7 Brits in a row for Usyk.

[RJJ-94-02=GOAT]

Kind of weird his last 7 fights will have all been against British fighters. Shows how strong the HW scene is here too tbf.

Maybe we get Chisora II next.

[Sparked_26]

Kind of weird his last 7 fights will have all been against British fighters. Shows how strong the HW scene is here too tbf.

Maybe we get Chisora II next.

Bit of both really. How can there not be a single viable American heavy?

Yeah just give it Del Boy, lol.

I suppose Wardley another opponent.

All get smashed like. We could provide enough opponents for him to apply for residency anyway.

Arise Sir Usyk.

[Boxing 112]

Kind of weird his last 7 fights will have all been against British fighters. Shows how strong the HW scene is here too tbf.

Maybe we get Chisora II next.

Also shows how weak the American heavyweight scene is. If Wilder got some wins that could have been a possibility but he didn't. Other than that who did they have to offer, Hunter and Anderson i can think of and they would probably lose to the gatekeeper Chisora

[TMLT87]

He hasnt fought a non-Brit since 2019. He has also now rematched 3 of his 4 British HW opponents. Would much rather he fought Parker or Kabayel next instead of this.

[Coverdale]

He hasnt fought a non-Brit since 2019. He has also now rematched 3 of his 4 British HW opponents. Would much rather he fought Parker or Kabayel next instead of this.

Regaining the IBF bauble apparently means something to him. Who can blame him when most of the fans and media keep ****ing on about "undisputed" and this glorious "four belt era"?

It looks like one of Kabayel and Parker are going to miss out so they may as well fight each other instead of each sitting on 'interim' baubles.

[famicommander]

The Dubois rematch is the most unnecessary of all. Usyk won every second of their first fight and knocked him out on a jab. It doesn't get more definitive than that.

[billeau2]

Kind of weird his last 7 fights will have all been against British fighters. Shows how strong the HW scene is here too tbf.

Maybe we get Chisora II next.

A weak division and the myth of the "American Heavyweight." Most so called American heavyweights are international fighters... Guys who came over to train in Brooklyn or Vegas. The last real Great American fighters who came up was probably in the late eighties, early nineties. Most subsequent heavyweights have not been great. Guys like Jared... etc.

American born heavyweights are just a concept based on past glory... Like the Philly fighters: Frazier to Terrible Tim. The reality is the great American gyms that produced such fighters are gone, or international in scope.

[famicommander]

A weak division and the myth of the "American Heavyweight." Most so called American heavyweights are international fighters... Guys who came over to train in Brooklyn or Vegas. The last real Great American fighters who came up was probably in the late eighties, early nineties. Most subsequent heavyweights have not been great. Guys like Jared... etc.

American born heavyweights are just a concept based on past glory... Like the Philly fighters: Frazier to Terrible Tim. The reality is the great American gyms that produced such fighters are gone, or international in scope.

All the great American heavyweights are in the NFL and the NBA. That's the reality of the situation. All of our best athletes are funneled into the most popular sports. Even Wilder ended up in boxing because he didn't have the grades for a college football or basketball career.

[Dolor]

It's the temptation of 2 x undisputed champ, which is somewhat understandable in terms of legacy.

Of course, even if Usyk wins by KO or shutout, there will still be posters here who claim that it's now 1:1.

[famicommander]

It's the temptation of 2 x undisputed champ, which is somewhat understandable in terms of legacy.

Of course, even if Usyk wins by KO or shutout, there will still be posters here who claim that it's now 1:1.

2X undisputed is pretty meaningless when he never actually lost any of the belts in the ring. He won all the belts, got stripped of one for dumb political reasons, and is now trying to win it back. It's still the same title reign.

It was a far more impressive feat to become undisputed in two weight classes than it would be to win a trinket he already won back.