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Re: Who would you like Moses Itauma to fight next?
Posted: 28 Aug 2025, 06:21
by JC
margaret thatcher wrote: ↑26 Aug 2025, 17:52
pulev in his day was a good fighter, either world class or very good ebu level. but at this stage he will be another jelly legged quick knockover
franklin doesnt excite me, he has pretty much no wins of note, but at least he's shown durability and isnt old (albeit he's fat an inactive)
I noticed Franklin is fighting Ivan Dychko on the Crawford/Canelo undercard. Not sure how exciting it will be, but a decent 50/50 fight on paper.
Re: Who would you like Moses Itauma to fight next?
Posted: 28 Aug 2025, 09:12
by margaret thatcher
oh dang i had no idea, ya that is interesting match up, long overdue live body for dychko
Re: Who would you like Moses Itauma to fight next?
Posted: 28 Aug 2025, 15:07
by dookus
margaret thatcher wrote: ↑26 Aug 2025, 17:58
i wonder, if moses retired today , would he be set for life already?
Yes, but only the cobbles life
Re: Who would you like Moses Itauma to fight next?
Posted: 28 Aug 2025, 18:21
by CaptainSpacerod
On the Mannix podcast they suggested Andy Ruiz as a possible opponent. It’d be interesting to see how Moses would deal with a guy with Andy’s hand speed.
Some might say Ruiz is washed up but he’s surely got more to offer than an aged Pulev
Re: Who would you like Moses Itauma to fight next?
Posted: 28 Aug 2025, 23:49
by stujones
CaptainSpacerod wrote: ↑28 Aug 2025, 18:21
On the Mannix podcast they suggested Andy Ruiz as a possible opponent. It’d be interesting to see how Moses would deal with a guy with Andy’s hand speed.
Some might say Ruiz is washed up but he’s surely got more to offer than an aged Pulev
Pulev vs Ruiz would be interesting
Re: Who would you like Moses Itauma to fight next?
Posted: 29 Aug 2025, 16:43
by Matt Teague
Lawrence Okolie
See how he deals with a spoiler type boxer
Re: Who would you like Moses Itauma to fight next?
Posted: 01 Sep 2025, 19:27
by Ruthless-RKO
So now WBA have ranked him up at #1
Re: Who would you like Moses Itauma to fight next?
Posted: 02 Sep 2025, 01:05
by gregregegg
Ruthless-RKO wrote: ↑01 Sep 2025, 19:27
So now WBA have ranked him up at #1
if I was fwank I would be saying Drop that ranking please bud. I don't want Moses anywhere near pulev or Don king...
Fwank is the king of WBO stick to that.
Re: Who would you like Moses Itauma to fight next?
Posted: 02 Sep 2025, 02:04
by KiwiRider
So what?
Moses Itauma Vs Fabio Wardley the interim, Pulev the world, or Uysk the #1?
I'd guess Pulev.
Cripes the WBA are such a mess- three champions
Re: Who would you like Moses Itauma to fight next?
Posted: 03 Sep 2025, 11:59
by gilgamesh
I honestly wouldn't be surprised if he fights Usyk in either his next bout or the bout after that.
It may well be "too soon", but I honestly think a fight with Usyk for Itauma is a win/win at this point in his career. If he wins obviously that's huge, and he's the new Champion of the World having beaten a great Champion. If he loses he will have learned SO much from sharing the ring with Usyk, and having to think and operate a higher level than he ever previously has just to get clean punches in, and it's not as if Usyk would deliver a horrific beating to him even if he beat him, he'd outbox him, he'd give him a boxing lesson. Something that Itauma could take, and build on to become a better fighter later.
The more I think about it. That's the right fight to make, and now is the right time to make it.
Re: Who would you like Moses Itauma to fight next?
Posted: 03 Sep 2025, 12:43
by joshj909
gilgamesh wrote: ↑03 Sep 2025, 11:59
I honestly wouldn't be surprised if he fights Usyk in either his next bout or the bout after that.
