So, Dubois is full-time IBF champion now?

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  1. Koli55

    Koli55 Active Member Full Member

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    Dubois is as much of a real world champion as Charles Martin was.
     
  2. Rico Spadafora

    Rico Spadafora Master of Chins Full Member

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    Not saying it wouldn't be a 'good' win for AJ as Dubois has clearly improved since the loss to Usyk. All that I was saying is to me style wise this is a bad fight for Dubois and I expect AJ to dispose of him by the 6th round. Not taking anything away from Dubois or AJ at all.
     
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  3. Boxing2019

    Boxing2019 If you want peace, prepare war. banned Full Member

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    No panic, folks. Usyk after Fury will return undisputed again, the first HW in history to manage it. He will beat Fury and he will give one between AJ and DDD another bad beating. By now he has the number of Fury, Dubois and Joshua.
     
  4. lobk

    lobk Original ESB Member Full Member

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    Nope, still has to fight for it. Means he gets first crack.
     
  5. ipitythefool

    ipitythefool Prediction ? Pain Full Member

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    The Iritable Bowel Federation seems to love stripping undisputed champs.
     
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  6. Pepsi Dioxide

    Pepsi Dioxide Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Usyk should of tossed them all in the trash
     
  7. Aydamn

    Aydamn Dillian Da Dissappointment Full Member

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    Dubois beat Hrgovic, so its a good scalp for AJ and yet another boost for AJs solid resume.
     
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  8. jmb1356

    jmb1356 Well-Known Member Full Member

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    This makes the IBF looks like a B-tier organization. Their champion will be someone Usyk already beat, one of them twice, all very recently.
     
  9. Power_tek

    Power_tek Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Yes he was elevated from interim champion to full champion, but to compare dubious to Martin is ridiculous, Martin won his title in the ring but he didn’t fight anyone with any sort of talent until Joshua when he got smashed to bits, dubious is 26 and he’s fought some decent fighters, Joyce, hergovic, usyk and miller and he dropped usyk with a legal body shot.
    I dont agree that a title is won without fighting for it, dubious have had to fight for it.
    I think as much as he has his flaws dubious has been willing to put it on the line from a young age, but if he doesn’t rock Joshua’s whiskers early he will get smashed and eat some heavy shots
     
  10. Badbot

    Badbot You can just do things. Full Member

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    I think those proposed rules would cause a lot of issues.
    For instance:
    1) Dubois just beat the IBF nr 1 contender. Why should he not be allowed to fight Usyk again? He quite literally earned the top spot(in IBF´s lala land that is).

    2) This would create and endless loop of fights while the mandatory just sits on their ass.

    3) When there are multiple belts on the line, whose mandatory gets nullified? The next guy in line(IBF right now), and how would that be fair?

    In reality, there should be no rematch clauses in title fights.
     
  11. Badbot

    Badbot You can just do things. Full Member

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    Why are you calling him dubious while also praising him? Wtf?
     
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  12. Power_tek

    Power_tek Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    He is dubious I have a lot of questions about him, iam not praising him but he deserves a fair crack, I did the same thing for tank the other day, it’s not praise it’s just in the way of fairness. He was compared to Charles Martin man
     
  13. Bokaj

    Bokaj Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Seems Usyk has a plan with this. Maybe return to CW and see what happens at HW. If, say, Joshua collects all the belts he might go up to become the champ again.

    Two time undisputed at CW and HW would be something. Time is not on his side, though.
     
  14. drenlou

    drenlou VIP Member

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    Yep his fight with Joshua is a world title fight now.
     
  15. ChiefGego

    ChiefGego Active Member Full Member

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    I think Dubois is just the new Whyte who was just the new Chisora tier gatekeeper.
     
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