Comments Thread For: How High Will Usyk Ascend in His Heavyweight Adventure?

[JakeTheBoxer]

Half of heavyweight boxing is about the chin. With 16 fights at CW we don’t know. Boxing skills from CA division does not a heavyweight make.
Forget the top four. Can Usyk take punches from Daniel Dubois, Efe Ajagba, Luis Ortiz...etc.
Any of these boxers have a word to say:
Dillian Whyte, Alexander Povetkin, Kubrat Pulev, Luis Ortiz, Adam Kownacki, Joe Joyce, Joseph Parker, Oscar Rivas, Dereck Chisora, Daniel Dubois, Efe Ajagba, Filip Hrgovic, Dominic Breazeale, Otto Wallin, Sergey Kuzmin, David Price.
Usyk is fighting Tyrone Spong, the #50!

Wallin beat nobody. Hrgovic beat 2 old American washed up guys. Others from your list would all be favorites over Usyk.

[LoadedWraps]

He's a much better boxer than Fury size and height is what will give Fury the edge not skills.

Fury does everything better. He just doesn't dig into his toolbox because he usually doesn't have to.

And Usyk will go as far as Fury let's him. If he can beat anyone of Parker/Povetkin/Wilder/Ruiz I'll be impressed. I also think Big Baby and Chisora beat him.

[ceylon mooney]

It would be a more difficult fight now , Joyce is about to pummel Miller now if Miller is serious . I think Usyk matches better with guys like Ruiz and Wilder .if favor Usyk would still get by Joyce but in a 12 round fight its far different from 5.

would like to see usyk with povetkin, also. but he dont match well with wilder. miuch better with joshua than wilder. much better with fury than wilder.

[JuniorTorres720]

Usyk is the dark horse in the heavyweight division. I like his chances because he's an exceptional boxer but just needs to get acclimated to the power and size at heavyweight. This debut fight is going to be good. Hopefully he goes some rounds and then closes the show in spectacular fashion.

[REDEEMER]

would like to see usyk with povetkin, also. but he dont match well with wilder. miuch better with joshua than wilder. much better with fury than wilder.

Usyk would out maneuver Wilder easily and admits Joshua is toughest challenge for him. Usyk is smartest boxing IQ out of everyone . He's initial reasons for moving up was Joshua , no one else.

[Jayhad23]

Ruiz the fat boy - will beat him with footwork
AJ the weightlifter- Survive the first half and AJ became punching bag in the last half
Wilder the street fighter - Just have to avoid the wild swings
Fury the part time boxer - stay closer. Fury don't have an inside game. Would be easy to get in as Usyk is faster and wouldn't be afraid of Fury's power

[GreyFox]

If Usyk was that much of a sure success at heavyweight, then he'd actually be fighting a heavyweight boxer for his upcoming bout.

The fact he's fighting a small kickboxer(Spong started his career as a middleweight!) tells me his team don't have as much faith as many do on here.

He's following the David Haye blueprint at HW. Fight tomato cans, dodge legit contenders, and pick the absolute weakest champ. Unfortunately for Usyk there isn't a beltholder as dreadful as the giant bum he got the title from.