Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2016-09-17, good pace with some nice exchanges: Oleksandr Usyk vs Krzysztof Glowacki gets three stars.Both undefeated, the Wbo champion Krzysztof Glowacki entered this fight with a perfect record of 26-0-0 (16 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.1 cruiserweight in the world while his opponent, the 2012 Olympic heavyweight gold medalist Oleksandr Usyk, has an official boxing record of 9-0-0 (9 KOs=100%) and he entered as the No.8 in the same weight class. In their last two bouts Glowacki has beat Marco Huck (=Huck vs Glowacki) and Steve Cunningham (=Glowacki vs Cunningham) while Usyk has won over Johnny Muller (=Usyk vs Muller) and Pedro Rodriguez (=Usyk vs Rodriguez). Glowacki vs Usyk is valid for the WBO World cruiserweight title (Glowacki’s second defense). Watch the video and rate this fight!
Date: 2016-09-17
Where: Ergo Arena, Gdansk, Poland
Division: cruiserweight (200 lbs, 90.7 kg)
Title: WBO World cruiserweight title
Glowacki’s previous fight: Krzysztof Glowacki vs Steve Cunningham
Usyk’s previous fight: Oleksandr Usyk vs Pedro Rodriguez
Usyk’s next fight: Oleksandr Usyk vs Thabiso Mchunu
Glowacki’s next fight: Krzysztof Glowacki vs Hizni Altunkaya
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Wonderful fight. While Glowacki took a ferocious beating at the end, I did not see Usyk winning by the same large margin as the judges saw (119-109, really?). I had him up by a round or two at most. The cagey ex-champ had many moments and some rounds were very close, and it was still up for grabs, I thought, going into the championship rounds. But clearly he lacks the hand speed, mobility and punch selection that belong to Usyk.
Congratulations to the terrific new champion. His dancing and stick and move style already had me thinking of Ali long before he did the Shuffle. Superb boxer after only ten pro fights — what will he be like in the years to come!
I had it 118-110. Glowacki proved his durability and chin, but he was apparently frustrated because as the rounds were passing he was struggling to land clean. He was often only looking for the big left hand shot which was hard to land on a slick southpaw like Usyk. He managed to dig some shots to the body and sometimes putting he pressure on Usyk, but he found it hard to get past those double-triple jabs. I think that’s the reason judges had Usyk winning by the large margin.
Arjay. I have 119-109 for Usyk. However, if somebody bend my arm it would be 118-110 but never more than 2 rounds for Glowacki unless I receive a big pull to broke my arm in pieces. I’m not so brave :-).
Haha, fair enough! Yes, I think most observers agree with you and Dano about the score. At least I will be safe if I ever run into Glowacki. :-)
These Ukranians with amazing amateur pedigrees seem to transition fantastically well into the pros with their superior movement and combinations.
Excellent fight between an experienced boxer with an impeccable record against to a rival that thanks to his excellent techniques and high ring mobility was able to impose his will during the whole fight.
Usyk is fast and quite precise which was fully demonstrated by means of his excellent jab work. He put also a very good punch combinations to the head and the body showing boxing technique proficiency while changing his body angle to connect them better. The score of 119-109 make justice to his excellent work since he out boxed a good champion who wasn’t able to defend himself or produce a better offensive during the fight.