, if Tyson Fury doesn't walk directly 324 00:16:40,560 --> 00:16:43,760 Speaker 1: into a four belt undisputed championship with Lusik, who in 325 00:16:43,800 --> 00:16:46,080 Speaker 1: an underreported story, I believe this is the end of 326 00:16:46,120 --> 00:16:48,320 Speaker 1: that four fight deal he had signed with Mattrium Sport 327 00:16:48,560 --> 00:16:51,200 Speaker 1: to co promote and in his own which means he 328 00:16:51,200 --> 00:16:53,800 Speaker 1: could be a network free agent here looking to fight Fury. 329 00:16:54,840 --> 00:16:59,240 Speaker 1: It's a scarlet letter because Tyson Fury is doing something 330 00:16:59,480 --> 00:17:02,160 Speaker 1: in this second part of his career that is putting 331 00:17:02,240 --> 00:17:04,359 Speaker 1: him in a spot where it's gonna be hard not 332 00:17:04,440 --> 00:17:06,280 Speaker 1: to put him high up in the top ten in 333 00:17:06,320 --> 00:17:10,200 Speaker 1: heavyweight history. But he needs to keep acquiring more names 334 00:17:10,240 --> 00:17:12,240 Speaker 1: like Usik that have mattered in his time and in 335 00:17:12,280 --> 00:17:15,040 Speaker 1: his era to prove without a shadow of the doubt 336 00:17:15,080 --> 00:17:16,800 Speaker 1: that he is the man of this era. That's why 337 00:17:16,880 --> 00:17:18,480 Speaker 1: not only do I want to see Fury fight Usick, 338 00:17:18,520 --> 00:17:20,720 Speaker 1: I want to see him fight Joshua no matter what. 339 00:17:20,840 --> 00:17:23,040 Speaker 1: After that, you want to see everyone in the narrow 340 00:17:23,080 --> 00:17:28,400 Speaker 1: fight everyone. Usik has an opportunity if Fury accepts the fight. 341 00:17:28,440 --> 00:17:30,120 Speaker 1: And oh, by the way, that sort of drunken video 342 00:17:30,119 --> 00:17:31,800 Speaker 1: he put out where he called both guys shite and 343 00:17:31,840 --> 00:17:33,360 Speaker 1: you know whatever, it sounded like he wanted to fight. 344 00:17:33,400 --> 00:17:35,920 Speaker 1: So that's a good thing because I think the flip 345 00:17:35,960 --> 00:17:39,840 Speaker 1: side is it'll haunt him, you know, of both through 346 00:17:39,920 --> 00:17:42,880 Speaker 1: the WBC title in the trash to avoid fighting Lennox Lewis, 347 00:17:42,960 --> 00:17:45,119 Speaker 1: who had knocked him out in the Olympic finals in 348 00:17:45,160 --> 00:17:48,200 Speaker 1: eighty eight. And you know, I don't think Fury will 349 00:17:48,280 --> 00:17:49,840 Speaker 1: end up doing this. I think at the end of 350 00:17:49,880 --> 00:17:51,320 Speaker 1: the day, he will do the right thing. And I 351 00:17:51,320 --> 00:17:54,120 Speaker 1: think this whole retirement thing has been anything from him 352 00:17:54,119 --> 00:17:56,240 Speaker 1: being bored to try and keep his name in the headlines, 353 00:17:56,240 --> 00:17:58,840 Speaker 1: to try to create maybe financial leverage when they sit down, 354 00:17:58,920 --> 00:18:01,280 Speaker 1: because let's not forget us will have three of the 355 00:18:01,280 --> 00:18:04,119 Speaker 1: four belts and now the mythical lineal title that was 356 00:18:04,160 --> 00:18:08,440 Speaker 1: stripped from Fury after he one of these recent retirements. Look, 357 00:18:08,520 --> 00:18:11,080 Speaker 1: Fury is not officially retired. Watched this closely. Fury is 358 00:18:11,160 --> 00:18:15,320 Speaker 1: not officially retired until he gives up the WBC belt publicly. 359 00:18:15,640 --> 00:18:19,440 Speaker 1: And that's why you see more uh Suleiman Junior Mauricio, 360 00:18:19,480 --> 00:18:23,280 Speaker 1: the head of the WBC, stalling and putting on social media. 361 00:18:23,320 --> 00:18:26,040 Speaker 1: We're giving him two more weeks to decide. The second 362 00:18:26,240 --> 00:18:28,800 Speaker 1: tyson Fury gives up the BC belt, which I don't 363 00:18:28,800 --> 00:18:31,480 Speaker 1: think he will. That's when you know he's not interested 364 00:18:31,520 --> 00:18:33,879 Speaker 1: in the Zeusk fighting. It's not happening because this is 365 00:18:33,920 --> 00:18:37,199 Speaker 1: a special time in boxing and heavyweight history at the 366 00:18:37,200 --> 00:18:40,840 Speaker 1: moment where we've got four recognized champions, which is much 367 00:18:40,880 --> 00:18:43,400 Speaker 1: too much in this era. But for the most part, 