Itauma retires Usyk.

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  1. svenchakabate2

    svenchakabate2 New Member Full Member

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    Usyk is great! But damn..
    Current Itauma murders current Usyk. It's not even close after Rico
     
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  2. TowelThrower

    TowelThrower Y'all must've forgot Full Member

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    I wouldn't want to see that fight after tonight, if he's going to hold onto the belts he kept then needs to defend them, I think he can take Kabayel, I don't like the Itauma fight for him though.
     
  3. shrap

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    Usyk retires Usyk if he has any brains left
     
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  4. Terminator

    Terminator Active Member Full Member

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    So long as Itauma doesnt have a Price level chin, he is the man, simple as
     
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  5. MarkusFlorez99

    MarkusFlorez99 Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    I never expected to see this kind of thread. I always thought Usyk would retire before he could ever look vulnerable. Usyk needs to leave the sport before he catches an L
     
  6. Ice8Cold

    Ice8Cold The Hype Job Spotter. Full Member

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    Clubber Lang moment?
     
  7. JackSilver

    JackSilver Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Nah on tonight showing Kabayel would beat him. Hell, even wilder would fancy his chances
     
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    81ZAR Dr. Steelhammer Full Member

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    Same. After how he looked against Dubois last year, I was convinced, even at his age, the division belongs to him and he'll go out on top whenever he wants to.
     
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    catchwtboxing Loyal Member

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    We still don't know if Itauma can hold a shot.
     
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  10. shrap

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    He will catch an L if he fights again. 100%
     
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    CST80 The Hesitant Nihilist Staff Member

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    Ituama doesn't make it past Hrgovic.
     
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  12. kirk

    kirk l l l Staff Member

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    If this is the Usyk that shows up, I agree. I dont think Usyk would last the distance.

    Wouldnt be the first time a guy has looked like crap and come back to form for one last hurrah though, if Usyk came into a Moses fight closer to form then he was here.
     
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    Finkel Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Or you know, fight his mandatories instead of waiting for them to take an L
     
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  14. shrap

    shrap Member Full Member

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    I don't think he can come back. He used to say he didn't want to stay at heavyweight because he struggled to maintain the size. Now he's not even able to make a size he previously struggled to reach.

    He's old. People have been saying for years it would happen to him eventually. Well, it happened.
     
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  15. BustedSaint

    BustedSaint Country Member Full Member

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    Is Usyk still going to be there when Itauma is ready to challenge? He might throw it in after this one.
     
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