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Oleksandr Usyk vs. Alexander Povetkin targeted for May 18 on DAZN
By Mike Smith: A big fight between Alexander Povetkin and Oleksander Usyk is in the works for May 18 in Chicago, Illinois on DAZN, according to Mike Coppinger. If this match gets made, this would be Usyk’s heavyweight debut after campaigning his entire six-year pro career at cruiserweight. Povetkin and Usyk are both Olympic gold medalists, highly skilled, and exciting to watch.
The Usyk-Povetkin negotiations still have a long ways to go, according to Coppinger, but there’s a good chance this fight will get made.
The southpaw Usyk (16-0, 12 KOs) wants to challenge for a world title against Anthony Joshua as fast as possible to try and capture all the world titles as in lightning fashion, and then retire. Taking on Povetkin in his first fight at heavyweight could prove to be difficult. It wouldn’t be such a big deal for Usyk in terms of the size, as Povetkin is a small heavyweight, who is close to same size as Murat Gassiev. It’ll be harder for Usyk to out-box Povetkin compared to the mostly limited fighters that he’s beaten in the past at cruiserweight. Usyk hasn’t faced anyone with the same combination of boxing skills and power that Povetkin possesses. The best opponents that Usyk has fought as a pro are these guys: Tony Bellew, Murat Gassiev, Mairis Briedis, Michael Hunter, Krzysztof Glowacki, Thabiso Mchunu, and Marco Huck. Usyk didn’t fight a prime Huck or Bellew. Those guys were both past it by the time Usyk fought them.
The timing could be better for the 39-year-old Povetkin (32-2, 24 KOs), who is coming off of a seventh round knockout loss to IBF/WBA/WBO champion Anthony Joshua (22-0, 21 KOs) on September 22 at Wembley Stadium in London, England. Povetkin, a former World Boxing Association heavyweight belt holder, had his moment in the fight, hurting Joshua in the second round with a right hand to the head. The 6’6″ Joshua was able to get it together, and use his big four inch height, seven inch reach and 23 pound weight advantage to defeat the 6’2″ Povetkin. It was a fight that was essentially won on size alone. If the two had been the same size, it likely would have ended badly for Joshua.
Mike Coppinger said this on his Twitter about the Usyk vs. Povetkin fight:
“Oleksandr Usyk and Alexander Povetkin are in talks for a May 18 fight in Chicago on DAZN, but the sides are far apart at the moment. Still plenty of time to get a deal done, though. Usyk looking to make heavyweight debut.”
With Usyk vs. Povetkin being pegged for DAZN, it should bring in a lot of subscribers to the platform. It’s an interesting fight, and there will be a lot of hardcore boxing fans wanting to see it. However, it’s not a big enough match-up to get the casual boxing fans interested in paying $9.99 to see it on DAZN. Usyk needs to face an American fighter like WBC champion Deontay Wilder for him to get a lot of fans wanting to subscribe to see him fight.
Oleksandr Usyk vs. Alexander Povetkin targeted for May 18 on DAZN
By Mike Smith: A big fight between Alexander Povetkin and Oleksander Usyk is in the works for May 18 in Chicago, Illinois on DAZN, according to Mike Coppinger. If this match gets made, this would be Usyk’s heavyweight debut after campaigning his entire six-year pro career at cruiserweight. Povetkin and Usyk are both Olympic gold medalists, highly skilled, and exciting to watch.
The Usyk-Povetkin negotiations still have a long ways to go, according to Coppinger, but there’s a good chance this fight will get made.
The southpaw Usyk (16-0, 12 KOs) wants to challenge for a world title against Anthony Joshua as fast as possible to try and capture all the world titles as in lightning fashion, and then retire. Taking on Povetkin in his first fight at heavyweight could prove to be difficult. It wouldn’t be such a big deal for Usyk in terms of the size, as Povetkin is a small heavyweight, who is close to same size as Murat Gassiev. It’ll be harder for Usyk to out-box Povetkin compared to the mostly limited fighters that he’s beaten in the past at cruiserweight. Usyk hasn’t faced anyone with the same combination of boxing skills and power that Povetkin possesses. The best opponents that Usyk has fought as a pro are these guys: Tony Bellew, Murat Gassiev, Mairis Briedis, Michael Hunter, Krzysztof Glowacki, Thabiso Mchunu, and Marco Huck. Usyk didn’t fight a prime Huck or Bellew. Those guys were both past it by the time Usyk fought them.
