{"id":544320,"date":"2026-03-16T15:52:16","date_gmt":"2026-03-16T15:52:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/544320\/"},"modified":"2026-03-16T15:52:16","modified_gmt":"2026-03-16T15:52:16","slug":"analyst-questions-oleksandr-usyks-three-fight-plan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/544320\/","title":{"rendered":"Analyst Questions Oleksandr Usyk\u2019s Three-Fight Plan"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=boxingnews24.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" style=\"display:flex; align-items:center; justify-content:center;&#010;            width:140px; height:40px; overflow:hidden;\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"660\" height=\"208\" alt=\"Add EBoxing News 24as a preferred source on Google\" class=\"perfmatters-lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/google.png\"\/><\/p>\n<p>  <\/a><\/p>\n<p>  <a href=\"https:\/\/news.google.com\/publications\/CAAqLAgKIiZDQklTRmdnTWFoSUtFR0p2ZUdsdVoyNWxkM015TkM1amIyMG9BQVAB?ceid=US\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" style=\"display:flex; align-items:center; justify-content:center;&#010;            width:140px; height:40px; overflow:hidden;\"><br \/>\n    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"468\" height=\"128\" alt=\"Follow Boxing News 24 on Google News\" style=\"height:100%; width:auto; display:block;\" class=\"perfmatters-lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/follow-google-news.png\"\/><br \/>\n  <\/a> <\/p>\n<p>Usyk has indicated that his remaining schedule could include a May bout with kickboxing star Rico Verhoeven in Egypt, followed by the winner of Fabio Wardley vs. Daniel Dubois, and a final lucrative fight with Tyson Fury. Oladipo, however, believes the order and even the opponents could easily change once business realities enter the equation.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t necessarily believe the order of these fights or the names being mentioned,\u201d Oladipo said during a discussion on his YouTube channel while examining the champion\u2019s possible final stretch.<\/p>\n<p>The unified heavyweight champion has already beaten several of the division\u2019s biggest names, including Fury and Dubois, which complicates the idea of closing his career with rematches that have already produced clear results.<\/p>\n<p>Oladipo questioned whether a third meeting with Dubois would generate much interest, given the outcome of their previous fights.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf Dubois wins, we don\u2019t want to see a trilogy when you\u2019ve stopped him in the first two fights,\u201d Oladipo said. \u201cIt makes absolutely no sense.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The analyst also expressed limited enthusiasm for another Fury meeting despite acknowledging the financial appeal. Their first two bouts were major events, but Oladipo suggested the closing stretch of Usyk\u2019s career would be more compelling if it featured opponents he has not already faced.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf this is the last lap of what\u2019s been an incredible run from Usyk, can the last lap not be against fighters we haven\u2019t seen him in with before?\u201d Oladipo said.<\/p>\n<p>Money could ultimately steer the direction of those final bouts regardless of what has been proposed publicly. A third fight with Fury would easily generate the largest revenue among the available options, something Oladipo acknowledged could override other sporting considerations.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMoney talks, and Tyson Fury\u2019s money,\u201d he said while discussing why the matchup keeps resurfacing.<\/p>\n<p>Usyk\u2019s three-fight outline offers a glimpse into how the champion imagines his final act. Oladipo believes the heavyweight marketplace will ultimately decide what actually happens once negotiations begin and contenders start pushing their cases.<\/p>\n<p>Olly Campbell is a boxing journalist who has covered the sport since 2014, providing ringside reporting and technical analysis of major bouts. His work focuses on fighter tendencies, tactical adjustments, and the details that shape high-level competition.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Usyk has indicated that his remaining schedule could include a May bout with kickboxing star Rico Verhoeven in&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":544321,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[571],"tags":[64,63,802,85],"class_list":["post-544320","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-boxing","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-boxing","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/544320","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=544320"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/544320\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/544321"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=544320"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=544320"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=544320"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}