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I'd love to see AJ go with RG as sole Head Trainer. In spite of this loss, there was noticeable improvement. Also, how about actually moving to the States? Less distractions, dedicated training. And most importantly, superior sparring partners. Iron sharpens Iron.

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Hearn, if he has to, can sell that Trump is taut and trim!

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Even the Hearns unhesitantly said Usyk won.

From memory Glenn Feldman also had an odd score for the Canelo Bivol match. Perhaps Glenn Feldman also needs a new "coach".

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Watch this judge being confronted by Dan's pal Rob Tebbutt on iD Boxing.

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Dan - I listened to the podcast, which was good [although I do wish the other chap wouldn't talk over you so much!].

One point on Dazn commentary I'd appreciate your view on: Hearn has stated previously that one of the reasons he went with Dazn was that Matchroom would have full production control. So from this I deduce it WAS on him to make the call about who did the commentary, and where from. The bit I didn't understand was that after the trouble Dazn went to in securing Costello, they didn't use his services on what was one of the biggest fights of the year, which just happened to involve a British fighter he knows very well. Just seemed odd.

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Great win by Usyk in a far better fight. Glad Usyk won as the bulls**t from the bullsh**ter extraordinaire Eddie Hearn does help to make you hope the opposition fighter wins over his fighter.

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Was a on site programme produced for the fight?

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Yes, but spectators were worried they’d get their hands chopped off if they took them from the merch table.

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1. Fury

2. Wilder - because of his right hand

3. Usyk

4. Joshua

AJ had no business in touching Usyk's belts; much less throwing them away!

His talk to Usyk showed bad form. He did not see the irony of his self-assessed "character:"

His body language showed he knew he was in for a tough night. He was not touchy-feely at the end of each early rounds like he did in match one.

Only in adversity do we see the "character" of people. Any man can be smiley and chummy when he is happy.

Notice at the press conference those cynical press or SM people did not really buy into his intro remarks.

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