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@mandalorion

28 күн бұрын

Excellent use of Shawn of the Dead.

@wrathtaildante7821

27 күн бұрын

Please do a full brealdown of the fight.

@afifahhilyanafisah9009

26 күн бұрын

@@wrathtaildante7821 I THINK USYK IS USING THE SAME AS BOXING METHODS JUST LIKE MANNY PAQUIAO DEAL BOXING WITH HIS BIGGER OPPONENT...

One thing that is not mentioned enough is that Usyk is also extremely durable.

@c0ldhandzzz

28 күн бұрын

Usyk took some big shots from Fury. The version of Fury that Usyk beat was one of the best versions, if not the best imo.

@MashuSlyferiux

28 күн бұрын

@@c0ldhandzzz Yeah people don't give it enough credit, saying he was washed etc etc.. I don't know which Tyson Fury they are talking about. The one against Usyk was PRIME Fury, just as good as it gets

@joshuaremo922

28 күн бұрын

His chin is ridiculous

@reptilian_geneticist

28 күн бұрын

​​​@@c0ldhandzzz how the hell is the Fury that Usyk beat "the best version of Fury" ???? That's one of the most delusional dick riding statements I've ever heard 😂 It's obviously not the best version of Fury, it's not prime Fury by any means... does lying to yourself make you feel good or something? 37 year old Tyson Fury is not prime Fury, he's been boxing professionally for 16 years... his prime was like 5 years ago

@reptilian_geneticist

28 күн бұрын

​​@@c0ldhandzzzhow the hell is the Fury that Usyk beat "the best version of Fury" ???? That's one of the most delusional statements I've ever heard 😂 It's obviously not the best version of Fury, it's not prime Fury by any means... does lying to yourself make you feel good or something? 37 year old Tyson Fury is not prime Fury, he's been boxing professionally for 16 years... his prime was like 5+ years ago lol

If size mattered, the elephant would be king of the jungle. - Oleksander Usyk Edit: Jesus Christ, I get it. It's not a totally accurate assessment. It's just a figure of speech, don't take it literally.

@toxlaximus3297

28 күн бұрын

The Elephant is the king of the jungle, Lions won't go near them unless its a lone infant.

@stitischannel1963

28 күн бұрын

Ha shit. I was about to say that it's a cool quote. But the comments above destroy that lmao

@lightronv

28 күн бұрын

Actually, lions don't live in jungles, and no one can touch an elephant on land.

@kiboma4209

28 күн бұрын

@@lightronvhuman with rifle 😂

@jimmyc1518

28 күн бұрын

I get the point of the quote but realistically absolutely no land animal will beat a full grown bull Elephant especially in Musth lol 😆 that Lion will get the hell out of Dodge.

Another stripe on uysk is all his top heavyweight opponents where younger and he still whooped ass

@TheModernMartialArtist

28 күн бұрын

I actually hadn't realized that! He hasn't fought anyone whose looking to make their second comeback at 42 or anything lol

@Eddybo22

27 күн бұрын

​@@TheModernMartialArtist wow I didn't think you'd go there lmao. To be fair if Klitschko was actually given that rematch we would not even be talking about Fury right now because Klitschko would have demolished Fury in the rematch.

@MashuSlyferiux

27 күн бұрын

@@Eddybo22 I wouldn't go ahead to pretend what we didn't see, he was just way too old. Out of the sport for good

@Eddybo22

27 күн бұрын

@@MashuSlyferiux well we shall never know because the rematch never happened. To be fair all we have are assumptions based on how he performed against Joshua. He certainly wasn't way too old in that performance.

@Karl-dd4om

26 күн бұрын

@@Eddybo22 No, Klitschko was a cheater, holding, grabbing, leaning and pushing down on his opponents, just like this overrated Fury does now!

