Comments Thread For: Wilder on Usyk: He's a Little Afraid [of Fighting Me]; I'm All For It

[OldTerry]

Usyk went 24 with Joshua, who nearly decapitated Klitschko. He ain't afraid of nobody.

If anything, Wilder's lack of fundamentals gives him confidence.

There is a significant difference between Joshua and Wilder that makes this a more dangerous fight for Usyk. That difference is the speed which Wilder delivers his punches.

[OldTerry]

Correct. So, when Wilder goes for the knockout, the same thing will happen.

Wilder's punches come with whip like speed and Joshua's don't, that's the difference and it could be a dangerous difference for Usyk.

[Lefty0616]

Styles make fights. As much as Fury had Wilder's number, despite Wilder's lack of boxing skills, I believe he has the power to stop Usyk.

[Raggamuffin]

Now why would Usyk want to fight Wilder? He has nothing to lose. He doesn’t have any titles and isn’t a box office draw.

Wilder is just too high risk and low reward for Usyk. That cash out fight seems to be more elusive than Team Wilder had originally thought.

What a bum ass, ,scared for Usyk ass answer, lmao.

[JuniorTorres720]

Wilder is trying to lure Usyk into a fight. It’s so obvious. He knows that him calling Usyk scared is going to more than likely elicit a response from the Unified Champion. Wilder knows that he’s a name in heavyweight boxing but besides that, he hasn’t really earned a crack at the unified titles. So he’s going to resort to calling Usyk a scared champion. Usyk is a warrior. Make Wilder earn his shot.

[Oldskoolg]

Wilder talking is just so cringe. having said that, styles make fights and he is a harder nut to crack for Usyk than Joshua was

[MusoMeanderings]

Wilder's punches come with whip like speed and Joshua's don't, that's the difference and it could be a dangerous difference for Usyk.

Great point. This is an ace up Wilder's sleeve.

But, he is smaller than Joshua, so it is a one less problem for Usyk, not needing to be worried of handling a much bigger guy.

But with Usyk being lefty and unorthodox I lean towards the Ukrainian still.

[Dasmius Shinobi]

Both are not afraid and want to fight. Canelo was afraid against a prime killer GGG and now the King Arthur

[crimsonfalcon07]

Usyk isn't afraid of anyone. And remember that Wilder is #1 after Dubois in the rankings, so if Dubois can't take his mandatory for some reason, Wilder is next in line for a crack at Usyk. And if Usyk actually clears his line of mandatories, especially if it ends up being Wilder, Hrgovic, and the winner of the Zhang/Joyce rematch, while Fury either sits out, or fights random unranked guys, the view about who is A side in that fight shifts drastically, because that's about as tough a set of contenders as it gets in this era.

[-DSG-]

I think deontay is a little afraid of Andy Ruiz.