For all the talk of wanting the smoke and taking on all comers, the self proclaimed new King of the division got exposed as a cowardly lion with no heart.
He flat out ducked Parker knowing he was going to get his ass handed back and has been hiding under his bed in a puddle of pee since.
Now Fisheyes is looking to cash him out vs Usyk but he may have to do it on his own dime because i can't help but think Turki would not be happy with his card being played and a fight being pulled because Dynamite Danny got a runny nose.
In a fair and equitable world the Parker/Dubois fight should be scheduled as early as possible with the winner facing Usyk for undisputed.
Sadly that is not the world we live in.
I don't think Usyk looks any worse now than he did 2 or 3 years ago, and I'd still easily favor him over Parker.
He is noticeably slower, gets hit more and throws less punches.
As James Brown said "money won't change you, but time will turn you out". HUH GOOD GOD.
Fury is an enormous man who makes it part of his gameplan to hold, maul, put his weight on his opponents. Parker fights a style much more familiar and natural for Usyk to go up against.
Fury is slow and flat footed these days with pretty bad stamina and CTE, his last good performance was Wilder 2 which is 5 years ago.
Fury knew he was past it which is why he was desperate to avoid the Usyk fight.
Parkers is in good form and in his prime, he's a harder fight than Fury at this stage.
So did the Turk had a change of heart last minute and decided he had to see Dubois get outclassed by Usyk again and didn’t wanna risk that with the Parker fight. Or he’s popped positive and had to pull out so they didn’t reveal it. Gotta be one of these, haven’t heard a squeak outta team Dubois on what sickness he had.
The decrease in stamina is where my concern for Usyk is
In both fury fights in the mid rounds Usyk looked to be flagging, but what saved him was Fury's stamina fell off a cliff in those mid rounds.
I think vs a younger guy who has a full 12 rounds in them there's a real risk that Usyks second wind just doesn't arrive at the age of 40.
Fury is an enormous man who makes it part of his gameplan to hold, maul, put his weight on his opponents. Parker fights a style much more familiar and natural for Usyk to go up against.
Parker has had one of the most impressive runs I’ve seen from a boxer. Solid use of movement, much like Usyk. And we know that Usyk can be caught clean.
I think Usyk has more tricks in the bag though.
The decrease in stamina is where my concern for Usyk is
In both fury fights in the mid rounds Usyk looked to be flagging, but what saved him was Fury's stamina fell off a cliff in those mid rounds.
I think vs a younger guy who has a full 12 rounds in them there's a real risk that Usyks second wind just doesn't arrive at the age of 40.
Parker isnt gonna play funny buggers like Fury or quit like Dubois did.
He's gonna turn up, take everything Usyk has to offer and give him the fight of his life.
I don't think Usyk looks any worse now than he did 2 or 3 years ago, and I'd still easily favor him over Parker.
He looks a lot worse to me, he takes breaks during rounds a lot now, he masks it well and he got away with it vs Fury because he's fat and his gas tank is going down as well.
If he fights a younger guy who won't let him take breaks when he wants to he is going to start shipping punishment.
Parker is a 12 round fighter with very solid punch resistance and the fast hands Usyk has seen at heavyweight, he presents a threat to Usyk, I'd still favor Usyk but Parker is dangerous.
Because Usyk is getting old and he's an intelligent guy.
He's past his prime years, Dubois in a few months he can probably get by especially as he has Intel on Dubois having fought him before.
This new version of Parker is a totally different stylistic challenge for a 40 year old Usyk who is 4 or 5 years past his best, and I don't see Usyk risking it. The day when Usyk loses to a fighter he would have beaten 5 years ago is coming any day now, Usyk is smart, he will get out at the right time.
I don't think Usyk looks any worse now than he did 2 or 3 years ago, and I'd still easily favor him over Parker.
Why would he vacate it? Parker is the biggest fish left in the division and Usyk has never shied away from a challenge.
Because Usyk is getting old and he's an intelligent guy.
He's past his prime years, Dubois in a few months he can probably get by especially as he has Intel on Dubois having fought him before.
This new version of Parker is a totally different stylistic challenge for a 40 year old Usyk who is 4 or 5 years past his best, and I don't see Usyk risking it. The day when Usyk loses to a fighter he would have beaten 5 years ago is coming any day now, Usyk is smart, he will get out at the right time.
