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ATG boxer Can’t scrap on the inside for toffee. He ain’t no Inoue or Crawfish who can fight any style Inoue fights tiny men. I would not compare the two except to say he will lose matches if he goes beyond 36 in boxing..

Rico is a big man with surprisingly good footwork. A super heavyweight with skills he is. As a longtime kickboxing champion, the guy can fight. That said, his chin is questionable.If he had fully dedicated himself to boxing, he could have become a legitimate top-10 heavyweight. Last night he found himself against a 39-year-old Usyk who came in at a career-high weight, clearly hadn’t trained hard, and had lost a lot of his hand and foot speed. Rico still opened some eyes last night.

Option A: Retire (most advisable option) Option B: Rematch Option A: Is most advisable because it is evident beyond a doubt that Usyk got old over night and was out of shape, and you can’t defeat Father Time. Option B: If Usyk wants to wipe this stain, he needs to train his ass off, come in the best shape possible that he could muster (if he could muster) and stop Rico within 6. And then absolutely retire. Dubois, Fury, AJ, Kabayel, imo all would spark Rico if he fought them next. Option A. He came in heavy and looked old. He might fight Wilder next if he wants to win one more.

He fits the plan of fighting Mosses ................ that is the whole point of this fight was to set things up..... Well we will see. Mosses has yet to prove he can go 10 or more rounds or take a good punch. His defense is? He is very hyped in the UK. Right now I pick Hrgovic to beat him in six months. Hrgovic does not train hard and has not been as sharp recently. He just does not seem to be serious about his career. Presumably he will be close to his best if he meets Mosses. I don't think Mosses can win a decision vs. someone decent. He needs to knock them out. Hrgovic has an A plus chin, and can box with just about anyone. He hits pretty hard too.

IBF's HW in April 1 NOT RATED 2 NOT RATED 3 Frank Sanchez Cuba (CUB) 4 Richard Torrez Jr. United States (USA) 5 Moses Itauma United Kingdom (GBR) 6 Anthony Joshua England (ENG) 7 Bakhodir Jalolov Uzbekistan (UZB) 8 Filip Hrgovic Croatia (HRV) Now, I would say that having a champion but not #1 and #2 is stuрid, but the fight for those places is Hrgovic vs Itauma. If Filip invests efforts in improving his speed, I see him troubling, probably even beating AJ. Or if he works on his defence, but I think he is beyond that and doesn't even consider it, at least he used to be faster as an amateur, so probably some speed is still achievable. This Allen guy - why did he have a title shot?! He is not even in the top 15! This is an absolute troll who's not even performing with will. He's there solely to throw and take a few punches before quitting and cashing - a Chisora type, only a lot worse - a lot! Filip probably took the fight only to exercise and also cash out something, it was clear he would win with no effort, so why not... The IBF is feasting on mediocre British heavyweights, and Hrgovic is cashing in. Joyce, Adeleye,, Allen....who's next. A washed up Fury?

Hrgovic looked stiff and still had Dave surrounded. He was clubbing a heavy bag. This isn't the sort of win to build too much confidence. Ground level. Hrgovic is clearly past his best, and that’s on him. He doesn’t train hard, he parted ways with the excellent Abel Sanchez in his corner, and that headbutt Dubois delivered never healed properly. He looked noticeably stiffer than usual in his recent fights.BUT — he’s still a formidable opponent and a solid top-5 heavyweight. Given the age of the division’s top fighters right now, he could realistically become the No. 1 or No. 2 contender very soon. For now he is cashing out on the UK boxing scene.

Frank will make Itauma vs Dubois next Hrgovic will get kabayel Anyone managing Moses Itauma would be smart to avoid Filip Hrgovic right now. That fight can wait until 2028, when Itauma is fully ready and Hrgovic is 35+ and further past his prime. I’m not sure what the IBF will do, but one thing is clear: neither Agit Kabayel nor Hrgovic are homegrown English stars that the UK punch drunk boxing fans will pay to support. I still think Hrgovic is a force, but it’s obvious he doesn’t train that hard. Abel Sanchez already left his corner. That nasty headbutt clash with dirty DDD never healed properly, and he looks like a fighter who’s past his best. He might win a title one of these days. Usyk vs Hrgovic would actually be a really good fight. I hope that one is made.

Vitali and Mairis did transition for boxing however at its core I don't think the grassroots martial art/kickboxing approach ever left them. Bet that Rico is not going to play by the boxing rules in terms of some trainer saying you have to duck you have to turn like this, is going to impose his own style of kickboxing power boxing similar to Breidis but 40lbs bigger. Yes, and they had many boxing matches in the amateurs and pro's before a title fight. Rico has just one. So...

