Does AJ deserve a title fight against the winner of Fury Vs. Usyk?

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Does AJ deserve a title fight against the winner of Fury Vs. Usyk?

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  1. ikrasevic

    ikrasevic Who is ready to suffer for Christ (the truth)? Full Member

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    Does AJ deserve a title fight against the winner of Fury Vs. Usyk?
     
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  2. Skins

    Skins Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Yes. AJ might not win them all but he doesn't duck anybody, although a 3rd fight with Usyk might be a tough sell
     
  3. Bigcheese

    Bigcheese Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Yes but Parker deserves it more imo, he's fought 3 top 10 opponents in his last 4 fights. I'd also have no interest in AJ/Usyk #3, however an AJ/Fury fight would always get my money.
     
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  4. themostoverrated

    themostoverrated Active Member Full Member

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    Yes, but AJ should beat a legit top ten contender first. Hrgovic, Sanchez, Parker, Kabayel are some options. When he wins, I would like to see him compete for the title.
     
  5. Boxing_Fan101

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    Hrgovic should get the next shot he’s been waiting long enough AJ has no change against Usyk and to be honest Fury would out box him easily similar to the what he did to Klitschko
     
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  6. robert ungurean

    robert ungurean Богдан Philadelphia Full Member

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    Why? For beating a 0-1 now 0-2 MMA fighter. LOL no that doesn't qualify him.
     
  7. janitor

    janitor VIP Member Full Member

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    I will start by saying that he has been a little bit clever, by fighting the men that Fury underperformed against.

    If Fury defeats Usky, then a showdown between Fury and Joshua becomes almost inevitable.

    If Usky wins then we are much more likely to get Usky Parker.
     
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  8. AwardedSteak863

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    I think he is the without question the second best heavyweight out there but because he has already lost twice to Uysk, I think he needs to do a little more to get the public to buy in.

    I honestly don't care about what he did against the MMA dude yesterday but his win over Wallin was very impressive as was his destruction of Helenius. Throw in the fact that he has already beaten Parker and dominated Ruiz in their rematch and he is pretty much left with fighting a young contender like Anderson or maybe Sanchez. Another route would be to fight Wilder but I'm not so sure what Wilder has left in the tank at this point.
     
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  9. Boxing_Fan101

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    I would rather see Usyk vs Hrgovic or Fury vs Hrgovic personally AJ will lose to both Fury/Usyk every time, both too skilled and fast for him
     
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  10. AwardedSteak863

    AwardedSteak863 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    I don't know. I honestly think Joshua would destroy Fury. Fury hasn't looked good since his second fight with Wilder. I thought he looked vulnerable in the third Wilder fight and especially against Wallin and the MMA guy. Joshua on the other hand, fought well against Uysk and dominant against Wallin.
     
  11. AdamT

    AdamT Boxing Addict banned Full Member

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    Yes but definitely should fight Hrgovic or parkee first, then it's zero doubt
     
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  12. Boxing_Fan101

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    Wasn’t the Wallin fight before Wilder 2

    When Fury is in there with a dangerous fighter it does switch him on look what he did to Klitschko, Wilder over 3 fights and Whyte

    Beating an MMA guy doesn’t mean anything and until AJ fights a tough live opponent then we won’t really know where he is look at his last four fights all were cherry picked to make him look good, none were dangerous fights Wallin doesn’t hit hard enough or have the skills to really worry AJ and he beat him twice in the amateurs
     
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  13. AwardedSteak863

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    I agree with you that yesterday didn't mean all that much other than Fury should have destroyed the MMA guy as well. I am usually pretty tough on Joshua but I though he fought outstanding in the second Uysk fight and was equally good against Wallin. He seems to be improving as a fighter whereas Fury has been so inactive he's tough to evaluate. And yes, you are correct, Fury fought Wallin before the 2nd Fury/Wilder fight. I had that wrong.
     
  14. Serge

    Serge Ginger Dracula Staff Member

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    He categorically does not deserve another shot at Usyk and J-Park is far more deserving of a shot at the winner of Usyk and Belly than he is. AJ could've easily fought Big Bang, Hrgovic or even given one of his beaten foes like J-Park a chance to avenge his loss to him for once in his life but he opted for Ngannou instead
     
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  15. BubblesUK

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    There's definitely an irony in referring to fighters like Sanchez and Kabayel as "legit top ten" (Hrgovic is a stretch too) from behind a username "themostoverrated".

    Parker is unquestionably legit top ten, well proven with a solid and deep resume.
    Hrgovic has only beaten Zhang, who has only beaten Joyce (and nothing else top 200).
    Sanchez has only Fa and Hammer, who aren't much to be pinning top ten claims on.
    Kabayel has only Chisora and Makhmudov (in that order) - again, a thin resume for claims to top ten status.