368 00:18:43,400 --> 00:18:45,880 Speaker 1: in all these major sexy divisions, they're willing to fight 369 00:18:45,920 --> 00:18:50,080 Speaker 1: each other. We're putting four unified belts together, undspeed championships 370 00:18:50,119 --> 00:18:52,960 Speaker 1: in you know, every other division. Nothing matters more than 371 00:18:53,000 --> 00:18:56,480 Speaker 1: a heavyweight. So we've got in, We've got to the 372 00:18:56,480 --> 00:18:59,639 Speaker 1: finals of this tournament of this renaissance era, and now 373 00:18:59,640 --> 00:19:02,600 Speaker 1: we've got two all time greats ready to square off, 374 00:19:02,880 --> 00:19:05,280 Speaker 1: and I do think Fury will show up there. And 375 00:19:05,359 --> 00:19:08,399 Speaker 1: I do think with these two performances, even though most 376 00:19:08,400 --> 00:19:11,640 Speaker 1: of us still consider Fury the heavyweight of this era 377 00:19:11,760 --> 00:19:13,919 Speaker 1: until they all meet in the ring and somebody who 378 00:19:14,000 --> 00:19:19,040 Speaker 1: we thought would end up handling Age not easily but solidly. 379 00:19:20,200 --> 00:19:22,919 Speaker 1: But I think these performances showed you that even with 380 00:19:22,960 --> 00:19:25,439 Speaker 1: the size difference, even with the lack of big time power, 381 00:19:26,480 --> 00:19:28,480 Speaker 1: Usik's a player and he's not going to be out 382 00:19:28,480 --> 00:19:30,520 Speaker 1: of this fight. As you look to handicap it. You 383 00:19:30,520 --> 00:19:32,880 Speaker 1: know when it gets closer to being made and this 384 00:19:32,920 --> 00:19:37,239 Speaker 1: will be a major, major fight. How did Usik do this? 385 00:19:37,280 --> 00:19:40,320 Speaker 1: How did he win on my scorecard eight rounds to four. Well, 386 00:19:40,400 --> 00:19:43,280 Speaker 1: let's first look at the CompuBox numbers, Usk out landing 387 00:19:43,359 --> 00:19:46,560 Speaker 1: Joshua one seventy to one twenty four. Overall, aj had 388 00:19:46,560 --> 00:19:50,200 Speaker 1: the body punch advantage at thirty seven thirty four. Usik 389 00:19:50,240 --> 00:19:52,480 Speaker 1: had the jab advantage at thirty nine to twenty three. 390 00:19:52,520 --> 00:19:54,800 Speaker 1: But the big stat that jumped out to me forty 391 00:19:54,840 --> 00:19:56,800 Speaker 1: one percent for Usik of this power shots. There's the 392 00:19:56,920 --> 00:19:59,720 Speaker 1: long adage in boxing that if you land at least 393 00:19:59,720 --> 00:20:02,280 Speaker 1: forty percent of your power shots in any fight, you 394 00:20:02,280 --> 00:20:04,040 Speaker 1: should expect to win it. You should expect to have 395 00:20:04,080 --> 00:20:06,280 Speaker 1: won it. That was a big part of it. So 396 00:20:06,800 --> 00:20:10,480 Speaker 1: Aj I thought boxed well early. That was the best 397 00:20:10,480 --> 00:20:12,280 Speaker 1: we saw of him. You want to ask what rounds? 398 00:20:12,320 --> 00:20:14,640 Speaker 1: What four rounds I give to aj? Ultimately, I think 399 00:20:14,640 --> 00:20:17,480 Speaker 1: the first four rounds were close. I gave Aja two 400 00:20:17,520 --> 00:20:20,400 Speaker 1: and three, and then I gave him eight and nine. 401 00:20:20,640 --> 00:20:23,159 Speaker 1: The eight and nine part is the along with what 402 00:20:23,200 --> 00:20:26,640 Speaker 1: happened around ten, the key sequences of what ultimately decided 403 00:20:26,680 --> 00:20:29,120 Speaker 1: this fight, but let's essentially start off at the top. 404 00:20:29,680 --> 00:20:33,679 Speaker 1: AJ under Robert Garcia. He still quick. Fernandez, by the way, 405 00:20:33,680 --> 00:20:35,840 Speaker 1: I believe that was the gentleman's name who had been 406 00:20:35,880 --> 00:20:37,440 Speaker 1: in his corner for a long time as well, along 407 00:20:37,440 --> 00:20:40,920 Speaker 1: with McCracken, and I think Fernandez was taking the lead 408 00:20:41,000 --> 00:20:42,680 Speaker 1: in the corner as the chief second for a lot 409 00:20:42,680 --> 00:20:45,640 Speaker 1: of it. But you certainly saw the impact of Robert Garcia. 410 00:20:45,800 --> 00:20:48,400 Speaker 1: They didn't commit AJ to and all out guns out 411 00:20:48,440 --> 00:20:50,639 Speaker 1: style of just let's make this a four round fight. 