“Boxing is a contest of character and ingenuity. The boxer with more will, determination, desire, and intelligence is always the one who comes out the victor." Cus D'amato

I was reloading your chanel over and over again to see this, and it does not dissapoint

@TheModernMartialArtist

28 күн бұрын

You willed the video into being lmao

@MashuSlyferiux

28 күн бұрын

@@TheModernMartialArtist Hey David, I just wanted to tell you if you didn't notice the Pacquiao VS Marquez collection video misses the third fight analysis

@TheModernMartialArtist

28 күн бұрын

Yeah I have a deal with Top Rank to use their footage, but I'm not allowed other orgs videos in there. So I couldn't put the third fight in. Super super annoying but I thought it was still worth it to combine them. I want to do the same with the Ali vs Frazier trilogy but I think Top Rank only owns one of those fights lol

@MashuSlyferiux

28 күн бұрын

@@TheModernMartialArtist I disagree in the combining choice if you can't use all of them but you do you, btw it was really fun to watch the fight with you guys in call, I was there ^w^

@samuraijose817

28 күн бұрын

Fury was robbed

i don't think i'll ever forget watching usyk that night. fury whether people want to admit it or not is an amazing fighter with his toughness, chin, boxing skill, size and power, and he was in good form that night he came in great shape was switched on. but even when fury was boxing well and landing huge shots usyk just didn't care, he's too damn good and i don't think anyone could have stopped him on that night he was otherworldly. being skilled enough to make a competitive fight of it was insane enough with the size difference, but when he was badly hurt and losing deep into the fight he still had it in him to start f*cking mauling fury and put him down, and when we were all getting nervous that he needed to win every round he did it in style. he's the best pfp fighter of our generation and he's an all time great heavyweight who could compete with anyone in history

@kfork814

15 күн бұрын

True

A man who is the same height and weight as Muhammad Ali, perhaps that is the perfect size for the heavyweight division

@reptilian_geneticist

28 күн бұрын

Yeah exactly, Usyk isn't small, he isn't really a cruiserweight, he's a normal sized heavyweight like Ali... Usyk just approached boxing like chess, he's a heavyweight that cut down to dominate the cruiserweight division which was far weaker than the heavyweight... in the process gaining experience, titles, money, exposure, etc... this is something that Deontay wilder could have done or could still do... Wilder could easily make cruiserweight and probably knock everyone out, becoming champion in multiple weightclasees

@timurjack8773

28 күн бұрын

Usyk has great respect for Muhammad Ali as well, I watched his recent interview where they chose which fighter beat who, he had Mike Tyson losing to Wladimir, then said Muhammad Ali beats Wladimir and then beats Usyk too, I think it would be a very close fight but Usyk still shows great respect to Ali.

@zwoope

28 күн бұрын

He is bigger than Ali until Ali got fat.

@monsieurn6933

27 күн бұрын

Usyk answered all the people wondering if the old boxing legends like Ali, Marciano, Tyson could beat the gigantic heavyweights of today with the size difference being so big and the answer is yes absolutely, skills beats size unless you're a flyweight trying to beat a heavyweight.

@Autumnhades-fp8db

27 күн бұрын

​@@timurjack8773Usyk vs Ali could be very interesting I don't remember Ali ever fighting a high level technical southpaw so it could throw him off a lot even if I'd still favor Ali slightly for his extreme hand speed and head movement ect

AJ vs Fury is my preference, as we've seen what Usyk can do to both of those guys, and if either wants the rematch, we need to know who deserves it more.

@thomaslunde5014

28 күн бұрын

Well they have a rematch clause so if Fury wants it then he gets it

@fabesey2016

28 күн бұрын

Nah fuck that. The fight was close, rematch makes total sense.

@jimmyc1518

28 күн бұрын

What are you talking about, AJ already had his rematch. An that fight with Fury is definitely rematch worthy. After that we can move onto Fury vs AJ.

@DevilsAdvocateofnazareth

28 күн бұрын

@@fabesey2016 wasn't that close tbh. Fury won, what, rounds 4-8? 1-3. 9-12 all Usyk

@buckrogers-lk3yr

28 күн бұрын

AJ all the way unless the Ref gets a cut of the gambling money like Fury previous fights then Fury.

I'll never stop wishing Wilder actually took the technique aspect of the sport seriously. With his size, speed, athleticism, chin, stamina, and right hand - against a southpaw - he really could've been a good match for Usyk if he'd spent the last 10+ years developing his technique. What's crazy is the few times we've seen Wilder's jab it's really sharp and snappy ... and yet he never uses it...

