The heavyweight division has been in desperate need of a shakeup for years. The same two guys were at the top, then Fury comes back, goes to the top for a hot minute, now is back fighting lesser opposition. Wilder's rematching someone he already knocked out, Joshua lost by knockout in a major upset.
Wilder isn't angry at Ortiz like he was with Breezy and Stiverne, so I don't see a highlight reel KO happening. At best, Ortiz drops him, at worst Ortiz gets blown out before the 6th round.
But Fury? If he beats Schwarz like he's expected to, remember...he's in Top Rank. Wilder "said" the rematch is after Ortiz, but we don't know that's a signed deal.
What if Schwarz beats Fury? It opens up the division to guys who aren't just about the money. Creates new feuds. New unknowns.
It's like when the Clinchko brothers were holding the division hostage; feels the same way, at least before Joshua got starched.
Schwarz is SO much of an underdog that him beating Fury just rolls the dice. Ruiz/Schwarz becomes a possibility and a true tossup.
Wilder isn't angry at Ortiz like he was with Breezy and Stiverne, so I don't see a highlight reel KO happening. At best, Ortiz drops him, at worst Ortiz gets blown out before the 6th round.
But Fury? If he beats Schwarz like he's expected to, remember...he's in Top Rank. Wilder "said" the rematch is after Ortiz, but we don't know that's a signed deal.
What if Schwarz beats Fury? It opens up the division to guys who aren't just about the money. Creates new feuds. New unknowns.
It's like when the Clinchko brothers were holding the division hostage; feels the same way, at least before Joshua got starched.
Schwarz is SO much of an underdog that him beating Fury just rolls the dice. Ruiz/Schwarz becomes a possibility and a true tossup.
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