Itauma vs Usyk

Subject to Itauma butchering Whyte next month, I’m pretty certain the rough plan is to have Moses v Parker for the vacant WBO belt later in the year.

The winner can then face Usyk next year.

Obviosuly Frank and Turki are hoping that it ends up being Usyk v Itauma

 

Way too early for Itauma. That would be very poor managing. Itauma vs. Joyce/AJ/Zhang would be more realistic.

 

Because we've seen Parker and we've seen Usyk. One is decent and the other is elite.

 

Completely agree. Turki is not going to fund a fight that is a cure for insomnia. This is not about who is next in line, its about who we want to see.

We've seen Parker over the years, we know his style by now and we can all see he provides zero threat to Usyk.

Itauma is the biggest and most exciting prospect in the world at HW. Why not make the fight? Its the fight the fans actually want to watch, we do not want to see a leftover from the previous era who shat it vs AJ and who bored us to tears vs Hughie. That is not a fight that is going to excite the fans or a fight that Turki would fund.

 

Arguably none of the Heavyweights are elite or atleast on Usyk's level ? So that's irrelevant.

He's still a better opponent than anyone Usyk hasn't fought yet unless you really want to see Usyk have a trilogy with Fury ?

 

It would be absolutely moronic to put a green prospect with 12 professional fights and no world class experience in with an ATG.

How about Itauma starts beating a relevant opponent ? so the fight gathers more interest ?

 

And yet all 3 of those opponents are way better than anyone Itauma has faced in his career. It's highly debatable Itauma could even beat Zhang his chin has not been tested and he hasn't fought 1 relevant fighter.

No i think it's a baffling take that you'd rather a non ranked top 10 Heavyweight prospect with no world class experience going up against an ATG champion. Rather than a top 3 ranked Heavyweight who's deserving of his shot and has beaten 3 top 10 ranked Heavyweights in a row.

You just said "We don't know what Itauma is about" and yet you think he's a better match up for Usyk with no evidence of his ability against a world class Heavyweight ? that in itself is an oxymoron.

 

How is that Parker's fault ? he was scheduled to fight Dubois who pulled out ? and had to find the most dangerous opponent available which he did ? people on this forum were praising the fact that Bakole was the late replacement it's literally the best opponent you could've found at such late notice.

And funny thing is a late replacement Bakole would still be considerably better than anyone Itauma has faced.

 

It's a better feather in his cap than anyone Itauma has beaten and that's funny part.

And yet you're the same guy who said "we don't know what Itauma is about" and yet in another sentence you're saying he's a better opponent for Usyk ?

When you contradict your own statement that Itauma is not proven at all ? so i think that in itself is a clown comment you can't even keep track of what you're saying and contradict your own statements.

 

None of the relevant prospects want to fight him though. Chisora has laughed it off and says anyone who fights him is an idiot. That speaks for itself.

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