At the WBC Convention in Bangkok, world heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk said he wants to fight [faded] former WBC champion Deontay Wilder next. Playful, whimsical and coy outside of  the ring, Usyk is focused, efficient and ruthless within it. About Wilder, six years removed from his title run, Usyk suggests: “I want to fight Wilder because he’s a very famous guy during the last few years, was a champion and is a very dangerous opponent. I’m not looking for a dangerous guy, as all my opponents are dangerous.”

 

Moving from world cruiserweight champion up to heavyweight several years ago guaranteed Usyk would have to face considerably larger opponents. Although he would likely outweigh the taller but skinnier Wilder if they fought, Usyk said: “Size doesn’t matter. If size mattered, the king of the animals would be the elephant. My nickname is the cat. But the cat is very dangerous. Lion is two cat, tiger is two cat. For two years I lived in the gym and I am champion. My most difficult opponent is me. Always the chances for me are fifty/ fifty, but I win all the time.”