Rico is better conditioned strength-endurance wise than most of the top 10 certainly more than either Kabayel and Itauma and Wardley, would pick Rico to defeat the bunch of them given how much damage Kabayel took in his last fight against a no name and how unproven and unexperienced they all are under live fire. Is a switch hitter aswell altough not as proficient as a southpaw and is 20kg heavier and has calves twice as big as Usyk. Can make a very good account of himself if he applies smart pressure and turns it into a street fight by not chasing but punching along side Usyk at critical moments. It is going to be interesting to see how Usyk is going to deal with this and how he is going to trick Rico in walking into that left hand, my bet is it won't be as easy like Dubois who just voluntarily walked into it right from the start. The man is a boxing newbie. He is up against a boxing master. Outside of the proverbial pucher chance ( Usyk has a very good chin by the way, mitigating it ) he has next to none. Having beaten the three highest ranked contenders in Fury, Joshua, and Dubois, all that left was Kabel or maybe an easy fight vs the hyped and exposed Wilder. Perhaps Hrgovic though I doubt he will go there.

He is the most well preserved and fresh 39 year old iI have ever seen. If i didn’t know his age and had to guess I would say he is 35!

Fury showed once again in this fight he cant move backwards. Evertime he tried he was tripping over his own feet and completely off balance. He holds everytime he is moved back and its the way Usyk defeated him. Never let him grab on and kept him off balance by throwing punches in bunches. Tyson Fury can still clinch and hold with the best in the division. And box and use he height and reach. Despite his history of PED abuse and being docked points five times in five separate fights, I still consider him a top 4 or 6 heavyweight. IMO, he is no more that that now. I believe his boxing time in the hour glass is just about empty. Fury shocked me by coming in under 270 lbs!

Arslanbek Makhmudov is out of his depth against Tyson Fury according to Jamie Moore, the trainer who oversaw Makhmudov?s victory over David Allen Click Here To Read More] This is an intriguing matchup between two fighters who are on the decline. There are several variables at play, specifically regarding Fury’s current weight and his PED/drug testing status for this bout. Additionally, Big Mak’s stamina remains a major question mark. I expect Fury to push the boundaries of the rules; he has had points deducted in five separate fights and likely feels he has the establishment's support should the fight go to a decision. This gives him an unfair edge! However, both fighters are older now and face significant uncertainties. Fury seems to have lost some of his mobility, which could provide Big Mak—a puncher capable of ending a fight quickly—an opportunity to land a decisive blow. Big Mak's conditioning is a serous question mark these days.I like Big Msk early and Fury late. If both were in their prime (ages 29–33), I would favor Fury by a much larger margin. Given their current forms, I only slightly lean towards Fury.

He had a power, but the had a power of a prime heavyweight, when he was in his prime, that is all. His power was never anything special. Stieverne ate everything Wilder had in the first fight. Duhaupas ate everyhing, the fight was stopped because of a cut. Fury was dropped many times by Wilder, but Fury was dropped many times by other guys also. Parker was never hurt. Zhang was never hurt by Wilder`s punch. I think Itauma and Wardley hit harder and with more devastating damage Wilder ever did. A pucher as Wilder was can smash grade B tomato cans. It is how good of a puncher he was, including thier losses and records of ring ranked opponents which can determine how good they really are in the department ... especially if they landed a lot of punches vs. them as Wilder did as you chronicled. He is overrated. Period. His management gets a thumbs up for making him a lot of money.

Passes the eye test, but there's no reward there for Usyk. Itauma WILL be a described as a bum if Usyk beats him now. Frank and Turki don't work together now too, so Usyk will be difficult to make without a mandatory position. Kabayel is the perfect fight. Mandatory position to pressure Usyk. But when Kabayel is already mandatory, why take on Itauma? If they want to slow it down slightly, I think the loser of Wardley/DDD would work. Former World Champion. Not saying I want this, but Itauma was breathing heavy v Franklin, so maybe a Chisora or Miller type would be a low risk fight to address and keep working on stamina. You noticed that too?

Made me laugh when I saw the moron Frank Warren saying Itauma is better than Tyson. Do people realize that Mike Tyson at 21 had already conquered his era as the undisputed and lineal heavyweight champion of the world with 35 fights under his belt and KO wins over Holmes and Spinks. Itauma on the other hand is 21 but has had 14 fights and is being matched like a baby by Frank. Stop protecting this kid already. i get the feeling this fat boy is hiding china in his chin. Fisheyes frank still bitter that Mike tyson made him strip naked and beat tf out of him all them years ago. If and when Itamua steps up in class of opponents and wins, only then can he be compared with a young 21 year old Mike Tyson. Frank's words are laughable. I think Itamua has a bit of a suspect chin. Chins are teasted when they are hit by hard shots, which Itauma has not been hit with yet. But he is a fast handed puncher for sure. Let the snake oil salesman sell his goods to the UK public. They are proven buyers. :lol1:

