Now that Usyk is boxing’s only Undisputed Champion, should he do what Terence Crawford did after he became Undisputed and move up.
Both Usyk and Ortiz are 6 ft 3 in tall and both have a reach of 78 in.
It would be interesting to see what Usyk looks like at Heavyweight.
I think Ortiz's countering ability is being over looked here. To win Usyk has to punch, Ortiz will counter him. I'd like to see it though. I think Usyk has as a solid shot at any of the HWs if he can avoid being hit flush. None of them will outbox him.
That being said, Holyfield is smaller by a bit and handled HWs power fine. He may run through all of them, time will tell.
Usyk don't appear to have the "Pop" Vs. These giant mofoz in the top of the HW Division.
Let's see what happens tho...
Can’t argue with that. At some point he’ll get hit and lets see how big he himself will get...and I wonder if he hits hard enough to wear them down through exhaustion and accumulation.
Some of you guys overrate Usyk. Ortiz would smash him.
THe irony of an undisputed champion being the overrated one when it comes to facing Ortiz.
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My condolences.
Now that Usyk is boxing’s only Undisputed Champion, should he do what Terence Crawford did after he became Undisputed and move up.
Both Usyk and Ortiz are 6 ft 3 in tall and both have a reach of 78 in.
It would be interesting to see what Usyk looks like at Heavyweight.
One of those interesting fights that will likely never happen as the fight makes absolutely no sense politically.
Usyk would shut him out IMO. Ortiz has power and good technique but a lot slower. Usyk would just be too quick, too versatile and too busy.
I'd actually like to see Usyk do 12 more months at cruiserweight. He is in a good spot. He can fight Bellew in the U.K, make a lot of money and raise his profile and then K2 can get him back on HBO/US tv which can help raise the cruiserweight divisions profile (this division has produced great fights for years) and get people beyond just the hardcore talking about him. Tabiti could be a natural fight in Chicago (local fighter vs. undisputed champ and a Ukraine population in the city) and then Briedis II perhaps in NYC.
Then in 2020 hopefully Wilder-Joshua-Fury have all settled their thing, have all the belts and Usyk will be on a collision course (hopefully taking 3-4 fights to build up in the division) with the champ.
Now that Usyk is boxing’s only Undisputed Champion, should he do what Terence Crawford did after he became Undisputed and move up.
Both Usyk and Ortiz are 6 ft 3 in tall and both have a reach of 78 in.
It would be interesting to see what Usyk looks like at Heavyweight.
Usyk would likely be 210-215lbs, while Ortiz is a sturdy 240lbs. You add that Ortiz is a monster puncher at heavyweight, while Usyk may only have solid pop at 200lbs, and I'd advise him to ride out 200lbs for as long as he can physically and wait for a shot at the undisputed heavyweight championship.
It would be a brilliant move for usyk. If he can dispose of Ortiz within 4-5 rds, which he probably can at this point, cuz that bum Ortiz just fought shouldn't even be in an 8 round fight, let alone Showtime.
usyk schools ortiz! usyk is quicker younger and has much better boxing skills than the cuban. usyk wins by UD! beating him easier than beyonce wilder did.
I like usyk and ortiz so I dont really want them to fight :D
But I would favor Ortiz on this if he can KO usyk early. The longer the fight goes the better for Usyk and maybe a late TKO for him