@TheModernMartialArtist

28 күн бұрын

I pretty much agree. Wilder used his jab to pull down opponents guard very well, I think it's actually the setup for most of his knockdowns. But besides that he had very few ways to set up his right hand. When he did try and get some new skills he improved a lot, but I think it was too little too late. His body work against Fury in their third fight was doing something and could have set up a head shot later, but he got caught and went back to what he knew.

@pascalscherr5206

28 күн бұрын

​@@TheModernMartialArtistTo be honest I think Wilder will go down as a warning to future fighters about relying on just one aspect too much. Imagine that insane, lethal power behind a good jab, proper footwork, feints, a varied arsenal etc. I mean we'd be talking about possibly the greatest ever if a guy with Wilders power could box like Lennox or Wlad or Holmes or whoever. Look at that Luis Ortiz fight - he DID land the crazy right hand, but it took him 7 rounds of being off balance and out of position. Imagine if he could box like a champion as well as punch, there just would've been no stopping him. Anyway - the future Cus is going to show his future Mike Wilder's career as a lesson I think. That's what Wilder will be to the future of boxing, kind of a cautionary tale of hubris

@aldrichunfaithful3589

28 күн бұрын

i've always thought that wilder had possibly the most potential out of any heavyweight in history. he could've been the heavyweight reincarnation of tommy hearns if he bothered learning how to box, his hand and foot speed are both excellent, he's tough with a good engine, and obviously he's up there with shavers as one of the hardest hitters of all time. his frame would basically have made him the perfect outboxer

@timurjack8773

28 күн бұрын

People have different strengths in many different muscle groups on their body, every person is different, for example if a very athletic basketball player starts doing a different sport that requires different muscle groups that basketball player could start to getting injured more than usual, because they develop different muscle groups from young age, I am guessing that Wilder's muscle groups are designed for that 1 punch KO in specific angles, If he does different trainings or trained differently from younger age, I think he wouldn't have that special 1 punch KO power, Wilder relies on speed and athletism while setting up his movement in specific positions, maybe he couldn't be a high level boxer and lose his 1 punch KO ability as well if he was training foot work and head movement from young age, who knows what would happen. There are many factors so its not simple.

@anthonydunkley7844

28 күн бұрын

The thing is there's a talent to technique too

I think his biggest asset is high extremely high fight IQ. He makes tiny adjustments all the time in order to get out of tough situations and overcome seemingly impossible obstacles.

Will you do a full fight breakdown of usyk vs fury?

@TheEvilmonkey25

28 күн бұрын

Problably not for a while, youtube is nasty with claims on recent fights.

@joelcastro-reyes1667

28 күн бұрын

Gotta wait a year before the boxing orgs will allow fight footage without copyright issues

@ChildSpaceMethod

28 күн бұрын

Different guy, but Luke Thomas has done an excellent analysis kzread.info/dash/bejne/iJyY3NCqYpXTf6Q.html

Your breakdowns never dissapoint

Glory to heroes!

@jazack7441

27 күн бұрын

Slava Ukraini

Cool vid. Usyk is my favorite currently active fighter because he has such a disadvantage, because seeing him overcome such hurdles is fun to watch.

Happy New Year! 😁

@rogersparker5875

27 күн бұрын

Yk fury got some tbi from that

Much feel indeed

@c0ldhandzzz

28 күн бұрын

Honestly, I’d love for Usyk to retire. I don’t think he has anything left to prove and I’d love to see him retire on top and prevent any further damage. But that’s just me, I’m sure. With that being said, I too want to see Fury v Joshua. The best of the rest as someone else said

Great breadown, as always. Another thing: Usyk's predatory style, the constant moving forward and stalking had Fury backing up a lot. When Fury was landing his uppercut, a lot of those scored while he was backing up, so they didn't have full force behind them. As the fight went on, Usyk dictated that pace - a real testament to his stamina.

Congrats on a great episode. Usyk is a pound for pound great up there with Bivol, Inoue and Crawford. All these are worth doing a full show or skills study on and also maybe AJ’s clinical demolition of Francis Ngannou under the guidance of his new trainer Ben Davidson. The best of the Soviet boxing style of Bivol would be well worth a full show and maybe the Beterbiev fight also when it finally happens.

