Look, I want to see it as much as anyone, but Usyk is not "ducking" Parker.

But for me it's NOT the easy path. He'd beat Joe much easier in my opinion. Parker doesn't hit as hard, in my opinion doesn't have as good an engine, doesn't have as good a jab, I honestly think Usyk might 'give away' two out of the first three rounds to feel Joe out then win every round thereafter. Dubois remains the only question mark on his record, and regardless of how some feel about this, it will play on such a prideful man's mind. He'll want to clearly beat Dubois before he moves on.

I think Dubois will catch him this time, father time waits for no man, but that's another story for another thread I guess..

 

I think the opponent he hasn't fought is more a question mark than the one he knocked out without even leaving first gear.

 

This is a fair point, but I still feel he beats Joe with relative ease man. Only an opinion.

 

What's the question mark? He KO'd the man out with a jab? Doesn't get more emphatic than that.

 

Cool man, that was the end result, you are correct. I'm sure Usyk will want to end the controversy over the 'low blow', he is after all a consummate professional, or certainly appears to be.

 

Of course he's not. You'd have to be a certified moron to claim or even believe that Usyk would duck anyone.

 

Like I said before, I don't buy that ducking is real outside the court of public opinion.

Do I think that Dubois is the easier fight for more money for Usyk? Yes, Dubois had literally nothing for him other than low blows and hasn't improved a huge amount since then.

Do I think that Parker is the trickier fight and worth more legacy wise? Yes, Parker has handspeed that Usyk hasn't seen for years and he can make adjustments within a fight.

Plus Usyk is the kind of fighter who likes to spend a long time studying and preparing for opponents, which he has already done once with Dubois, and probably hasn't spent much time thinking about Parker.

A Parker win does more for Usyks legacy in the long run, he would have beaten everyone of this era. Where as if he doesn't end up fighting Parker and Parker goes on to be a successful champ then in a decades time people will still be saying "yeah Usyk was great, but he still ducked Parker"

 

I don’t think Usyk has the presented himself that way to date - and I’m not so sure that he will going forward. He might well want to erase any alleged doubts or controversy lagging from the first Dubois fight - but that shouldn’t override any challenger who is in fact more eligible at this time.

 

Fighting Dubois, who's the next best HW in the world, and has a section of the boxing world believing he knocked Usyk out, is not ducking anyone.

If Usyk fights Kabayel id also argue that's not ducking Parker.

In an ideal world he fights all 3 and cleans out the division.

 

Movement is better but nothing amazing and certainly nothing Uysk hasn't overcome before

 

Well, there is obviously a difference how he presents himself for his fans and how he really acts .

Otherwise we would not have the entire discussion but watch usyk vs parker on short notice . Its the mandatory , parker is willing and everybody wants to see it .

 

https://www.secondsout.com/news/usyk-priority-after-parker-fight-ordered/

 

But that’s my point, to date he has materially upheld himself exactly as presented.

At any rate, I would prefer to see Olek fight Parker as I’ve already said.

There’s an argument for a Dubois rematch but I think Parker should come first.

If anyone has trouble splitting the two candidates, perhaps one can point to Dubois surrendering somewhat to Usyk in their fight, he had his shot and arguably didn’t put out 100%.

I don’t believe the same can be said of Parker in any of his fights and I believe he would give all that he’s got.

 

Yeah I reckon you're on the money. He ain't ducking at all no matter who he fights.
I have a suspicion that if he sticks to his two fights left statement and fights two of the three, the fans of the left out fighter will say he ducked their guy. Can't win really and there's always going to be a "next best" fighter he hasn't fought.