The timing could be better for the 39-year-old Povetkin (32-2, 24 KOs), who is coming off of a seventh round knockout loss to IBF/WBA/WBO champion Anthony Joshua (22-0, 21 KOs) on September 22 at Wembley Stadium in London, England. Povetkin, a former World Boxing Association heavyweight belt holder, had his moment in the fight, hurting Joshua in the second round with a right hand to the head. The 6’6″ Joshua was able to get it together, and use his big four inch height, seven inch reach and 23 pound weight advantage to defeat the 6’2″ Povetkin. It was a fight that was essentially won on size alone. If the two had been the same size, it likely would have ended badly for Joshua.
Mike Coppinger said this on his Twitter about the Usyk vs. Povetkin fight:
“Oleksandr Usyk and Alexander Povetkin are in talks for a May 18 fight in Chicago on DAZN, but the sides are far apart at the moment. Still plenty of time to get a deal done, though. Usyk looking to make heavyweight debut.”
With Usyk vs. Povetkin being pegged for DAZN, it should bring in a lot of subscribers to the platform. It’s an interesting fight, and there will be a lot of hardcore boxing fans wanting to see it. However, it’s not a big enough match-up to get the casual boxing fans interested in paying $9.99 to see it on DAZN. Usyk needs to face an American fighter like WBC champion Deontay Wilder for him to get a lot of fans wanting to subscribe to see him fight.
Oleksandr Usyk vs. Alexander Povetkin targeted for May 18 on DAZN
one thing Zurdo has done right..make sure BJS doesnt saunter his way to another undeserved title
Better go fight Andrade in Providence next
Bigblackted4
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Bigblackted4
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usyk was getting outboxed half the fight by hunter...ppl thought usyk was all hype...then usyk nearly killed dude in the final round
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Deontay Wilder: ‘F*** Tyson Fury,’ Breazeale is next
Deontay Wilder says he knew Tyson Fury wasn’t going to take the rematch.
By Michael Woods Mar 2, 2019, 5:27pm ESTSHARE
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You kinda figured that the Tyson Fury to Top Rank/ESPN deal didn’t fall from the sky out of nowhere, that it took a little while at least to put together.
Deontay Wilder helped clarify that lingering query a bit when on Friday he went on the Randy and Gerry Sirius show, and talked about Fury blowing off the rematch that had already been made.
”We knew Fury wasn’t gonna take this fight,” said the Alabama-based athlete. “You know, we got to a certain point in time when they were stalling about signing the contract that was already set a week ago. When he was stalling from signing that, we knew something was wrong. We knew it was the problem where (Fury promoter) Frank (Warren) wasn’t answering his phone anymore. You know it wasn’t no reason for him not to answer. We knew something was up.
“Fury had his face in the contract for a week to get a rematch on. That was a 50/50 deal. So you know nothing was wrong with the contract, that everything was good. But Fury did not want to fight me. Fury signed the ESPN deal to run away from me. You can’t go nowhere. Well where he gonna go? He’s not a champion. He didn’t win the fight.”
The WBC heavyweight titlist spoke on his options.
“I’m the champion of America. And all these guys get in deals is based off of the potential of fighting me. If I don’t get Tyson Fury again, I say fukk him then. If you don’t want to fight, I got to fight someone else. If I keep this attitude up, ESPN is going to be very hurt, you know, because Fury is a boring fighter. Only he got good is his mouth. The only reason people laugh is because they laugh at him and not with him because he has a British accent coming over here in this country. That’s it. Other than that he’s a very, very boring fighter. People will not deal with it, especially not over here in America.”
From my perspective, will be interesting — not every match Fury is in will be “fan-friendly.” To be honest, there wasn’t much volume from him in the Wilder fight and so many minutes of many rounds weren’t scintillating. So we will see if Wilder’s “Fury is a boring fighter” declaration gains traction.