Personally I think Usyk vacates after Dubois, but that's not a bad thing for Parker, optically it's not his problem if Usyk doesn't fight him, and he will be in the prime position to take the division over, it's a win win.
Why would he vacate it? Parker is the biggest fish left in the division and Usyk has never shied away from a challenge.
The only way he's not next is if Usyk loses to Dubois which would point to a trilogy or if Usyk retires. I don't see either happening. The WBO is next in the mandatory rotation, Parker has their interim strap, and Parker would easily be the biggest name left of the contenders Usyk hasn't already beaten.
Personally I think Usyk vacates after Dubois, but that's not a bad thing for Parker, optically it's not his problem if Usyk doesn't fight him, and he will be in the prime position to take the division over, it's a win win.
Where that grinning shït eating idiot Dubois hiding at ?
How come he ain't got jack to say after he peed his pants and quit before even getting into the ring ?
Before the fight he was all 'it's my time now, i'm the big dawg, king of the jungle' and all that jazz...
Now, his silence speaks volumes and when he pops up next talkin' like he wants all the smoke who's gonna take him seriously...Usyk ?
Lol...Usyk cant wait to take the easy road, beat up on the speshal kid and get his belt back.
Only way Sniffles can redeem himself is to reschedule the Parker fight, win and earn the shot at Usyk.
Otherwise he's just another UK hype job following in the footsteps of Princess Joshy and the Gypsy Queen.
It's bad luck for Parker but I'm sure he gets a shot soon.
The only way he's not next is if Usyk loses to Dubois which would point to a trilogy or if Usyk retires. I don't see either happening. The WBO is next in the mandatory rotation, Parker has their interim strap, and Parker would easily be the biggest name left of the contenders Usyk hasn't already beaten.
Id hate to think Usyk is a money guy and not a legacy one at this stage.
Dubois though ? Fück that greedy chickenshït cünt and his fisheyed pimp !
Usyk's legacy is secure and by fighting Dubois now he preserves the possibility of fighting both Dubois and Parker. If Dubois and Parker fight, one of them is going to lose. If he fights Dubois now he gets Parker, the next most lucrative guy, after that.
Makes more sense than just picking one of them because besides those two, Kabayel is really the only other viable name right now. Nobody wants to see Usyk v Joshua III, Usyk vs Fury III, Usyk vs Zhang, Pulev, Ajagba, Hrgovic, or Usyk vs Chisora III.
If I'm Usyk I fight Dubois, then Parker, then Kabayel, then the winner of the Pulev-Wardley-Hunter mini tournament the WBA just announced, then retire.
You're making it more complicated than it really is. Dubois is a bigger payday than Parker. End of. If Usyk doesn't retire after the Dubois rematch he'll fight Parker. He's never ducked anybody.
Id hate to think Usyk is a money guy and not a legacy one at this stage.
Dubois though ? Fück that greedy chickenshït cünt and his fisheyed pimp !
I think its more he dont want to fight Parker as he has no belt and is risky.
Given Usyk already beat Sniffles, and made him quit, then emailed him a belt to slather over, why would he not choose the path of least resistance ?
It's easier to fight Dubois just as it was easier for Dubois to not fight Parker.
Fisheyes is already slobbering over the Usyk rematch but it sounds like he'd have to stump up for the whole show as Turki may have gone soft on Dubois/Usyk in light of the waste of space sniffles turned out to be vs Parker.
You're making it more complicated than it really is. Dubois is a bigger payday than Parker. End of. If Usyk doesn't retire after the Dubois rematch he'll fight Parker. He's never ducked anybody.
I don't see why usyk don't want to fight ddd/Parker winner?
I think its more he dont want to fight Parker as he has no belt and is risky.
Given Usyk already beat Sniffles, and made him quit, then emailed him a belt to slather over, why would he not choose the path of least resistance ?
It's easier to fight Dubois just as it was easier for Dubois to not fight Parker.
Fisheyes is already slobbering over the Usyk rematch but it sounds like he'd have to stump up for the whole show as Turki may have gone soft on Dubois/Usyk in light of the waste of space sniffles turned out to be vs Parker.