Would you be excited for a Anthony Joshua vs Oleksandr Usyk fight in November or Dec?

Hearn needs to stop mentioning Wilder's name and start throwing names of other more deserving fighters. The more he mentions Wilder, the more expensive he gets. Hearn needs to promote such fights aggressively. It basically states, Wilder is not the only choice we got, go fck yourself and go to hell with your stupid demands. Take a page from Bob Arum's book. He can always come up with other choices. It's also a good clever negotiating tactic. Put an end to putting all your eggs in one basket like you did with Brook. Sensible, insightful post. Uncle Bob doesn't even waste time making optional fights for his fighters. He just makes them right off the bat. What else can any promoter do if the other side is too greedy and has insatiable appetite for more money? Don't even know why Hearn didn't learn any lesson from the Khan/Brook situation.

Jeez let Usyk fight 2-3 contenders first before taking on the kingpin? He has to build himself into a Heavyweight. Do you want to witness a fight of the year/decade type of fight? Yes? If so then you need some patience. Usyk fighting Takam now and Povetkin at the end of the year, well then he might be ready to face AJ next year.

Mike Tyson was 5’11, Holyfield himself was a blown up cruiserweight. It’s a challenge for USYK just like consistently going to the fighters turf and beating him there. USYK has consistently challenged himself and consistently beaten the men he has faced. It wouldn’t be easy but boxing isn’t supposed to be!!!

If AJ fights Usyk, we're never going to get that Wilder fight.

Depends on how he looks vs Takam I guess but honestly he needs about 3 Fights a Heavyweight first! It is a Good fight for the HARDCORE boxing fans but it is not a BIG FIGHT or anything like that right now

Great fight! How could anybody think otherwise?

If Usyk looks good against Takam, then hell yes i'd love that fight. Usyk isn't a coward either so he'll get in the ring with AJ. Nor is he greedy and deranged so he won't ask for a grotesque amount of money to do so like the other cowards in the division.

Usyk would have no problem weighting in in Wilder's territory... I also think he outbox Wilder easily and wins on points be it he can avoid that all-over-the-place right hand... Starting there anyone in the likes of Fury or Joshua are achievable in a mid term future under the same premises ... Give him Povetkin and see how it goes...

Not yet. I really like Usyk but I'm not sold on the idea of him as a top HW. I'd like to see him acclimate to the division, which might take a couple years. No need to rush this fight just because Dazn is short on material right now. Would rather see Usyk take it when he's truly ready.

Yeah I think Usyk has a very good chance of beating all of the big 3. If he is still as good at Heavyweight and performs well before the Joshua fight I might pick him to beat AJ if they don't rob the guy. I'd like to see him beat a top ten Heavyweight before he takes on any of the big 3 (Joshua, Fury, Wilder) so we can see how he looks when he doesn't have to cut weight and he has some heavyweight rounds under his belt. But he certainly has the potential to challenge those guys. He could be heavier than Wilder when he doesn't need to cut weight.

Hearn needs to stop mentioning Wilder's name and start throwing names of other more deserving fighters. The more he mentions Wilder, the more expensive he gets. Hearn needs to promote such fights aggressively. It basically states, Wilder is not the only choice we got, go fck yourself and go to hell with your stupid demands. Take a page from Bob Arum's book. He can always come up with other choices. It's also a good clever negotiating tactic. Put an end to putting all your eggs in one basket like you did with Brook.

Usyk is the best option for Joshua outside of Wilder and Fury so yes, I would be excited.

I will just add one thing - Usyk isn’t my first choice. I would prefer Fury, Wilder or a Whyte rematch. I would probably put Usyk and Ortiz as my fourth choice as equals.

Personally I wouldn't mind, but the size difference is going to be comical.

Usyk is undisputed cruiserweight champion. Unbeaten. I would say that’s a decent fight! We will know more after the Takam fight of course

Need to see Usyk at HW he needs to be at around 225+ to mix it with the big HWs he doesn't have the power to compensate for the lack of size I bet Bellew thinks Usyk's power will carry over just fine

Always excited for Usyk, he's a special talent! War Usyk!

This is the fight to make. Forget about Wilder. Let it go stale. Just curious how far has Usyk gone, afaic.

Definitely, it’s the 3rd best option available behind Fury and Wilder. This would be AJ’s toughest opponent by a long way

Undisputed CW champ vs the unified HW champ.....hell yeah