Now THIS is what I've been waiting for!!

Usyk will go down in history! Well and truly earned his place as one of the greatest.

Uysk is a inspiration...undefeated 2 weight undisputed champion in just 22 fights, along with all the medals and trophies...this reminds me of another great David vs Goliath heavyweight battle...Holmes vs Spinks 1+2

Good breakdown of Usyk's favorite tactics. However, his greatest achievement in the Fury fight imo was finding positions that took the sting out of Fury's uppercuts. Rounds 7 to 12 Fury had to bizarrely twist his body to land the uppercuts he won rounds 4 and 5 (and maybe 6) with. As a consequence, there wasn't enough force behind his uppercuts to rattle Usyk in the later rounds. Must be incredibly difficult to make adjustments like this in the middle of a tough fight. But somehow Usyk pulls it off time and again.

UNDISPUTED 🗣️🗣️🗣️🗣️

This is by far my favorite KZread channell

He's easily the best boxing HW of all time. would have loved to see him against Lennox during his prime.

worth the short wait, thank you!

Usyk is a boxing GOAT 👑 Olympic Gold Medalist; Undisputed Cruiserweight Champion; Undisputed Heavyweight Champion; Undefeated; Lineal Champ; Incredible amateur record: 335 wins! vs 15 losses. 🥊

Your Shaun of the Dead reference is ELITE. Thanks so much for that man!

Thanks for making great videos for a long time

Bro , i love your videos and your knowledge. Thank you for all you share with us. I also box and when i have day off to heal for the next week of training i like to film study. As i let my body rest i like to study and learn and i especially enjoy your videos. Thank you and God bless.

Sir your analysis & breakdowns are a masterful masterpiece bar none sir u make me v happy & “ make me very feel “

Nice analysis, good work David 👍👍👍👍

Nice video and nice little close. Good man.

One aspect of Usyk's gameplan I hoped you'd bring up is how he saves energy without giving the opponent space to rest themselves. Tiring out your opponent to get better positioning and angles later on is an established strategy, but knowing how to do it safely and without spending too much energy yourself is a talent that has been lost as fights now require you to fight less rounds. As always great video, here is hoping for AJ vs Fury sometime next year.

Thanks for the breakdown

Mainly it was his ability to fight to maintain the center of the ring and cutting the ring off. His heart to work more was clutch

Thank you David Christian

great breakdown as always, you really have a knack for demystifying core aspects of boxing / striking. looking forward to your analysis of Paul vs Tyson (only half joking)

The only flaw i can consistently see in Usyk is being open to right straights and right uppercuts. Fury cracked him a few times with the same right straight that Joshua did. The right uppercuts from fury were devastating! I had no idea fury could throw that. Either way, Flawless breakdown as usual

@luongthanh105

28 күн бұрын

That is the trade off of being southpaw vs orthodox. When a southpaw gets his lead foot outside an orthodox lead foot, that means he has dominant position but I also brings him to closer to right hand of an orthodox fighter.

Thanks for review, sir

You are the best. Please do a longer video on Him.

Him and Loma are masters

Usyk inspires me a lot. He just makes so many adjustments that its hard to tell what his game plan actually is. Here's hoping the rematch happens soon, because watching it with everyone on the Discord was a magical event

The absolutely phenomenal chin on this guy

Excellent video! Do you mind telling me the first song?

I'll like to see Fury vs A.J next, while the winner gets to fight the winner in the fight between Dubois vs Hrgovic. The eventual winner in these fights can then challenge Usyk.

I feel u 💪

i feel very feel right now :) congrats to the all time great Usyk

Hoping you do a round by round breakdown of the fight.

Agreed. I think the timing is absolutely perfect for Fury vs Joshua. Don't let that fight slip away. I do think it still happens, too much money, but after Usuk beats Fury again in the rematch.

I’m no skilled boxer by any means, watching these videos are so insightful, I knew Usyk would clean up the HW division but I couldn’t really give an explanation how. He is an incredible fighter, seems to be a wonderful human being. He is a legacy fighter for sure

I said Usyk was going to win. But I didn't think it would be that competitive. But Tyson still talking shit makes you not like the clown even more.

