Dubois vs Parker - make it happen!

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  1. OldSchoolBoxing

    OldSchoolBoxing Boxing Addict Full Member

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  2. ikrasevic

    ikrasevic Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Parker wins.
    Parker is on the rise and would beat AJ, who never really recovered from Ruiz's knockout.
    Parker has both a better chin than AJ, and a better chin than Dubois; Parker withstood Zhang.
     
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  3. tee_birch

    tee_birch Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Agreed. Let Zhang fight the winner
     
  4. McGrain

    McGrain Diamond Dog Staff Member

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    Dubois should stay away from Parker. Not because it's a sure thing,but because it's a weird thing. Does not need him. I would pick Parker.
     
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  5. Serge

    Serge Ginger Dracula Staff Member

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    I think we're going to see

    J-Park vs Big Bang
    Bakole vs Kabayel

    But who is Big Frank lining up for Dubois seeing as it's looking like AJ might not take the immediate rematch?

    IBF rankings

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    Agit Kabayel
    Martin Bakole
    Zhilei Zhang
    Frank Sanchez
    Efe Ajagba
    Anthony Joshua
    Filip Hrgovic
    Derek Chisora
    Otto Wallin
    Fabio Wardley
    Jared Anderson
    Guido Vianello
    Justis Huni

    Guido or Hunsi perhaps?

    Ajagba or Sanchez?

    Wardley, Chisora or Wallin?
     
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  6. shavers

    shavers Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Easy win for parker. Wont happen, though Dubois is a better sell than Parker...
     
  7. TheWizard

    TheWizard I Got Milk Baby Full Member

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    Parker deserves it but Dubois would destroy him
     
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  8. Brighton bomber

    Brighton bomber Loyal Member Full Member

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    I'd like to see it. I'm favouring Dubois but wouldn't be shocked if Parker again upset expectations and won. Whoever wins, I think it will be close.
     
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  9. Philosopher

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    Close but I think Dubois beats him up. Parker will have monets but he isn't heavy handed enough or busy enough to win. Dubois discourages him behind the jab R1-4, busts him up with the Jab R4-7 and stops him thereafter. Joe has a great chin but I feel, at this point, DD won't be denied
     
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  10. Kiwi_in_America

    Kiwi_in_America The Tuaminator Full Member

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    I think Parker's movement and speed

    win the day
     
  11. Brighton bomber

    Brighton bomber Loyal Member Full Member

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    Maybe, Dubois can be outboxed as the Joyce and Usyk fights showed. He still tends to move in straight lines and neither Joshua or Hrgovic are good at moving laterally. But Dubois has improved under Don Charles and found his style. All gone is any pretence he is a boxer, he's a straight up, come forward pressure fighter now, with KO power and Parker may struggle against DDD if he can't get his respect early, otherwise we could see Parker walked down again like we saw vs Joyce.

    It's a damn good fight on paper, with arguable the top 3 and 4 in the division. Whoever wins, becomes the clear number 1 contender of the winner of the Usyk/Fury rematch.
     
  12. Finkel

    Finkel Boxing Addict Full Member

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    I wouldn't say no to it. But if Parker has to rematch Zhang next, the winner of that fight will be next up for Usyk. So I'm not sure why they would opt to fight Dubois who many see as just a belt holder (judging by how many ranked him after his last win).

    The rotation for Usyk has been established:
    WBA mandatory (2023, Usyk defended against Dubois) ✅
    WBC mandatory (joined the back of the queue as the last belt Usyk collected)✅

    It was going to be:
    IBF mandatory (2024, Usyk dropped the belt for the Fury rematch rather than fight Dubois again)❎

    So now next up:
    WBO mandatory (2025, WBO interim champ = winner of Parker v Zhang 2?)

    Personally, I'd rather see the winner of Usyk v Fury 2 fight the winner of Parker v Zhang 2.
     
  13. Finkel

    Finkel Boxing Addict Full Member

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    3 belts?
     
  14. HistoryZero26

    HistoryZero26 Well-Known Member Full Member

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    3 champions. You know what I mean.
     
  15. Kiwi_in_America

    Kiwi_in_America The Tuaminator Full Member

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    Turki can do this

    A big HW card