Usyk has injuries "invisible to the outside world" - Requests 90 day extension

Yes I remember that he wanted to go ahead with the date.

 

Desperate much?

 

If he didn't intend to fight Parker, he would just drop the belt, just like he did with Dubois. Usyk asking for deadline extension is actually good news - seems like he wants to fight Parker after all.

 

Fingers crossed. I think it'd be a more interesting fight than others think

 

You can't heal from injuries in 30 days. Considering the heavyweight punishment he has taken against gigantic heavyweights Fury, AJ and Dubois, and his advanced age, at least 120 days should be granted him, in my opinion. 120 days for healing, 4 months for training, so Usyk's next fight should be in May next year.

 

Again, "with an explanation". If he's injured why not say what it is?

Taking 7 months to fight again seems excessive imo.

 

I think Usyk is waiting for the outcome of the Russian-Ukrainian negotiations, and if there is an agreement, the fight against Parker will take place in Kiev. If there is no agreement, he will retire.

 

True that, the more Usyk drags his feet the more I think he has less to give and is feeling his age more.

 

I really like Usyk as a fighter but he's not active enough for me he's been averaging 1 fight a year for the past 6 years.

I know Usyk is well liked on this forum but if this was anyone else people would be getting frustrated with the lack of activity and all the rematches.

Not that I'm saying the rematches are Usyk's fault but I'm starting to get a little tired of the same opponents and the lack of activity.

Especially when you consider some of the past Heavyweight champions like Holmes who was defending his belt 3 times a year on average and had 20 world title fights in 7 years.

 

Rematch clauses and fighting twice a year is simply modern boxing.

You are just looking for any little reason to discredit him.

 

Why ya'll care about such things.. who cares if he doesn't want to fight for a few month.. he can do what he wants at this stage

 

How would that make u feel better? What's he need another belt for anyway.. he's won them all multiple times over.. you're talking like it means something even if hes stripped LOL.. no one will care, his legacy is fait accompli.

 

As Serge alluded to, boxing just doesn't work that way anymore where guys can fight all the time.

Back in Holmes' day, they weren't getting paid eight figures for their fights. Boxing was widely available on TV and there wasn't a bunch of PPV nonsense. So it was easy to get fighters in the ring and turn a profit on those fights. Nowadays you have to be able to sell the fight for PPV, find the right venue to maximize ticket sales, and the fighters get paid more so will you make a profit? Unless Turki is just throwing away money to have you put the fight on in Saudi, of course.

Acting like this is an Usyk problem and not a boxing problem is just flat out wrong. The only champs who are fighting more than about once a year are guys with build in racial fanbases where they almost never leave home (Canelo, Inoue). In Inoue's case, it's even easier to make fights because lower weight guys don't command the money the bigger guys do. Easier to turn a profit when you don't have to pony up $20+ mill for each guy.

Beterbiev: 2 fights in '19, 2 in '21, 1 in '22, 1 in '23, 2 in '24
Bivol: 2 in '19, 2 in '21, 2 in '22, 1 in '23, 2 in '24
Opetaia: 3 in '19, 1 in '20, 1 in '21, 1 in '22, 2 in '23, 2 in '24, 2 so far this year
Canelo: Always fights twice a year
Crawford: 2 in '19, 1 in '20, 1 in '21, 1 in '22, 1 in '23, 1 in '24, and he'll only fight Canelo this year

So no one is fighting more than 3 times a year. Most aren't even hitting the 3 fight mark. That's just the way the game is set up these days.