If Usyk retires tomorrow, what would be your ideal 8 man tournament to crown a new heavyweight champ

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  1. Pepsi Dioxide

    Pepsi Dioxide Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Let's say Usyk says thats all folks and retires tomorrow and you can match any heavyweight that's active into an 8 person tournament, who would you choose and what would be the first round matchups?
     
    Pepsi Dioxide, May 26, 2026
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  2. Dynamicpuncher

    Dynamicpuncher Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Well some fights are already happening so we could fit them in.

    Joshua vs Fury = Assuming Joshua wins his comeback fight.

    Itauma vs Hrgovic

    Wardley vs Dubois 2

    Sanchez vs Gassiev or Ajagba
     
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  3. Oddone

    Oddone Bermane Stiverne's life coach. Full Member

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    Based on Ring top ten..

    Rank:

    3 Fury vs AJ,
    1 Dubois vs 4 Wardley,
    2 Kabayel vs 5 Hrgovic,
    6 Itauma vs 7 Sanchez.

    Eight man tournament, winners face each other... yada yada.
     
    Oddone, May 26, 2026
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  4. Jacko

    Jacko Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Fury v AJ
    Itauma v Zhang / Parker / Sanchez
    Kabayel v Bakole
    Dubois v Wardley

    Winners of the top two face each other and bottom 2 face each other.
     
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  5. Gazhearsum

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    Miller vs Gassiev (WBA)
    Kabayel vs Hrgovic (WBC)
    Dubois vs Parker (WBO)
    Sanchez vs Ajagba 2 / Bakole (IBF)
     
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  6. TowelThrower

    TowelThrower Y'all must've forgot Full Member

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    Verhoeven performed interestingly enough for me to say let him at the top 10 if he can cause Usyk that much bother so I’d stick him in amongst it.
     
    TowelThrower, May 26, 2026
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