Bernard Hopkins vs. Joe Smith

[palmerq]

mchunu is looking good so far, usyk will need to step it up before mchunu racks up too many rounds

[palmerq]

aha now usyk is starting to get going, he seems to have it worked out now, although i gace mchunu the first three rounds :S

[Spicoli]

Nice 5th round, both clipped and Usyk waves him in. about 3-2 Usyk. For a big dude he shifts fast

[palmerq]

down goes mchunu, not badly but i think the end could be near, usyk is wearing him out, he has become very lively these last few rounds... mchunu is still swinging and looks a bit dangerous. 57-56 for usyk after round 6

[p4pking]

This was a nice fight. I'm not sure if Usyk cruised that round or was genuinely having some problems again, either way Mchunu is pretty crafty and still landing some sneaky stuff. HAha as I type that, dropped again. Think he's on the way out now.

[p4pking]

Usyk is very very good. Mchunu is a slick operator, although he's got to be extremely short for a cruiser?

[Spicoli]

Pretty impressive by Usyk and definitely makes for action fights. Took his time with a counter cagey guy but went from 0-60 when he wanted. Hope he doesn't fall for the cruiser curse and jump to heavyweight right off.

[p4pking]

Cruiser is pretty barren though, and Usyk looks like a big dude. Wouldnt surprise me if he did that, as long as he eased into HW I don`t see why not.

[palmerq]

it will be interesting to see what he does, i think he will stay around at cruiserweight for a while, it should be pretty easy for him to build up a big fanbase in eastern europe and unify as many titles as he can. The cruiserweight division seems pretty big in russia so I think there is a lot of money to be made taking on soviet union guys .. by the look of him I would think he would go up to heavyweight eventually though, although maybe it was just mchunu(he would be very tall as a hobbit) making him look huge, he doesnt seem to be gaining a load of weight after the weigh in either.

[Spicoli]

Cruiser is pretty barren though, and Usyk looks like a big dude. Wouldnt surprise me if he did that, as long as he eased into HW I don`t see why not.

He should buy a front row ticket to David Hayes next fight vs that cruiserweight Bellew fellow and taunt him menacingly Might get a call. HBO had him on for a reason and pushed the heavyweight talk..

[Ron Swanson]

Usyk is big at 6'3" and has a long reach, I can't recall it exactly so I will look it up after I post. But he is having no issues making Cruiser, he will be there a while.

Edit-reach is 78, should have just went with what I thought, would have been right.

[p4pking]

Cruiser is pretty barren though, and Usyk looks like a big dude. Wouldnt surprise me if he did that, as long as he eased into HW I don`t see why not.

He should buy a front row ticket to David Hayes next fight vs that cruiserweight Bellew fellow and taunt him menacingly Might get a call. HBO had him on for a reason and pushed the heavyweight talk..

Yes sadly he may as well do that. What I kept thinking was I can`t believe Bellew beat a guy who beat Mchunu, though it was impossible to find that Makabu fight. May I overrate Mchunu as a boxer, or underrate Bellew as a cruiser, or that was a one off, who knows.

[Spicoli]

Cruiser is pretty barren though, and Usyk looks like a big dude. Wouldnt surprise me if he did that, as long as he eased into HW I don`t see why not.

He should buy a front row ticket to David Hayes next fight vs that cruiserweight Bellew fellow and taunt him menacingly Might get a call. HBO had him on for a reason and pushed the heavyweight talk..

Yes sadly he may as well do that. What I kept thinking was I can`t believe Bellew beat a guy who beat Mchunu, though it was impossible to find that Makabu fight. May I overrate Mchunu as a boxer, or underrate Bellew as a cruiser, or that was a one off, who knows.

Whatever Mchunu lacks in stature dude is a crafty defensive fighter. It's just a matter of approach when you do A and B equals C. Hey Bellew also lost to a guy who lost to Darnell Boone in very convincing fashion

for the record and with respect..Jo Jo Diaz bored the shat outta me.

[Spicoli]

Hopkins better stick to his word and go out clean. Always enjoy when you experience a guy 'live' from 1st day to his final bell, all respect . Hopkins earned everything he has.

[Sleepwalker]

Hopkins' physique has taken a dramatic decline, especially from the waist down.