412 00:20:50,680 --> 00:20:53,520 Speaker 1: In the brawl and see who's left standing. They tried 413 00:20:53,560 --> 00:20:56,760 Speaker 1: to get AJ in better shape, which I think they did. 414 00:20:57,320 --> 00:20:59,520 Speaker 1: Have them sort of change levels a bit squat down, 415 00:20:59,520 --> 00:21:02,639 Speaker 1: bend his knees, be a little bit more flowing. They 416 00:21:02,640 --> 00:21:05,320 Speaker 1: could kept using the word rhythm. Chris al Jerry, who 417 00:21:05,359 --> 00:21:06,840 Speaker 1: was one of the announcers, call in the fight, and 418 00:21:06,880 --> 00:21:09,600 Speaker 1: his rhythm was much more confident. I think he was 419 00:21:10,280 --> 00:21:13,120 Speaker 1: standing at a much closer distance against Usik. I thought 420 00:21:13,160 --> 00:21:16,840 Speaker 1: the body attack was better than the first, but in 421 00:21:16,880 --> 00:21:20,600 Speaker 1: the end it wasn't enough. It wasn't busy enough. For 422 00:21:20,720 --> 00:21:23,480 Speaker 1: the most part, AJ not busy enough. Now, why wasn't 423 00:21:23,480 --> 00:21:26,639 Speaker 1: he busy enough? Because even though he was closer and 424 00:21:26,680 --> 00:21:28,320 Speaker 1: at a range where he could land better. So I 425 00:21:28,320 --> 00:21:30,480 Speaker 1: think that brings up the threat of his power shots. 426 00:21:31,359 --> 00:21:35,520 Speaker 1: Usik is still incredibly hard to hit with that speed, 427 00:21:35,560 --> 00:21:39,520 Speaker 1: elusiveness IQ and his upper trunk movement than Canelo right, 428 00:21:39,560 --> 00:21:42,800 Speaker 1: the ability to swerve and swivel well, not only was 429 00:21:42,800 --> 00:21:45,159 Speaker 1: that on point, but the head movement, in particular of Busik, 430 00:21:45,200 --> 00:21:48,400 Speaker 1: the ability to just admit to just get his head 431 00:21:48,440 --> 00:21:50,359 Speaker 1: out of the way so that he can open up 432 00:21:50,400 --> 00:21:53,480 Speaker 1: avenues to counter that built the frustration in Aj. But 433 00:21:53,480 --> 00:21:58,320 Speaker 1: I think more importantly Usick countering AJ's jab with a 434 00:21:58,440 --> 00:22:00,560 Speaker 1: jab of his own a lot of times, that shovel 435 00:22:00,720 --> 00:22:03,520 Speaker 1: up jab which became sorry from the south pall position 436 00:22:03,560 --> 00:22:05,439 Speaker 1: with it with the lead lead right hand, I had 437 00:22:05,440 --> 00:22:07,840 Speaker 1: it right. That became a big story of the fight. 438 00:22:08,400 --> 00:22:11,080 Speaker 1: Every time Aj looked to establish the jab, he was 439 00:22:11,119 --> 00:22:16,120 Speaker 1: getting a clean flush one directly in return. That started 440 00:22:16,160 --> 00:22:18,399 Speaker 1: to disarm AJ and take away the jab, which is 441 00:22:18,440 --> 00:22:21,719 Speaker 1: supposed to be his big weapon. I think also at 442 00:22:21,760 --> 00:22:24,600 Speaker 1: that middle distance, every time Aj landed a body shot 443 00:22:24,640 --> 00:22:26,200 Speaker 1: that was clean and big, and it was a good 444 00:22:26,200 --> 00:22:29,680 Speaker 1: amount of them, Usik would dip right back in throw 445 00:22:29,680 --> 00:22:31,919 Speaker 1: a two to three punch combination of the body and 446 00:22:32,040 --> 00:22:34,520 Speaker 1: essentially show the judges that he's not only willing to 447 00:22:34,560 --> 00:22:37,520 Speaker 1: outwork Aj, which he did overall in terms of punches 448 00:22:37,560 --> 00:22:42,000 Speaker 1: attempted and punches landed. It wasn't as demonstrative as it 449 00:22:42,040 --> 00:22:45,040 Speaker 1: had to be in the first fight to land big, clean, 450 00:22:45,400 --> 00:22:47,760 Speaker 1: hard lead left hands to show AJ that if you 451 00:22:48,240 --> 00:22:50,760 Speaker 1: f around, I could get you out of here. But 452 00:22:50,880 --> 00:22:54,040 Speaker 1: it was enough for Usik to essentially continue the momentum 453 00:22:54,040 --> 00:22:56,080 Speaker 1: he built in rounds one through twelve of the first 454 00:22:56,119 --> 00:22:59,359 Speaker 1: fight and carry that into the second by just managing 455 00:22:59,400 --> 00:23:01,760 Speaker 1: and controlling the distance in front of him, even though 456 00:23:01,800 --> 00:23:05,480 Speaker 1: AJ was closer than the first fight, and just being 457 00:23:05,640 --> 00:23:07,960 Speaker 