Made me laugh when I saw the moron Frank Warren saying Itauma is better than Tyson. Do people realize that Mike Tyson at 21 had already conquered his era as the undisputed and lineal heavyweight champion of the world with 35 fights under his belt and KO wins over Holmes and Spinks. Itauma on the other hand is 21 but has had 14 fights and is being matched like a baby by Frank. Stop protecting this kid already. i get the feeling this fat boy is hiding china in his chin. Fisheyes frank still bitter that Mike tyson made him strip naked and beat tf out of him all them years ago. If and when Itamua steps up in class of opponents and wins, only then can he be compared with a young 21 year old Mike Tyson. Frank's words are laughable. I think Itamua has a bit of a suspect chin. Chins are teasted when they are hit by hard shots, which Itauma has not been hit with yet. But he is a fast handed puncher for sure. Let the snake oil salesman sell his goods to the UK public. They are proven buyers. :lol1:

The difference is AJ had other high profile legit opponents to face, such as Klitschko and Parker (unification). So, you could argue the timing wasn't right. AJ should have fought Wilder instead of Povetkin and that would have been before Wilder faced Fury. Wilder was a bit of a fraud with a bad chin. Agan he did not beat anyone good. It was bad for his business to fight AJ. IMO, that is the main reason AJ fought Povetkin. He ducked Wlad too. Wilder's manager deserved a medal for bringing a fighter like him along as far as he did, cashing in on his hype being the only good USA heavyweight of the time , and carefully selecting older not so good opponents until he reached the top.​

I agree with your assessment for now, but I am curious about the outlook six months to a year from today. Usyk may begin to decline soon, especially as he turns 40 next year. Regarding Kabayel, while he is clearly a talented fighter, I don’t believe he is on the same level as Klitschko or Usyk. I would also rate him slightly below Povetkin, Chagaev, and Fury. In my view, he is above Wilder. As for Joshua, it depends on how he finishes his career, but for now, I would rank Kabayel slightly below him as well. It's too early in Kabayel's career for me to really assess what his level is and especially where he'll rank versus other accomplished fighters. He's just gotten to world level and i need to see him against better, more proven competition. As a side note, Wilder was a scary beast all the way from his title win through the first Fury fight. That trilogy seems to have wrecked him. Skills pay the bills and Wilder was always a few skills short, so once he got older, took some serious punishment, and got his mental f'd up he hasn't been the same. I'd love to see him wreck Chisora, though, and go on one last run. Nothing against Del Boy, but when Wilder is making highlight reel KO's I'm a happy man. It may be early. Agit's is 33 and will turn 34 this September; hopefully, he secures a major fight by then. Time is not on his side. While he has beaten several fighters ranked in the top 12–30, in my opinion, he has yet to defeat a top-five opponent. You can see his full record here: https://boxrec.com/en/box-pro/575332​ Wilder was a heavily hyped puncher with a significant fan base, yet he did not defeat any top-tier opponents. In fact he lost his biggest fights to Fury, Zhang, and Parker. If you look at the ages of his best wins and his opponents in general, his most notable victory was over Luis Ortiz. At the time, Ortiz was 38 years old and potentially even older than reported​! https://boxrec.com/en/box-pro/468841

I think Usyk beats Kabayel, who is very good and is probably the 2nd best guy in the division right now, though Wardley and untested Itauma could also make a case. I don't think Kabayel looked particularly good in his last fight where he was gifted an early KO. I watched the Zhang fight again recently, too, which was very entertaining and Kabayel did a great job, but he simply gets hit too much. Usyk would roast him, in my opinion. But, if Usyk retires before facing Kabayel, presuming Agit stays undefeated, it would be a duck. I agree with your assessment for now, but I am curious about the outlook six months to a year from today. Usyk may begin to decline soon, especially as he turns 40 next year. Regarding Kabayel, while he is clearly a talented fighter, I don’t believe he is on the same level as Klitschko or Usyk. I would also rate him slightly below Povetkin, Chagaev, and Fury. In my view, he is above Wilder. As for Joshua, it depends on how he finishes his career, but for now, I would rank Kabayel slightly below him as well.

