Comments Thread For: Serhii Bohachuk moving on to Oleksandr Usyk-Tyson Fury undercard

[champion4ever]

Those two need to run it back. If most boxing fans thought the wrong man won. I wasn’t one of those fans but there still should be a rematch because the decision was so controversial.

[champion4ever]

“Sneaked away” man the racism is real.. Vergil won the fight, get over it losers.

That is exactly how I saw it. For, the exception of those two knockdowns; I had Ortiz winning the fight quite comfortably

However, the vast majority of boxing fans didn’t see it that way. I thought Vergil was the busier of the two fighters who landed the cleaner punches with a much higher punch volume.

[Bronx2245]

Have him fight Madrimov, or Boots Ennis!

[Bronx2245]

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[slimPickings]

I'll respectfully disagree here.
Vergil changed to a very effective stick and move strategy in Round 8 or 9 that literally had Bohachuk on his heels.
It was stick and move with a hard jab, too.
I didn't know Vergil had that kind of boxing ability. If he had started doing it earlier he might have finished Bohuchuk.
I didn't see Bohachuk make game-changing adjustments like that.
Vergil FTW if he can apply more of that in a rematch.

Yeah that tends to happen when you finally come to the realization that you cannot bulldoze your way to a victory against someone just as BIG as you are in your new weight class!!!
Going to be interesting to see how he continues to perform in this weight class where he should been have a looong time ago.

[factsarenice]

Serhii gassed a little and that may have cost him, but I thought the fight as a draw. It was close, the money man got the nod. I highly doubt that Ortiz will do a rematch with Serhii because he's young and bankable and win or lose most fighters only have 3, maybe 4 of those types of fights. Honestly, I wouldn't put Ortiz in with Serhii or Crawford or any top 5 guy for a good while. Ortiz has the belt and I'd try to get him in with a PBC fighter because the entire stable are easier fights.

As for Serhii, he isn't exactly a big draw so I wouldn't be surprised if he's fights another tough fight. Madrimov is another guy with the same problem and both need a belt so facing one another probably isn't on the top of their list but for the right price.....it's a phenomenal match-up.

[factsarenice]

Yeah that tends to happen when you finally come to the realization that you cannot bulldoze your way to a victory against someone just as BIG as you are in your new weight class!!!
Going to be interesting to see how he continues to perform in this weight class where he should have a looong time ago.

You are right about bulldozing weaker opponents, Vigil needs to add more to his game and I think he can but it's going to take some time. The top level at 154 are guys like Crawford, Madrimov and soon to be Jaron Ennis and they are smart and too versatile for a single denominational fighter, no-mater how good they are.

[factsarenice]

Have him fight Madrimov, or Boots Ennis!

Madrimov and Ennis have too much depth for Virgil Ortiz. Virgil is young and bankable, Oscar will have him fight a winnable mandatory and stretch his career out for a mega money fight. Fighting Madrimov and Ennis right now would be reckless .

[Bronx2245]

Madrimov and Ennis have too much depth for Virgil Ortiz. Virgil is young and bankable, Oscar will have him fight a winnable mandatory and stretch his career out for a mega money fight. Fighting Madrimov and Ennis right now would be reckless .

Not Vergil, Bohachuk.Turki wants an opponent for him, so I was suggesting Madrimov or Ennis. Honestly, Eddie should be making Madrimov vs. Ennis. In no shape, form, or fashion, should Ennis rematch Karen! That would be disrespectful to the fans, and wild disrespectful to Philly!

[BustedKnuckles]

I'll respectfully disagree here.
Vergil changed to a very effective stick and move strategy in Round 8 or 9 that literally had Bohachuk on his heels.
It was stick and move with a hard jab, too.
I didn't know Vergil had that kind of boxing ability. If he had started doing it earlier he might have finished Bohuchuk.
I didn't see Bohachuk make game-changing adjustments like that.
Vergil FTW if he can apply more of that in a rematch.

Correct. Bohachuk didn't. But he could? Dude knocked down Virgil twice, with little to no adjustment, and Virgil's face def looked like the loser (not saying he lost, but he was beat up). If, if, Bohachuk could change it up a bit, I like his chances.

But then again, I'm a sucker for the b-side surprising the a-side in most cases.