Who would you like Moses Itauma to fight next?

[Ruthless-RKO]

TBRB'S new ranking

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C	Oleksandr Usyk	24-0-0 (15)
1	Joseph Parker	36-3-0 (24)
2	Agit Kabayel	26-0-0 (18)
3	Daniel Dubois	22-3-0 (21)
4	Zhilei Zhang	27-3-1 (21)
5	Filip Hrgovic	19-1-0 (14) ↑ 1 place
6	Anthony Joshua	28-4-0 (25)
7	Derek Chisora	36-13-0 (23)
8	Efe Ajagba	20-1-1 (14)
9	Fabio Wardley	19-0-1 (18)
10	Moses Itauma	13-0-0 (11) *new entry

Not sure who was #10 before

[Taansend]

FW has happy to match JC and Hamed against anyone, not the same for Hatton.
If he has enough confidence in you, you will be let off the leash.
Nevertheless he does have a history of safety first, getting you experience and exposure, and maximising profit.
He had plenty of confidence in DDD too.

Was he?

After Woodhall I seem to recall him facing pretty mediocre opposition until Lacy many years later.

I could be wrong, but I rarely am

It was more JC than FW who was cautious.
He happily matched him against Eubank for the vacant, originally matched him v Collins, chased the Hopkins fight too, although it was Hopkins that ran from that!

It was? How do you know this?

And as for matching him against Eubank, that was for a world title. Didn't the WBO mandate that?

[margaret thatcher]

TBRB'S new ranking

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C	Oleksandr Usyk	24-0-0 (15)
1	Joseph Parker	36-3-0 (24)
2	Agit Kabayel	26-0-0 (18)
3	Daniel Dubois	22-3-0 (21)
4	Zhilei Zhang	27-3-1 (21)
5	Filip Hrgovic	19-1-0 (14) ↑ 1 place
6	Anthony Joshua	28-4-0 (25)
7	Derek Chisora	36-13-0 (23)
8	Efe Ajagba	20-1-1 (14)
9	Fabio Wardley	19-0-1 (18)
10	Moses Itauma	13-0-0 (11) *new entry

Not sure who was #10 before

love them some chisora

[Ruthless-RKO]

TBRB'S new ranking

Code: Select all

C	Oleksandr Usyk	24-0-0 (15)
1	Joseph Parker	36-3-0 (24)
2	Agit Kabayel	26-0-0 (18)
3	Daniel Dubois	22-3-0 (21)
4	Zhilei Zhang	27-3-1 (21)
5	Filip Hrgovic	19-1-0 (14) ↑ 1 place
6	Anthony Joshua	28-4-0 (25)
7	Derek Chisora	36-13-0 (23)
8	Efe Ajagba	20-1-1 (14)
9	Fabio Wardley	19-0-1 (18)
10	Moses Itauma	13-0-0 (11) *new entry

Not sure who was #10 before

love them some chisora

I mean.. he re-entered our rankings too

It’s the wins..he doesn’t stop.

[margaret thatcher]

we have him at 13 not 7/8 , dont think ive seen anyone else have him that high currently. maybe i havent looked hard enough, i dunno. he does keep winning tbf

[Coco]

Was he?

After Woodhall I seem to recall him facing pretty mediocre opposition until Lacy many years later.

I could be wrong, but I rarely am

It was more JC than FW who was cautious.
He happily matched him against Eubank for the vacant, originally matched him v Collins, chased the Hopkins fight too, although it was Hopkins that ran from that!

It was? How do you know this?

And as for matching him against Eubank, that was for a world title. Didn't the WBO mandate that?

It was supposed to be Collins the champ v JC, so that showed confidence, then Collins retired leaving it vacant, so FW worked his magic and gave Eubank the shot(he had had an inter pentanental fight on the undercard)
With JC, I'm sure you remember the sick note nickname, I think FW was more worried about investing in a big fight and JC pulling out, around that time the Welshmen had plenty of women probs too.
I heard after the Thornberry fight that the ex accepted less money, and nothing on future earnings, than she was originally asking as she thought he was done.
Apparently JC was well chuffed that he went to on to earn the big money afterwards as she got none of it!

[Grilling Machine]

But in terms of the fights that happened, I'd say Hamed has long been FW's standout in confident matchmaking.

[Ruthless-RKO]

we have him at 13 not 7/8 , dont think ive seen anyone else have him that high currently. maybe i havent looked hard enough, i dunno. he does keep winning tbf

I believe ESPN have ranked him. I didn’t open the article.

Unless they’ve moved Hrg

[Grilling Machine]

I think we'd all be happy with Itauma-Wardley, but can't see them risking derailment at this point in their ascendant careers. They can easily avoid each other without looking like they are.

Jalolov really needs to get going soon, otherwise he'll end up losing to age and people will say he was never that good.

[mickey1975]

Fishing on the fringes until Usyk retires and the other top guys have blown chunks out of each other, facing more faded names until a b-tier risk represents the best ROI. We've been fans long enough to know how this works mate.

