USYK has NOT been granted EXTENSION

I think Parker would consider throwing him a few hooks though.

 

This content is protected

Usyk ordered (asked?) for a medical prognosis following footage of him - bad backa and all - dancing up a storm.

 

Fair enough, his team did always say it was for "non-visible injuries" maybe this is what they meant by that.

I get that Usyk could be well enough to dance, but not well enough to fight or do a proper camp, but surely he is well enough to negotiate a fight, or at least come to the negotiating table?

Even though this video doesn't mean much in reality, it does hurt the perception and reputation of the WBO and team Usyk.

 

Assuming what you're saying is true - he's aging, has niggles that'd get worse in training etc.- he gets to hold up the division?
Maybe if his body won't let him meet the demands of being unified champ by honouring his mandatory after he took a voluntary to unify instead of doing so, he should drop a belt or two?
Sounds like he's not up to the physical demands of the position he holds to me.
Assuming what you've said is true of course, and hey I don't disagree - when you get up towards 40 things start hurting if you sleep the wrong way hahaha

 

I

Agree that 3 fights in a 14 month period is tough. And yeah I'd want a break too.
Not disagreeing with that at all, just that I don't think he should be allowed to hold the division up the way he is, and at the end of the day if you aren't able to defend the title - reasons aside - you don't get to keep it.

Honestly there's nothing stopping him negotiating the break he wants at the table with Parker, he has all the chips, influence, and power in this negotiation and tbh Parker isn't the guy to try and make that difficult for him. If they sign a fight for June (just an example) then fine, everyone knows where they stand and can act accordingly.

That's the heart of it for me - make a decision and a plan, then take your break. But don't expect the WBO, Parker, and the division at large to wait for you.
I feel like we're on the same page here tbh

 

Confirms Usyk did claim injury to the WBO as the reason for wanting a break. Many thought that wasn't the case and that's on the WBO for their appalling lack of transparency.

But how injured is Usyk? Not very, it seems.

Are the WBO smelling a rat here or just being sensitive to thinking they have been played because it might make them look bad?

 

So... he has fought once every 7 months. Wlad averaged that for his full reign as a unified champion, and he wasn't holding four belts.

Sounds tough, luckily he only did 2 x 12 week camps in 14 months... which is quite normal.

It's not really though is it. It's one fight every 7 months. It's what we should be expecting from our champions.

Exactly right

 

Actually you're right.
Looking at it from after the first Dubois fight, he's fought three times since August 23.
Three times in two calendar years. Ooof.
Thanks.

 

Yes but Wlad fought midgets, cannoli vendors, Nigerian tree choppers, etc.

 

What the WBO have actually said :

The WBO Championship Committee Chairman Luis Batista Salas has sent the following letter to Usyk's team ordering a medical re-examination :

“The medical update must be detailed and thorough, and must certify to the WBO Mr. Usyk’s present medical condition, prognosis, estimated recovery timeline and any other supporting medical evidence deemed relevant.

“The committee cannot allow further delay or uncertainty without satisfactory clarification. Failure to comply with this request will leave the committee with no alternative but to take appropriate action in accordance with the rules and regulations of the WBO.

“These actions place the championship committee in a difficult place, as the arguments raised in the petition supported by the supplied medical documents can now be questioned in light of these new developments.

“The visuals appear to contradict the medical recommendations … and the representations made by Team Usyk … requesting suspension of the negotiation period for the mandatory bout.”

 

He chose to delay rather than vacate. Usyk vs Parker 100% is going to happen.

 

Ok that makes sense, so the original documents he submitted must have included details of an injury that wouldn't allow dancing like he was.

So now that he has been dancing like that it brings the credibility of those documents into disrepute l.