Crazy to think about how old Oleksandr Usyk really is.

good points.

Please to a breakdown of the whole fight!

Discipline, dedication, heart, cardio and skill. Those are main keys that made Usyk an all time great

You're an amazing boxing brain, and an awesome commentator. Do you train boxers?

Tyson vs Joshua makes more sense for Fury than a tough rematch with Usyk

@K_j_M

28 күн бұрын

As if Joshua isn't a tough fight. He already avoided it because he knows Joshua hurts him

@TheModernMartialArtist

28 күн бұрын

I just want a 4 Kings type era where everyone fights everyone! Wilder vs Usyk would be really fun too! Or Wilder vs AJ is more likely though.

@thomaslunde5014

28 күн бұрын

@@TheModernMartialArtist What about Parker? He made Wilder look like an amateur and he "exposed" Zhang's lack of output. I think Parker vs Usyk would be more interesting.

So glad to see this. I was delighted to see Fury take a break from mid tier heavyweights to prove his unworthiness as a current champion. While I would be interested in seeing him fight AJ, and it's clear that AJ is interested as well, I don't see it happening. I think he will focus on a rematch, and if he loses that, he'll likely retire again. If he wins it, he'll go right back to avoiding fights as long as he can, until AJ, Hrgovic or Parker are able to beat him.

People say that cruiserweights have been unsuccessful at heavyweight because they are just too small, but I honestly think it's just that the Klitschkos were too dominant. Haye vs Ruiz/Valuev, Roy Jones Junior vs Ruiz, James Toney vs Ruiz/Holyfield/Gunn, Adamek vs Golata/Chambers/Arreola, Cunningham vs Fury, Marco Huck vs Povetkin all of these either beat top heavyweights or had a case for deserving the nod. It's not a coincidence that we had Holyfield and Usky before and after the Klitschkos, during their reign they were dismissed for crushing cruiserweights, but everyone else had a hard time doing so.

@TheModernMartialArtist

28 күн бұрын

The Klitschko's did a number on peoples perception of boxing. No one can agree if they were super skilled in a decent era or able to coast in a super weak era. Or super skilled in a weak era haha If they were crazy knockout artists people would have appreciated them a lot more and been more willing to give them their flowers.

@S-fp7uz

28 күн бұрын

@@TheModernMartialArtist I think two big factors were also one there not being a clear lineage at first due to Lewis retirement, but also the era being considered weaker in large part because the US stopped being the focus. There is a pretty big pro-US bias in boxing institutions and even with people like Inoue some people criticise him for not fighting in the US. It's just curious to see a lot of the reasoning used to criticise the Klitschko era not applying to current times, like ex-champs like Briggs or Rahman were dismissed because they were too old (in mid-30s, younger than Wilder, Usyk, Joyce, Zhang...), cruiserweights were considered easy pickings, dominant victories over undefeated champions in Ibragimof and Chagaev were dismissed because of "who did they fight." and so forth. Like nobody would say that Fury could easily win for a decade by fighting weak opposition like cruiserweights, ex-champs in their thirties or undefeated champions with few fights, when those are the best fights on his resume and he struggled greatly, fighting weaker opposition when possible.

@S-fp7uz

28 күн бұрын

@@TheModernMartialArtist To be fair they were crazy knockout artist though, Wladimir has more knockout wins than Lennox Lewis had fights period and Vitali has one of the highest KO-ratios.

I also agree to Fury vs Aj! Fury said he would do it after Usyk, but i highly doubt he would fight Aj. This could be a MAJOR MAJOR FIGHT!! ESPECIALLY IF FURY SUFFERS 2 LOSSES TO USYK!! ITS THE PERFECT SETUP!

Smaller heavyweights typically have lower center of gravity, along with greater speed and stamina. That itself is usually enough to compensate for height, weight and reach.

David curious about your opinion on this; I'm an Ali fan, to put it mildly, and have loved your work on him. Usyk reminds me a lot of Ali in certain regards, same height similar weight they even share the same birthday 😳

I most say! This shorter video are easier to watch and easier to understand! You put in so much in each minut, so it's really hard to follow longer then 5 minuts!

