Oleksandr Usyk vs Mairis Briedis - 27/1/18

[Ron Swanson]

We need more fighters like these guys in the game. None of this A side, B side crap. They just want to prove who is the best! I'm disappointed the US networks didn't pick this tournament up. Hopefully someone will see common sense and snatch up the final.

It's also interesting to me that for a fight between 2 very good fighters, both undefeated beltholders, that Usyk is such a heavy favorite. Breidis is an excellent fighter, it just shows how highly we think of Usyk.

I think Usyk wins but it will be a highly competitive bout. Closer than many are thinking it'll turn out.

If you speak of exposure yes, network would be good. But if you speak only of ability to view every fight has been on AUD

[Alpha]

Yea exposure, 95% of all fights you are able to view.

[Freedom]

[GAME]

Usyk who is most peoples pick to win the tournament has a long hard fight infornt of him. The Latvian is awkward and dangerous at the same time so I don’t see Alexander taking too many chnaces to try and get him out of there. He will more likely display the boxing skills used to conquer Marco Huck last time when he broke the challenger down round by round & looking the best hes ever looked. Breidis is a different proposition. He isn’t on the slide, he hits with power and has a good boxing brain to go with it. Likewise Breidis destroyed current heavyweight world champ Manuel Charr and outboxed Mike Perez last time but this for him is another step up and the biggest challenge of his career. He will find it difficult to sit back and time Usyk & if he goes looking for a KO it plays into Usyks hands so it’s a very tall order and one I don’t think he will succeed in. Usyk has a tough opponent infornt of him but I think he will come through this test with flying colours controlling the majority of rounds, winning convincingly on the cards. 118-110.

[Freedom]

[Freedom]

This might work for those of you in the UK:

[Freedom]

Legal Russian stream for the main event later:

https://matchtv.ru/boxing/matchtvvid...eksandra_Usika