He said he`s only interested in fighting Fury, he`s 35 and nobody wants to see a third fight between him and AJ who is nearing his mid 30`s too, this generation is coming to a close, Usyk is near retirement.
@mark ant if AJ beats Fury in December, then AJ will be Usyk's mandatory and a 3rd fight will be inevitable.
It was hard to watch when Usyk was bowing to Bellew, but maybe he was just being weird in front of the home crowd. But if Usyk goes and helps AJ, particularly after the disrespect AJ showed at the end of the fight, it's absurd and pathetic. What is this, he's trying to get to heaven by correcting 'wayward' glorified punk trash like Big Joshie? He surely doesn't need the money now. Joshua is not his friend/family/people. So what are you doing, Usyk? Makes it hard to root for him at all against Fury. As unsavoury as Fury is lately, at least he's not trying to play footsies with Big Joshie. Though I'll have to revisit this if Fury gives Chisora a multi-million dollar payday. That's probably worse.
Usyk wants free sparring He's paying for big lumps who are bums. Atleast he can get a bodybuilder. Then when he gets put in front of Fury he'll absolutely wet the bed no matter who he spars.
Usyk probably understood AJ tried his best and came up short. Being a fighter himself, he has more empathy towards AJ. He understands what AJ went through to prepare for the fight and didn't take AJ's actions personally.
Whilst Usyk treating Bellew and AJ with reverence disturbs me, I think it largely stems from him seeing them as fellow countrymen as I think he considers himself very much as a British Ukrainian. I suspect he'll be looking to splash out on a country estate over here with some of the money he's earned from the AJ fights in the near future, a second home for his family and him to come and live in during the harsh Ukrainian Winter months.
Joyce is a KO waiting to happen against all of the top HWs. Joyce is too tough for his own good. Reminds me of Lennie in Of Mice and Men.
Joe Joyce is 250-270lb Greb/Armstrong hybrid, the most deceptive fighter of all time, and the slow-fast speed GOAT