Comments Thread For: Team Usyk Explains Dismissive Stance On Chisora Clash

[The Big Dunn]

Why would Usyk fight Chisora when he's likely to fight Parker for the WBO HWT title once AJ is stripped because he didn't make the mando defense?

[Mammoth]

AJ-Pulev
Usyk-Parker
Whyte-Povetkin
Chisora-Hunter

I already put your schedule together for you, PEDdie Hearn....

[Boxing Goat]

Del would probably beat him that's why. Usyk has not been tested and it seems doesn't want to be at heavy he seems happy to wait for a ridiculous rule book situation by the WBO to allow a straight shot.

Pffffffff

GTFOH

Like he's afraid of losing to that has been, never was

What part of being the mandatory for a title do you not understand?

He would pick anyone in the division apart aside from Fury, Wilder and maybe AJ

[jackblack008]

Joshua vacates the WBO. Parker and Usyk fight for it in July.

Winner would then unify with Joshua later in December

[Boxing Goat]

Aj should fight Pulev and then Usyk and should be allowed to keep his belts if he does that.

Personally I wasn't impressed with Usyk in the Witherspoon fight. Usyk needs to avoid fighting anyone good before the AJ fight.

So barely getting hit at all and stopping his opponent didn't impress you?

You must prefer illegitimate close fight wins like Canelo over GGG

[thack]

Yeah, I'd say they probably came to heavyweight for the Joshua payday. Accordingly, they will likely not want to fight any heavy that a loss to, even by a slim margin, would diminish a fight versus one of the top 3 (although I'm not sure there is any current intent to fight Wilder or Fury).

I think he has enough skill to beat Chisora, but the lack of KO power will hinder him versus a cagey veteran with good whiskers.

He's certainly skilful and I wish him all the best but I would like to see all these guys fight the top contenders and not hang around until this happens fighting nobodies like a Amir Khan.I know the WBO give the unified champions the straight nod from the lower divisions but many times they are found out at a higher weight.It would be good to see Usyk do a job on a Chisora then we could get excited.

[kafkod]

Del would probably beat him that's why. Usyk has not been tested and it seems doesn't want to be at heavy he seems happy to wait for a ridiculous rule book situation by the WBO to allow a straight shot.

Usyk would be way too fast and shifty for Chisora, imo.

[ceylon mooney]

They have requested the WBO/IBF sort out for whatever reason they haven't. Arum and Warren efefctively own the WBC so look for your conspiracy theories there.

wrong. arum has sway over WBO but not over WBC (recall prograis-ramirez mandatory). WBC answers to hearn, DLH and haymon. WBA answers to haymon. IBF is nonaligned.

[kromag]

I think he has enough skill to beat Chisora, but the lack of KO power will hinder him versus a cagey veteran with good whiskers.

Usyk didn't go for knockout only when his coach specifically told him not to

[Satir]

Win over Parker will be better and more legitimate (as Parker is ranked 2 by WBO) than over Chisora, but people will never be satisfied anyway, if Usyk fights Chisora he'll get criticized for fighting a guy with several loses