He also said that yes, as part of Top Rank’s entreaty to have him fight Fury again, Top Rank wanted him aligned with them as promoter for four fights.
So what’s next for the 40-0-1 hitter?
“My mandatory, Dominic Breazeale,” in May, the pugilist said.
He then admitted that he’s frustrated because Anthony Joshua and Fury are, basically, ducking him. He ended with a slap at Fury, for being “redundant” by playing up his comeback from a suicidal state. Basically, we are being conned by falling for it, he insinuated, because Fury merely won a “moral” victory.
Readers, you sense Wilder is frustrated and you feel it’s a legit beef? Or is this just the boxing business and he should be patient and deal with it as it plays out?
Deontay Wilder: ‘F*** Tyson Fury,’ Breazeale is next
Joyce is supposed to be on the under card too. I wonder if they try to put him back on PPV. If so they should put the Charlo vs Harrison rematch on that.
Deontay Wilder says he knew Tyson Fury wasn’t going to take the rematch.
By Michael Woods Mar 2, 2019, 5:27pm ESTSHARE
You kinda figured that the Tyson Fury to Top Rank/ESPN deal didn’t fall from the sky out of nowhere, that it took a little while at least to put together.
Deontay Wilder helped clarify that lingering query a bit when on Friday he went on the Randy and Gerry Sirius show, and talked about Fury blowing off the rematch that had already been made.
”We knew Fury wasn’t gonna take this fight,” said the Alabama-based athlete. “You know, we got to a certain point in time when they were stalling about signing the contract that was already set a week ago. When he was stalling from signing that, we knew something was wrong. We knew it was the problem where (Fury promoter) Frank (Warren) wasn’t answering his phone anymore. You know it wasn’t no reason for him not to answer. We knew something was up.
“Fury had his face in the contract for a week to get a rematch on. That was a 50/50 deal. So you know nothing was wrong with the contract, that everything was good. But Fury did not want to fight me. Fury signed the ESPN deal to run away from me. You can’t go nowhere. Well where he gonna go? He’s not a champion. He didn’t win the fight.”
The WBC heavyweight titlist spoke on his options.
“I’m the champion of America. And all these guys get in deals is based off of the potential of fighting me. If I don’t get Tyson Fury again, I say fukk him then. If you don’t want to fight, I got to fight someone else. If I keep this attitude up, ESPN is going to be very hurt, you know, because Fury is a boring fighter. Only he got good is his mouth. The only reason people laugh is because they laugh at him and not with him because he has a British accent coming over here in this country. That’s it. Other than that he’s a very, very boring fighter. People will not deal with it, especially not over here in America.”
From my perspective, will be interesting — not every match Fury is in will be “fan-friendly.” To be honest, there wasn’t much volume from him in the Wilder fight and so many minutes of many rounds weren’t scintillating. So we will see if Wilder’s “Fury is a boring fighter” declaration gains traction.
He also said that yes, as part of Top Rank’s entreaty to have him fight Fury again, Top Rank wanted him aligned with them as promoter for four fights.
So what’s next for the 40-0-1 hitter?
“My mandatory, Dominic Breazeale,” in May, the pugilist said.
He then admitted that he’s frustrated because Anthony Joshua and Fury are, basically, ducking him. He ended with a slap at Fury, for being “redundant” by playing up his comeback from a suicidal state. Basically, we are being conned by falling for it, he insinuated, because Fury merely won a “moral” victory.
Readers, you sense Wilder is frustrated and you feel it’s a legit beef? Or is this just the boxing business and he should be patient and deal with it as it plays out?
Deontay Wilder: ‘F*** Tyson Fury,’ Breazeale is next
Joyce is supposed to be on the under card too. I wonder if they try to put him back on PPV. If so they should put the Charlo vs Harrison rematch on that.
Card of fades if this comes to pass
TR matchmaking regaining form
chunky_mcdaniels
All Star
Usyk got top line (welterweight levels) V02 max for such a big motherfukker.
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Chino Da Gawd
This almost nearly needs a whole thread real shyt
