Comments Thread For: WBO orders full heavyweight titlist Oleksandr Usyk to face interim Joseph Parker

[Goatintheboat]

Looks like it's Chisora. Ha now that's a farewell fight!

[JakeTheBoxer]

That is good. But, even better, give Parker step aside money and he can fight Usyk -Dubois winner for undisputed after

[JeBron Lamez]

A nice little challenger for a nice little champion at a nice little time for most of us lol.

[SugarDeanC*ntly]

I've lost track is the WBO next in line in the rotation? If so Parker should get the fight. Who would Dubois fight then?

Yep, it’s their turn, so hopefully this fight will happen. Would much rather watch Usyk fight Parker instead of him fighting the paper champ who he’s already comprehensively beaten.

[VislorTurlough]

Has Parker earned his shot? Absolutely. Do we need more stripped belts? Hell no

[Marchegiano]

Honestly it's about time someone kicked their ass into gear. We'll either get a done Danny deal and the WBO gets pressure to chill or we'll get the Parker fight. Both solid fights. Until the WBO plays hardball about it I'm going to take this mando notice as **** or get off the pot kinda deal.

[PRINCEKOOL]

Give Parker a step aside check and a mandatory crack at the winner of Usyk-Dubois II.

No, Joseph Parker in my opinion deserves this fight more on merit than Daniel Dubois 'The facts are? Dubois pulled out of his last fight. He may have had a legitimate reason for this, but regardless the action of pulling out of a fight affects his rankings in my opinion. This is very harsh, but as the IBF World Heavyweight Champion you have to defend your titles. Parker was next in line to fight for the IBF, Dubois pulled out of that fight and is now looking to seemingly avoid that title defence'.

Anthony Joshua as a World Heavyweight Champion, never avoided any title defences or vacated any World titles 'That is how a Champion should conduct themselves, as this gains them respect, and creates prestige for the Championship organisations. Fighters are the factors who add prestige to the titles; this is precisely how the IBO titles have over the years slowly started to gain more prestige as a World title. Because of the great fighters such as Wladimir Kiltschko always defending the IBO titles, with the same intensity as all of his other World titles'.

Note: Also as the WBO Champion Oleksandr Uysk has a obligation to defend his titles 'If he does not want to do this, then he can vacate the WBO Title the same way he did with the IBF titles. People need to understand, that Uysk was never stripped of his IBF titles. He voluntary vacated his titles, because he did not want to adhere to his obligations as a Champion. Those are the facts. Oleksandr Uysk is a great Champion. But? There have been times in his career, from my perspective were he could have done more to hold onto his titles'.

Joseph Parker's next fight should ether be against Daniel Dubois or Oleksandr Uysk 'Those should be his primary fights. If Parker does not fight those fighters, as some sort of a consolation maybe the rematch against Anthony Joshua II would be his next best fight'.

To conclude: It will be interesting to see what moves Oleksandr Uysk makes next 'Whether he defends his WBO titles, or starts to drop some of his titles. Oleksandr Uysk is the most accomplish active fighter in the entire sport of boxing, and pound for pound 'His wins over both Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua, are the greatest feats of achievement in the sport of boxing in the last 15 years'.

But if he vacates another World title, in my opinion this is not a good look for him 'Uysk although he has achieved a few great wins at Heavyweight. In reality he has only just arrived in the division compared to Tyson Fury, Anthony Joshua and Deontay Wilder. I have always been adamant that ultimately those three fighters, effectively in combination cleared out the heavyweight Division, with Anthony Joshua doing most of the clearing out statistically'.

Oleksandr Uysk appeared in the Heavyweight division and all that was left for him to do, was for him to 'Dethrone two of the three Heavyweight Mountains i.e. Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua. Uysk achieved such a feat, and in part inherited their Heavyweight reigns'.

There is a mass opinion that Oleksandr Uysk has nothing left to achieve in the game 'I disagree. Like i said? It was not Oleksandr Uysk who cleared out the Heavyweight division for the better part of the last 10 years. The three Heavyweight Mountains, Tyson Fury, Anthony Joshua and Deontay Wilder achieved that feat in combination'.

Oleksandr Uysk still has to defend his titles, and actually add more to his Heavyweight reign etc.

[crimsonfalcon07]

Note: Also as the WBO Champion Oleksandr Uysk has a obligation to defend his titles 'If he does not want to do this, then he can vacate the WBO Title the same way he did with the IBF titles. People need to understand, that Uysk was never stripped of his IBF titles. He voluntary vacated his titles, because he did not want to adhere to his obligations as a Champion. Those are the facts. Oleksandr Uysk is a great Champion. But? There have been times in his career, from my perspective were he could have done more to hold onto his titles'.

You forgetting that TYSON FURY had a rematch clause so he couldn't fight paper champ Dubois, who he'd already beaten comprehensively, for the IBF title? He vacated it before being stripped because he was contractually tied to a rematch against a higher ranked fighter than Dubois. You are conveniently forgetting relevant facts. The Brits love their rematch clauses. That's why he had to fight AJ twice as well. You want to blame anyone, blame the guys who inserted rematch clauses.

[Goatintheboat]

HW is looking good. Three solid number 1 contenders; Dubois, Parker and Kabayel who should all get their shot at all the gold. Important that the number 2 and 3 fights confirm their place by beating a top 5 contender.
After them you've got Wardley and Moses plus the three old big dogs; Joshua, Fury and Wilder

Lots of high interest fights ahead

[Bob]

You forgetting that TYSON FURY had a rematch clause so he couldn't fight paper champ Dubois, who he'd already beaten comprehensively, for the IBF title? He vacated it before being stripped because he was contractually tied to a rematch against a higher ranked fighter than Dubois. You are conveniently forgetting relevant facts. The Brits love their rematch clauses. That's why he had to fight AJ twice as well. You want to blame anyone, blame the guys who inserted rematch clauses.

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I'm a Brit & I'd just like to say i hate all of the pre fight rematchroom clauses & i think i speak for most apart from the most blind of Aj fans.