Usyk was getting touched up by bredis ffs if he gets hit like that against wilder he's leaving the ring on a stretcher. This is HW there are weight classes for a reason.
Breidis is a better fighter p4p than Wilder mate. Usyk beat all the best super heavyweights in the world in WSB, and Wilder is not a big heavyweight in terms of weight, Wilder is just some clumsy, windmilling, un cordinated, low skilled fighter with a big punch and not much else, and a glass jaw waiting to be exposed. His cherry picking has some idiots fooled. He'll be looking like Indogno the minute he steps up. Usyk would make him look stupid as ****.
He's not glass jawed if he was he would have been stopped by ortiz. I'm not sure how good usyks chin is at hw he's never faced a guy who punches as hard as ortiz. The Hw division is all about power these are big men and all it takes is one punch especially from a ko artist like wilder. Usyk is going to have to walk a tight rope surrounded by fire for a full 12 rounds in order to beat wilder can he do it maybe but i wouldn't bet on it until I see him take a big shot from a puncher like ortiz before I pick him. Like i said earlier there are divisions for a reason. To automatcilally write off wilder who's the bigger man and puncher is foolish.
Majidov and Gassiev punch harder than Ortiz. Tyson Fury only has average power and he convincingly outboxed the best heavyweight of this era. I've followed Usyk from the amateurs to WSB to the pros. And it's the WSB fights at super heavyweight that give me the most confidence of his success at Heavyweight. Can't rule a big puncher like Wilder out no. But let's be real he's not gonna win a round. Usyk made a very good, very dangerous fighter ( who was slight favourite) in Gassiev look average. If he has to walk a tight rope ( I don't think he does) then so be it. If Szpilka could outbox Wilder for 9 rounds and stay away from him, then Usyk should be able to do it for 12.
Usyk vs Wilder could very well be like Stiverne/Wilder 2 where Usyk will feel the power of Wilders jab and then go into a shell and eventually getting knocked out by Wilder. Theres a good reason why they have different weight classes. Tony Bellew understands Wilders power. Casual fans might as well say that every cruiserweight who had a close fight with Usyk would beat a lot of top heavyweights. I don't agree with that.
Neither punch harder than ortiz stop it! Also What you're failing to mention is that fury was actually bigger than wlad. Usyk won't have that luxury. Lastly wilder was not trying to do anything in that fight but set up szpilka for a spectacular high light reel ko and that's exactly what he did. He didnt care about wining rounds in that fight that was his gameplan.
You stop it! Ortiz couldn't even stop glass jawed, feather fisted, mentally weak Malik Scott for crying out loud! You seriously think Malik Scott goes the distance with Gassiev and Majidov!!!You obviously don't even know them.. Gassiev is always talked about when people talk about the P4P hardest punchers in all of boxing and Ortiz is never even mentioned.
I know who gassiev is he made me a believer in the cw tourney. He can punch at cw but i wouldn't bet on him punching harder than ortiz who has proven hw power. Most people here won't agree that he punches harder than ortiz.
Usyk knocking out Wilder is ridiculous, winning by UD maybe but the most likely outcome of that fight would be Wilder win by baptizing.
If Usyk wants to play, he needs to get in the sandbox. Let’s see him beat some heavyweight contenders.
Most "punch resistance" is how well a boxer rolls with punches and where on his head he gets hit. That Wilder fight was a long time ago. Wilder is a different fighter today. I don't put too much value in some old amateur fight to tell me how well a boxer will perform today as an experienced professional. Look what happened to Gaydarbekov.
lol @ some guys making predictions based on Usyks fights against Breidis and Gassiev. You can't compare those 2 guys to a Deontay Wilder, they not even playing in the same ballpark when it comes to punching power and athleticism. Usyk would be the underdog, don't give a **** if he can dance around the ring and has better skills.
Usyk is a better figher than Wilder; Just as Garcia is a better fighter than Spence... And both Usyk and Garcia have the ref counting over them by round 10.