What is next for Usyk if not rematch ?

Mandatory?
Wasn't Usyk the mandatory? And Pulev aswell?

 

There will be no scorecards. AJ will have to push for the KO since he's losing the boxing match, and Usyk will more than welcome the exchanges, see the 12th round where he almost got his man out. AJ does have the game changing punch but also the shaky survival reflexes so more than likely he gets stopped on his feet with going 12 is the least likely.

 

Joshua will revoke the rematch clause so that's the next fight for sure. There's no way this isn't happening and AJ wil convince himself that with different tactics etc he can win the rematch. He's almost no chance unelss Usyk suddenly declines but there's no option left for him - he won't go back to fighting contenders to earn his place when he has a guaranteed shot at a rematch, and a chance at redemption.

 

AJ is pretty much done at this point. He won't want the rematch. Usyk should get the winner of Fury v Wilder.

 

Only Evander has ever been undisputed at Cruiser & Heavy (I believe there were only 3 recognized abc trinkets att). It would be a atg accomplishment for Usyk.

 

He’s going to try to go after Fury and Fury is going to run a mile. There’s no way Fury fancies that work.

If Joshua activates the rematch clause, which I’m fifty fifty on, then that’d be next obviously. Then probably a mandatory while Fury is out fighting Wilder 4 or whatever: probably Joyce or Hrgovic depending on what both do in the meantime. I’d prefer Joyce, since Hrgovic doesn’t present any challenge to Usyk at all. Joyce would give Usyk a major workout. Then maybe Fury once he feels Usyk is tenderised enough by his tenure at HW. But only if Usyk has looked significantly declined.

 

He almost certainly will rematch Usyk in his next fight.

He has nowhere else to go.

 

This. Joshua would be crazy not to take the rematch.

Also, people saying Joshua has zero chance to beat Usyk are exaggerating, since he definitely has a chance.

Joshua’s lack of ring experience once again showed, but since he has the benefit of rematching Usyk he’ll get to watch the fight with his team, who will have plenty of time to point out all the mistakes he made such as not going to Usyk’s body early, letting Usyk set the pace, not putting his punches together, and barely throwing the right hand.

The biggest issue was Joshua just letting Usyk walk in range to get his punches off. That resulted in Usyk having no respect for Joshua’s power early. Joshua was also hesitating too much.

McCracken kept telling Joshua to let his hands go first, but Joshua barely did it, but when he listened he was able to successfully counter Usyk.