Usyk steps in to cover the bodybuilder ducking Fury

I’ll fight anybody anywhere anytime.

except AJ at Wembley.

 

How are you doing Markus?

 

Same, they’ve all had their place in the sport, been entertaining (especially usyk) but I wish they would just retire now and let the young contenders fight between themselves

Fury would sooner fight usyk as it’s a familiar situation-he knows what it’s like to lose to him and mentally can obviously deal with it having been there, twice! I’m not sure he could deal with it if he fought Joshua and got knocked cold

 

Yeah but at least Hrgovic is a Top 5 guy and a title holder.

 

Top 5 is pretty meaningless right now, there's so very little quality in the division...

And that's if he even is.

Usyk, Fury and Joshua were all so far beyond him that even all 3 being declined doesn't necessarily mean they're not even now.

Kabayel is looking like he's probably comfortably beyond, though still has plenty to prove.

Parker and Dubois are above him.

Wardley might be, though it's not clear.


Title holder he may be, but he's a gatekeeper in anything other than an extremely thin and inactive division - he's very lucky to have gotten a soft chance at a belt against an unproven prospect.

 

Most clear UD of the decade was Shakur v Teo.