Kabayel smokes these other belt holders

All of them can be beaten

None of them have the special magic Usyk or Fury used to have

Kabayel and dubious are the top dogs now though, we can consider Fury and Usyk retired old men.

Dubious can beat Kabayel with his raw power but that's no guarantee in boxing

Kabayel can crush dubious as well

Skills pay the bills is still the golden rule of boxing. Prime Fury would have fun with both in the ring easy work same with Usyk...oh even forgot that Usyk did manage that with dubious.

It's a shame Usyk feels he has regressed enough that Kabayel is too dangerous now. I think he could pull it off but not worth the risk I guess. Why not though? I wouldn't hold a loss against what should be a retired Usyk.

 

Kabayel has for me been the best of the chasing pack behind Usyk,now with Usyk self removed from Championship level I honestly think Kabayel beats the rest of the belt holders to get Undisputed,that is of course if the fights can be made. Out of all the chasing pack he is the fighter with the best skill set,ring iq and style now let’s just see what the future brings . Kabayel,would take Dubois to school !

 

Agreed, Hrgovic cant rely on kabayel to gas in the later rounds. dont let his run of wins fool you. he fought an end of the road joyce, a couple of brtish level fighters & had to reply on an unexperienced 21 year old gassing out to win his last fight. he can take punches on the chin all night but doubt he can take kabayels body shots for 12 rounds. It will be his first fight against a top 10 guy since dubois and i dont favor hrgovic at all.

I dont think Gassiev has it in him to go 12 rounds with a top 5 heavyweight and i recall Gassiev giving kabayel his praises.

Dubois vs Kabayel is the fight to make.

 

The key question is can Agit take the headbutts? That's where Hrgo came unstuck

 

Kabayel needs to fight someone. Not walk around posing with his emailed belt.

oh sorry I forgot he's already fought his quota of once a year.

 

Kabayel would destroy Hrgovic body. Even a weak puncher like Itauma was causing him all kind of body problems

 

Btw, congrats on the win - happy for you and Hrgovic. You were being pessimistic before the fight, but realistic at the same time. My main concern was the very high chance of a British early stoppage and Hrgovic's cut resistance.

What I would say is that Kabayel is a tricky stylistic match up as Kabayel's body work is so good, with Hrgovic's footwork being just about decent I would say, and its different being hit to the body than to the chin. Although, Hrgovic did take Itauma's body shots very very well.

 

Me too. It would have quieted the Kabayel fans in short order. Usyk is several levels better. Even at this late stage of his career.

 

I want to see Kabayel vs Dubois. Would be an absolute war.

 

Usyk was levels above Kabayel, though Kabayel's pressure would trouble even a prime Usyk, as he was given trouble by a post-Ruiz AJ in their second fight.

Now, if you're talking about the Usyk who won a gifted stoppage over a guy who fought "special" (and I'm not complimenting his great talent), I would say Usyk would have damn near no chance.

 

Agree. As an Usyk fan, I must amdit: If he was in the same exact shape against Kabayel, he would have lost the fight. Usyk looked awful vs Verhoeven

 

I think he lost his hunger awhile back. And he's not young.

 

Easy to look like a killer body puncher vs heavy bags who just sit right in front of you. Has he fought anyone that can actually box and isn't garbage? Looks like a overrated can crusher to me and he is pretty small. Hrgovic will likely stop him.