Usyk-Benavidez still being discussed for May

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  1. catchwtboxing

    catchwtboxing Loyal Member

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    Source is apparently Benvidez's dad.

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    My thoughts in this:

    1) I would most like to see Usyk retire.
    2) If he has a last fight, I would rather it be Wilder.
    3) 1 and 2 notwithstanding, I don't have a problem with it. A lot of great heavyweight champs have on their records as one of their best wins someone coming up directly: Louis-Conn, Johnson-Ketchell, Schmeling-Walker.
    4) Usyk has the benefit of saying that he himself came up from a lower weight.

    and, finally...

    5) Those who had told me that it is not embarrassing for Homes to lost to Spinks would have no business complaining about this. Usyk is almost five years older than Holmes was, has surrendered his belts, and again, came up from a lower weight himself. This fight makes FAR more sense if it happens.
     
    catchwtboxing, Aug 29, 2026 at 12:27 PM
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  2. Ioakeim Tzortzakis

    Ioakeim Tzortzakis "The David Haye of Loma's Gay" -Edgar Allan Poe Full Member

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    Lol at Usyk planning to fight in ****ing May. If he got old overnight vs Rico 10 months after Dubois, then what would happen if he fights 12 months after that at 40 ?

    Idk who's behind the decision making process behind Usyk's career at this point in time, but he should castrated.
     
    Ioakeim Tzortzakis, Aug 29, 2026 at 12:33 PM
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  3. catchwtboxing

    catchwtboxing Loyal Member

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    You are not wrong, but as he is not longer a titlist, he can do as he pleases.

    A lot of big venues are not available late year due to other sports, so I don't think we are going to see him back until next year, if at all.
     
    catchwtboxing, Aug 29, 2026 at 12:35 PM
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  4. MarkusFlorez99

    MarkusFlorez99 Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    This is a mistake Usyk is too old and he's never faced anyone as fast as Benavidez let alone a pressure fighter as skilled as him. The size difference is overblown and Benavidez is in his prime. If Usyk loses it's seen as a cherrypick gone wrong from outsiders. What happened to the wilder fight
     
    MarkusFlorez99, Aug 29, 2026 at 12:48 PM
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  5. catchwtboxing

    catchwtboxing Loyal Member

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    The last time Wilder's camp spoke about it a month or two ago, they said they had yet to be contacted. Maybe the money wasn't right? I don't know.
     
    catchwtboxing, Aug 29, 2026 at 12:50 PM
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  6. DubbleJab

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    2) If he has a last fight, I would rather it be Wilder.

    Why?

    Wilder spent his whole WBC reign hiding in the US, if there's one guy who doesn't deserve a final pay day it's him.
     
    DubbleJab, Aug 29, 2026 at 12:54 PM
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  7. Negenewen

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    A bad matchup for 40 year old Usyk
     
    Negenewen, Aug 29, 2026 at 12:58 PM
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  8. catchwtboxing

    catchwtboxing Loyal Member

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    It is a good swan song fight. Usyk is not competing at this point. Wilder is a heavy, and technically, has ten title defenses.
     
    catchwtboxing, Aug 29, 2026 at 12:58 PM
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  9. velagod

    velagod Boxing Addict Full Member

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    If you actually look at the messages involving benavidez’s dad it’s actually jai in may being discussed.


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    The messages about fighting Usyk was from may not to fight him next may.
     
    velagod, Aug 29, 2026 at 1:02 PM
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  10. OldSchoolBoxing

    OldSchoolBoxing Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Benavidez is not Verhoeven.

    Verhoeven has huge thick, long arms that extended and found Usyk from a distance. Benavidez doesn't fight like that.

    Usyk beats the crap out of Benavidez even at the age of 41.
     
    OldSchoolBoxing, Aug 29, 2026 at 1:36 PM
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  11. Wizbit1013

    Wizbit1013 Drama go, and don't come back Full Member

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    If this silly fight happens, it's only the world's richest casual Turki that would promote it
     
    Wizbit1013, Aug 29, 2026 at 1:38 PM
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  12. TowelThrower

    TowelThrower Y'all must've forgot Full Member

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    Benavidez taking over all the dreams Alvarez had before he took a step too far against Bivol.
     
    TowelThrower, Aug 29, 2026 at 1:39 PM
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  13. DaRealJT

    DaRealJT Boxing Addict Full Member

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    If this somehow happens, and Benavidez somehow wins, he'd become the Ring Magazine and lineal heavyweight champion. Despite Usyk being in his 40s, would Benavidez as a hypothetical 4-division champion from 168 all the way to heavyweight have to be considered an ATG?
     
    DaRealJT, Aug 29, 2026 at 2:01 PM
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  14. OldSchoolBoxing

    OldSchoolBoxing Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Definitely.
     
    OldSchoolBoxing, Aug 29, 2026 at 2:13 PM
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  15. Cojimar 1946

    Cojimar 1946 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Benavidez is potentially better than the current version of Wilder so why is this a bad matchup?
     
    Cojimar 1946, Aug 29, 2026 at 2:27 PM
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