It may well be "too soon", but I honestly think a fight with Usyk for Itauma is a win/win at this point in his career. If he wins obviously that's huge, and he's the new Champion of the World having beaten a great Champion. If he loses he will have learned SO much from sharing the ring with Usyk, and having to think and operate a higher level than he ever previously has just to get clean punches in, and it's not as if Usyk would deliver a horrific beating to him even if he beat him, he'd outbox him, he'd give him a boxing lesson. Something that Itauma could take, and build on to become a better fighter later.
The more I think about it. That's the right fight to make, and now is the right time to make it.
And why is it the right fight for the undisputed champion?
Re: Who would you like Moses Itauma to fight next?
Posted: 03 Sep 2025, 13:56
by gilgamesh
joshj909 wrote: ↑03 Sep 2025, 12:43
gilgamesh wrote: ↑03 Sep 2025, 11:59
I honestly wouldn't be surprised if he fights Usyk in either his next bout or the bout after that.
It may well be "too soon", but I honestly think a fight with Usyk for Itauma is a win/win at this point in his career. If he wins obviously that's huge, and he's the new Champion of the World having beaten a great Champion. If he loses he will have learned SO much from sharing the ring with Usyk, and having to think and operate a higher level than he ever previously has just to get clean punches in, and it's not as if Usyk would deliver a horrific beating to him even if he beat him, he'd outbox him, he'd give him a boxing lesson. Something that Itauma could take, and build on to become a better fighter later.
The more I think about it. That's the right fight to make, and now is the right time to make it.
And why is it the right fight for the undisputed champion?
Because if he's ever going to beat Itauma he's going to beat him now. Just like when Mayweather picked the exact right moment to beat Canelo before he got any better.
The more experience Itauma gets, The older Usyk gets. The more it swings Itauma's way. If they fought right now it'd be a huge fight, and Usyk could potentially be notching a win over the next Heavyweight Champion to be. If they fight a few years from now or even a full year from now it might be too late, and Usyk's opportunity to have beaten the young man will have passed.
Re: Who would you like Moses Itauma to fight next?
Posted: 03 Sep 2025, 13:57
by joshj909
gilgamesh wrote: ↑03 Sep 2025, 13:56
joshj909 wrote: ↑03 Sep 2025, 12:43
gilgamesh wrote: ↑03 Sep 2025, 11:59
I honestly wouldn't be surprised if he fights Usyk in either his next bout or the bout after that.
It may well be "too soon", but I honestly think a fight with Usyk for Itauma is a win/win at this point in his career. If he wins obviously that's huge, and he's the new Champion of the World having beaten a great Champion. If he loses he will have learned SO much from sharing the ring with Usyk, and having to think and operate a higher level than he ever previously has just to get clean punches in, and it's not as if Usyk would deliver a horrific beating to him even if he beat him, he'd outbox him, he'd give him a boxing lesson. Something that Itauma could take, and build on to become a better fighter later.
The more I think about it. That's the right fight to make, and now is the right time to make it.
And why is it the right fight for the undisputed champion?
Because if he's ever going to beat Itauma he's going to beat him now. Just like when Mayweather picked the exact right moment to beat Canelo before he got any better.
That's only if Itauma ever amounts to being the king of the next generation. He hasn't come close to proving that he will be
Re: Who would you like Moses Itauma to fight next?
Posted: 03 Sep 2025, 13:58
by gilgamesh
joshj909 wrote: ↑03 Sep 2025, 13:57
gilgamesh wrote: ↑03 Sep 2025, 13:56
joshj909 wrote: ↑03 Sep 2025, 12:43
And why is it the right fight for the undisputed champion?
Because if he's ever going to beat Itauma he's going to beat him now. Just like when Mayweather picked the exact right moment to beat Canelo before he got any better.
That's only if Itauma ever amounts to being the king of the next generation. He hasn't come close to proving that he will be
Neither had Canelo. It just kinda seemed like he might be one of those kinda guys, and it turned out he was.