Ağıt Kabayel vs. Damian Knyba & Jadier Herrera Montero vs. Ricardo Antonio Núñez Pérez RBR.

get rid of them due to them being the second and third rank contenders.

Sure, i am happy for Wardley and Kabayel to fight each other as long as its for the 3 belts Usyk has. How about Usyk relinquishes his belts and Wardley and Kabayel fight for those belts?

 

wasb't nelvie a olymppian?

 

Yes. He lost to Jalolov in the semi-finals in 2024.

I don't know why they have him in with an old fat short opponent.

 

yea i was gonna say as an olympian they could put him with a level above atleast jesus this fight does nothing to help him

 

Are they mandatories? I know you’re a big Kabayel fan girl, I’ve caught you simping over the man multiple times. I hope he gets sparked out today.

 

the dude is a legit hw with brutal body punching i dunno why anyone would dislike the guy he's awesome for the division which has begun to get stale now that usyk has beaten aj and fury

 

usyk ain't taking that fight at 40. he doesn't like body punching lol

 

If Kabayel is his mandatory sure. Usyk doesn’t need to go out his way to fight a nobody for a small payday because he beat an obese 45 year old Chinese guy though.

 

I like his style, he's good to watch.

But I don't want him to think he can get away with going stale again, himself - fighting opponents this unproven rather than more significant opponents isn't cool.

And it's not like he was looking for a serious fight - this being a replacement for Hysa tells you quite definitively that he wasn't.


I'm not a hater by any means, but this is mega disappointing for a guy who doesn't fight often enough as it is.

 

As much as anyone active who hasn't already had a go? Pretty much.

For me, though, taking his foot off the gas like this is very poor form - especially if he takes another soft touch after this.

There comes a point where hiding with soft touches ought to lose you standing...

 

Nobody in the top 10 wanted to fight him? Unlikely, but vaguely plausible, in extreme cases.
Nobody top 20? Sounds very unlikely.
Nobody top 30? It's getting silly now.

The idea he couldn't have got quite a bit better fight made than this just isn't convincing whatsoever - especially when he'd targeted another nobody beforehand.