What's left for Usyk after the WBSS is he wins?

[chrisJS]

HW. you can make more money in one fight at HW than you'll make in two years at CW.

Yeah, if he fights Joshua he's making 10m which is more than he'd make in two careers at cruiserweight.

[TheCell8]

I think it is inevitable that he moves up to HW. Hes 6'3 and i imagine the cuts to 200 are going to be harder and harder.

[future hendrixx]

andre ward's cryptic tweet about weighing 199 lbs of muscle was a hint of him targeting usyk for a showdown if he does indeed win the tourney. expect ward - vs - usyk to go down. and why be surprised ward has not taken a break from training so there's no rust.

[mlac]

andre ward's cryptic tweet about weighing 199 lbs of muscle was a hint of him targeting usyk for a showdown if he does indeed win the tourney. expect ward - vs - usyk to go down. and why be surprised ward has not taken a break from training so there's no rust.

theres no money in fighting a roided up Ward, who has no fanbase. He'll move to HW, no doubt about it.

And It's not a given he'll beat Gassiev/Dorticos who are huge punchers

[Mammoth]

andre ward's cryptic tweet about weighing 199 lbs of muscle was a hint of him targeting usyk for a showdown if he does indeed win the tourney. expect ward - vs - usyk to go down. and why be surprised ward has not taken a break from training so there's no rust.

Figured that was for the Bellew vs Haye rematch winner

[Motorcity Cobra]

Become undisputed HW champ

[BillyBoxing]

I think it's almost assumed at this point that he takes the tournament. I have to wonder what he can do afterword? He will have beat all the best names at cruiserweight.

Gassiev vs Dorticos winner won't be a walk in the park.

Breidis rematch, Bellew, Lebedev, Tabiti

[BigZ44]

Try to get a rematch with the KO Doctor after he loses the finals

[BillyBoxing]

I think Briedis deserves a rematch. Usyk will for sure have some mandatory's to fulfill. But ultimately I think a run at HW will be in the cards for him & I don't hate his chances vs anyone with a belt right now. I think he could potentially box circles around Joshua (too slow), Wilder (too wild) & Parker (too Parker).

Usyk is a bit disappointing, he's very good at long range, but his middle range and inside game is a bit disappointing.

He looked sloppy sometimes.

At this point I wonder if he would beat Ward in a 200 lbs fight.

Breidis is far from being a better boxer than Ward and he gave Usyk a solid close fight, now, we are talking about 200 fighters probably walking around 210 lbs, not some skinny 6 ft dude like Kova of Froch.

[New England]

Why not try HWT or to entice Kov to come up and fight.

i'd probably watch it but kovalev would be incredibly outmatched at CW. that's 25 lbs north on the official scale, and you're going up against a lot of guys who literally cut weight to make 200.

no way his power carries to CW. and while he's got an ok style and jabbed with ward for a while, it's not the kind of style that lends itself to winning rounds against much huger dudes. 6'3" is tall, 78 inches in reach is good for a HW. usyk is just too big. kovalev's gotta stay at 175 to stay viable, that's not a jump just anybody can make.