Such an insightful breakdown, H2O Man. And lots of trivia thrown in. I had no idea that Usyk, a "small" HW by today's standards would have been bigger than Liston. Some of today's fighters are such monsters physically.
And I did not know that Rocky Marciano used a 250 lb heavy bag. Smart!
Loved the technical observations as well.
I'm glad both combatants are close in age (Usyk is 1.5 years older at 36). It's unfortunate when we see a well-past-his-prime champion or former champion pitted against an up-and-coming young and hungry lion and you can only wonder how the outcome of the fight would have changed had the champ/former champ only been 10 years younger.
That said, Usyk has a legendary amateur record, reportedly 335-15 (350 amateur bouts). That's phenomenal. Now perhaps all of those fights were in headgear and Usyk didn't sustain a lot of damage. But don't you think Father Time is more likely to catch up with someone so active first? That's a lot of wear and tear, a lot of "miles" on the body.
It has not shown to date. Usyk has generally looked sharp, but I wonder if he'll be more prone to a sudden decline at some point due to all of those fights as a young man?
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