Which of these HW Championship fights should be put on hold so that Usyk can get his title shot:

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  1. Oakland Billy Smith

    Oakland Billy Smith Active Member banned Full Member

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    Wilder vs Fury II
    AJ vs Wilder
    Ruiz vs Wilder
    Ruiz vs Fury
    AJ vs Fury

    If you ask me Ruiz is the odd man out, but he has 2 belts, assuming he beats AJ again should he give the next title shot to Usyk?

    That's actually a very tough fight for Usyk. Ruiz is no Gassiav or Breides, he has shown he will go out there and put hands on you, not to mention he can take a HW punch.

    And should AJ win that fight I dont see him as any easier of an opponent for Usyk
     
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  2. LANCE99

    LANCE99 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Yeah, because those fights are guaranteed to be made w/o any hiccups or anything... :facepalm:
     
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  3. Serge

    Serge Ginger Dracula Staff Member

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    Bum Squad is fighting Fury (it should be over in the UK but female dogs are going to female dog) if the former manages to get past OAP Ortiz who has dangerously high blood pressure, cement feet and can't avoid a right hand to save his life.

    AJ is fighting Ruiz next and the winner will either face Usyk or vacate one of the belts which Usyk will fight a top contender for.

    Savage punching KO artists Gassiev and Briedis aren't willing to go out there and put hands on their opponents? ROFL
     
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  4. Jackman65

    Jackman65 FJB Full Member

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    Who said anything about a fight being put on hold for Usyk to get his shot? AJ and Wilder have had years to fight and it looked like it was never going to happen. Ruiz was a fill-in fighter who AJ grossly underestimated. Fury had to be fat and out of shape (and not looking particulate good in previous tune ups) for Donkey Wilder to give him a shot. I think Wilder underestimated Fury as well. If not for these two upsets and the entry if Usyk into the division, we’d still be talking about AJ-Wilder as if it was the only big fight at HW and it would have probably never happened.
    We now have so many more interesting possibilities. Boxing fans should thank Fury, Ruiz and Usyk for making this possible.
     
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  5. heerko koois

    heerko koois Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    All of them.....
     
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  6. Simon Head

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    I think Usyk’s most exciting fights at heavyweight are against Whyte, Povetkin and Joshua, not in any order.

    While I think Fury is probably the best heavyweight at the moment, I’m not that bothered about his fights, as they lack action(boring). Sure Fury vs Wilder was entertaining because of the knockdowns, and Fury winning after coming back; but apart from that the fight was nothing special.
     
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  7. UnleashtheFURY

    UnleashtheFURY D'oh! Full Member

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    We get it. You don't like Usyk.
     
    UnleashtheFURY, Oct 22, 2019
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  8. GALVATRON

    GALVATRON Boxing Junkie banned Full Member

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    Oquendo vs Charr
     
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  9. Boxingfan200

    Boxingfan200 USYK #1 P4P banned Full Member

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    whats gonna probably happen is this... the aj and ruiz winner will be forced to choose between the ibf mandatory pulev or the wbo mandatory usyk… chances are they will pick pulev(lame I know) and be forced to vacate the wbo belt then after that usyk will fight for the vacant wbo belt vs someone else.
     
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  10. George Crowcroft

    George Crowcroft He Who Saw The Deep Full Member

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    My honest first thought when I saw the title was that Usyk lives in this guy's head
     
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  11. The Funny Man 7

    The Funny Man 7 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    I would love to see Usyk square off with Andy Ruiz.

    I also think Joshua should have to get a win under his belt before fighting for a belt. I'm pretty much always opposed to a fighter coming off a kayo loss to fight for a title, even if that fighter was a champ with a considerable reign.
     
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  12. Sugar 88

    Sugar 88 Woke Moralist-In-Chief

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    He's a really weird fighter to hate. I can understand not being on the hype train but seems odd to have this kind of animosity towards him judging on what we'e seen inside and outside of the ring thus far.
     
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  13. MrFoFody

    MrFoFody Boxing Addict Full Member

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    If Ruiz wins I'm sure he's going to take on Usyk next regardless of his impressive destruction of Witherspoon.
     
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