Unless Itauma's so hungry to prove himself he threatens to walk.

FW has happy to match JC and Hamed against anyone, not the same for Hatton.
If he has enough confidence in you, you will be let off the leash.
Nevertheless he does have a history of safety first, getting you experience and exposure, and maximising profit.
He had plenty of confidence in DDD too.

Hatton was such a ticket seller and made a lot of live money for FW so not surprising he protected him. Letting ‘Irish Ricky Hatton’ go to welter to fight in the USA against a very tricky and dangerous Colazzo in the US was a big risk I thought

Hatton had left Fwank by then.

[JamesPhilips]

FW has happy to match JC and Hamed against anyone, not the same for Hatton.
If he has enough confidence in you, you will be let off the leash.
Nevertheless he does have a history of safety first, getting you experience and exposure, and maximising profit.
He had plenty of confidence in DDD too.

Hatton was such a ticket seller and made a lot of live money for FW so not surprising he protected him. Letting ‘Irish Ricky Hatton’ go to welter to fight in the USA against a very tricky and dangerous Colazzo in the US was a big risk I thought

Hatton had left Fwank by then.

Oh ok. Makes sense. Which was his his last fight with Frank?

[JamesPhilips]

I think we'd all be happy with Itauma-Wardley, but can't see them risking derailment at this point in their ascendant careers. They can easily avoid each other without looking like they are.

Jalolov really needs to get going soon, otherwise he'll end up losing to age and people will say he was never that good.

I get the feeling Jalolov has had enough of boxing and isn’t really interested in a pro career. He’s earnt millions as an amateur prob might even go for gold number 3. Amateur so much kinder on the body than the pro game

[margaret thatcher]

jalolov is a national sporting hero who hangs with all sorts of big shots in uzbekistan - president, rich business people, etc. being the big fish in the ams for him has been the easy going high life. for the last olympics, uzbekistan gave gold medalists a bonus of $200,000 USD, a Chevrolet Tahoe, and an apartment. he'll have been getting plenty more than that with all his other accomplishments and national status too

does seem like there is a half hearted attempt to be a bit more active in the pros, he had a few dates fall apart after opponents withdrew. if they had gone ahead he actually would have had more than 1 fight in 2025

shame because he is very talented, naturally huge southpaw with good movement, power, accuracy. although not sold on his chin, has had the timid wlad k hugger look at times

[joshj909]

jalolov is a national sporting hero who hangs with all sorts of big shots in uzbekistan - president, rich business people, etc. being the big fish in the ams for him has been the easy going high life. for the last olympics, uzbekistan gave gold medalists a bonus of $200,000 USD, a Chevrolet Tahoe, and an apartment. he'll have been getting plenty more than that with all his other accomplishments and national status too

does seem like there is a half hearted attempt to be a bit more active in the pros, he had a few dates fall apart after opponents withdrew. if they had gone ahead he actually would have had more than 1 fight in 2025

shame because he is very talented, naturally huge southpaw with good movement, power, accuracy. although not sold on his chin, has had the timid wlad k hugger look at times

I guess someone needs to tell him that as heavyweight champ in the pros he theoretically can make 100x that in one fight rather than 200k once every 4 years

[margaret thatcher]

some people are just happy taking the easy route to be comfortable, i get that impression with him

[Wales]

Hatton was such a ticket seller and made a lot of live money for FW so not surprising he protected him. Letting ‘Irish Ricky Hatton’ go to welter to fight in the USA against a very tricky and dangerous Colazzo in the US was a big risk I thought

Hatton had left Fwank by then.

Oh ok. Makes sense. Which was his his last fight with Frank?

Tszyu …. Hatton was 38-0 without ever fighting a top 10 fighter at LWW (at time of fighting) with Warren and bagged Tszyu at the perfect time
He then left and went to Dennis Hobson to fight Marissa in Sheffield… watch Hatton Tszyu then Hatton Maussa… wow… he then got Collazo and Urango

Maussa Collazo Urango

D level fighters with A grade awkwardness

[Wales]

Guido Vianello.

Great shout out. Good chin. And he has skill.
This should not be a first round blow out and if it is. Well I'll join the bandwagon

Awful shout - general public never heard of him, hard sell to the public too at 13-3.

Wardley, whether he’d want it for his trajectory is questionable
Hrgovic is obvious choice , can’t demand big money and clearly beatable

Wild card choice - Jai Opetaia… he’s being paid in region of £400k , sure an offer of £2m to step up and fight Moses with guaranteed fight for title if he wins would be of interest

[paultom]

Guido Vianello.

Great shout out. Good chin. And he has skill.
This should not be a first round blow out and if it is. Well I'll join the bandwagon

Awful shout - general public never heard of him, hard sell to the public too at 13-3.

