WBC Expected To Order Deontay Wilder Vs. Andy Ruiz Jr Next In Final Eliminator
By Brian Webber: With one big proper hand, Deontay Wilder (43-2-1, forty two KOs) left Robert Helenius (31-4, 20 KOs) in a heap at the canvas withinside the first spherical remaining Saturday night time on the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York.
Having disposed of the 38-year-antique Helenius in his comeback combat, Wilder is now confronted with having to determine whether or not to conflict Andy Ruiz Jr in a WBC name eliminator or cross in a extraordinary route in opposition to possibly a more secure target.
#1 Wilder is now anticipated to be ordered with the aid of using the WBC to stand #2 Andy Ruiz Jr subsequent in a very last elimination, with the sanctioning frame to determine a obligatory for WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury. Deontay Wilder
Wilder spoke oftentimes this week approximately trying to task IBF/WBA/WBO champion Oleksandr Usyk for his 3 titles as opposed to combating Ruiz in WBA very last eliminator. But Usyk`s non-look at Wilder`s comeback combat in opposition to Helenius remaining night time suggests that he’ll now no longer entertain that match.
“I`d be very amazed if he sticks to his word,” stated Wilder approximately Usyk. “We`ll see what happens. I`m going to hold Usyk to his word. We can be calling his team, and we`re going to peer what`s up.”
You can`t blame Usyk for opting now no longer to head withinside the route of a combat with Wilder due to the fact there`s no name to seize in that bout, and the danger of being knocked out could be excessive.
Additionally, the cash that Usyk could make combating Wilder is probably a long way much less than what he could get if he have been to conflict Canelo Alvarez.
“I`m down for Andy Ruiz, or Usyk, or whoever,” stated Wilder. “The pleasure withinside the heavyweight department is back. There`s no heavyweight department with out Deontay Wilder. That`s a fact.”
To be sure, it might be a huge letdown with the aid of using Wilder to stand Ruiz Jr as opposed to Usyk, however it became a mistake at the Bronze Bomber`s element to have ever entertained the concept of a combat in opposition to the Ukrainian.
It became apparent from the begin that Usyk casually referred to his hobby in combating Wilder, and you may inform that he wasn`t serious. The handiest manner Wilder could have a shot at combating Usyk is that if the Ukrainian didn’t negotiate a combat with the every so often hard Fury.
WBC Expected To Order Deontay Wilder Vs. Andy Ruiz Jr Next In Final Eliminator
If Fury have been to begin giving Usyk the equal time limits to signal the agreement that he did with Anthony Joshua, the combat probably wouldn`t happen.
However, Fury probably found out a painful lesson now no longer to set time limits for his warring parties after dropping out on a ton of cash for a combat in opposition to Joshua.
Unless Fury is dense on the subject of brains, he won`t make that mistake with Usyk due to the fact the possibilities are excessive that he`d grow to be dropping out on that combat too.