1: savvy and getting out of the way and always being 458 00:23:08,000 --> 00:23:10,840 Speaker 1: there to counter him. There was a leaping Usik jab 459 00:23:10,880 --> 00:23:13,240 Speaker 1: that looked to buckle Joshua at the start of round five. 460 00:23:13,280 --> 00:23:15,440 Speaker 1: I think that was somewhat of an early turning point 461 00:23:15,640 --> 00:23:19,200 Speaker 1: from a somewhat closest start, but it really began where 462 00:23:19,200 --> 00:23:21,720 Speaker 1: every time Usik would get close land one big shot. 463 00:23:22,119 --> 00:23:24,840 Speaker 1: You see the output coming from Usak to swallow it up. Well. 464 00:23:24,880 --> 00:23:27,359 Speaker 1: The big turn happened in round eight, AJ going to 465 00:23:27,359 --> 00:23:30,280 Speaker 1: the body aggressively. You can feel maybe he was felt 466 00:23:30,359 --> 00:23:32,480 Speaker 1: he was losing some of that momentum. Even though Robert 467 00:23:32,480 --> 00:23:35,120 Speaker 1: Garcia in the corner was trying to be extra extra positive, 468 00:23:35,680 --> 00:23:37,840 Speaker 1: it started to not go in his direction. So he 469 00:23:37,880 --> 00:23:39,919 Speaker 1: comes out throwing and he's going to the body, and 470 00:23:39,960 --> 00:23:42,560 Speaker 1: you could see it. It seemed to coincide perfectly with 471 00:23:42,720 --> 00:23:45,080 Speaker 1: Usik having his first sort of stam in a dump moment. 472 00:23:45,160 --> 00:23:47,440 Speaker 1: It took a lot of movement in both the first 473 00:23:47,480 --> 00:23:49,359 Speaker 1: fight and the first half of the second fight from 474 00:23:49,480 --> 00:23:52,560 Speaker 1: Usk to avoid those big shots and be able to 475 00:23:52,600 --> 00:23:55,560 Speaker 1: frustrate Aj enough where slowly as time went on he's 476 00:23:55,560 --> 00:23:58,679 Speaker 1: getting more and more disarmed, less and less output as 477 00:23:58,720 --> 00:24:03,160 Speaker 1: time went on. But that big shirt flurry of body 478 00:24:03,160 --> 00:24:06,600 Speaker 1: shots was the perfect perfect storm at that moment for Aj. 479 00:24:07,040 --> 00:24:09,080 Speaker 1: Usik didn't look overly hurt in round eight, but it 480 00:24:09,119 --> 00:24:11,480 Speaker 1: was enough for you know, on my scorecards to give 481 00:24:11,480 --> 00:24:13,840 Speaker 1: Aj his first round since round three, So it was 482 00:24:13,880 --> 00:24:17,000 Speaker 1: a big momentum turner. Usik looked a little bit in pain. 483 00:24:17,040 --> 00:24:18,320 Speaker 1: It didn't look like he was gonna go down, but 484 00:24:18,359 --> 00:24:20,560 Speaker 1: you could see the grimace on his face. Well. Then 485 00:24:20,640 --> 00:24:23,359 Speaker 1: round nine, Aj comes out and he's starting ham off 486 00:24:23,400 --> 00:24:26,119 Speaker 1: the start. He's going hard to the body. Usik, to 487 00:24:26,160 --> 00:24:29,040 Speaker 1: his credit, is countering. But once Aj hit that big 488 00:24:29,160 --> 00:24:31,520 Speaker 1: right hand uppercut to the body for the first time, 489 00:24:31,560 --> 00:24:33,480 Speaker 1: you're going, oh, not only is Usik have to be 490 00:24:33,520 --> 00:24:36,960 Speaker 1: careful here, he's slowing down. These punches are pulling at 491 00:24:36,960 --> 00:24:40,600 Speaker 1: that gas take. This is why we said the gap 492 00:24:40,600 --> 00:24:42,600 Speaker 1: in skill was enough in this rematch that with the 493 00:24:42,600 --> 00:24:45,560 Speaker 1: influence of Robert Garcia, AJ was gonna have to cut 494 00:24:45,600 --> 00:24:47,960 Speaker 1: off the ring and do this throughout so that late 495 00:24:47,960 --> 00:24:49,760 Speaker 1: in the fight he would have a chance to walk 496 00:24:50,080 --> 00:24:52,760 Speaker 1: Aj down and walk Usick down and get him out 497 00:24:52,760 --> 00:24:55,359 Speaker 1: of there. He didn't necessarily do that, but he kept 498 00:24:55,400 --> 00:24:57,639 Speaker 1: his enough stamina in there by the way he bounced 499 00:24:57,680 --> 00:25:00,800 Speaker 1: it out to have enough to go. He round nine, 500 00:25:00,840 --> 00:25:02,840 Speaker 1: it looked like he was going for it. It looked 501 00:25:02,880 --> 00:25:06,240 Speaker 1: like Usik could, with the right punch, the right flurry 502 00:25:06,280 --> 00:25:10,240 Speaker 1: against the ropes, be