Who should Usyk fight if not Fury?

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


Opponent?

  1. Dubious rematch

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    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%
  1. Serge

    Serge Ginger Dracula Staff Member

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    No he didn't

    Belly's losses

    Loss 1

    Belly lost to John McDermott

    Loss 2

    Should've been DQ'd for fouling featherfisted CW Cunningham who was whooping his ass

    Loss 3

    Should've lost to Wallin as that fight would've 100% been stopped had Wallin been the one who suffered a cut that bad
     
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  2. Thunderstorm

    Thunderstorm Active Member Full Member

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    wilder knocks his head off
     
  3. edabomb

    edabomb Active Member Full Member

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    With Cowardly Belly happy to keep finding the lowest sanctioned threats above 250lb there really isn't much Usyk can do. He could fight Wilder to get another name on his resume, nobody else around is going to add anything to it.

    Hrgovic will be a blip in history.
     
  4. CooperKupp

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

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    John McDermott Fought a PEACH of a fight and beat your hero.

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  5. Bofo24

    Bofo24 hobbyist Full Member

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    • Dental Wilder
     
  6. catchwtboxing

    catchwtboxing Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Preferably Hrgovic to keep the title, Wilder and Zhang also acceptable.
     
  7. Mickc

    Mickc Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Usyk has said previously if no Fury fight he would retire,then a while later he said if no Fury fight he would fight Wilder. Firstly if no Fury fight then BIG questions are going to be asked as well as PLENTY of accusations as to why this fight is not happening,so if no Fury fight for Usyk then it has to be Wilder the other standout of this era .
     
  8. vast

    vast Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    He’ll fight his mandatory you fool.
     
  9. vast

    vast Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Wilder was not a standout. He has a padded record from beating cans and the best win on his record is an old limited Ortiz. Gimme a ****ing break.
     
  10. Caliboxing

    Caliboxing Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Gotta fight again this year and fight Hrgovic and get it out the way, if he wins. Then next year the dosser, if not then the rest off the options. If he doesn't fight again this year, I'm stepping off the wagon, he'd be just wasting whatever is left of his career.
     
  11. SergioJ91

    SergioJ91 Active Member Full Member

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    Wilder. That’s the money fight. Anything else is a waste of time.
     
  12. MorvidusStyle

    MorvidusStyle Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Wilder would override the legacy problem with Fury, meaning that if he could beat Wilder and AJ, then he goes above Fury. Fury wants to deny him the top spot by not fighting him, perhaps, but this is the way around it.

    Problem is that it would be at least two fights with Wilder, which is dangerous.
     
  13. NullaLexInk

    NullaLexInk Sometimes a fella's just gotta be movin' on Full Member

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    In lieu of fighting Fury, I'm okay with him taking on Hrgovic and the Zhang/Joyce winner, hopefully Zhang. I like Joe Joyce and I'm not necessarily rooting against him, I just want the Big Bang to win more. We already saw Joe and Usyk fight years ago and while he has improved since then, I don't see the fight being all that much different now. When I first got into boxing a couple years back Usyk and Zhang were some of the first boxers that caught my attention, but I never thought they'd actually face off, don't think I even considered the possibility til Zhang got tapped for the IBF final eliminator with Hrgovic. Now there's a very real chance, and as a fan of both guys I'm pretty excited. I know it would likely end with Usyk quickly wearing out Zhang's gas tank and winning a wide decision, but I'd still love to see these two guys in the ring together. Have yet to see a fight where I'm a big fan of both boxers, so I think it'd be a cool experience.

    And after that I'd like to see Usyk get one more good win. Wilder would be nice, but I got a feeling him and Fury are both in the same mode right now, fighting for as much cash and with as little risk as possible. WBC are apparently going to be ordering a new final eliminator in a couple of months, and I doubt they'll actually force Fury to fight them if he says he doesn't want to, so that could be a neat fight for Usyk, depending on who it is. Ruiz would be alright too, he hasn't been near as impressive since he beat AJ but he still wouldn't be a bad scalp to go out on. AJ, Dubois, Hrgovic, Zhang and Ruiz wouldn't be a bad list of defenses for an guy that moved up to heavyweight when he got the belts.

    Or he could fight the Bridgerweight champ Lukasz Rozanski. It wouldn't technically be for undisputed, but no other organizations recognize that weight class and Rozanski is the heaviest WBC champion that's shown an intention to defend his title, so.... it'd be a thing that happened, I guess :lol:
     
  14. Mickc

    Mickc Well-Known Member Full Member

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    “Gimme a ****ing break” pure attention seeking drama Queen !
    The four standout Heavyweights of this era like it or not are Fury Wilder Joshua Usyk. Wilder is Furys second biggest win after Wlad and as Usyk has already beaten Joshua not once but twice if there is no Fury fight for Usyk then going after Wilder who is still an active fighter and Fury’s biggest win at this time makes absolute sense. Currently Fury is the only fighter to beat Wilder and Fury has said many times that Wilder is the second best Heavyweight after himself. Should Usyk fight and beat Wilder then not only does it make a big statement but it also takes away a lot of the prestige of Fury’s win over Wilder . If Fury won’t fight Usyk then Usyk himself needs to go after Furys biggest win available which is Wilder and this is coming from a Fury fan .
     
  15. vast

    vast Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Stop spitting all over yourself. Wilder is a tomato can opener, nothing more. He’s never beaten a great HW. Fat slob feather fisted Fury stopped him twice. To consider him a great HW is pure lunacy since he has virtually no boxing skills except a right hand. Come on man!