After Basking In The Afterglow Of Victory In The HW Round Robin. Then What? Hope? Despair?

All 3 are beatable and have shown that many times so far in their careers, even fighting a B level opponent poses a pretty big risk especially at heavyweight. This is why it's so frustrating they won't fight each other immediately as the longer they dance around each other the more likely any of them take an L. You can call fighters like Jarrell Miller, Luis Ortiz, Hughie Fury, Joseph Parker, Dillian Whyte, Kubrat Pulev, Alexander Povetkin, Joe Joyce, Oscar Rivas, Adam Kownacki, Dominic Breazeale, Michael Hunter bums and chumps all you want but all of them have a decent shot of beating one of the top 3.

 

Also, just as a side note that by the time they have done fighting each other enough time will have passed that the prospects you mention will be ready to go. Let's say Wilder fight Joshua at the end of this year, they'll be a rematch and maybe even a rubber match or a fight with Fury depending on what happens. That puts them out for what, 18 months? This is why I was so critical of Whyte for passing up on the Joshua fight, the reality is he may not get another chance. Heavyweight is STACKED at the minute, as much as it was in the 90's, not all of the fighters are top level but when was the last time you could name 10-15 viable opponents for the heavyweight crown?

 

I should hope so,this is the heavyweight division after All.

 

That's a distinct possibility,. it's also a possibility that both Joshua and Wilder get beat or at least have underwhelming wins in their next fights. That's why I think we're in somewhat of a golden era, there's no 1 top guy and so many good solid fighters that anything can happen over the next few years. I mean, 10 years ago we had to hype up Sam Peter as some kind of Tyson reincarnate and then David Haye as some kind of blown up Roy Jones because people were so eager some drama. Now we can name 5,6,7 prospects and 10 - 12 solid contenders outside the top 3 and I don't think anyone really knows who's coming out on top when the dust eventually settles. I'd guess maybe Fury from what I've seen but I wouldn't bet on it.

 

One reason (among many) I like Usyk is that he is keen to fight the best and seems to make fights with little fuss.

I'm fully fed up with the fight negotiations sagas that go down with the top HWs. As much as a liked Haye as a fighter, I just wanted him out of the picture due to all the out-of-the-ring drama around his fights. I just hope this top three stand-off is concluded within 12 months ... really don't want to be still waiting on it a year from now.

 

They do what any top crop of fighters have done in history and rematch.

Then there is Usyk,Yoka,Hrgovic.

 

As it stands, the situation is rather bleak for the potential winner as the landscape right now is relatively barren compared to the past. First of all, who's to say that it won't be a triangle theory situation where one beats one, but loses to another? If a dominant HW emerges decisively it probably depends on the crop of HW's coming up and whether they can score KO's to excite the fans into clamoring for them to get a shot. If there isn't decent competition, people will start remembering the Klitschko bros and their dominance much more fondly as they watch their successors in action. Depending on the outcome of the fights concerning the top three, rematches may be viable options and gain much interest. Predictions are fun, but right now that division is wide open for the taking and it's hard to call. It will be fun to watch if we can get the fights we want to see! (P.S. War Usyk!)

 

If one of them beats the other two conclusively, the fanbases of the 2 losers will just pick someone else out of the crowd as the real threat, and claim that he has been ducked the whole time.

This is the way boxing goes.

 

The "big 3" is a complete media drum up for the heavyweight division. There is a "big 1", Anthony Joshua, and everyone else. Apart from fighting each other, the resumes of Wilder and Fury are very thin in regards to top 10 fighters and read more that of a contender than a "big 3". Joshua is fighting the best fighters out there in mega fights, every single fight, whilst Fury is fighting Schwarz next and Wilder Breazeale. Both fights will flop badly at the ticket counter/ box office. Case in point.

 

If there's a conclusion anytime soon, it will only be a matter of time before we see another top contender ready to take everything away.
The level and chances of those contenders vary from time to time, but like mentioned already, fans and in some cases pure desperation will hype up certain contenders along the road. We've seen that when the Klitschko's ruled supreme.

 

People are waiting for that next special american heavyweight that is a once in a generation fighter, he’s still not pro yet but eventually he’ll show up.

 

Who was the last one?

 

I've already stopped caring about those three businessmen who do nothing but keep bitching about money. There is a better HW trio which is about to start unfolding soon.

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