Dubois vs. Hrgovic would be a better rematch than Dubois vs. Joshua.

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  1. Badbot

    Badbot You can just do things. Full Member

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    Those two fights are part of the problem because they did so intentionally. The idea was to set up a bigger 2nd fight, which worked well. Fury signed a deal with TR/ESPN and they tried to build his profile in USA. Fury also wanted to get into better shape, which he did.
    Credit to Fury for taking the first Wilder fight when he did, as he had just come out of retirement.
    But in the end, that trilogy cost us fans 5 years.
     
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  2. Cleaver

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    Daniel Dubois v Kevin Lerena would probably be a better rematch than Dubois-Joshua.
     
  3. HistoryZero26

    HistoryZero26 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Lerena is a Bridgerweight now.
     
  4. tee_birch

    tee_birch Boxing Addict Full Member

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    I thought Zhang won the fight but it was no doubt very close. Win or lose, the fight has aged very well for Hrgovic
     
  5. bremen

    bremen Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Motivated version of Hrgovic with full tank stops Dubois.
     
  6. chairmanpow

    chairmanpow New Member Full Member

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    i would rate hrgovic's chin higher and his ring iq lower honestly. he took so many massive punches from zhang and dubois without going down (with the exception of the push "knockdown" in rd1 against zhang) but sometimes he just seems to space out in the ring with his hands down
     
  7. Boxing2019

    Boxing2019 If you want peace, prepare war. banned Full Member

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    It might but if you give an A- or an A to his chin then you should give Usyk's chin an A+ or A++ while I think his chin can be rated A level. As to Hrgvovic 's IQ ring I can agree, in any case it is a full B imo.
     
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  8. ikrasevic

    ikrasevic Who is ready to suffer for Christ (the truth)? Full Member

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    I would declare the fight a draw, but they didn't ask me :)
    However, Hrgović showed resistance to punches against Zhang; doubt that AJ would show such resistance.
     
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