Should Joshua vacate his WBO title to fight Fury quicker?

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Joshua Vacate his WBO?

  1. Yes, fight Fury first, whoever wins goes after WBO next

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  2. No, fight Usyk, win and make it an undisputed bought.

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    25.0%
  1. Vegan Beast

    Vegan Beast Grandpappy Ortiz Full Member

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    Or should he risk fighting Usyk first and have that delay everything if Joshua loses first fight or Fury gets impatient?

    I personally think he should vacate it because we don't want to see Usyk vs Joshua or Fury, nor do we want to see this fight being delayed further. Even if Joshua wins, there's always Fury

    We want Joshua vs Fury, or at least most of us do. I don't think it really matters that much if one belt is missing.
     
  2. miniq

    miniq Tyson Fury Undisputed HW Champion 18/5/24 Full Member

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    AJ crys at night knowing if he doesn't fight Fury next year his casual fangirls will ditch him for dad boy Fury. Alpha daddy.
     
  3. Badbot

    Badbot I Am An Actual Pro. Full Member

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    Fury cries at night, wishing he had as many fans :naughty2:
     
  4. Vegan Beast

    Vegan Beast Grandpappy Ortiz Full Member

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    Joshua has more UK fans, but what about Fury's US fans? And what about the fact that a lot of Joshua fans are Fury fans and vice versa?
     
  5. Badbot

    Badbot I Am An Actual Pro. Full Member

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    Bring that argument to the other guy.
     
  6. UnleashtheFURY

    UnleashtheFURY D'oh! Full Member

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    Fight Usyk then Fury/Usyk in a battle of the undefeated to determine the baddest man on the planet.
     
  7. Jimmy Elders

    Jimmy Elders Ha ha bye bye intentional cuck banned Full Member

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    Unification fights supersede mandatories so the WBO shouldn’t be an issue
     
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  8. Heavy_Hitter

    Heavy_Hitter Boxing Addict Full Member

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    AJ would probably vacate, because Usyk has a good chance of beating him and than he loses a lot of opportunities.
     
  9. Robney

    Robney ᴻᴼ ᴸᴼᴻᴳᴲᴿ ᴲ۷ᴵᴸ Full Member

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    Joshua (or maybe Fury) vs Usyk for all the belts!
     
  10. Perkin Warbeck

    Perkin Warbeck Boxing aficionado Full Member

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    Joshua should be fighting more often, THREE times a year, then he wouldn't need to worry about vacating titles.

    He should have defended against Pulev in AUGUST (easy fight, Pulev is old and faded) and then fought USYK in December (with Fury-Wilder III also in December) and then Fury-Wilder winner in May of 2021.
     
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  11. nurological

    nurological Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Yeah they keep saying Joshua has a lot more to learn but then limit him to 2 fights a year.
     
  12. chatty

    chatty Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Id be down for both Joshua and Fury to drop all belts if it made the fight. We know who 1 and 2 is in the division so the sanctioning bodies can do one if they are trying to disrupt the fight, they arent needed here.
     
  13. Boxing2019

    Boxing2019 If you want peace, prepare war. Full Member

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    Most of AJs fans are casuals who think Joshua is the reincarnation of Apollo Creed.

    Most of Furys fans instead are boxing connoisseurs.
     
  14. chatty

    chatty Boxing Addict Full Member

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    There was no chance they were doing a Joshua fight in an empty arena unless both Joshua and Pulev were willing to take a major paycut. Im still not convinced Joshua fights this year at all yet.
     
  15. TheRevAshton

    TheRevAshton Member Full Member

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    It's unfortunate that Usyk is in the way of them fighting for undisputed sooner than we'd all like, but it's understandable that he doesn't want to step aside as he'll be 34 by the time he gets the AJ fight.

    I'm more on the 'Vacate the WBO and fight Fury' side personally, i'm just too excited for that fight to wait an extra 3/4 months! :lol:

    Also, as an AJ fan, i'm not too confident that he beats Usyk!
     
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