Usyk Calls Out Deontay Wilder To Be His Next Opponent! "He's one of the greatest heavyweights of the last 10 years!"

[FlatLine]

5:40

[j0zef]

Oh man. On one hand, I understand the thinking. Wilder is the last of the big 3 (AJ / Fury / Wilder). Nobody else has any sort of a name right now. Itauma is a baby who hasn't fought a 12 rounder. Wardley looked surprised he won vs. Parker but is an unknown. Kabayel is an afterthought. I get it.

But man... Wilder has looked awful recently. They may be close in age (both 39 or 40 believe?), but Wilder is a bad cherrypick.

[famicommander]

He WAS. Now he can't pull the trigger on his punches. Without his reckless aggression he's nothing more than a punching bag on two legs.

[TMLT87]

That is a ****ing weird fight to make at this point in time.

[FlatLine]

Oh man. On one hand, I understand the thinking. Wilder is the last of the big 3 (AJ / Fury / Wilder). Nobody else has any sort of a name right now. Itauma is a baby who hasn't fought a 12 rounder. Wardley looked surprised he won vs. Parker but is an unknown. Kabayel is an afterthought. I get it.

But man... Wilder has looked awful recently. They may be close in age (both 39 or 40 believe?), but Wilder is a bad cherrypick.

I don't blame Usyk for wanting what should be an easier fight than his last 6. Fought AJ twice, Fury twice, Dubois twice. That's a crazy 6 fights in a row. No shame in fighting a past prime Wilder at this stage imo, even if it turns out to just be a stay busy fight - Wilder is a hell of a name for that kind of fight. And you never know, Wilder has a puncher's chance so while the odds seem to be stacked prohibitively in Usyk's favor, crazy things can happen in boxing.

[The Big Dunn]

Usyk coming to America to get some cash before he makes his last defense.

He’s going to make Deontay look silly unless Wilder lands one of those bombs, which I highly doubt.

[STREET CLEANER]

He WAS. Now he can't pull the trigger on his punches. Without his reckless aggression he's nothing more than a punching bag on two legs.

Well said, I was just going to say the same.