USYK needs to move back down to CW

[Paci]

It is more about the frame then height, bodyfat and so on. Some guys are around 6 feet and still robust. Ruiz, Parker, Dawejko, Chisora and some more guys. Like Mike Tyson for an older example.

[jujigatame]

Usyk has at least a 50% chance of beating any HW. Why would he move back to CW when he already cleaned out the division? What would he do there beside maybe rematch Briedis? Then what?

[Enlightened-One]

Did anybody realise that Chris Eubank Jr. is rated above Oleksandr Usyk, Naoya Inoue, Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua in BoxRec’s pound-for-pound rankings?

[jamesmcdonnell]

For a guy whose arms are apparently tiring out fast he sure has shown an excellent engine over the full stretch. His stamina has been as strong an attribute as any for him so not sure I agree that he's really struggling with his energy, at least to any point that it hurts his performances.

Could just be some idiosyncratic thing he does

He’s fit as a fiddle. However I noticed on several occasions he was shaking out his arms throughout the fight. One persistent criticism of Usyk is that he often arm punches and doesn’t hit hard overall. Again, I feel like if he could loosen up a bit he would have more snap and power.

That style won't change at this stage of his career. What he lacks in one punch powerhe makes up for in volume and placement.

Ruiz would likely be his nemesis as he is quick handed and busy, but there's a lot of slow and low volume heavyweights around.

[lazboy]

He’s fit as a fiddle. However I noticed on several occasions he was shaking out his arms throughout the fight. One persistent criticism of Usyk is that he often arm punches and doesn’t hit hard overall. Again, I feel like if he could loosen up a bit he would have more snap and power.

That style won't change at this stage of his career. What he lacks in one punch powerhe makes up for in volume and placement.

Ruiz would likely be his nemesis as he is quick handed and busy, but there's a lot of slow and low volume heavyweights around.

It has served him well so far, cleaning out a competitive (in my opinion) CW division. Do you think his shoulders are held a bit stiff - that was my main point earlier on in the thread. Or is this something I’m imagining