Kabayel smokes these other belt holders

Discussion in 'World Boxing Forum' started by rawjones, Aug 30, 2026 at 3:23 PM.


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  1. miniq

    miniq FURY COMETH 2026 Full Member

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    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.
     
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    miniq, Aug 31, 2026 at 3:04 AM
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  2. Serge

    Serge Ginger Dracula Staff Member

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    I love Kabayel and have rated him highly for a long time but Hrgovic is predictably being disrespected and sold short here yet again

    Hrgovic beats Mak, Sanchez and Chisora and he did beat a 2.5 year younger 39 y/o Big Bang (albeit controversially) than the near 42 y/o version Kabayel beat and he did so whilst still badly cut up about the loss of his beloved father

    Big Bang legit dropped Kabayel too but the KD Hrgovic suffered against Big Bang was clearly bogus IMO and Big Bang caught him with way more shots than he did Kabayel.

    And that KD Hrgovic suffered vs Big Bang was the difference on the vast majority of the people's scorecards who feel Big Bang was robbed

    Kabayel was badly hurt by and in desperate trouble against Euro level Croatian Smaciki so Hrgovic clearly has the much better chin of the two, not to say Kabayel doesn't have a good chin too

    We know Kabayel is an excellent body puncher and that's what won him the fights vs Big Bang, Sanchez and Mak, but Hrgovic is made of iron and there's nothing to suggest Kabayel could stop him with body or head shots. Moses is a lot faster than Kabayel and tougher to tag and Hrgovic is going to be landing at a much higher rate vs him than he did vs Moses.

    That's at worst a 60-40 fight in Kabayel's favour and many will see it as 50-50 or pick Hrgovic to win

    What could work in Kabayel's favour is he has taken way less punishment in his career than Hrgovic has and Hrgovic's chin is going to crack at some point and maybe Saturday night's fight will have taken a lot out of it

    It's a great match up and I hope it happens next. Both deserve the opportunity to unify and earn big purses

    Apparently Hrgovic only earned £700k for the Moses fight and Moses earned £1.5 mill and I think Kabayel's biggest purse to date was $1.2 mill vs Big Bang, unless he earned more than that at home vs Kynba
     
    Serge, Aug 31, 2026 at 3:30 AM
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  3. Mickc

    Mickc Boxing Addict Full Member

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    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 !
     
    Mickc, Aug 31, 2026 at 3:39 AM
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  4. Rick’s Piano

    Rick’s Piano Member Full Member

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    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 cant eat kabayels body shots. 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.
     
    Rick’s Piano, Aug 31, 2026 at 3:40 AM
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