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

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  1. BubblesUK

    BubblesUK Doesn't buy hypejobs Full Member

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    There's about as much enthusiasm for that as there would be for Biden 2028... Or maybe another term of Starmer's Labour :risas3:


    You can hate it all you like, but your man crush ain't getting whupped a third time.
     
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    bandeedo Loyal Member Full Member

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    you still here? i got enough stalkers already, theres not enough of me to live in another head.
     
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  3. Kiwi_in_America

    Kiwi_in_America The Tuaminator Full Member

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    I was watching fights back in the 1970s.

    I regard today's top HWs as LEAGUES ahead of the overall talent then. Bigger, stronger and often faster (esp. Usyk, Fury, Parker).

    Also - The best of the 1990s were better than the 1970s, in my view.
     
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  4. RobBrownBetting

    RobBrownBetting New Member Full Member

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    Usyk's skills are in another stratosphere to Ali's. The sport has evolved too much.
     
    RobBrownBetting, Jul 19, 2025 at 4:07 PM
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  5. swagdelfadeel

    swagdelfadeel Obsessed with Boxing

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    I think it was what he said to him immediately after his rematch with Fury.
     
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  6. Dynamicpuncher

    Dynamicpuncher Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Sport has evolved seeing stiff chinny robots like Joshua and Dubois ?

    And Fury with love handles and trunks up to his armpits going life and death with MMA fighters ?

    Nah.
     
    Dynamicpuncher, Jul 19, 2025 at 4:09 PM
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  7. tarrant45

    tarrant45 Active Member Full Member

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    You think Dubois , AJ and Fury were leagues ahead in talent over 70s hw's??
     
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  8. BubblesUK

    BubblesUK Doesn't buy hypejobs Full Member

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    I can think of several very plausible ways it does...

    1) Bakole turns up fat, gets sparked out in R1, it's over too fast - boring.

    2) Bakole turns up fat - Kabayel struggles to put a dent in him, destroys his hype narrative and the fans who have boarded the hype train feel gutted to have fallen for it.

    3) Bakole wins... Suggesting Kabayel was nowhere near Parker's level after all - lots of fans of his devastated that the hype was OTT.

    Etc, etc.

    In reality, it'd probably be a half decent scrap - but I wouldn't call it a certainty by any means.
     
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  9. Arch Stanton

    Arch Stanton When you have to shoot, shoot!, don't talk...... Full Member

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    This is ESB, if there ever comes a time when you Don't shake your head in disbelief or nod in belief.




    Then it's time to move on....




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  10. Serge

    Serge Ginger Dracula Staff Member

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    Krzysztof Glowacki in Poland
    Michael Hunter in America
    Marco Huck in Germany
    Mairis Briedis in Latvia
    Murat Gassiev in Russia
    Tony Bellew in the UK
    Derek Chisora in the UK
    Anthony Joshua in the UK
    Anthony Joshua in Saudi
    Tyson Fury in Saudi
    Tyson Fury in Saudi
    Daniel Dubois in Poland
    Daniel Dubois in the UK

    Never been knocked down. Never been knocked out. Never even been badly hurt.

    He is the 5th oldest HW champion of all time now (in 2 months and obviously he will still be champ then).

    The 2nd oldest unified HW champ of all time

    The oldest undisputed HW champion of all time

    2 x undisputed

    And all those above him were natural HWs, 3 of whom giants, fighting opponents they were bigger than, their size or smaller and 2 lost the belts in their 1st or 2nd defences

    Usyk just dis something tonight no HW champion in history has ever done at his age

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    He's won and unified all his world titles un his opponent's backyards, one on the road. Never had home advantage in any world title fight or fight at the world level sans possibly Dubois 1 which was in Poland. No HW champ has ever done that, let alone whilst never having being dropped and fought as many savage punchers and legit bangers, many way bigger

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  11. miniq

    miniq AJ IS A BODYBUILDING BUM Full Member

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    If it sells out a stadium to a bunch of British casual fans that's all Turki needs. Otherwise it'll just be Fury AJ...
     
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  12. BubblesUK

    BubblesUK Doesn't buy hypejobs Full Member

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    Fury AJ would sell.

    Either of them against Usyk would struggle.
     
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  13. RobBrownBetting

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    Trunks up to his armpits and faster than most 70s heavyweights with 2x the size, reach and footwork.
     
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  14. CST80

    CST80 De Omnibus Dubitandum Staff Member

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    Kabayel would batter Bakole into cardiac arrest. Get off the man's ass and give him a little credit.
     
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  15. Serge

    Serge Ginger Dracula Staff Member

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    Look. Beautiful, Vicious.

    How can they keep denying this man's brilliance and greatness? He's a living legend and one of the most humble, honourable, classy and fearless fighters ever

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