Nice Shaun of the Dead reference 🩸

@TheModernMartialArtist

21 күн бұрын

I watched that movie so much in college, had it on repeat so much my roommates wanted to kill me lol

@LukesEnglishPodcast

21 күн бұрын

@@TheModernMartialArtist “The Modern Martial Artist of the Dead”

why did you stop doing fight breakdowns?. I miss those.

Dawg a breakdown on Isaac Cruz would be dope hes like a lightweight mike tyson

@TheModernMartialArtist

28 күн бұрын

I've been seriously considering it! If I have the time I mean, he definitely deserves a breakdown!

hey man you never did the crawford vs spence breakdown. waiting to hear what you say

AJ vs Fury would be wild as a next fight. AJ wins that one, either by KO or narrowly on points. Probably the latter.

We need to see a style breakdown for Ricky Hatton not enough people give him credit for how technically good he was

I think durability peaks at a certain weight class and just stays about the same for every weight class after that. Power is the thing that stays consistent with more weight.

He uses his Footwork, Middleweight Speed and Tenacity to beat the bigger guys. He creates crazy angles. He reminds me of Holyfield when he moved up. EDIT: Please do an observation on Alex Pereira next.

Cardio, cardio, cardio! Make the big boys work so much that their very own bodies becomes a weapon to your advantage

Glory to Heroes!🤝✊

Finally a heavyweight with real skill, that’s in shape, and has a chin.

Well done to the man..he controled the fight allmost bell to bell, it looked almost like fury did not want to be there, even took the fight way to lightly

@malikaubry2211

28 күн бұрын

Uhhh no he didn’t

@goldbullet50

27 күн бұрын

No way. Without the massive knockout, the match would've been very even. Now it took a round or two for Fury to recover... Both were constantly changing their tactics, and both had their moments.

@MashuSlyferiux

27 күн бұрын

what are you TALKING ABOUT LMFAO it was extremely close and at the end of the fight Usyk was the most battered of the 2 as well!

It wasn't the 9th round that changed the entire fight, it was three minutes earlier with a minute left in Round 8. He caught Fury with a left straight to the beek either breaking or severly compromising Fury's breathing. Once Fury had to open his jaw to breath, that set up the perfect shot in the 9th that put Fury on queer street.

Let's go! The 🐐 Uysk.

Usyk does everything I yell at other boxers to do when I watch matches on tv.

8/4 usyk 💪

Y'all talk about Usyk as if he's this small guy that scraps with giants. The guy is 6'3, about the same size as Ali. Or to put it into perspective, there's roughly about as much difference in height and reach between Mike Tyson and Usyk as there is between him and Fury.

Obliterate? Hardly, however.. fantastic fighter, seems like a sound fella, and I’m thankful he’s the undisputed champ.

Congratulations Usyk😊

I want to see the rematch ASAP. Fury will have to adjust to the consistently troublesome outside lead-foot outside positioning south paw go-to that Tyson should have anticipated.

@kokosiki40

27 күн бұрын

I think Fury have some troubles with his chin after Wilder

Usyk reminds me of Wolverine from the X-Men. Tough skilled and undersized. Still slaying giants.

Geroyam Slava!

Skills pay the bills .

That crucifix really helped him 😉

@Mithferion

28 күн бұрын

Faith can give a man a lot of strength

Can you make a video about Dmitry Bivol?

The size against Fury was crazy. It’s like throwing Inoue in against Canelo, and Inoue takes him out anyway 😆

The HW hall of famers were not giants (Dempsey, Marciano, Ali, Mike Tyson) with Lennox being an exception

I'd love to see an Andy Ruiz Oleksandr Usyk matchup.....so long as Ruiz is in the same condition that beat AJ

@1:30 or a "Symphony Of Destruction" ;)

Pound per pound King 👑

Called it. AND to all the doubters who mocked me? I Told You So!

Usyk is way stronger than he looks

Usyk looked tired and down after Fury figured him out and was winning round 5,6,7. Then Usyk suddenly found a whole new level of energy in round 8. Something fishy going on there...

day 1 of asking TMMA to make a breakdown video on Jose Torres.

Him becoming the undisputed heavyweight champion makes me very feel