Oleksandr Usyk vs. Deontay Wilder - Who wins?

Who wins?

Poll runs till 27 Sep 2026, 14:57

Usyk - Decision
6
9%
Usyk - T/KO
53
78%
DRAW
0
No votes
Wilder - T/KO
9
13%
Wilder - Decision
0
No votes
 
Total votes: 68

Ruthless-RKO
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Re: Oleksandr Usyk vs. Deontay Wilder - Who wins?

Post by Ruthless-RKO »

🚨 Usyk vs Wilder in Istanbul?! 🇹🇷🥊

Eddie Hearn and Turki Alalshikh discussing the possibility of a huge event in Turkey at the Hagia Sophia

Hearn states that Usyk would have to drop a belt which could be the WBC….

A heavyweight showdown between Oleksandr Usyk and Deontay Wilder on the banks of the Bosphorus would be absolutely insane. Source ⤵️

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Re: Oleksandr Usyk vs. Deontay Wilder - Who wins?

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Gonna look so bad if he actually drops the WBC belt to fight Wilder instead of Kabayel..
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Re: Oleksandr Usyk vs. Deontay Wilder - Who wins?

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Sendo Takeshi wrote: 24 May 2026, 01:34 Gonna look so bad if he actually drops the WBC belt to fight Wilder instead of Kabayel..
It would look like a guy who's making his best possible career move to me. From HIS perspective that is not from the fans perspective.

But hell the fans don't appreciate anything you give them anyway so trying to please them is pointless.

You could beat the #1 guy 5 times, and then struggle once and suddenly nobody remembers all the good you did. Boxing fans are fickle.
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Re: Oleksandr Usyk vs. Deontay Wilder - Who wins?

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gilgamesh wrote: 24 May 2026, 06:06
Sendo Takeshi wrote: 24 May 2026, 01:34 Gonna look so bad if he actually drops the WBC belt to fight Wilder instead of Kabayel..
It would look like a guy who's making his best possible career move to me. From HIS perspective that is not from the fans perspective.

But hell the fans don't appreciate anything you give them anyway so trying to please them is pointless.

You could beat the #1 guy 5 times, and then struggle once and suddenly nobody remembers all the good you did. Boxing fans are fickle.
Fans in general are fickle.

That’s why I wanted him to retire after the second Fury fight, or at least after the second Dubois fight.
It was only a matter of time until he had a bad performance and everyone forgot what this man achieved.

The more gimmick fights he takes from now on, the more hate he’s going to get and the more his legacy will suffer on paper.
And Usyk strikes me as the type of guy who cares more about legacy than money (especially since he’s already made enough for the next couple of generations..).
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Re: Oleksandr Usyk vs. Deontay Wilder - Who wins?

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Sendo Takeshi wrote: 24 May 2026, 07:20
gilgamesh wrote: 24 May 2026, 06:06
Sendo Takeshi wrote: 24 May 2026, 01:34 Gonna look so bad if he actually drops the WBC belt to fight Wilder instead of Kabayel..
It would look like a guy who's making his best possible career move to me. From HIS perspective that is not from the fans perspective.

But hell the fans don't appreciate anything you give them anyway so trying to please them is pointless.

You could beat the #1 guy 5 times, and then struggle once and suddenly nobody remembers all the good you did. Boxing fans are fickle.
Fans in general are fickle.

That’s why I wanted him to retire after the second Fury fight, or at least after the second Dubois fight.
It was only a matter of time until he had a bad performance and everyone forgot what this man achieved.

The more gimmick fights he takes from now on, the more hate he’s going to get and the more his legacy will suffer on paper.
And Usyk strikes me as the type of guy who cares more about legacy than money (especially since he’s already made enough for the next couple of generations..).
Winning fights doesn't hurt your legacy. Beating Rico Verhoeven grew his legacy, it didn't diminish it.
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Re: Oleksandr Usyk vs. Deontay Wilder - Who wins?

Post by Sendo Takeshi »

gilgamesh wrote: 24 May 2026, 12:50
Sendo Takeshi wrote: 24 May 2026, 07:20
gilgamesh wrote: 24 May 2026, 06:06

It would look like a guy who's making his best possible career move to me. From HIS perspective that is not from the fans perspective.

But hell the fans don't appreciate anything you give them anyway so trying to please them is pointless.

You could beat the #1 guy 5 times, and then struggle once and suddenly nobody remembers all the good you did. Boxing fans are fickle.
Fans in general are fickle.

That’s why I wanted him to retire after the second Fury fight, or at least after the second Dubois fight.
It was only a matter of time until he had a bad performance and everyone forgot what this man achieved.

The more gimmick fights he takes from now on, the more hate he’s going to get and the more his legacy will suffer on paper.
And Usyk strikes me as the type of guy who cares more about legacy than money (especially since he’s already made enough for the next couple of generations..).
Winning fights doesn't hurt your legacy. Beating Rico Verhoeven grew his legacy, it didn't diminish it.
People hate on him since the fight got announced.
Didn't help that he got out-boxed and the fight ending in controversy.
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Re: Oleksandr Usyk vs. Deontay Wilder - Who wins?

Post by gilgamesh »

Sendo Takeshi wrote: 24 May 2026, 13:58
gilgamesh wrote: 24 May 2026, 12:50
Sendo Takeshi wrote: 24 May 2026, 07:20
Fans in general are fickle.

That’s why I wanted him to retire after the second Fury fight, or at least after the second Dubois fight.
It was only a matter of time until he had a bad performance and everyone forgot what this man achieved.

The more gimmick fights he takes from now on, the more hate he’s going to get and the more his legacy will suffer on paper.
And Usyk strikes me as the type of guy who cares more about legacy than money (especially since he’s already made enough for the next couple of generations..).
Winning fights doesn't hurt your legacy. Beating Rico Verhoeven grew his legacy, it didn't diminish it.
People hate on him since the fight got announced.
Didn't help that he got out-boxed and the fight ending in controversy.
People are stupid. I'll never hate on either of them for that fight or the effort from either man.
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Re: Oleksandr Usyk vs. Deontay Wilder - Who wins?

Post by Sendo Takeshi »

gilgamesh wrote: 24 May 2026, 14:00
Sendo Takeshi wrote: 24 May 2026, 13:58
gilgamesh wrote: 24 May 2026, 12:50

Winning fights doesn't hurt your legacy. Beating Rico Verhoeven grew his legacy, it didn't diminish it.
People hate on him since the fight got announced.
Didn't help that he got out-boxed and the fight ending in controversy.
People are stupid. I'll never hate on either of them for that fight or the effort from either man.
Me neither. But unlike us, most people have too much hate in them :D
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