Dr Z Every champion of Usyk’s status deserves a showcase fight sprinkled in their resume. But if Usyk continues to fight and not fight the clear number-one contender in Agit Kabayel, it’s a duck. Kabayel is his mandatory. Usyk is getting an easy fight in his next fight. Usyk fights on average about once every nine or 10 months. If Usyk fights three more times like he said he would, that would take him almost three years. If that happens, Usyk ducked Kabayel. I love Usyk as a fighter. He represents boxing with honor. But I’m not going to call the sky purple when it’s blue. A duck is a duck no matter who does it. Kabayel has already beat some very good heavyweights. He’s on a serious run. Three of his last four fights have been against undefeated fighters. The other fight was against Zhang. Kabayel has been a pro for 15 years and he’s 33 years old. How long do you want the guy to wait to get a title shot? Usyk doesn’t have to fight him but if he doesn’t this year, he should be stripped of his titles and allow Kabayel to fight for them… Usyk is nearly 40 years old and seems to have reached a point in his career where he is more selective with his opponents. Previously, he consistently fought the best challengers available and granted rematches to his rivals. While Usyk appears ready for retirement, his legacy is secure. He is the first boxer in the four-belt era to be the undisputed champion in two weight classes, cruiserweight and heavyweight. His career is defined by victories over elite rivals, including back-to-back wins against Tyson Fury (May and December 2024), Anthony Joshua (2021 and 2022), and Daniel Dubois (2023 and July 2025). Who should have fought? Wilder is not interested in being KO'd again. Meanwhile, Kaybell is in his prime and has already beaten strong competition. He may have passed Usyk due to him aging a lot as if right now Or maybe Uyk can still pull it off in win they were to meet in 2026. There will likely come a time when Kaybel is viewed as the top fighter in the division for a 1-2 year period. If you are interested in learning more about emerging heavyweight talent, please feel free to check out my global boxing forum. - Dr Z

I don't view Gassiev as a top 5 heaweight. And Itauma is very untested. Why not make this fight? The winner can move on to bigger things.

oleksandr is ducking right now via fight one a year and plans for junk rematches one a year olek skipped joseph and kabayel precooked excuses in place to jeet Biblical Moses kickboxer winner of Daniel Fabio bollocks trilogy Flabby Fury 3 Again Daniel and Flabby Fury are junk rematches lacking names in his pick and choose reign since he became top heavy in May 2024 bollocks trilogy Flabby Fury 3 winner of Daniel Fabio kickboxer okay rematch Daniel 2 good rematch Flabby Fury 2 Oleksandr plans to have a lame duck reign Who should he fight? The man is 39 years old! He ducked NOBODY under age 37, unlike Roy.

Spray_resistant very great fighters but TBud is bufferdaggum Fair to place him in the same neighborhood as Roy Roy has Bernard, James, and Felix Oleksandr has Fury, Anthony, and Mairis both had success in multiple weights Roy looked godly while Oleksandr always looks mortal Oleksandr makes up for this with longevity:cool:. Roy has some bad losses Usyk did not abuse ROIDS, nor did he duck people. As such Roy is in a class of his own. And he did not get KO'd by one punch early in a match as Roy did. Now Jones has special hand speed, but that is just one part of the equation. If the two meet in the ring at their best, Usyk beats him. Close examination of Roy's best wins reveal he was in his prime while the other guy was not ( AGE ) or significantly smaller. I do think Roy was a better pound for pound ....Businessman.:)

I don’t believe Itauma is ready for this fight. He hasn't yet proven he can go the distance or take a punch, and he lacks the experience to manage his gas tank over several rounds. Additionally, he hasn't shown that he knows how to clinch when he's in trouble. In my opinion, there is no way he takes this matchup next. On the other hand, Kaybel is a very talented and underrated fighter. - Dr Z

Not as good as amateur stats Surov, Dronov, or Petvosky. Three World ameuter gold medal winners This is a bear on a man. Very thick. One that has not been stopped in 96 amatuer fights! I think he has never been down either. He is a very good puncher. Fairly skilled, with an attacking style. His hand speed is good, just not very good or excellent. As such he lost via a narrow margin to his most famous opponents in 3 round fights. However he is suited for the professional game. In 10 or 12 rounds he will prove to be a tough out. No comments. Okay remember the names as one will be champion and another a likely top 10 fighter. I listed four young heavyweights.

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BoxingUpdates , BoxingUpdates Boxing might be dying. Not one fan replied to the best heavyweight to turn pro in 5 years? Surov's footwork and balance shown in his debut is awesome. His punching accuracy and hand speed is excellent. At 230 pounds ( I think he is a tad heavy ) his power has increased. He is quickly developing his man body at age 21. Maybe fans were lost in the garbage of other threads that have nothing to do with boxing. Admin, I can help this web site out. I have a lot of experience with DDoS and WAN defense. I have BOT experience in managing traffic too. Make me a mod and I will look at your problem for FREE.

Here is his debut. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9VcJflcy1jI

An easy 1-0 for the superstar in the making. I read Guerrero was 11-0.

Usyk should fight Wilder. It will be an easy win. It will add to his legacy . IMO, he should donate part of the proceeds to his home nation that is going through a Slavic bloodbath. Then he should retire before old age catches up to him.