Comments Thread For: WBA Calls For Oleksandr Usyk-Daniel Dubois Heavyweight Title Consolidation Clash

[hhh1200]

Worthless mandatory! Joyce is the better match up for the winner, esp Fury, because I think knows something from sparring and might be able to stop him. Usyk will just be pitty pat angle run around the ring angle pitty pat. Then again, I could settle for Wilder Joyce in the O2. DDD is like Munguia, forever learning.

[hugh grant]

There's fantastic fights in a division considered weak. But after fury v usyk

[Rodtang]

I like your explanation and appreciate it. The gigantic problem is that it illustrates how many grubby little hands are held out on so many levels. We all call for Revolution, but how can you ever expect a unified vision with that many hands outstretched waiting for their undeserved cut? Maybe one of the belts becomes the “real” belt and thus simplification occurs?

Too true. We can only hope.

[Bronx2245]

"The call for Usyk-Dubois, however, speaks more to the WBA’s renewed commitment to eliminating all secondary titles from existence. The title reduction campaign began last summer, with just six divisions still claiming multiple WBA titleholders—heavyweight, super middleweight, middleweight, welterweight, lightweight and strawweight."

OK, bring that same energy to 135, and 168!

[Nash out]

This actually makes perfect sense. This allows Tyson Fury to fight Chris Healey for the Central Area title, the only belt he has not won, before unifying against Usyk, after Usyk beats Dubois. Then Tyson Fury will be officially the only man to have completed boxing.

Chris Healey is a man with a belt, he will not be easy, and of course, it's a PPV, maybe £25. If Fury beats Healey for another belt, what a win that would be. Nash out

[Ropeydope]

Time to take a page from Rid**** Bo and pitch that trinket in the bin. Undisputed next, the fans know what’s up.

[BlackRobb]

If Fury is not fighting Usyk next, he should fight The Juggernaut.

[dan-b]

Unification does not take precedence. That's a myth. If a governing body orders a mandatory, that takes precedence. A governing body doesn't have to sanction a unification if it doesn't want to, just because fans believe they should. That being said, an exemption can be applied for to put the mandatory back, to allow the undisputed fight. This will happen if all parties truly want the undisputed fight. It can be contested by Dubois, but won't be, as he's promoted by Warren, who obviously handles Fury. So, Dubois will get a nice little step aside cheque, and after his last performance it's in his best interests to take another fight anyway, as he's clearly not ready for Usyk yet. This will be OKd by the WBA if all parties are in agreement. Then the undisputed fight can happen. If Fury actually wants it. The WBA will then re- order the consolidation fight for the winner.

Article 3.02

c. The ASSOCIATION will stimulate the making of unification Title Fights with other recognized organizations, and to such event the ASSOCIATION will keep a special legislation applicable for this type of fights, aimed at to facilitating the fulfillment of the obligatory defenses of the Unified Champions in coordination with other organizations

You are partly correct but there is specified rule outside the usual exemption process. Do you think the IBF will fall in line?

[Silence]

Dubois KOs the midget and Fury fights a real super HW.

[removed]

The UK owes the Ukrainian people this.

The UK doesn't owe anything to the Ukraine, we've given them enough already.