If Fury doesn't get the Usyk fight...

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  1. bailey

    bailey Loyal Member Full Member

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    If Fury doesn't get the Usyk fight, who do you think he will face?
    Fury is not interested in facing Parker or Kabayel, who are 2 highly rated HWs who he views as friends, seems to not be too interested in Joshua and I don't think will (only my worthless opinion) be interested in Dubois in that he gave me the impression he was inviting him to his gym after he just had the Usyk loss and has sparred him before, as well as I think being in the same stable.
    He has also said before about not facing foreign fighters who's names aren't known to the UK fans.
    So if it is not Usyk, which I don't think will have massive public interest, who will it likely be?

    Current Ring top 10
    Champ Usyk
    1. Fury
    2. Dubois
    3. Parker
    4. Kabayel
    5. Joshua
    6. Hrgovic
    7. Wardley
    8. Zhang
    9. Bakole
    10. Ajagba

    With Fury at 1 and me thinking 2,3,4&5 are not likely
    Who do you think it may be?
     
    bailey, Jul 25, 2025 at 1:40 PM
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  2. eat more offal

    eat more offal Active Member Full Member

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    he's already going to have a warm-up, that's been said i think by warren and others, can't remember who exactly but heard that a couple of times in the last week. He'll probably dig up Andy Ruiz or somebody like that.
     
    eat more offal, Jul 25, 2025 at 1:45 PM
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  3. miniq

    miniq AJ IS A BODYBUILDING BUM Full Member

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    Fury Kabayel will be the co-main for Usyk Parker at the end of this year (we wish)

    Fury, Kabayel and Parker won't fight because it's a net loss for their managment however king Turki's money can change that.
     
    miniq, Jul 25, 2025 at 1:56 PM
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  4. DaRealJT

    DaRealJT Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Kubrat Pulev for his WBA Regular belt is the only fight outside of the Usyk trilogy I see him coming back for

    Which is very sad
     
    DaRealJT, Jul 25, 2025 at 1:59 PM
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  5. miniq

    miniq AJ IS A BODYBUILDING BUM Full Member

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    That was only rumoured because some dodgy russian money was floating around potentially, Fury scouted it out and backed off it seems. Only one money man people should be messing with and his name is King Turki.
     
    miniq, Jul 25, 2025 at 2:01 PM
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  6. kirk

    kirk l l l Staff Member

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    Knowing Fury, it definitely wont be a top contender.
     
    kirk, Jul 25, 2025 at 2:18 PM
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  7. TipNom

    TipNom Active Member Full Member

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    He'll likely fight a random while waiting on the big money fights as usual.
     
    TipNom, Jul 25, 2025 at 2:24 PM
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  8. Kiwi Casual

    Kiwi Casual Well-Known Member Full Member

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    He'll get the Usyk fight because it's what Turki wants sadly.
     
    Kiwi Casual, Jul 25, 2025 at 2:37 PM
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  9. CroBox29

    CroBox29 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Fury is privileged because of mental illness, let's support the sick...
     
    CroBox29, Jul 25, 2025 at 2:38 PM
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  10. Jab in the Face

    Jab in the Face Well-Known Member Full Member

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    I hope Usyk doesn't give it to him, we all know what would have happened if Fury scraped that first fight... the 2nd fight would never have happened.
     
    Jab in the Face, Jul 25, 2025 at 2:45 PM
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  11. Barrf

    Barrf Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Fury is in the weird position of being the clear second best (imo) who already lost to the clear best twice, and the clear best has all the belts. If I'm Fury and I don't want to fight AJ because reasons, I stay in shape and hope Usyk loses his next and doesn't take a rematch. Or hope Usyk gets stripped of a belt.

    Fury could still win a belt. He just needs to be able to fight someone not named Oleksander Usyk for a belt.
     
    Barrf, Jul 25, 2025 at 2:52 PM
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  12. Jab in the Face

    Jab in the Face Well-Known Member Full Member

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    How do we know he is clear 2nd best? he hasn't fought any of the other big contenders, dodged them for years.
     
    Jab in the Face, Jul 25, 2025 at 2:55 PM
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  13. Dynamicpuncher

    Dynamicpuncher Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Fury has stalled the division enough its time for other more deserving fighters to get their shot.

    The last time Fury beat a ranked contender was in 2022 and that win hasn't aged well since Whyte has done nothing of note since.
     
    Dynamicpuncher, Jul 25, 2025 at 3:09 PM
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  14. bailey

    bailey Loyal Member Full Member

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    Fury won't be facing Kabayel
    They are friends and won't be facing each other
    Don't think it was anything to do with money
     
    bailey, Jul 25, 2025 at 3:22 PM
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  15. bailey

    bailey Loyal Member Full Member

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    I thought that was a fight Wardley would be looking at for some reason?
    Not sure why I thought that or maybe read it somewhere?
     
    bailey, Jul 25, 2025 at 3:23 PM
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