Comments Thread For: Malignaggi: Usyk Should Fight Whyte, Chisora or Oquendo First

[Andrij]

Kabayel will be a good starting point. We have kuzmin, spilka, he can even try takam, price, Allen or journeyman Kelvin Johnson.

There are lots of options out there.

No money in fighting Kuzmin,Szpilka,Takam,Price,Allen and Johnson. Keep in mind that Usyk is now a PPV fighter and made Millions in his last 2 fights.

[Andrij]

Oquendo?

Winner of Whyte-Chisora or Povetkin before a shot at Joshua. I don't believe they'll risk that though. He wants that Joshua pay day.

No. He wants to become Undisputed World Heavyweight Champ. The initial plan for him since 2013 was to become Undisputed World Cruiserweight Champ. Then move up to Heavyweight and win World titles there. Usyk is not the guy who is in for the money. Trust me I am Ukrainian and watched all his Interviews and that of his promoter & manager.

[Andrij]

Whyte, Parker, Chisora, Joyce, and/or Breazeale. Not Oquendo...

Chisora is a journeyman. If the Whyte fight can't be made for April/May then Usyk should fight Parker instead. Breazeale will keep that WBC mandatory sport hostage. Joyce would fight Usyk only in 2020.

[sammybee]

Luis Ortiz vs Usyk

[Iamsmoke89]

Ortiz is back with Matchroom and would be perfect for Usyk's first fight at HW. He's only a tubby cruiserweight himself.

I was gonna say that too but I’m sure they want no parts of Ortiz

[Laligalaliga]

No money in fighting Kuzmin,Szpilka,Takam,Price,Allen and Johnson. Keep in mind that Usyk is now a PPV fighter and made Millions in his last 2 fights.

Which HW fighters are you proposing then? Mind it will not be nice to start him with a top 15 HW.

[EasternEuroFan]

someone like Breazeale wouldn't be bad.

Usyk is far better than him but he's a good test in terms of size and fighting a much taller man.

if he moves up and just whoops a decent heavyweight that it 6'2", it probably doesn't do a lot for him in terms of training and preparing for the bigger guys.

[P4Pdunny]

Amazing how Fres is still in any boxing conversations. Let that man be!

[Bobby Shaw]

Former two division world champion Paulie Malignaggi was ringside on Saturday night at Manchester Arena, and watched Oleksandr Usyk (16-0, 12 KOs) retain his WBC, WBO, IBF, WBA cruiserweight titles with an eight round knockout of former beltholder Tony Bellew.
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Can he take a punch because Chisora, Whyte, Takam can bang. Sounds like a hard way to be introduced to the division.

[kafkod]

I was gonna say that too but I’m sure they want no parts of Ortiz

Ortiz is not an aggressive, attacking fighter who would come forward and try to use his weight to bully Usyk, like Whyte would do.

Ortiz is a reactive counter puncher. He is made for Usyk to look good against, imo.