I think making Usyk a mandatory was the worst thing for him.

You literally only belittle him

 

Why, I even had some comments where I had mentioned that he is nice.

 

I think the Chisora fight took a lot of the momentum he had built up to that point. He really thought he’d come to HW and it’d be an easy cake walk. The fact that he was made to go life and death and was bullied and physically pushed around by Chisora probably made him reconsider his future in the division. He’s seems to already be kind of half-retired. Not doing many interviews or promoting himself much anymore.

 

Not likely. He had pre injury period Gassiev and prime Briedis in the ring so not likely he was a dreamer at all.
Gassiev pre injury period and prime Briedis punched better than Chisora ever had and most likely had finished Chisora in distance.
BTW, I really think september 2020 old Briedis or Dorticos had finished Dereck in distance. Also when Briedis had pushed him, ha had been down in this fight. So there he was lucky that later ( Briedis ) most likely had decided to fool him and outbox Usyk and if compare with Lopez vs Loma Usyk appeared to be smarter guy and he wasn't succesful there.

For me looks that he already before this had considered his future.
Lurk in boxrec, he is listed also as promoter not only pro boxer.

 

Great fighter but I'm off the USYK as heavyweight champ hype train. Too small, too old. His vastly superior countryman couldn't even do it with less of a weight gain.

 

I don't think he needs any hype train.
Looks that he long before fight vs Chisora had choosed his future career preferences.
BoxRec: Event
Look who is listed in event's promoter's list. Long before fight vs Chisora. Look at the event's date. this is august and Chisora fight was in 31 Oct 2020 So long after this date.

Chisora for him most likely was just next paycheck because doesn't looks that these big uncles want to have him in the ring vs A.J before Fury high sales fights.

Usyk isn't so dumb as westerners are thinking in their mind.

 

Yeah. Even the same Briedis had fought vs Germany's tickets seller Huck in Huck's promotion, LOL, damn rarity in pro boxing.
And Usyk had been did almost the same, at least not in event with co promoter Huck promotional company and still Huck was a tickets seller.

While vs Glowacki who then was 2-0 in World title fights and in Poland, Holy GOD..
Even the same Glowacki had balls to fight in U.S and U.K while being from Poland and Usyk had in the ring prime Glowacki.

 

I don't agree with the original poster.

Usyk seemed primed to get a quick shot at the title - but then Fury stopped Wilder and indicated he wanted Joshua.

Lots of people were interested in Usyk fighting Joshua until Ruiz Jr stopped Joshua and Fury stopped Wilder. The division has moved on from a Usyk-Joshua matchup.

It wouldn't really surprise me if Usyk retires without fighting again. There's almost guaranteed to be a Fury-Joshua rematch for the loser. And negotiations for a match with Fury are more involved than Middle East peace negotiations. And even the Joe Joyce fight looks to be going through protracted nonsense with a purse bid. I think Usyk is looking at 18 months - at least - before he gets a title shot. He'd be more than 35 1/2 by then...and it's doubtful his body would allow him fight the same way at that age as he did several years earlier.

 

Um, I am pretty sure that when it comes to boxing, Usyk has out-earned Paul.
And even if Paul does eventually make more money in boxing, then I don´t really see how they are comparable. Paul brothers built up massive followings on social media. They are promotional power houses. When Usyk was a teen he was working his way up the amateur boxingladder. The Paul brothers were working their way up the fame ladder.

 

That’s true.

 

Maybe he is a fat boy so loves Andy in solidarity.

 

Let’s be very clear Serge I don’t believe Usyk is scared of anybody. He is not wired that way nor are most top fighters. What I am saying is that he would rather not have to fight Joyce for an interim title which is actually understandable. No one particularly relishes fighting Joe Joyce only the naive like Dubois looked forward to it. Those of us in the game knew it was foolhardy and a serious error in judgment by Queensbury. Usyk just wants to fight for the heavyweight title preferably against AJ or Fury or whoever is the reigning champion. Chances are to me 50:50 he could win out boxing the bigger guys or he could get steamrolled by the bigger guys.

 

Especially Huck after fight vs 32 y.o Pov. Like he had lost but he did not had lost anything as a businessman.

Yeah. I think best sales they had with full card Dorticos vs Tabiti & Briedis vs Glowacki + Bolotņiks fight on undercard. Bolotņiks fight was real 50/50 matchup and also these two fights too. If not knowing shape this Briedis does have.