Do you think it might be time Kabayel got his title shot?

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Do you think it might be time Kabayel got his title shot?

  1. Yes. It's time.

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  2. No. He needs to fight another top contender first.

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  3. No. I have my reasons.

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  1. Finkel

    Finkel Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Well if you hold Parker's run to that standard, he has been old Wilder, old Zhang, and unprepared Bakole.
    Sanchez had been rated by The Ring and TBRB for a while before Kabayel got to him as well
     
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  2. SquaredCircle

    SquaredCircle Active Member Full Member

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    His body attack is so unique for a heavyweight. It's absolutely brutal and such a great way to chop big guys down. Really hope we get to see him mix it up with Usyk.
     
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  3. Finkel

    Finkel Boxing Addict Full Member

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    This would be the most sensible way forward. IF they can make it an enforceable tournament (we don't want to end up with a Bowe v Lewis situation)

    Usyk v Parker for Lineal title
    Dubois v Kabayel for IBF title

    Both Parker (WBO is first in line) and Kabayel (WBC) get title shots this way, then the winners face in an undisputed fight which would actually hold meaning.

    As long as they make it an official tournament that they are locked into, this would be a great solution
     
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  4. Ice8Cold

    Ice8Cold Hype Jobs will be hype jobs until proven so. Full Member

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    If Usyk has two more fights left. Would make sense to get the IBF belt out of the way, get the belts together again like it should be and take care of Dubois and any sort of controversy in the first fight.

    With Kabayel fighting Parker on undercard and winner gets to be Usyk's last dance partner.

    Parker does deserve a shot at the title and more so than Kabayel. Alternatively - Usyk V Parker to fight winner of Dubois V Kabayel would be great too.
     
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  5. Ice8Cold

    Ice8Cold Hype Jobs will be hype jobs until proven so. Full Member

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    Its fantastic, honestly love his style.
     
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  6. Kiwi Fish

    Kiwi Fish Active Member Full Member

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    I love Kabayel's style, its very entertaining and I what to see what it looks like against every other heavyweight. He deserves a title shot, and he could just sit tight and wait for it to come around, because if Usyk is retiring soon he could pick up the title pretty easy.

    I feel like it would be a little unfair if Turki put Parker vs Kabayel and Usyk vs Dubois together considering what Parker and Kabayel have done to deserve their shot. In normal times it wouldn't be an issue because they would just both be in seperate negotiations with Usyk and the sanctioning bodies. But these days they have to play Turki's game or get frozen out.
     
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  7. smoking mirrors

    smoking mirrors Active Member Full Member

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    it’s great to see a skilled, gutsy, clever heavyweight emerge from nowhere and get on big cards on merit despite little promoter backing. 20 years ago he’d be renamed Axel Killerfist and stuck fighting in Karlsruhe hotel ballrooms
     
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  8. HistoryZero26

    HistoryZero26 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    He just won a title fight. So he did get a title shot.

    But if you mean lineal yeah I think hes better than Usyk. But the truth is Usyk is probably going to retire before fighting him.
     
  9. FastSmith7

    FastSmith7 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    If Usyk beats Parker next and then Kabayel… what a resume
     
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  10. HistoryZero26

    HistoryZero26 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Hes been a regional champ since 2016. Kabayel being seen as coming out of nowhere is proof of how awful Fury/AJ/Wilder and Usyk were for the HW division. Kabayel could have gotten a title shot back when Parker first did.
     
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  11. The Cryptkeeper

    The Cryptkeeper Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Kabayel is a brilliant fighter.

    He’s a legitimate contender.
     
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  12. acekard

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    sounds like the best solution
     
  13. Brighton bomber

    Brighton bomber Loyal Member Full Member

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    He deserves a shot, but Parker is more deserving right now.
     
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  14. Mickc

    Mickc Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Parker deserves a Title shot first then certainly Kabayel next. Kabayel,has gone about his business very well however a lot of people have slept on him and he was seriously under rated by a lot of members on here,after beating Zhang last night and in the fashion he did he has announced himself to the World and imo is the only current Heavyweight fighter with the skills,smarts and style to maybe beat current Kingpin Usyk. I do think though that Usyk fights Dubois next,goes Undisputred a second time and then retires,that’s what I’d like him to do anyway if Usyk insists on fighting on before a younger fighter Old Man’s him .