Usyk vs Chisora could be on

chisora be fine.. then step up to whyte/parker/pulev/kownacki level.

 

That would be a great fight to gauge where he is at heavyweight. Chisora gives most heavyweights a good fight but comes up short against the top tier. A solid test that Usyk should win if he is as good as we think.

 

Chisora a good fight for Usyk but if the WBO is on the line it should be against the winner of Joshua Ruiz.

Beating Chisora for a vacant belt isn't going to be much of an achievement for Usyk. He can do better.

 

Indeed and shows Chisora has much bigger balls than Whyte who for all of his schtick goes very quiet when people mention the Kurgan.

 

Is Whyte still suspended? (Was under the impression he was I could be wrong)

 

Even before that he was pretending he didn't know who Usyk was in interviews which was pretty weak from him given all of his usual bluster.

 

That's why the WBO is in play. The winner would have two mandatories due, so would probably have to drop the IBF or the WBO. Although i'm sure if AJ were to win, Eddie would find a way to ensure he keeps every belt.

 

Chisora is a nice opponent to see where Usyk stands at 200+

Most of the top heavies have trouble with Chizzo, but only the cream of the crop dominate him.

 

The IBF mando is Pulev and he doesn't seem to be interested so they could find a way around that. Whoever holds the WBO can then defend against Usyk. That sounds like the best situation to me.

 

Best situation for me too but "best laid plans..." and all that.

I don't think it's that he's not interested, i think he's just waiting for everything to be settled with AJ & Ruiz so he can cash out, so he's fighting easy opponents right now

 

Okay I see what you mean. I guess you could make the argument that Usyk wasn't a heavyweight yet so he couldn't avoid him, though that is a bit disingenuous since anyone with eyes knew he was moving up and would be the wbo#1. Do you have a link to that interview, haven't seen it

 

Ohhh Derek Che-zor-ahhhh

 

Pulev mightn't be a possibility for Ruiz if he wins since he's with TR and Ruiz is with Haymon. But if it does happen , Joshua could fight Usyk for the vacant WBO.
Either way , there isn't any need for gatekeeper Chisoa to be in mix for world titles.

 

It didn't take me long to fall in love with Usyk's own unique take on the sweet science and presently I believe he has one of the best (if not the best) engines in the game; this being the primary component in his skillset which has brought him this far IMO (although I'd also argue that Usyk is more than the sum of his parts on the night.)

Why do I say this when Usyk recieves enough brown nosing without my contribution? Only out of necessity to punctuate the next part of my post and give Chisora credit where credit is due...

So I would favor Usyk over most of the top heavyweights -even after watching his face get bust up pretty bad in his debut however Chisora has recently caught something of a second wind (much like Kovalev) and has been fighting like a younger man.

Now, this is not to say that I have no faith in Usyk's ability to overcome adversity in the ring as he has proven time and time again that he's capable of doing just that and then some but all the same, this fight feels all wrong to me for Usyk.

So wrong, in-fact, that I'm going to make a prediction right now, that if this fight does gets made, Usyk is going to get TKO/KO'd for the first time in his career, that or his corner will end up throwing in the towel before it can happen.

The current version of Chisora is a dangerous fight for any top heavyweight regardless of experience and style but when his second wind is up he's finished.

Hoping I'm wrong. I usually am -but even a broken clock is right twice a day and I'm overdue.