If Usyk beats AJ will it be a big upset like Rahman Lewis or Sanders Wlad?

Usyk becomes an atg.

 

I have Usyk 40-60 to win. He'll need to KO Joshua to win and that's going to be difficult.

 

Sanders Wlad wasn't a surprise. Sanders was more favourite than Usyk.

 

I think Usyk is a closer underdog than both Sanders and Rahman to be honest. USYK can very well win this fight, if he can take AJs best punch.

 

Odds to win by any method

AJ - 4/11

Usyk - 9/4


So this wouldn't be a huge shocker, to put in to some perspective Andy Ruiz was 16/1 to beat AJ by any method in the first fight.

 

Usyk is more of an underdog than Sanders or Rahman. He is a CW stepping up to fight a huge HW in his backyard. To date Usyk is batting 1.000 in beating opponents in their backyard. If he pulls off beating AJ it will be a huge upset. To beat AJ, unfortunately, he has to KO him, and Usyk is not a big puncher.

 

You’re talking about a p4p great. It’s hardly Andy Ruiz.

 

No I don't think so. Rahman was a fringe contender with 2 losses, he was a 20-1 underdog. Sanders also had 2 losses and this loss was The Ring magazine's upset of the year.

Usyk in comparison has an impeccable pedigree, Olympic champion, unified, undisputed cruiserweight champion and unbeaten. For me he's the biggest threat to Joshua since Wlad and honestly wouldn't shock me if Usyk won. I see this fight as 55-45 in favour or Joshua. I don't think this fight will be easy at all, it probably won't be the back and forth thriller Joshua/Wlad was but I expect it to be fiercely competitive.

 

I believe usyk does win this fight, I also believe AJ won't be able to land his best shot cleanly.

 

Definitely a upset, though I do feel like Uysk has a good chance, but I expect the result to be a Joshua KO with Joshua losing the fight up until that point. Just like Povetkin, Wladimir fighting Joshua.