IBF orders Oleksandr Usyk vs Filip Hrgovic

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Hrgovic vs Usyk: who will win?

Poll closed Apr 10, 2023.

  1. Usyk by decision

    85 vote(s)
    70.2%

  2. Usyk by stoppage

    25 vote(s)
    20.7%

  3. Hrgovic by decision

    4 vote(s)
    3.3%

  4. Hrgovic by stoppage

    4 vote(s)
    3.3%

  5. Close matchup, difficult to predict

    3 vote(s)
    2.5%
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  1. Perkin Warbeck

    Perkin Warbeck Boxing aficionado Full Member

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    Probably a good idea for Oleksandr Usyk to not vacate the IBF title and fight Filip Hrgovic. After all, Fury is unstable and keeps on retiring, setting unrealistic deadlines and backing out of fights, so there is no guarantee he will fight Usyk next year.

    If Usyk vacates, it will be Hrgovic vs the highest ranked heavyweight available for the title.

    Andy Ruiz Jr is the IBF highest ranked heavyweight after Hrgovic. The next highest are Joshua, Wilder and Bakole, all of whom would make for interesting fights with Hrgovic.

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    Perkin Warbeck, Nov 12, 2022
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  2. Jackomano

    Jackomano Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    If Usyk can’t get Fury I have no complaints, since Hrgovic will finally get a titleshot and likely to make the most of the opportunity.

    It should be a good fight.
     
    Jackomano, Nov 12, 2022
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  3. sasto

    sasto Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    A little bit of a trap fight for Usyk because Hrgo has a lot of assets but I'm not sure Usyk will get up for this fight like he did vs AJ.
     
    sasto, Nov 12, 2022
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  4. UnleashtheFURY

    UnleashtheFURY D'oh! Full Member

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    I think Hrgovics awkwardness would cause Usyk more problems. But he guts it out at the end. 115-113 Usyk in a very dramatic and competitive fight.
     
    UnleashtheFURY, Nov 12, 2022
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  5. drenlou

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    Hrg ducking Big Bang Zhang
     
    drenlou, Nov 12, 2022
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  6. catchwtboxing

    catchwtboxing Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Usyk will beat Hrgovic sleeping, and I mean that literally. If Usyk is a somnambulist, he will beat Hrgovic while taking a nap.

    Sucks as this is a distraction from the big fight. Oleksandr the Great hasn't got too many left in him.
     
    catchwtboxing, Nov 12, 2022
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  7. Scott Cork

    Scott Cork Boxing Addict Full Member

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    By facing a much better opponent lmao
     
    Scott Cork, Nov 12, 2022
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  8. drenlou

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    Nobody wants to see Usyk vs Hrgovich next lmao not even you lmao.. Fury-Usyk with Hrgovich-Zhang II lmao on the undercard is what should happen next. Lmao
     
    drenlou, Nov 12, 2022
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    DaRealJT Boxing Addict Full Member

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    The IBF wouldn’t have called their mandatory if Usyk didn’t duck the December undisputed fight.

    Now Usyk will be tied up fighting Hrgovic in spring next year, and the WBC will call Fury’s next mandatory which he’ll have to face before next April.

    Fury vs Usyk now likely won’t happen until this time next year.

    Thanks Usyk.
     
    DaRealJT, Nov 12, 2022
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  10. CroBox29

    CroBox29 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Hrgovic has to work on some things and then everything is possible...
     
    CroBox29, Nov 12, 2022
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    Hrgovic will be better for having faced Zhang, I think.

    Right now, I'd give Usyk the edge. But Oleksandr's game is built around attributes that will leave sooner rather than later as a boxer ages. Usyk hasn't taken an immense amount of punishment in the ring, but he's been training as a boxer for 20 years now. That's not an easy life.
     
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  12. OldSchoolBoxing

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    Usyk absolutely stops slow, clunky and low-talented Hrgovic before round 7. Very easy fight for Usyk. Easy fight and small paycheck.
     
    OldSchoolBoxing, Nov 12, 2022
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  13. Thunderstorm

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    the result of pusyk ducking
     
    Thunderstorm, Nov 12, 2022
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  14. MorvidusStyle

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    So here's where the politics come in.
    The Croatian has some pact with Matchroom and the German clowns so these manager and promotional parasites will together try to undermine the Fury-Usyk fight for their own interests. Hearn wants to undermine Fury now more than ever too.
    They will also pressure Usyk's team which could impact his ability to make the fight with Fury.
    Then if they're successful in undermining the unification, watch as Hearn claims Fury ducked Usyk.
     
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  15. VLDS7

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    You should thank fat drug cheat fury who is a certified duck for Usyk fight not happening , but since fury is a bipolar coward I don’t expect much from him.
     
    VLDS7, Nov 12, 2022
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