If Usyk fights on after Fury, he ought to abandon the paper IBF belt and fight Parker

Discussion in 'World Boxing Forum' started by catchwtboxing, Apr 5, 2024.


Do you agree Usyk should fight Parker after Fury, if he fights on?

  1. Yes, it is obvious.

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  2. No, he should waste his time with retreads and mediocrities.

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  1. MarkusFlorez99

    MarkusFlorez99 Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Zhang gasses in the second
     
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  2. miniq

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    If Zhang tried to be more ruthless he would have gassed out and fell over
     
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  3. Kiwi Casual

    Kiwi Casual Boxing Addict Full Member

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    What drugs are you on? Parker has one of the best resumes in the division and has ducked nobody. Though Usyk would beat him it's still a good fight to make.
     
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  4. Clout

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    You say that Hrgovic does not have the pedigree to be important, but if he is the last man standing betweem himself, Joshua and Dubois (with wins against both) and also the IBF champion that fight would make far more sense than Parker.

    That said I doubt he will be the last man standing from those three, and Usyk has already beaten the other two
     
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  5. catchwtboxing

    catchwtboxing Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    The obvious answer to this is that Wilder had one mandatory and Usyk has four. Also, Usyk would be avoiding his mandatory to fight BETTER competition, not to fight medically unfit guys like Wilder used to.
     
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  6. catchwtboxing

    catchwtboxing Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Wilder has won one fight in four years, and it was a dodgy affair against Sugar Bob Helenius.

    Let's let Wilder make the decision to rebuild himself or retire. No walk-ins against living legends, IMO.
     
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  7. BCS8

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    I'm always ready to see Wilder sent boots up
     
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  8. catchwtboxing

    catchwtboxing Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Wilder has won one fight in four years. Parker has recently beaten Wilder, and Zhang.

    I mean, why not fight Larry Holmes?
     
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  9. Smokin Bert

    Smokin Bert Boxing Addict Full Member

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    I would be fine in theory with Usyk fighting Parker as a reward to Parker for his recent 2 fight win streak. But, the fight would not be competitive. Usyk would have about as much trouble beating the limited Parker as he would beating James Thunder.... Zero. Parker simply isn't a hard enough puncher, or, good enough boxer to compete with Usyk. If Parker really has gotten better (something I do not necessarily agree with), he should rematch AJ. If he beats Joshua in a rematch, I would give him his props. But, I doubt he will.
     
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  10. catchwtboxing

    catchwtboxing Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    He has said he knows that he is coming to the end, but I have not heard him say this year. Like a lot of guys, he is ambivalent. He has also talked about moving back down to cruiser, catchweights with Canelo, etc.
     
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  11. catchwtboxing

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    And Parker will win again. Meanwhile, Usyk may have to have a rematch with Fury. So it works perfectly.
     
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  12. catchwtboxing

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    There is a war going on in Ukraine, though.
     
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  13. catchwtboxing

    catchwtboxing Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Yeah, I am not sure how a guy who fought Joshua, Wilder, Ruiz and Whyte ducked anyone.
     
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  14. catchwtboxing

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    My point is that, if Usyk beats Fury, he is undisputed, and that really doesn't change because some two-bit organization steals one of the belts back. Hrgovic is not a champion, and neither is Dubois. Joshua clearly lost twice to Usyk in the ring for all the world to see. So only in the sick, Bizzarro world of boxing that a lot of us have come to accept does the winner of Hrgovic-Dubois-Joshua call himself a champion.
     
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  15. catchwtboxing

    catchwtboxing Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Well, you have a point, there...
     
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