IBF orders Oleksandr Usyk vs Filip Hrgovic

Usyk should just get this signed quickly, sometime in January. That way we can still get an outdoor stadium fight in the summer for undisputed.

 

Hrgovic is like a lesser spotted Femi so I don't give him a great chance given how poorly he did twice against Usyk.

 

Eh, he deserves to rest a little longer than that if he wants to but he should know it made it easier for a belt org to enforce a mandatory if pushed to do so.

 

Usyk by UD easy. Hes a masterclass Olympycs gold medal, Hrgovic is only a bronze medal like Wilder, theres a deep technical gap between the two. Even Joyce (silver medal robbed of the gold) would win against Hrgovic imo, maybe by KO.

 

I think about this fight more if it happens. Hrgrovic powerful long jab and overall accuracy will prove to be problematic more so than any one Usyk has ever fought. His body shot can hurt Usyk too. He eat some punches but this won't deter his game plan. It a close fight that may happen! We shall see if Usyk drops a belt to fight someone else.

We'll see if Fury sacks up and fights Hrgovic. I think Fury stears clear of Hrgovic. Too bad, I want to see this fights badly!

 

Note Hrgovic was ROBBED in the semi finals vs. Yoka won won gold in the super heavyweight class. Watch it. For shame!

 

Youre right Hrgovic was robbed of the silver and Joyce of the gold. Therefore Joyce always beats Hrgovic dude.

 

If Zhang had any kind of stamina, he would have finished Hrgovic.

 

I don't know how Hrgovic gets this shot. His last performance was abysmal and he hasn't fought anyone at the elite level. Sooner see him in there with Whyte, Joshua, Parker etc first.

Anyway, doesn't unification overrule mandatories? Or does that not happen once the mandatory has been called?

If this goes ahead it looks like we might get Fury v Wilder 4 ordered (after he gets Ruiz out of the way), before any talk of an undisputed fight next year.

 

Krassyuk has said today he doesn't think this will impact the undisputed fight.

"At this stage I can anticipate that it will not influence the undisputed anyhow."

"We expect his next fight to be for the undisputed so most likely it will take place in the Middle East," Krassyuk revealed.

Unless something bizzare happens at the Chisora fight, I would expect that agreements are already in place. I've said all along Usyk will be at the Fury Chisora fight.

 

Eddie Hearn bribe is worth more than sanctioning fees. I bet the IBF heads all made a nice sum from the Charles Martin AJ fight also. They'll strip Usyk...

They stripped Fury after 2 weeks

Hey If I was a highly corrupt org in a highly corrupt sport I'd take $250k over $20k also...but maybe the boss men involved in Usyk Fury can give their own little bribe to them to stay put.

 

Usyk's waiting for Fury's sign of the contract for the undisputed. Fury will duck him again and Usyk will face Hrgovic. Usyk will beat Hrgovic and will contact Warren for the undisputed again. Fury will duck Usyk for the 3rd time and Usyk will face Joyce for the WBO title around Autumn/Winter 2023. This imo.

 

Ruiz will be wise to take the IBF route as Hgrovic is a winnable fight for him,Wilder will brutally KO Ruiz and that fights an eliminator anyway and not even a title fight so no point even fighting Wilder if the IBF belt is an option .

 

He ducked one with Pulev.