Wilder is completely shot. He hasn't looked dangerous since the Helenius fight and that was a few years ago. In his last fight he struggled to stop a journeyman. It took him 7 rounds to get Herndon out of there and he'd already been stopped many times and much more quickly at that by guys like Ajagba & Torrez.
If im Wilder and his team im accepting this fight yesterday.Surprise, surprise.
Usyk granted voluntary WBC heavyweight title defence with Deontay Wilder eligible to challenge for belt
Now watch the WBA & IBF allow him to make a voluntary defense against Wilder even though he isn't rated by either of them.
Edit. Yep, the IBF is fine with it and they're usually the most strict of the 4 sanctioning bodies.
Nor would the IBF take any issue with the champion boxing Wilder next. A spokesperson for the IBF told Sky Sports: "The IBF is not next in the rotation. It would only become an issue for us if he were due to make a mandatory defence of his IBF title."
Sulaiman as usual is lying. Wilder is currently rated #13 by the WBC not #8 or #9. They'll move him into the Top 10 now so that this looks legitimate.
WBC president Mauricio Sulaiman told Sky Sports: "Deontay Wilder is ranked No 8 or 9 so he's eligible to challenge Oleksandr Usyk if they wish to do so. Usyk did petition for a voluntary defence which was granted today."
For Wilder it's a huge gift because he's not even in the title picture anymore. He's barely in the division's Top 50 worldwide according to BoxRec. And in the sanctioning body rankings he's only rated by the WBC. Even the WBC doesn't have him in their Top 10 but just give it a couple days and he will be courtesy of manipulating their own rankings.
I'd wager, he could plant his foot right between your teeth.
What does boxing do when the current HW generation finally retires out?
The same thing the sport's always done since the beginning. We already have fresh blood like Itauma preparing to take over once the old guard is through. He'll likely lead the way for the younger generation of heavies to come up.
He's cross-trained in a bunch of different disciplines from submission grappling to standup striking. That's why he says he's comfortable making the transition to MMA to fight Jake Paul in the cage.
Yeah, that or he's never had any common sense in the first place. Who the hell is advising him? I don't see Haymon or Finkel telling him to take Chisora before Usyk. It's a move that is just beyond retarded.
