NSB PICK EM 2022 #52 - #55 SATURDAY 20th AUGUST

[alexnation]

Alexnation, Usyk, KO, late

[mlac]

mlac
usyk ko late
smith ko mid
navarette ko late
gutierez decision wide

[RJJ-94-02=GOAT]

RJJ,

Smith KO Mid
Navarette KO Late
Garcia Dec Clear
Joshua KO Mid X5.

Just got this weird feeling AJ gets lucky so I’m going for it.

[Chrismart]

Smith, KO, Mid
Usyk, KO, Mid
Garcia, Decision, Wide
Navarrete, KO, Late

[SteveM]

watched the AJ-Usyk again - there were very few times that AJ wasn't the overall aggressor in the fight but it wasn't very effective aggression. Usyk has superb conditioning, footwork and head movement - insane level for a HW.
That said, he troubled AJ a few times but didn't seriously trouble him. I watched the last 30 seconds of round 12. Usyk put AJ on the back foot with a couple of medium strength shots and went for the KO throwing a dozen or so shots but he only barely connected with one. This was in no small part due to superb evasive footwork and head movement by AJ.
People talk about Joshua gassing a lot. I think he gassed a little in the last 2/3 rounds and in the last round he wasn't holding his hands up as well as previously - but the right conclusion to draw is that AJ's endurance is just fine if he can go 12 with an endurance phenom like Usyk.
I'd also draw attention to the judge's scorecards - all 3 had the last four rounds for Usyk but I had Joshua winning round nine clearly and NSB had him winning that too. Also some of the rounds Usyk won were narrow rounds but he got them. Take note!

[Tatabanya]

watched the AJ-Usyk again - there were very few times that AJ wasn't the overall aggressor in the fight but it wasn't very effective aggression. Usyk has superb conditioning, footwork and head movement - insane level for a HW.
That said, he troubled AJ a few times but didn't seriously trouble him. I watched the last 30 seconds of round 12. Usyk put AJ on the back foot with a couple of medium strength shots and went for the KO throwing a dozen or so shots but he only barely connected with one. This was in no small part due to superb evasive footwork and head movement by AJ.
People talk about Joshua gassing a lot. I think he gassed a little in the last 2/3 rounds and in the last round he wasn't holding his hands up as well as previously - but the right conclusion to draw is that AJ's endurance is just fine if he can go 12 with an endurance phenom like Usyk.
I'd also draw attention to the judge's scorecards - all 3 had the last four rounds for Usyk but I had Joshua winning round nine clearly and NSB had him winning that too. Also some of the rounds Usyk won were narrow rounds but he got them. Take note!

All true.

But I suspect Usyk didn't use his fifth gear in the first fight. This time I feel he's gonna use it.

[SUBZER0ED]

SUBZER0ED;

Smith; KO, mid

Joshua; KO, mid X5

Luis Garcia; Dec, close

Navarrete; KO, late X2

[SceneBoxer]

SceneBoxer:
Smith, Dec, Clear
Usyk, Ko, Late, x2
Gutierrez, Dec, Clear
Navarrete, Ko, Mid

[SUBZER0ED]

All true.

But I suspect Usyk didn't use his fifth gear in the first fight. This time I feel he's gonna use it.

Usyk is going to get dropped. AJ will attack him as he should; using his size, reach and power advantages.

[SteveM]

SteveM
Smith KO Mid
Garcia KO Mid
Usyk-Joshua Draw x2
Navarette KO Late