I have a feeling Usyk may not participate in Cruiserweight final

Tin(foilhat)man

 

Let's be clear here, even if the injury somehow wouldn't be legit, how can you blame Usyk for this?!

Can you imagine you signed up for a middleweight tournament and then when progressing to the final they change the rules on you, having to fight Canelo in Vegas, with Lawrence Cole as the referee and Ross, Byrd and Moretti as the judges, cause that's about the equivalent here.
He's never going to get the decision if he fights in Russia, and everyone and their dog knows that.
If the shoe was on the other foot, we'd get the same issue... Imagine Gassiev having to fight Usyk in Kiev.

 

What do you mean sign on teh dotted line? He is already signed up! Those contracts are pretty watertight also

 

We need a neutral venue. I'd like to nominate Gary, Indiana.

 

Fans would know, but also many would deny that ever happened.
And then there's the huge income loss, and history that eventually goes with the numbers instead of what really happened.
Kovalev's career still hasn't recovered from the robbery.
And let's take a guy on his list that he beat, but was dismissed by most of the fans, Gabriel Campillo. He should have been the current WBA/IBF unified champion when they met, but was seen as a good but nothing special opponent.
Murray gets seen as a always come up short contender instead of the former undefeated WBC, Ring and "lineal" 160 champ.
Others...
Remember Axel Schultz? No? He should have been a 2 time Heavyweight champ if he didn't get robbed all the time.
Norton? 3 wins against Ali, or at least 2 wins and a draw... Ali himself said he couldn't beat him, but the judges did it for him.
Did he ever get recognition for that?

But the final shouldn't be in ANYONE's backyard, that's not what they signed up for.
And it's not about the big payday, it's about follow up paydays which can drastically change between winning or losing.