Comments Thread For: Oleksandr Usyk Set Down as Mandatory For Ruiz-Joshua Winner

[thedarkdragon11]

Easy pass for Usyk?

[spenz]

Usyk, if he can withstand true heavyweight power, might sneak up and beat all of the heavies today, he's that good. Maybe only fury stand a chance because of style matchup.

[pollywog]

Put him on the Ruiz/Joshua undercard vs Joseph Parker and see what happens...

Oilskin catches up with him and knocks him clean out is my guess.

[BigZ44]

So the question then becomes will Usyk get 1 or 2 fights in at HW before challenging for the belt. May depend on the outcome of AJ/Ruiz 2. If AJ gets revenge, may be smart for Usyk to try to slip another HW fight in against a bigger guy around December or January before an AJ shot in the spring. If Ruiz wins again you probably try to enforce the mandatory immediately, because I think Usyk beats Ruiz if they fight and Ruiz most likely vacates that one belt instead of risk losing them all before a potential unification with Wilder. In that instance Usyk could be fighting for the vacant belt against an easy opponent if Whyte and Fury are still pursuing Wilder. Hell, I guess it's possible that the WBO could make him fight Joshua still for the vacant belt depending on how the 2nd Ruiz fight goes.

[Mexican_Puppet]

Easy money for Usyk against both.

Ruiz is a much easier opponent than Joshua.

Ruiz will kill Usyk

But usyk dont deserve a fight vs Andy

If Andy wins again he will fight Wilder or Fury

[aboutfkntime]

Lmfao these comments are killing me !! Can't believe fanboys actually think Uysk would beat a top heavyweight. Fury, Wilder, Ruiz, Joshua, Whyte, Parker, Povetkin and Ortiz would all put a beating on him. However, he'd do decent against Miller, Rivas, Arreola, Breazeale, Stiverne, Martin, Pulev, Takam and Kownacki.

I would favor ALL of those guys against Usyk

who looked uncomfortable against Bellew at times

he should have dominated cruiser and become a legend

dat Joshua money doe

[CaptainWalrus]

Holyfield from Cruiser to HW. I think Usyk will be liking his chances against a few of these big guys.

[Mexican_Puppet]

Lmfao these comments are killing me !! Can't believe fanboys actually think Uysk would beat a top heavyweight. Fury, Wilder, Ruiz, Joshua, Whyte, Parker, Povetkin and Ortiz would all put a beating on him. However, he'd do decent against Miller, Rivas, Arreola, Breazeale, Stiverne, Martin, Pulev, Takam and Kownacki.

Fans from Europe are the worst and more fanatic

[4truth]

Just my opinion but if I’m Usyk, I’m rooting for Ruiz big time. Joshua has too much power for Usyk, probably stamina is never even going to be a factor. Ruiz has short arms and slow feet, he’s got power but Usyk probably survives most of what Ruiz is bringing. I got Usyk dancing to a fairly uneventful win over Andy. Joshua catches Usyk once and it’s probably over.

[Boxing Logic]

Awesome, he deserves it, and it's the rule.