Who should Usyk fight if not Fury?

Discussion in 'World Boxing Forum' started by miniq, Sep 9, 2023.


Opponent?

  1. Dubious rematch

    1 vote(s)
    1.9%

  2. Hurgovic "mandatory"

    19 vote(s)
    35.2%

  3. Dental Wilder

    23 vote(s)
    42.6%

  4. Joyce Zhang winner

    11 vote(s)
    20.4%
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  1. miniq

    miniq AJ IS A BODYBUILDING BUM Full Member

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    Assume greedy belly finds another £30m from the Saudis to bowl over an MMA guy which they won't because Jon Jones is tied into a UFC contract

    But we'll just imagine Fury finds something else to do with his beautifull body other than fight Usyk, who should Usyk face?

    Who will the Saudis pay up for him to fight. I know Wilder is the logical choice but I can't see them going near him even though he is easy to outpoint.
     
    miniq, Sep 9, 2023
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  2. spravedlivylev

    spravedlivylev Haaaappy Neeeew Yeeeear! banned Full Member

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    I don’t see the point in a Dubois rematch. The guy was outboxed thoroughly and quit.

    Ideally, I’d prefer Usyk to clean the division out so to answer your question: all of them. I’m least interested in the Joyce fight as Joyce was already schooled ten years ago and he only got even slower and more sluggish since then.

    So if Fury still won’t find his balls to face Usyk, I’d like to see Usyk fighting Hrgovic, Zhang, Wilder and Ruiz too, then maybe Joyce (but again, it’s of little interest). I’d be most intrigued to see an Usyk-Ruiz bout as Ruiz is the guy who has the style to make life very difficult for Usyk. I have long considered Ruiz as the only one in the division who could potentially cause the upset (again) and beat Usyk.
     
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  3. BubblesUK

    BubblesUK Doesn't buy hypejobs Full Member

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    The best he can get his hands on as soon as realistically possible.

    He's already beaten the guy with by far the best resume available... any top 10-ish competition is acceptable as long as he's not becoming too inactive in waiting for them to become available.

    Forget Wilder, like Fury he hasn't got the stones - he'll just move the goalposts over and over to avoid having to face the music.

    It's a crime that the WeBeCorrupt belt is still held hostage, despite being liberated from the Bronze Fraud.
     
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  4. McGrain

    McGrain Diamond Dog Staff Member

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    Zhang if Zhang wins, Wilder if not. If Wilder is not available, Joyce if Joyce wins.
     
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  5. dmt

    dmt Hardest hitting hw ever Full Member

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    Agreed

    Zhang
    Joyce
    Wilder
    Hgrovic
     
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  6. lordlosh

    lordlosh Boxing Junkie banned Full Member

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    Hrgovic obviously or he will get stripped. Also Hrgovic is top 5 HW. Than fight Zhang in China for big money and retire.
     
    lordlosh, Sep 9, 2023
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  7. miniq

    miniq AJ IS A BODYBUILDING BUM Full Member

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    Fury is on crack if he lets Zhang, Wilder or Joyce chin Usyk first.

    If he does then I'll admit he maybe saw it as a style concern and let his rivals do his dirty work for him

    Hurgo is another giant banana peel like dubious. No money good punchers chance. Stay away.
     
    miniq, Sep 9, 2023
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  8. HEADBANGER

    HEADBANGER TEAM ELITE GENERAL Full Member

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    Zhang is trouble for anyone
     
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  9. Jennifer Love Hewitt

    Jennifer Love Hewitt Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    My order of preference, just based on what I think would be fun to see:
    Zhang
    Wilder
    Hrgovic
    Joyce
     
    Jennifer Love Hewitt, Sep 9, 2023
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  10. AK47M

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    I want him to fight Ruiz, that would be the most exciting fight, no chance he fights Wilder unless it’s for a retirement payday
     
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  11. ipitythefool

    ipitythefool Prediction ? Pain Full Member

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    Fury is on all sorts of substances. But crack usually promotes weight loss so that one of the few things he's probably not on.
     
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  12. senpai

    senpai Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Hrgovic and WBO mandatory, then Wilder, then retire.

    He will never be undisputed at HW
     
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  13. Serge

    Serge Ginger Dracula Staff Member

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    He has to face Hrgovic next unless the Saudis want to pay Hrgovic a ridiculous sum of money to step aside for the undisputed match up and then he has to face the winner of Big Joe vs Big Bang if he gets past Hrgovic and Belly the Bottle Job keeps running from him with the fear of god in his eyes.

    It could've been so simple

    AJ was the WBA, IBF and WBO champ

    The Dosser was the WBC champ

    Belly whooped The Dosser's ass

    Usyk whooped AJ's ass

    Belly had to whoop The Dosser's ass again

    Usyk had to whoop AJ's ass again

    Usyk vs Belly for undisputed

    But Belly said long before Usyk even won a belt at HW that he had zero interest in ever stepping foot into a ring with him even if he held three of them and he has done everything in his power since then and thrown roadblock after roadblock in the way to duck him

    And then when Usyk literally bent over backyards and conceded to all his highly unreasonable, disrespectful and insulting demands and called his bluff, Belly threw more in the way and ran away at breakneck speed

    Belly and his snake of a promoter want Usyk as old and grey with as many miles as possible on his clock before they will even contemplate going anywhere near him

    Belly/Warren Plan A:

    Hopefully Usyk gets knocked off by either

    Dubois
    Hrgovic
    Big Joe or Big Bang

    Plan B: If he doesn't age will catch up with him and three more grueling training camps and fights against those three dangerous giants will put a ton more miles on his clock
     
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  14. miniq

    miniq AJ IS A BODYBUILDING BUM Full Member

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    Dubious knocked Usyk out with a peach of a bodyshot.

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  15. CooperKupp

    CooperKupp “B.. but they all playin NBA basketball again!” Full Member

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    Fury fights Usyk. No excuses. Simple as that

    Usyk or GTFO
     
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