If Usyk ducks Parker, that makes Parker the real world champ.

[pollywog]

Parker deserves a shot but he will be KO'd in less than 9

Usyk is not gonna K.O Parker. If anything, he'll win a close decision.

If anyone is gonna K.O anyone, an'll be Parker knocking Usyk out.

[NihonJim]

Parker has name value in the US and UK which are far bigger and more lucrative markets than Germany. Parker has fought on PPV in the UK four times, he's fought on major cable outlets in the US, he's fought on DAZN.

He's fought in the US 4 times, the UK 7 times, (both England and Wales), Australia, New Zealand, Saudi Arabia 4 times, Germany, and Samoa.

All of Kabayel's fights have been in Germany, Poland, Serbia, Monaco, Turkey, or Saudi Arabia.

Usyk vs Parker is a PPV fight in the UK.

No it isn't.

Usyk vs Dubois had very limited traction

I'd LOVE to see them try and justify putting Parker vs Usyk on PPV in the UK.

It'll be PPV in New Zealand, and will be bundled with the free rodeo burger from Burger King.

[pollywog]

No it isn't.

Usyk vs Dubois had very limited traction

I'd LOVE to see them try and justify putting Parker vs Usyk on PPV in the UK.

It'll be PPV in New Zealand, and will be bundled with the free rodeo burger from Burger King.

If only it were Carls Jr, I'd buy it!!!

[Zelda]

Fury is "retired" again this week and there's no way Kabayel is a bigger fight than Parker.

Parker is a former WBO heavyweight titlist and he has way more notable names on his record. Some of them were super washed, but still:
Frans Botha
Carlos Takam
Alexander Dimitrenko
Andy Ruiz
Hughie Fury
Anthony Joshua
Dillian Whyte
Alex Leapai
Derek Chisora twice
Joe Joyce
Deontay Wilder
Zhilei Zhang
Martin Bakole

Compared to Kabayel:
Derek Chisora
Andriy Rudenko
Kevin Johnson
Arslanbek Makhmudov
Frank Sanchez
Zhilei Zhang

The biggest names Kabayel as faced are also on Parker's resume. While Parker has multiple heavyweight world titlists (Ruiz, Joshua, Wilder).

I get that Turki might just shell out the money for Kabayel because of his ethnic background, but there's no way he's actually the more lucrative option on the whole.

You never know...they might skip Parker and have Moses vs Usyk if Moses wins in style (though I have my doubts, and there is a chance Whyte is too much for Moses if he's got anything left in his tank). Turki loves British fighters because the UK has a big fanbase where the fans actually spend the money, so it makes sense that he's interested in creating the next money machine, given AJ and Fury are towards the end of their careers.

I think nothing is decided yet, and I was just thinking out loud. Actually, if Ruiz had any self-respect and discipline, that is the fight I would have loved to see, i.e., Usyk vs Ruiz, given Ruiz has a good chin and fast hands. But he chose to just waste his prime years being lazy, fat, and not fighting. It will all depend on the outcome of August 16, whether we see Usyk vs Parker, Parker vs Itauma, or Usyk vs Itauma, or something else altogether.

[JimRaynor]

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