225/230 is too heavy. Usyk needs to be light and mobile. Also needs to keep his stamina. These Heavyweights can't fight all three minutes of rounds. They also slow down in those middle rounds.
Joshua and Wilder only throw about 400 punches in 12 rounds.
Going by the Parker and Ortiz fights. Wilder-Ortiz only went ten, but Wilder was on his way to throwing about 400 for 12 rounds. That's probably because Ortiz made him cautious. I believe he threw more in the first Stiverne fight.
Wilder has better stamina than Joshua, but Wilder doesn't throw many combos.
Usyk should fight at 215-220 at Heavyweight. These Heavyweights get hit a lot. Usyk shouldn't find it too hard to hit them.
He wouldn't need to be heavier than that to be effective, the way he fights. But I believe he comes in around 210/215 after cutting to 200, and I'm thinking that without cutting he would probably gain 10 -15lbs naturally.
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