in serious trouble. But this is 503 00:25:10,280 --> 00:25:14,720 Speaker 1: why Usik has special, special intangibles that are able to 504 00:25:14,760 --> 00:25:18,600 Speaker 1: overcome the fact that nobody's perfect. Tyson Fury, he's close 505 00:25:18,640 --> 00:25:21,520 Speaker 1: at heavyweight because you know, for whatever he lacks in 506 00:25:21,600 --> 00:25:23,720 Speaker 1: power punching, he's been able to double down on it 507 00:25:23,760 --> 00:25:27,000 Speaker 1: through the Krom training of javon sugar Hill, and he's 508 00:25:27,040 --> 00:25:29,000 Speaker 1: been able to sort of fix that, opening that gap 509 00:25:29,040 --> 00:25:31,560 Speaker 1: in his game, and he makes up for any you know, 510 00:25:31,640 --> 00:25:34,000 Speaker 1: mistakes or eras sometimes just by being longer than guys 511 00:25:34,000 --> 00:25:36,520 Speaker 1: and being so tall and just being a unicorn. Usik's 512 00:25:36,520 --> 00:25:38,600 Speaker 1: able to cover up for the fact that he's not 513 00:25:38,680 --> 00:25:41,560 Speaker 1: a super heavyweight and he doesn't have this fight changing 514 00:25:41,600 --> 00:25:45,600 Speaker 1: power by just having a plus plus in tangibles, from 515 00:25:45,640 --> 00:25:48,200 Speaker 1: the mental toughness to his ability to come out in 516 00:25:48,280 --> 00:25:51,120 Speaker 1: round ten after losing two consecutive rounds and in round 517 00:25:51,200 --> 00:25:55,000 Speaker 1: nine for the first time looking legitimately tired and hurt. 518 00:25:55,040 --> 00:25:57,640 Speaker 1: And by the way, AJ closed round nine so confident 519 00:25:57,720 --> 00:26:00,919 Speaker 1: and so his output came so high that he got 520 00:26:00,960 --> 00:26:02,760 Speaker 1: worn for a hammer fist. I mean he was throwing 521 00:26:03,359 --> 00:26:07,000 Speaker 1: flurried combinations in the clinch inside stuff that you sort 522 00:26:07,000 --> 00:26:09,240 Speaker 1: of said, if AG's gonna win this fight, it's probably 523 00:26:09,240 --> 00:26:10,960 Speaker 1: gonna have to do by knockout, and he's probably gonna 524 00:26:10,960 --> 00:26:12,880 Speaker 1: have to be doing this. So the round nine ends 525 00:26:12,880 --> 00:26:15,080 Speaker 1: with the best AJ of the fight, as confidence as 526 00:26:15,119 --> 00:26:18,840 Speaker 1: can be. Peppinis step but intangible. Usik comes out in 527 00:26:18,880 --> 00:26:23,760 Speaker 1: round ten and completely flips the table on him, completely 528 00:26:23,880 --> 00:26:27,800 Speaker 1: changes the momentum by coming out with quick sniping shots, 529 00:26:28,080 --> 00:26:31,280 Speaker 1: aggressive flurring to the body, check hooks, just sort of 530 00:26:31,400 --> 00:26:35,320 Speaker 1: just pinpoints sniper stuff that you go, oh, he's seizing 531 00:26:35,400 --> 00:26:38,760 Speaker 1: that control. He's taking what's been lost and grabbing it 532 00:26:38,800 --> 00:26:42,160 Speaker 1: and claiming it for his own. But then what happens. 533 00:26:42,240 --> 00:26:45,560 Speaker 1: Usik gets hurt in the midst of that, but bites 534 00:26:45,640 --> 00:26:48,560 Speaker 1: down and comes right back to outland Aj down the stretch. 535 00:26:49,200 --> 00:26:51,280 Speaker 1: So he put a line in the sand right there 536 00:26:51,320 --> 00:26:54,359 Speaker 1: to stop Ajs momentum and then ate a big shot 537 00:26:54,400 --> 00:26:56,359 Speaker 1: along the way to make sure he doesn't fall apart. 538 00:26:56,440 --> 00:26:59,400 Speaker 1: That's where the fight was won. In fact, not only 539 00:26:59,400 --> 00:27:02,639 Speaker 1: did Aj not come out in the Championship Browns with 540 00:27:02,680 --> 00:27:05,200 Speaker 1: the type of urgency that I also thought it was 541 00:27:05,280 --> 00:27:07,040 Speaker 1: lacking in the first fight. Maybe he thought in the 542 00:27:07,040 --> 00:27:10,000 Speaker 1: first fight the scorecards were closer. He certainly thought the 543 00:27:10,040 --> 00:27:12,399 Speaker 1: fight was closer in the way he acted here. But 544 00:27:12,520 --> 00:27:14,879 Speaker 1: I think some of that is it's sort of like 545 00:27:15,000 --> 00:27:17,399 Speaker 1: you always say about a young slugger rising up, Well, 546 00:27:17,440 --> 00:27:19,919 Speaker 1: what happens if the opponent is in there takes his 547 