He has a few years before he can beat Usyk.

Discussion in 'World Boxing Forum' started by Mark Anthony, Dec 26, 2023.


Can AJ win another world title?

  1. Yes AJ can win another world title

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  2. No AJ cannot win another world title

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  3. AJ would have a better chance vs Fury

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  4. AJ would have a better chance vs Usyk

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  1. BubblesUK

    BubblesUK Doesn't buy hypejobs Full Member

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    Realistically he'll retire.

    The only other fights left are the best of the rest - Parker, Zhang, Hrgovic, etc... Joyce rematch might be entertaining just for how different their respective career paths have been, but it's almost a foregone conclusion that Joe would show his Titanic turning circle and turn of speed and Usyk would hand him his ass.

    AJ has more interesting fights to make, but a third Usyk bout would feel like a desperate case of trying until you fluke one.
    Usyk has his number and he's honest enough to know it.
     
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  2. Banana-Rama

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    Usyk should retire after his business with Fury is done, he doesn't need to fight anyone else after that.
     
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  3. ellerbe

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    What about a rematch with Dubois as that fight was extremely controversial and an asterisk for almost all non biased boxing fans?
     
  4. Banana-Rama

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    It's already been proven with video and photo evidence that it was a low blow, one of many by Dubois. There is no controversy.
     
  5. ellerbe

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    It landed on the belt. Legal punch. Is Usyk’s balls at his belly button? Lol
     
  6. MarkusFlorez99

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    I'd like him to defend undisputed once
     
  7. Banana-Rama

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    Well it seems that won't be possible with the IBF planning to strip the belt right after.
     
  8. OldSchoolBoxing

    OldSchoolBoxing Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Yes but AJ will slow down too. What if another mobile fighter emerges and beats AJ, before AJ beats Usyk?
     
  9. BubblesUK

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    Its only an asterisk for biased boxing fans and casuals.

    Clear low blow, one of many in what was a clear fight tactic - zero protest at the time because, guess what, Dubois knew he'd done it and knew it was a fair cop.

    It was only made an issue of afterwards to try and get a rematch, but Dubois could never have won cleanly - he was completely outmatched and crossing fingers for a rematch with a referee that would permit obvious lowblows for him.

    It's not controversial to anyone who has the first clue about boxing.
     
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  10. MarkusFlorez99

    MarkusFlorez99 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    I'm my eyes he'd be undisputed so I think he should defend them once before retiring. People just want Usyk to retire undefeated, and that's cool but imo he should clear a few names before then. Would up his atg status anyway, because based on recent events the era is terrible.
     
  11. ellerbe

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    Usyk fan girl alert. Why don’t you go suck him off harder. So you’re saying pro boxers know nothing about the sport but you know better huh. Lmfao ok.
     
  12. MrPook

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    The asterisk is that the fight happened in the first place.
     
  13. BubblesUK

    BubblesUK Doesn't buy hypejobs Full Member

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    Lots of pro boxers have biases, it's not exactly a secret.

    Your own biases have hardly been kept in check in your posting, so you might want to keep a lid on accusing others of it :lol:

    It was a clear and obvious lowblow, that's all there is to it.
     
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  14. ellerbe

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    Obvious low blow? It was right on the belt on top of that Usyks trunks were up high. Why lie?
     
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  15. BubblesUK

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    It was half on the belt part of Usyks shorts and half below.

    Usyks trunks weren't particularly high, his belly button barely covered - that puts a significant portion of the contact patch below the belt line.

    Nothing to lie about, in a technical sense it's a very clear foul.

    And this is a clear indication that you don't know **** about the rules - it's not about hitting balls, it's about being below the belt line and the punch in question very clearly was.

    Excellent refereeing.