Wardley, whether he’d want it for his trajectory is questionable
Hrgovic is obvious choice , can’t demand big money and clearly beatable

Wild card choice - Jai Opetaia… he’s being paid in region of £400k , sure an offer of £2m to step up and fight Moses with guaranteed fight for title if he wins would be of interest

If you're talking about the general public i'd say they haven't heard of Hgovic, Wardley or Opetaia either

[gilgamesh]

Great shout out. Good chin. And he has skill.
This should not be a first round blow out and if it is. Well I'll join the bandwagon

Awful shout - general public never heard of him, hard sell to the public too at 13-3.

Wardley, whether he’d want it for his trajectory is questionable
Hrgovic is obvious choice , can’t demand big money and clearly beatable

Wild card choice - Jai Opetaia… he’s being paid in region of £400k , sure an offer of £2m to step up and fight Moses with guaranteed fight for title if he wins would be of interest

If you're talking about the general public i'd say they haven't heard of Hgovic, Wardley or Opetaia either

Or Itauma or even Usyk

[paultom]

Awful shout - general public never heard of him, hard sell to the public too at 13-3.

Wardley, whether he’d want it for his trajectory is questionable
Hrgovic is obvious choice , can’t demand big money and clearly beatable

Wild card choice - Jai Opetaia… he’s being paid in region of £400k , sure an offer of £2m to step up and fight Moses with guaranteed fight for title if he wins would be of interest

If you're talking about the general public i'd say they haven't heard of Hgovic, Wardley or Opetaia either

Or Itauma or even Usyk

Yes, basically every heavyweight not called Fury or Joshua

[gilgamesh]

If you're talking about the general public i'd say they haven't heard of Hgovic, Wardley or Opetaia either

Or Itauma or even Usyk

Yes, basically every heavyweight not called Fury or Joshua

You must be talking about the U.K.

In the U.S. the general public knows. Ali, Mike Tyson, Floyd Mayweather, Manny Pacquiao...and probably Jake Paul lol.

I doubt most of them even know there were 2 famous Sugar Ray's

[Syntax Error]

Can we just leave Andy Ruiz out of this conversation?
He hasn't been in shape since forever, and hasn't fought in a year, and it's been 6 years since he knocked AJ out.
He's not just heavy these days, he's old too.

Couldn't agree more.

Ruiz has had 3 fights in 6 years and apart from eating and being injured, hasn't done anything of note since downing Joshua last decade.

Andy has made himself irrelevant until such time that he fights and beats someone convincingly in the top 10.

[SeanBrennan]

Andy is quite perplexing as he never seems knackered even though he is fat (I say this as a fellow fatty so no judgement). I think the appetite (boxing not crisps) has gone after winning all that money.

Hrgovic seems a logical next step and I think he is co-promoted by Queensberry, iirc someone confirmed it on here.

[KiwiRider]

Andy is quite perplexing as he never seems knackered even though he is fat (I say this as a fellow fatty so no judgement). I think the appetite (boxing not crisps) has gone after winning all that money.

Hrgovic seems a logical next step and I think he is co-promoted by Queensberry, iirc someone confirmed it on here.

That cut looked pretty meaty Sean. I think at least 8 weeks, maybe a bit longer.

[Ruthless-RKO]

Brandon Moore: Moses Itauma has yet to be tested

Brandon Moore has his sights set on DeAndre Savage next and Moses Itauma in the future.

Moore faces Savage at Fox Theatre in downtown Detroit on September 19. The bout will be broadcast on DAZN.

Moore, 31, believes that Itauma’s first-round knockout of the faded former contender Dillian Whyte isn’t as impressive as it seems.

“You fight someone who is 37 years old, of course, you are going to beat the old man, unfortunately,” Moore, 18-1 (10 KOs), told Boxing Scene. “These English polite guys come get your ass whooped by an American heavyweight. He is fighting these slow English guys who are polite.”

“These guys are boring heavyweights,” Moore said. “They give me Klitschko vibes.”

Moore also believes Itauma, the 19-year-old with a record of 13-0 (11 KOs), has yet to be pushed, and is eager for the chance to do so.

“He hasn’t been tested, and I want to be that test,” Moore said. “I am ready to see what he is about.”

Moore, of Lakeland, Florida, began boxing as an adult. He admits he is still learning, but the former college basketball player has put his competitive drive into boxing. He entered the sport with a mindset of facing the most formidable fighters he could. Moore had strong words for Savage ahead of their bout.

“I am going to make this fight look real easy,” Moore said. “I want to be known for taking the hard fights. I take the best fights I can, and my resume proves it.”

Savage, 10-0 (10 KOs), is a big puncher who is looking to step up in competition. Savage, a 34-year-old from Flint, Michigan, has won all of his bouts by knockout, except for a September no-contest to KeShawn Jackson in his hometown. Moore credits his recent wins over Stanley Wright and Sklyar Lacy to the experience he gained in a loss to Richard Torrez Jnr last year.

“I have been fighting for seven years just gaining experience,” Moore said. “The Torrez fight really set me up to beat these last two undefeated fighters.”

Moore believes that if he keeps winning, a fight with Itauma will get made. He explained why.

“It is going to get made, because as long as I say I want it,” Moore said. “If he doesn’t take it, that means he is ducking the fight.”