00:27:19,920 --> 00:27:23,400 Speaker 1: best shot. I don't think Usik ever really took AJ's 548 00:27:23,400 --> 00:27:25,560 Speaker 1: best shot in this rematch. In fact, I think in 549 00:27:25,600 --> 00:27:28,440 Speaker 1: the first fight there were singular punches thrown by AJ 550 00:27:29,200 --> 00:27:32,120 Speaker 1: that were more impactful. There were a few here for AJ, 551 00:27:32,240 --> 00:27:35,040 Speaker 1: but overall, it was the body shots that sort of 552 00:27:35,080 --> 00:27:39,960 Speaker 1: set up to create these moments, and Usik took it 553 00:27:40,359 --> 00:27:46,159 Speaker 1: and he came right back. When you're that big and 554 00:27:46,240 --> 00:27:50,080 Speaker 1: there are doubts and you're trying so hard to show 555 00:27:50,119 --> 00:27:53,120 Speaker 1: everybody that no, I really am this good, that takes 556 00:27:53,160 --> 00:27:54,720 Speaker 1: a lot of wind out of your sales. That takes 557 00:27:54,760 --> 00:27:56,639 Speaker 1: a lot of air out of the balloon. And I 558 00:27:56,680 --> 00:27:59,240 Speaker 1: think that's what happened to AJ over the Championship Browns. 559 00:27:59,240 --> 00:28:02,600 Speaker 1: I think he kind of cruise to the finish, tried 560 00:28:02,640 --> 00:28:04,720 Speaker 1: to have some moments, came out aggressive around twelve, but 561 00:28:05,240 --> 00:28:09,400 Speaker 1: anytime Usik met that aggression, AJ went back into not 562 00:28:09,440 --> 00:28:12,720 Speaker 1: survival mode, but let's go to the scorecards and see 563 00:28:12,760 --> 00:28:15,000 Speaker 1: who want it. And then I think when he didn't win, 564 00:28:15,160 --> 00:28:18,639 Speaker 1: that's when you saw that emotional outburst, the embarrassment, the upset. 565 00:28:18,680 --> 00:28:21,880 Speaker 1: I mean, it's the hardest thing in this sport when 566 00:28:22,760 --> 00:28:25,240 Speaker 1: you know you gave your best effort and again for 567 00:28:25,280 --> 00:28:27,840 Speaker 1: the second straight fight, I'm here to tell you that stylistically, 568 00:28:28,440 --> 00:28:30,560 Speaker 1: AJ tried really hard in what he thought would be 569 00:28:30,600 --> 00:28:32,440 Speaker 1: his path to victory and his strengths to get there. 570 00:28:33,000 --> 00:28:36,040 Speaker 1: But stylistically, in the end he made the wrong decisions. 571 00:28:37,480 --> 00:28:39,240 Speaker 1: But he didn't know that. He thought he can pull 572 00:28:39,240 --> 00:28:40,640 Speaker 1: this off. He thought he can come out here and 573 00:28:40,640 --> 00:28:43,400 Speaker 1: out box him, or at least box him on even 574 00:28:43,560 --> 00:28:46,360 Speaker 1: enough terms to set up a big power sequence late. 575 00:28:47,920 --> 00:28:51,720 Speaker 1: If Alexander Usik intangible wise wasn't on the level that 576 00:28:51,760 --> 00:28:54,680 Speaker 1: he ultimately showed that he was a different guy, would 577 00:28:54,680 --> 00:28:57,080 Speaker 1: have cracked. In fact, Usik came close in round nine, 578 00:28:57,640 --> 00:29:00,240 Speaker 1: but he never did because he is that special. Fight 579 00:29:00,440 --> 00:29:02,720 Speaker 1: meant that much to him. And I think, you know, 580 00:29:02,800 --> 00:29:05,120 Speaker 1: you look back, I was right, as did other people, 581 00:29:05,160 --> 00:29:08,560 Speaker 1: sort of saying, look, you'd look at the focus in Usik, 582 00:29:08,640 --> 00:29:11,920 Speaker 1: the purpose, what this means to the nation going through war. 583 00:29:13,440 --> 00:29:15,680 Speaker 1: It's gonna be hard to beat that guy. And it was. 584 00:29:16,280 --> 00:29:20,720 Speaker 1: And the biggest crime in this ultimately was that Usik 585 00:29:20,720 --> 00:29:23,680 Speaker 1: didn't get that chance to have that joyous celebration because 586 00:29:23,960 --> 00:29:26,040 Speaker 1: Aj sort of commandeered it. You know, it wasn't even 587 00:29:26,080 --> 00:29:28,440 Speaker 1: even Aj in his own hometown where he's trying to 588 00:29:28,440 --> 00:29:30,400 Speaker 1: calm everybody. I mean, it was you know, neutral ground 589 00:29:30,400 --> 00:29:34,520 Speaker 1: and Jedda. But either way, big night in the heavyweight division, 590 00:29:34,960 --> 00:29:39,240 Speaker 1: big business to come in the form of Fury versus Usik, 591 00:29:39,640 --> 00:29:42,720 