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So it looks like Parker and Kabayel are going their separate ways due to Usyk saying he is injured, but also taking a good amount of time off. Do you think he comes back and defends against Parker next year or does he simply retire at this point? Seems like other than Usyk, the HW division is pretty thin. Wilder, Fury, AJ, Zhang are all but done. Usyk has 1-2 fights tops. That leaves Itauma, Parker and Kabayel as the top 3 guys. Dubois seems like he is in limbo and back to rebuilding. Not much excitement here aside from Itauma. Thoughts on how the next 2-3 years plays out post Usyk?
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I wanted to see Parker vs Kabayel but since we got Parker vs Wardley I don't mind seeing Dubois vs Kabayel and Itauma vs Hrgovic.
Even if Usyk is ordered to fight Parker vs Wardley winner i'm not sure Usyk will take it. He has been undisputed heavyweight twice the belts are not that important any more, just more fees keeping hold of them all and being told who to fight when you can choose who you want to fight.
Neither Parker or Wardley are big names, neither is going to do big numbers, and Turki won't pay for that. If Itauma beats Hrgovic they might try to make Usyk vs Itauma next year, I know there probably isnt any point but I would not be surprised if Usyk Fury is made at Wembley next April -
When the heavyweight division seems thin, it's generally because promoters are failing in their job of letting people know who these people are and where they're coming from. It's simply a knowledge gap.
Why?
Getting to the top in boxing is the hardest task is all of sports, and a big, powerful man who is genuinely, genuinely tough will always be equipped with the confidence to put himself out there for a shot at a few hundred million. The world never runs out of these unique people.
Fun here. 2025 guessing around 2029
4 trips around the sun
World Champion -
Moses Itauma
1. Leo Atang
2. Joshua Edwards
3. Bakhodir Jalolov
4. Richard Torrez Jr
5. Lenier Pero
6. Joseph Parker
7. Teremoana Teremoana
8. Arslan Yallyev
9. Jared Anderson
10.Agit Kabayel
11.Dainier Pero
12.Daniel Dubois
13.Alexis Barriere
14.Justis Huni
15.Damian Knyba
16.Dante Stone
17.Lawrence Okolie
18.Mourad Aliev
19.Gurgen Hovhannisyan
20.Vartan Arutyunyan
21.Artem Suslenkov
22.Albon Pervizaj
23.Willy Kyakonye
24.Sonny Conto
25.Julio Cesar La Cruz
26.Leroy Clark
27.Adam Olaniyan
28.Kelvin Watts
29.Diego Lenzi
30.Nnajai Wright
31.Svetoslav Teterin
32.Jakhongir Zokirov
33.Nelvie Tiafack
34.Dmytro Lovchynskyi
35.Mark Petrovsky
36.Martin McDonagh
37.Donte Banks
38.Alexander Shaw
39.Joe Rinaldi
40.David Surov
41.Ayoub Ghadfa
42.Maxim Babanin
43.Marcel Jerome
44.Abner Teixeira
45.Djamili Moindze
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He should fight Ruiz for the Snickers belt.Comment
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