Truck: what to expect?

In his most recent interview, Alexander Krasyuk, promoter of world heavyweight boxing champion Alexander Usik, said his bet wanted to fight in the heavyweight division and immediately with an exceptional level of fighter or former champions.

There does not appear to be anything new in this statement, since Usik's and his team's statement on the truck pass has been heard ever since Alexander knocked out the British Manchester Arenas on Tony Belly and defended the bra in the world of boxing. For the first time.

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However, it is more important that Mr. Krasyuk repeat: "In the coming weeks, we will probably already know Alexander's rival in May, at the American fight. " According to the promoter, it follows that it will be very heavy.

Uncovered Questions

Note that during the two months separating the present from the Usik-Belly duel, the Ukrainian fighter hesitated. It was hesitant because he still had interests in the heavyweight. For example, he was hoping to return to boxing, the former 34-year-old world champion Andre Ward of the United States, who had two wins against Russian Sergey Kovalyov.

However, Ward, who left the ring invincible (32 wins in 32 battles), flatly lost the following perspectives: "I'm retired. The first time I saw the whip in combat with Bella, and that I had heard about him six or seven months ago, he was a mighty fighter.Uses great respect. "

• Alexander Usik – boxer of the year according to the magazine The Ring [19659007] Considered by the Ukrainian team is also an option with the fight against the former champion of Russia Denis Lebedev. However, it can be said that the 39-year-old Russian himself dispelled the illusion of his own competition after delivering an unopposed battle to American Mike Wilson a week after the match, Usik -Pretty.

  Alexander and the people who run him realize that the meeting with Lebedev would only be interesting in two countries: Ukraine and Russia. And then, mainly because of the political component. The financial base needed for a duel, whose outcome is known in advance, can not be. It was the same with a possible revenge with another Russian, Murat Gassiyev, and a Latvian, Mayris Brydis, whom Usik had beaten at the SuperSeries World Boxing.

  So there were only heavyweights. If this is the case, Alexander will have to abandon the belts of the championship at the croupier. In case the Ukrainian would not do it voluntarily, he would automatically lose the titles because he would not hold mandatory protection.

  Deficit in weight

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  In fact, the fight against Bell was already possible. called the transition between heavy and heavy divisions.

  The British made themselves known by winning two spectacular victories over their compatriot David Gay in heavyweight and, after receiving an Asci call, they could choose the weight of this battle.

  Alexander was ready to fight among the heavyweights, but Tony, who was about to finish his career after the battle, was tempted to move to the status of absolute world champion. It did not work.

  However, despite the victory of the meeting against Bella, it should obviously be for the Usiak instructor. He had to feel how much the impact of a real heavy weight that fell in the grave was more tangible than those that had to be received at meetings with the same Gassiev and especially Bridis.

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  At the fall convention of the World Boxing Council (WBC) in Kiev, Alexander stood next to the legendary heavyweight champion – Evander Golifield, Lennox Lewis, Vitali Klitschko.

  It was then noticed how much the difference in size between Alexander and the legends mentioned was perceptible. The whip looked minimal, even on the bottom of Goliffild, who was once walking on the way, who will now repeat the Ukrainian (Evander was also an absolute champion of the crouper and then won a belt of weights heavy).

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  In other words, to be competitive at the highest level, Alexander has to increase his muscle mass considerably.

  Within reasonable limits, which are at a maximum height of 190 centimeters, while current heavyweight champions Anthony Joshua and Diontai Wilder – two meters. To compete with these competitors, exceptionally exceptional technical data from Wasic may not be enough. In addition, having gained weight, it may lose speed.

  The Champions' Plans

  So who can become Alexander's first rival in heavyweight?

  Current leaders of championship belts are unlikely to be.

  Wilder, WBC, is now focusing on a resumption of the fight with Britain's Tyson Fury.

  The first fight between these rivals ended at the end of last year and both sides remained against each other. In addition, the Wilder-Fury meeting is one of the most interesting documents from the point of view. There is no point in looking at the good of Dionteev and Tyson. And if that's the case, then as a former world champion, Fiury is also lacking.

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  The situation is not so clear of Joshua. The priority for Anthony, with the WBA, IBF and WBO groups absent from the WBC, is a fight with Wilder. But the parties can not agree on the distribution of costs.

  Promoter Joshua Eddie Guerne insists that his division receives a little more, while Diontea's camp is categorically granted a ratio of 50 to 50.

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  As discussions continue, Joshua, not to lose form, will look for intermediate options. One of them was the September match with 39-year-old Alexander Povetkin of Russia, who completed Anthony with a seventh-round knockout.

  Next match of the promotion firm Champion Matchroom Sport scheduled for April 13. Also on Wembley in London.

  It was previously thought that the British Dillian White, whom Joshua had lost to a knockout in December 2015, could become a rival, but after that he won a series of brilliant victories – against an invincible Australian Lucas Brown, "North Horror" by Robert Elenius, from Finland. world champion Joseph Parker and twice on Derek Chisora.

  With the WBC Sliver and WBO International belts, Dillian had every reason to count on Joshua's vengeance. However, in this case, the parties can not meet in financial matters either.

  The Dillian team has described Eddie Guerne 's proposal of "offensive". Although the promoter himself stated that Anthony was currently interested in meeting with Dillian

  the fact is that Eddie Gear, Joshua's case manager, in the process of preparing the match, Usick -Belle started to work closely with Klichko's K2 brothers. promoter Alexander Krasyuk.

  In fact, since then, Eddie is one of the co-authors of whiskey. Sometimes, Krasyuk's statement on Oleksandr's May fight in the United States (not April 13 at Wembley) shows that a Ukrainian's closest rival will not be Joshua.

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  The Same Confusing Map Could be the Return to Boxing of the Dominant Dominant of the Heavyweight Division of Vladimir Klitschko, of which the United States and Britain have recently spoken.

  And although Volodymyr himself calls such discussions a "balloon joke," the same Dillian White says that he even received a proposal from a Ukrainian team.

  "It's a great honor for me," said the Briton, "he's been invincible for so many years and he chose me." However, the Klitschko team set a condition: two intermediate battles, then a meeting with me. "

  Realistic Perspectives

  The former champions left less.One of them – knocked out by Joshua Povetkin.

  The option of an intermediate battle for l & # 39; Ascite would be very good.In addition, Mr Krasiuk said that at the beginning of the year, with a probability of 70%, Alexander's first rival would be Russian or Cuban. Luis Ortiz

  However, according to journalist The Ring Mike Copinger, it is certain that Ortiz will come out in the ring on March 2 in Brooklyn and that his rival will surely not Usik.

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  Another ex-champion – former WBO Boss winner, Joseph Parker of New Zealand, slightly spoiled a record of two consecutive Joshua defeats and Wait.

  In December, Joseph defeated the American knot-weight Alexander Flores and apparently would not oppose his appointment. However, recently, New Zealand developer David Higgins assured that no offers had been received from K2 Promotions.

  "Joseph repeated many times that he feared no challenge." The whiskey would not be an exception, but the speech that someone would have offered us something – a madness, "says David.

  Nor can we reject the alternatives for Usik. even Whitta or undefeated American Darrell Mitchell.

  However, all, like the crusader Ortiz, are currently reluctant to meet a Ukrainian skeptic, calling him too lean for heavy.

  Fighting Bella, no d & # 39; they are not convinced, however, one thing is the abstract gossip and another: the real offers.No guarantee that after receiving them, the mentioned rivals of the battle with the only one in the modern category will refuse the champion Absolute World (even if their weight is different)

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