Poll: Who should Usyk fight next: Parker, Kabayel or Dubois?

Discussion in 'World Boxing Forum' started by Perkin Warbeck, Feb 23, 2025.


Who should Usyk fight next?

This poll will close on Jun 2, 2025 at 9:50 AM.
  1. Joseph Parker

    63.9%
  2. Agit Kabayel

    20.2%
  3. Daniel Dubois

    16.0%
  4. Someone else - mention the name with a post

    0 vote(s)
    0.0%
  1. Kiwi Fish

    Kiwi Fish Member Full Member

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    Parker is Usyk's mandatory and does more for Usyk's legacy in the long run. Otherwise Usyk's heavyweight run will consist of 3 x rematches with Englishman. I think it will be Usyk vs Dubois for the rematch, in which case Turki should give Parker a light touch fight on the undercard and a shot at the winner.
     
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  2. muzzlehouse

    muzzlehouse New Member Full Member

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    Honestly, he should fight Dubois next...But i'm praying for a Kabayel fight!!! Usyk is coming into that fight with his trunks pulled up to his nipples LOL

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  3. BCS8

    BCS8 VIP Member

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    Parker should be next.

    FFS what more does the man have to do?

    Dubois is a dirty fighter that Usyk already spanked once.

    No interest in watching a re-run.
     
  4. BCS8

    BCS8 VIP Member

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    Great post agree 100%
     
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  5. The Real Lance

    The Real Lance Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    this ^^

    Nice Post DC
     
  6. jmb1356

    jmb1356 Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Parker. He is the WBO mandatory and that is the next one up in the rotation. Kabayel needs to beat at least one more contender before he gets a title shot. A couple of years ago, everyone laughed at the idea of him fighting Fury for the WBC.
     
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  7. Serge

    Serge Ginger Dracula Staff Member

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    Pull up a pew, people, and pay close attention to the words of none other than the former two-time HW champion of the world, the former two-belt unified champ, the former lineal HW champ Hasim ''The Rock'' Rahman who literally rendered consensus top 10 HW ATG Lennox Lewis unconscious with a solitary right hand bomb from hell in what is still to this day one of the biggest upsets in HW boxing history

    The Rock, quite correctly I might add, believes Usyk is GOAT tier

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  8. Barrf

    Barrf Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Parker is on a tear. Dubois is lucky that fight didn't happen. And Dubois already lost to Usyk. I'd say Parker deserves it more than anyone.

    Although I think Usyk may well beat Parker. The real danger to Usyk is Kabayel with those body attacks. Zhang's entire midsection must be black and blue right now. Probably needs an ultrasound of his liver to make sure it hasn't been popped.

    Serious question -- are there a any reports Zhang is ok? I'm actually a little worried about the big guy. That was about the worst beating to the body I've seen a fighter take.
     
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  9. The Real Lance

    The Real Lance Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Parker is easily the most obvious choice as an potential next opponent of Usyk
     
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  10. lufcrazy

    lufcrazy requiescat in pace Full Member

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    Changed my vote.

    Parker is what id prefer. Happy with any of the 3 though tbh.
     
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  11. OddR

    OddR Active Member Full Member

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    I think if Uysk loses all this could be discussion turned though one loss send people crazy. I am kinda hoping he just wins his last 2 fights lol.
     
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  12. Serge

    Serge Ginger Dracula Staff Member

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    For sure. They will act like he lost 1000 fights to bums whilst in the midst of his prime if he just loses once whilst simultaneously ignoring the fact all their boxing idols sans 1 or 2 not only lost or lost many times, but the vast majority lost in their primes or were knocked out in their primes

    Usyk is already the GOAT and that is set in stone and nothing can change that now. He's an old man roaming in the land of giants and has been past his prime for years.
     
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  13. OddR

    OddR Active Member Full Member

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    To be honest it depends on how the loss happens. If it's a complete blowout I think it still would matter somewhat. If he loses in a competitive fight it's totally different.

    I really wanted to know you take but you said you would still review Uysk as the GOAT so that's fine. Either way even he does get blown out doesn't change what he achieved before hand. I think he will win his last 2 fights to be honest though.
     
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  14. KiwiMan

    KiwiMan Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Usyk should fight Parker, he's the mandatory and the most proven fighter that Usyk has not already fought. I agree that Kabayel is stylistically more dangerous which is all the more reason he should choose Parker.
     
  15. Serge

    Serge Ginger Dracula Staff Member

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    The fact he has stepped into a ring over 370 times amateur and pro, fighting at the elite level for most of it, and has fought an absolute murderer's row of savage punchers, KO artists, and legit bangers, amateur, semi-pro, and pro combined, and has not only never been knocked out but has never been dropped by a head shot is completely insane. So even if he was to get brutally KO'd at this age it won't mean anything because he has been playing Russian roulette for so goddamn long and not once has he shot himself in the head