Usyk - "I'll Fight Till I'm 41"

Think he'll avoid Parker until then?

 

Father Time is Undefeated, it's true, but every boxer has his own time, different from that of others (Hopkins was in his prime at 40, Fenech was finished at 30). In his last few fights Usyk has shown he's still very strong and the best heavyweight there is. There's no telling when his performance will significantly decline, but the longer he's been fighting the greater the risk of a significant decline. Usyk will be 39 in January, time will tell how far the Ukrainian champion will go.

 

Read in another recent article, Usyk claim he 'had gone out on top.'

He is on top now, no disputing that. But gone out on top he hasn't yet and if he hangs around long enough he will lose. That's what boxing does to its champions and it makes very, very few exceptions.

 

There is a magnetic almost sexual bond that will draw Fury & Usyk together for one final dance. I guarantee it.

 

Would love to see the first 2 fights,Itauma i don't think will happen,i guess he hang his gloves up before that.

 

I hope not,Fury needs to fight other boxers before that fight.

 

Wtf. Put me back on ignore, please!

 

I love Usyk, I will always tune in to see him fight (damage to my wallet bedamned), but I wouldn't want him to fight on for so long. It would make me sick if he fell unstuck to a man who couldn't lace his boots in his prime, but who only won because of the immortal father time. Ideally he should fight Parker and/or Kabayel, and maybe take a farewell fight, before going off into the sunset as objectively one of the greatest to ever do it with a spotless record.

 

Hopefully the big fight with Parker, a rematch if the fight is a great one, which it should be.
Then repeat that with Kebabyal.
Two of the hardest working and most deserving talents in the current crop.
Haven't seen anyone as hard done by as these two since Whyte was left out for so long.

 

Given the way Usyk fights (has to fight?) he couldn’t afford too much degradation.

Sometimes the difference between making it appear relatively easy vs a tough fight isn’t all that great.

Usyk still soaked a few bombs from Dubois but he has that incredible chin….in fact, Olek got tagged pretty good just prior to lowering the boom on Dubois.

Perhaps getting Dubois out of there quickly was as much a must or most ideal as it was spectacular.

More recently, over longer fights, we’ve seen that Usyk doesn’t have quite the same all important stamina that he upheld in earlier days. At least just imo.

 

Father time may be undefeated but he hasn't fought Usyk yet.

 

I do hope that Parker gets his shot when he beats Wardley, but right or wrong, I don't see Kabayel getting a shot. If they are having trouble selling Parker, how are they going to sell Agit?

 

Maybe, but i don't follow what they do in their private life.

 

If Usyk fights until 41, he will end up with a few losses on his record; time waits for no man. He should fight Parker, then Kabayel, and then bow out. He has nothing left to prove.

 

He isn't fighting to prove something, he's fighting for money.