I'm a bit of a sucker for a poll so if you had to choose from the following who would you want to see Usyk in with next?
I am not sure if there are a lot of good match ups for him to be honest. Fury rematch is a risk given Fury's propensity to pull out. Hrgovic, assuming he beats Dubois, is a good fight. Not a huge ratings one but Hrgovic is a rare big man who has the stamina and work rate to give Usyk a competitive fight. I think Usyk beats him but it will take something out of Usyk since he will have to absorb some big punches. Parker is deserving of a shot but he has nothing to beat Usyk with. Kabayel could make it compeitive but again Usyk is too good. From a boxing perspective, i want to see him fight Hrgovic or Kabayel even though neither fights are big money.
Fury rematch. No other matchup really interests me. Everyone else in the HW boxing division is worse than Fury and below that worse than Joshua.
I wouldn't count on either of them retiring just yet, they both will at some point but the business won't allow it just yet. I see a trilogy coming along very nicely...
We'll see how Fury spends his next 6-8 weeks. If he's hungry for "revenge" he'll stay fit. October really isn't far away. We'll all be here soon enough thinking christ that rematch came quickly.
For me, it can't come quick enough. I believe he will walk right through him next time. For what it is worth, this is how i scored it, without any bias. Rd 1: 9-9 Rd 2: 10-9 Fury. Rd 3: 9-9 Rd 4: 10-9 Fury Rd 5: 10-9 Fury Rd 6: 10-9 Fury Rd 7: 9-9 Rd 8: 9-9 Rd 9: 10-8 Usyk Rd 10: 9-9 Rd 11: 10-9 Usyk Rd 12: 9-9. 111 Fury 111 Usyk. Evens, a draw. Some of the rounds were very close, and could have gone to either man, but no bias i scored it as i saw it with the sound off. Great fight though and massive respect to the both of them, Fury in particular for the way in which he conducted himself after the final bell, and to Usyk also when the emotions calmed down. I wish them both nothing but good health and success in the future.
How is round 8 a 9-9 round? Usyk broke Fury's nose and landed not only the harder punches but more punches. Usyk outlanded him in rounds 2 and 10 as well. I don't see how those are debatable.
Fight fury and retire. Already beat joshua twice. The rest of them had 5 years to get themselves into contention and showed themselves not to be quite good enough. After the fury rematch if fury takes it anyway any last doubt and questions are answered.
I'm hoping Fury and Usyk don't fight again. It took a monumental effort to beat Fury. The rematch would be close too. My ticker can't take it! I'd love Usyk to retire (eventually) as undefeated. Not saying he can't win again. It could go either way, that's all.
sure but i can't understand the Fury fans who are scoring the fight a draw. How can anyone say round 8 was a 9-9 round? When one guy broke the other guys nose and outlanded him? This is just bizzare. Its like some people are living in an alternate reality.
I can't understand the "retire there's nothing left at this point" idea when he's fought 6 whole heavyweight fights and 5 heavyweight fighters. There's Parker, Wilder, Aj3, Zhang out there all interesting matchups for Usyk. Are we scared the more he fights the more likely he loses or what? I'd like to see all those fights.