Why would Usyk want to fight Wilder?

[TIC]

easy money, easy win over one of the bigger heavyweight names in recent history

[Master]

All true but no way should he get a pass for this fight. Usyk should face Kabayal, Wardley or even Itauma. Usyk fights infrequently to be allowed an easy fight. He’s better than this contest.

[X]

Easy one this ……

Usyk has fought every great and good heavyweight around. Wilder - rightly or wrongly - was one of the most feared fighters of the past decade. Shattering windmill punch power and name recognition that carries outside boxing circles. Getting Wilders name on his resume makes perfect sense.

Deontay is about 6’7” too. He will always have the equaliser which will keep eyes on screens.

Plus Wilder is pretty much shot now, and he was never much of a boxer in the first place.

id rather see Usyk fighting Wilder than Jake Paul.

This fight makes perfect sense for Oleksander.

[Spicoli]

Personally, crossing my fingers for a Butterbean comeback match up myself! One can only hope.

[Master]

Oleksandr Usyk has been granted the opportunity to make a voluntary defence of his WBC heavyweight title after saying he wanted to fight Deontay Wilder next.

Unified heavyweight champion Usyk said this week that Wilder was his "first option" for his next fight.

Wilder is not ranked in the WBA, WBC or IBF's top 10, meaning Usyk may have to vacate some of his titles to fight him.

But the WBC announced at their annual convention that they would not immediately call a mandatory defence for the Ukrainian for their belt, opening the door for a world title fight between the pair.

"Heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk can make a voluntary defence. He's already said he would like to fight Deontay Wilder," a WBC statement said.

Usyk last fought in July when he stopped Londoner Daniel Dubois in round five to become two-time undisputed heavyweight champion.

But in November, the 38-year-old decided to relinquish his WBO title, elevating Britain's Fabio Wardley to heavyweight champion.

At the time, Usyk informed the WBO he would not be proceeding with a mandatory title defence against Wardley.

Usyk remains the WBA, IBF and WBC heavyweight champion.

The WBC also confirmed that a potential fight between British boxers Lawrence Okolie and Moses Itauma would determine the next mandatory challenger for the WBC belt.

Both fighters already have bouts scheduled, with Itauma fighting Jermaine Franklin on 24 January in Manchester and Okolie boxing in Nigeria later this month against a yet-to-be announced opponent.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/boxing/a...s/cz94yzlkq14o

[TIC]

just make the agit fight already, he's the interim champion

[Beanz]

Ha! Can imagine Fury will be spitting feathers.