Speaker 1: And I think Usik said it best when he finally 592 00:29:42,760 --> 00:29:46,440 Speaker 1: did get the microphone. Not only did he urge Fury 593 00:29:46,520 --> 00:29:48,920 Speaker 1: to you know, and try he put out any speculation 594 00:29:48,960 --> 00:29:51,200 Speaker 1: by saying, no, no, no, Fury's not retired. I know he 595 00:29:51,240 --> 00:29:53,800 Speaker 1: knows that in his heart too. But then Usik said, 596 00:29:54,240 --> 00:30:00,480 Speaker 1: I'm not fighting anybody else unless it's Fury. That's some 597 00:30:00,520 --> 00:30:03,480 Speaker 1: good shit right there. I mean, that's some I'm telling you. 598 00:30:03,640 --> 00:30:05,360 Speaker 1: If you've been following Usick as long as Rafe and 599 00:30:05,440 --> 00:30:08,240 Speaker 1: I have been, you know how much of a character 600 00:30:08,240 --> 00:30:11,560 Speaker 1: he is. But you also know how great he is 601 00:30:11,600 --> 00:30:14,680 Speaker 1: and how great he had the potential to be. Could 602 00:30:14,680 --> 00:30:18,040 Speaker 1: he do it against these giants like he hasn't faced 603 00:30:18,040 --> 00:30:20,000 Speaker 1: everybody in this heavyweight division. I'm not trying to act 604 00:30:20,000 --> 00:30:22,800 Speaker 1: like suddenly USI's, you know, the eleventh greatest heavyweight of 605 00:30:22,840 --> 00:30:24,280 Speaker 1: all time and knocking them the door to get in 606 00:30:24,280 --> 00:30:26,840 Speaker 1: the top ten. We haven't seen him fight the Dillian 607 00:30:26,880 --> 00:30:29,240 Speaker 1: Whites and the you know, Louis Orchis's and the Deontay 608 00:30:29,240 --> 00:30:31,960 Speaker 1: Wilders and hopefully just what same thing I hope for 609 00:30:32,000 --> 00:30:34,240 Speaker 1: Fury that everybody gets a chance to fight each other. 610 00:30:35,000 --> 00:30:37,160 Speaker 1: This is only what his fourth heavyweight fight. And you 611 00:30:37,160 --> 00:30:39,920 Speaker 1: can throw out the chats with Witherspoon light replacement fight 612 00:30:40,160 --> 00:30:42,040 Speaker 1: the first time around. You know, it was Chisa and 613 00:30:42,080 --> 00:30:46,280 Speaker 1: it was Aj twice. But he's proven he can dance 614 00:30:46,280 --> 00:30:48,960 Speaker 1: in the land of the giants, and I believe Furry 615 00:30:49,000 --> 00:30:51,200 Speaker 1: will take this fight now. I believe it'll be a 616 00:30:51,240 --> 00:30:54,120 Speaker 1: huge event. And I think although you favor Fury, and 617 00:30:54,160 --> 00:30:58,680 Speaker 1: you should, he's got some stylistic issues here to deal with. 618 00:30:59,120 --> 00:31:02,640 Speaker 1: Because the same issue that I said faced Aj in 619 00:31:02,680 --> 00:31:05,000 Speaker 1: this one is gonna be true for Fury, just in 620 00:31:05,000 --> 00:31:08,120 Speaker 1: different ways. Meaning for as good as Aj is as 621 00:31:08,160 --> 00:31:10,560 Speaker 1: a boxer puncher, the end of the day, you're never 622 00:31:10,600 --> 00:31:12,640 Speaker 1: gonna out box and get a decision against a guy 623 00:31:12,680 --> 00:31:15,240 Speaker 1: like this unless you're willing to take the risk that 624 00:31:15,320 --> 00:31:17,560 Speaker 1: it takes to hurt him, not just hurt him once 625 00:31:17,600 --> 00:31:20,120 Speaker 1: there in the ninth round, but hurt him throughout the 626 00:31:20,120 --> 00:31:23,240 Speaker 1: fight and really make him fight the fight that you 627 00:31:23,360 --> 00:31:26,080 Speaker 1: want you not the fight that Usik does well. On 628 00:31:26,160 --> 00:31:30,400 Speaker 1: the flip side, for Fury, there's really nobody else in 629 00:31:30,400 --> 00:31:33,760 Speaker 1: this division like Usik who can give him this same 630 00:31:33,840 --> 00:31:36,800 Speaker 1: exact challenge. There's punchers like wilderho you always have to 631 00:31:36,800 --> 00:31:40,920 Speaker 1: watch out for. There's guys like Luis Ortiz who, albeit older, 632 00:31:41,000 --> 00:31:44,040 Speaker 1: now had enough of a balance of punching power and 633 00:31:44,120 --> 00:31:47,280 Speaker 1: boxing ability where it's gonna be a tough out for anybody. 