Oleksandr Oleksandrovych Usyk vs. Daniel Raphael Dubois 2 & Lawrence Okolie Jr. vs. Kevin Lerena RBR

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  1. catchwtboxing

    catchwtboxing Loyal Member

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    Joyce should be there, too!
     
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  2. fencik45

    fencik45 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    He doesn't have much choice anymore, no one is going to fight nor fans attend in a war zone.
     
  3. Komaster

    Komaster Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    OH great. We'll probably have to listen to Usyk harping on for years about how he sold 90k at Wembley...
     
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  4. Badbot

    Badbot You can just do things.

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    I guess, but this trend very clearly so started before the invasion. And since then it has continued.
    Technically the first fight against Dubois was a homecoming fight, because it was partially advertised as. It was clearly a fight for the Ukrainians.

    Usyk has never made a fuss about where his fights take place. I could see many men in his position demanding that the Dubois rematch be taken place in Poland again, or in Saudi Arabia.
     
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  5. Serge

    Serge Ginger Dracula Staff Member

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    Why are Dacres' handlers putting him in with an undefeated big puncher like Sirenko when he's coming off a TKO1 loss in his last fight? He's only stopped 3 of his 9 wins and Sirenko has stopped 19 of his 22 opponents and 11 in the first round. Regardless of the outcome it's a very risky bit of matchmaking
     
  6. Badbot

    Badbot You can just do things.

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    Prelims start in 4 minutes.

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  7. Russell

    Russell Loyal Member Full Member

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    So what's everyone's opinion on Sirenko?
     
  8. CST80

    CST80 The Hesitant Nihilist Staff Member

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    They've realized just how worthless he really is, and they're cutting their losses.:sisi1
     
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  9. Serge

    Serge Ginger Dracula Staff Member

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    As said, very big puncher but he's been facing low level opposition albeit through no fault of his own as he's not been given any breaks until tonight
     
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  10. Serge

    Serge Ginger Dracula Staff Member

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    Looks that way
     
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  11. Badbot

    Badbot You can just do things.

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    Sink or swim for him. Either the promoter or management is cashing him in, because continuing to build him up in a traditional manner will not be worth it.
    Dacres wins here? Great, opens the door for bigger fights and more money. His team wins.
    Dacres looses here? His team looses nothing.

    And Sirenko has a pretty well connected manager in Keith Connolly. Might be that Dacres handlers got offered too good of a deal to turn down.
     
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  12. Serge

    Serge Ginger Dracula Staff Member

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    Just way too risky a fight coming off a one punch one round stoppage loss vs an undefeated prospect who has 11 first round stoppages and has stopped 19 of their wins. Sirenko's power is real

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  13. Badbot

    Badbot You can just do things.

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    :lol: I just realized how thin this card is.

    1 four round fight.
    1 six round fight.
    2 ten round fights.
    2 twelve round fights.

    Looks like they tried to make an undercard, and then simply gave up.
     
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  14. dmt

    dmt Hardest hitting hw ever Full Member

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    I have finally resubscribed to DAZN. I will be infuriated beyond words if there are any delays or streaming issues.
     
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  15. dmt

    dmt Hardest hitting hw ever Full Member

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    Its fine. While i prefer a big card like Beterbiev-Bivol, i am fine with this. If they couldn't get top fighters, no need to have lengthy fights with average fighters.
     
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