Dubois defeats Wardley, and the winner is...USYK!

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  1. catchwtboxing

    catchwtboxing Loyal Member

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    Would you agree Parker is #5, with the wins over...

    Ruiz
    Wilder
    Zhang
    ChisoraX2
    Bakole
    Meehan
    Botha
    Takan
    Leapai
    Hugh Fury
    Dimentrenko
    Fa
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  2. DubbleJab

    DubbleJab Member Full Member

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    You still haven't given me the example of who you're referring to as "Contenders".
     
  3. Kiwi Casual

    Kiwi Casual Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Who would you consider as contenders? The term is fairly universal.
     
  4. DubbleJab

    DubbleJab Member Full Member

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    You're the one who stated that the "Contenders" haven't been given a shot, so you need to give examples....I wasn't making that claim.
     
  5. Kiwi Casual

    Kiwi Casual Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Literally anyone else in the top 10 over the past 5 years.
     
  6. DubbleJab

    DubbleJab Member Full Member

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    So vastly inferior fighters to those he has already defeated?
     
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  7. The Long Count

    The Long Count Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Parker still has a case to be in the 4 slot over Dubios. Bombing out Bakole in 1 round after he was the new boogeyman by destroying the top American prospect was impressive. Plus he embarrassed Wilder easy, and beat another boogeyman in Zhang.
     
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  8. Kiwi Casual

    Kiwi Casual Boxing Addict Full Member

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    "Vastly inferior"? That's a bit of a stretch. Kabayel, Parker, Zhang and Itauma beat Dubios imo.
     
  9. DubbleJab

    DubbleJab Member Full Member

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    I knew you were going to say Kabayel....The guy fights once a year.

    And claiming Parker beats Dubois is a really odd claim. If anything they have identical flaws, both mentally weak, but Dubois is just too strong for him.

    Parker, after Wilder, is the most overrated HW of this era. The fact he got bullied by Dillian Whyte gives him no hope against Dubois.
     
  10. Kiwi Casual

    Kiwi Casual Boxing Addict Full Member

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    So does Usyk bro, but apparently that doesn't matter to most people here. Stylistically Kabayel decimates someone like Dubios.

    How is Parker mentally weak? Dubios is the one who ducked him lmao
     
  11. Grinder

    Grinder Dude, don't call me Dude Full Member

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    Parker has zero path to victory against Usyk.
    Wardley has a 1 in a 10000 freak punchers chance.
    Itauma is the only unknown, due to his lack of competition. He passes the eye test, but against a highly skilled, constantly moving, defensively sound, granite chinned, and untiring Usyk, that is a different story.
     
  12. Grinder

    Grinder Dude, don't call me Dude Full Member

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    That's always the case when you win the first fight.
     
  13. Kiwi Casual

    Kiwi Casual Boxing Addict Full Member

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    I guess we'll never know because they'll never fight.

    Regardless of their perceived chances of winning, they still earned their shot unlike Usyks next opponent...
     
  14. LoveThis

    LoveThis Sweet Science Full Member

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    I would argue that all of them are flawed, even if fury was least flawed among them.

    Kabayel is flawed, too. But he brings aspects those others didnt.

    Btw usyk has a little optical advantage since he is smaller than those big heavies and it looks impressive when he beats them. When joshua fights dubois you can see his flaws more clearly and he doesn't look oversized and the win looks less impressive. Even though dubois had a way more impressive win against joshua than usyk did.

    Obviously usyk is head and shoulders above everyone, but there are factors that make him look even better than that. kabayel will probably not win against usyk, but with his pressure he would bring something different
     
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  15. Kiwi Casual

    Kiwi Casual Boxing Addict Full Member

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    It'd just be nice if we saw Usyk fight other opponents, because now he has a God complex on this forum when in reality someone out there will have his number.
     
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