I am happy Usyk chose to fight Wilder, It basically closes the book on this chapter of the division

Wilder is beyond washed both physically and mentally and he has not beat a world level heavyweight in over half a decade.

Anyone who is ''happy'' if this happens over Wardley or Kabayel needs a brain transplant.

I wish he would just retire so I don't have to hear fans with an IQ of an overcooked artichoke saying the old ''he's earned the right to do what he likes'' ''argument'' ok, fair enough, just give up all the belts so the actual contenders can fight for them.

 

Garbage fight

 

He could have fought lenox lewis....

Wilder is beyond washed. This fight is a joke.

 

I wonder if it has something to do with milking out AJ Vs Wilder and Fury Usyk 3?

Like Usyk smashes Wilder, stay busy fight. Then Fury smashes AJ, stay busy but big fight. Then we get Fury Usyk trilogy with Wilder Vs AJ losers....?

 

You’re not wrong but these contenders aren’t even fighting each other??!!

Kabayel when he fights an unproven prospect will have gone basically a year without fighting.

Look at what an absolute shambles the IBF elimination talks has been, Frank Sanchez of all guys is literally being ducked.

If there was a serious genuine challenger, I’d be disappointed but honestly the options out there are rather poor.

 

Nobody cares about 'closing chapters' vs a shot 40 year old who can't even pull the trigger. A pointless cash grab fight. How about fighting a young live body for the first time in the division?

 

Gentleman I am telling you right now that Usyk is going to mop the floor with Wilder. I just have a gut feeling that Usyk is going to stop him.
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Horrid waste of time, an absolutely unjustifiable lottery ticket of a payday for Wilder, akin to Fury vs Chisora 3, given how finished he is and how dreadful he was against Parker and Zhang. It should be Kabayel, Wardley, and then Itauma, and then retirement. Anything else is simply holding up the division.

 

Wilder is the zombie of a myth.

A never-was, who certainly isn't going to start becoming something now.

 

Would that really be such a shock?

Wilder's chin was never all that - if it was, he wouldn't have got stopped by Fury of all people...

Usyk hits at least as hard and in a much less crude way - I'd almost be surprised if he doesn't stop the bronze fraud.

 

Absolutely bang on. Biggest hype job in history. A hype job manufactured and orchestrated by the WBC with the help of the sports department of the fakestream US and subsequently international media.

 

Deontay Wilder: future Hall of Famer

1. 10 consecutive WBC heavyweight title defences over 5 years (2nd longest single reign since 1985 behind Wlad), best win being top 5 ranked, 30-0, 93% stoppage ratio southpaw Ortiz
   
   
2. KO record (2nd highest KO % among heavyweight champions, lots of spectacular KO's, perhaps the most devastating right hand puncher ever)
   
   
3. Historic trilogy with the 3 stone heavier then undefeated lineal champion Fury
   
   
4. Most prominent American heavyweight this century thus far (ranked in Ring’s top 4 from Jan 2015-Dec 2023), restored a degree of prestige to the American heavyweight scene, the only American male boxer to win an Olympic medal from 2008-2012 (having started boxing when he was about to turn 20, with only 34 months' boxing experience when he won bronze), ended the 7.5 year American heavyweight title drought (by far the longest period without an American champion in heavyweight history), which in the absence of Wilder would be an 18+ year drought and counting (barring the farcical 85 day “reign” of Charles Martin)

 

I find it hilarious that these crybabies are that upset he’s fighting Wilder. Who was he supposed to fight? Kabayel? Why? Cause he beat up a 40 year old Chinese guy and an injured Frank Sanchez.

Wardley? Dude was getting absolutely outboxed by some random dude and beat a coked out never was good Joseph Parker?

Are they tougher fights than Wilder? Sure. But it’s called prize fighting for a reason.

 

It's a rubbish fight at this stage but most of us will still watch it, either due to the "What if?" factor or wanting to see Wilder get beaten up.

It's still probably among the most lucrative fights for Usyk, a fight against a name opponent who will be in the HOF and Wilder may not be top 100 at this point, so it's virtually zero risk. It's low wear and tear and enables Usyk to "see how it goes" and assess the lay of the land in the division.

It's a pure risk-reward gimmie fight, which suggests that Usyk is close to the exit.