634 00:31:48,200 --> 00:31:50,520 Speaker 1: Somebody else like Usick, somebody else who's the soft pat 635 00:31:50,560 --> 00:31:53,840 Speaker 1: with that movement, but that daring who's willing. I mean, 636 00:31:54,040 --> 00:31:58,560 Speaker 1: this is why this heavyweight division is so fun and 637 00:31:58,640 --> 00:32:01,240 Speaker 1: why it feels so good to get this close to 638 00:32:01,320 --> 00:32:03,760 Speaker 1: having this moment of who's the man, Who's the man 639 00:32:04,160 --> 00:32:06,640 Speaker 1: historically for this time the man of the moment, but 640 00:32:06,720 --> 00:32:11,400 Speaker 1: the man of this timeframe post Clitch go. It would 641 00:32:11,400 --> 00:32:15,680 Speaker 1: be poetic if it ultimately is Fury because he took 642 00:32:15,760 --> 00:32:19,360 Speaker 1: the title cleanly, the titles cleanly from Vladimir Klitch go 643 00:32:19,400 --> 00:32:21,600 Speaker 1: back in twenty fifteen. So you know, that's why he's 644 00:32:21,600 --> 00:32:23,840 Speaker 1: been able to keep sort of this mythical linear crown 645 00:32:23,880 --> 00:32:27,080 Speaker 1: until he just got stripped. But if it's Oo Sick 646 00:32:27,120 --> 00:32:30,800 Speaker 1: again with that cruiserweight record behind him and those accomplishments, 647 00:32:31,520 --> 00:32:35,080 Speaker 1: we're watching, we're watching a special top operator here, as 648 00:32:35,200 --> 00:32:38,080 Speaker 1: as some in the in the boxing hardcore would say, 649 00:32:38,760 --> 00:32:41,320 Speaker 1: and it's it's it's a special time to watch him. 650 00:32:42,080 --> 00:32:44,400 Speaker 1: AJ did the best he could for this style and 651 00:32:44,440 --> 00:32:47,800 Speaker 1: in this circumstance. But I think there's some things that 652 00:32:47,840 --> 00:32:50,760 Speaker 1: he has to come to terms with about his own limitations, 653 00:32:51,600 --> 00:32:55,240 Speaker 1: and he needs to alter his style to better fit that. 654 00:32:55,840 --> 00:32:59,400 Speaker 1: I think inevitably AJ versus Wild, there's still a huge 655 00:32:59,400 --> 00:33:03,040 Speaker 1: money fight AJ trilogy with Ruiz if both are willing 656 00:33:03,080 --> 00:33:04,760 Speaker 1: to let their hands go. I mean there are still 657 00:33:04,960 --> 00:33:07,680 Speaker 1: you know, anytime AJ's gonna fight, it's gonna matter. He 658 00:33:07,800 --> 00:33:10,280 Speaker 1: is one of the stars of this modern run here 659 00:33:10,680 --> 00:33:13,040 Speaker 1: and you know, the face of UK boxing and this 660 00:33:13,120 --> 00:33:17,760 Speaker 1: revolution that's going on there. But he's at you know, 661 00:33:17,960 --> 00:33:19,680 Speaker 1: he's at least third best of this era, and I 662 00:33:19,680 --> 00:33:22,920 Speaker 1: think we came to find that out again tonight. And 663 00:33:22,960 --> 00:33:24,880 Speaker 1: it's no harm done when you look at the two 664 00:33:24,960 --> 00:33:29,320 Speaker 1: above them. What a heavyweight time to be alive. What 665 00:33:29,360 --> 00:33:33,640 Speaker 1: a fun rematch. Not overly dramatic in terms of swings 666 00:33:33,640 --> 00:33:35,640 Speaker 1: of momentum, but it had a few, and it was 667 00:33:35,680 --> 00:33:39,240 Speaker 1: at a high level, seemingly high drama despite a neutral 668 00:33:39,280 --> 00:33:43,840 Speaker 1: backdrop there in Jetta. But you know, skills pay the 669 00:33:43,840 --> 00:33:46,560 Speaker 1: bills at the end, of the day and AJ tried 670 00:33:46,560 --> 00:33:49,160 Speaker 1: to outskill Lusk and you can't win that battle. The 671 00:33:49,200 --> 00:33:53,440 Speaker 1: counter jabs, the flurrying, it was masterful. I enjoyed it. 672 00:33:54,320 --> 00:33:56,360 Speaker 1: What a day, What a day for combat sports. I'll 673 00:33:56,400 --> 00:33:59,840 Speaker 1: be back in a few hours counting down what went 674 00:34:00,640 --> 00:34:03,400 Speaker 1: and the UFC two eighty seven pay per view going 675 00:34:03,440 --> 00:34:06,040 Speaker 1: on right now. Bought to tune in. This was BC 676 00:34:06,160 --> 00:34:08,680 Speaker 1: one half of your morning Combat duo. Luke Thomas back 677 00:34:08,760 --> 00:34:11,840 Speaker 1: next week, all MK, all the time. That's all I 678 00:34:11,920 --> 00:34:16,239 Speaker 1: got to say, heavyweights, we're back. I enjoyed it. I 679 00:34:16,280 --> 00:34:19,120 Speaker 1: needed a sweat rag, a washcloth, a bottle of water. 680 00:34:19,200 --> 00:34:23,880 Speaker 1: I'm out, don't don't. That's it. Yeah, I mean and