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Joshua vs Ngannou confirmed for the March card.
Zhang vs Wilder is being considered. Both could also have other opponents.

joshj909 wrote: ↑05 Jan 2024, 20:00 Joshua vs Ngannou confirmed for the March card.
Zhang vs Wilder is being considered. Both could also have other opponents.

And it's far, far away from Ideal cards for me...

given how things have changed, I'd now be looking at:

February card:
1) Usyk vs Fury - For all the HW belts
2) Opetaia vs Billam-Smith/Riakporhe/Mikaelian/Goulamirian
3) Hrgovic vs Kabayel - IBF mandatory position
4) Sanchez vs Anderson
5) Ajagba vs Hunter
6) Charr vs Bakole - for WBA Regular
7) Schwarz vs Dubois - For vacant EBU belt
8) Gassiev vs Pero

March card:
1) Joshua vs Ngannou
2) Zhang vs Wilder - For interim WBO belt/final Eliminator
3) Parker vs Ruiz 2
4) Bivol vs Beterbiev/Smith - For all the LHW belts
5) Wardley vs Clarke- For British belt
6) Wallin vs Kossobutskiy
7) Huni vs McKean
8) Dychko vs Franklin

joshj909 wrote: ↑06 Jan 2024, 11:15 given how things have changed, I'd now be looking at:

February card:
1) Usyk vs Fury - For all the HW belts
2) Opetaia vs Billam-Smith/Riakporhe/Mikaelian/Goulamirian
3) Hrgovic vs Kabayel - IBF mandatory position
4) Sanchez vs Anderson
5) Ajagba vs Hunter
6) Charr vs Bakole - for WBA Regular
7) Schwarz vs Dubois - For vacant EBU belt
8) Gassiev vs Pero

March card:
1) Joshua vs Ngannou
2) Zhang vs Wilder - For interim WBO belt/final Eliminator
3) Parker vs Ruiz 2
4) Bivol vs Beterbiev/Smith - For all the LHW belts
5) Wardley vs Clarke- For British belt
6) Wallin vs Kossobutskiy
7) Huni vs McKean
8) Dychko vs Franklin

Offt get me some of that. Except Char can fight Moses itamu or Johnny fisher. I don’t want char vs anyone proven at this point.

gregregegg wrote: ↑06 Jan 2024, 16:42

joshj909 wrote: ↑06 Jan 2024, 11:15 given how things have changed, I'd now be looking at:

February card:
1) Usyk vs Fury - For all the HW belts
2) Opetaia vs Billam-Smith/Riakporhe/Mikaelian/Goulamirian
3) Hrgovic vs Kabayel - IBF mandatory position
4) Sanchez vs Anderson
5) Ajagba vs Hunter
6) Charr vs Bakole - for WBA Regular
7) Schwarz vs Dubois - For vacant EBU belt
8) Gassiev vs Pero

March card:
1) Joshua vs Ngannou
2) Zhang vs Wilder - For interim WBO belt/final Eliminator
3) Parker vs Ruiz 2
4) Bivol vs Beterbiev/Smith - For all the LHW belts
5) Wardley vs Clarke- For British belt
6) Wallin vs Kossobutskiy
7) Huni vs McKean
8) Dychko vs Franklin

Offt get me some of that. Except Char can fight Moses itamu or Johnny fisher. I don’t want char vs anyone proven at this point.

I just want him to get KO'd so he can leave the WBA Regular alone and someone somewhat worthy is in the position.

joshj909 wrote: ↑06 Jan 2024, 11:15 given how things have changed, I'd now be looking at:

February card:
1) Usyk vs Fury - For all the HW belts
2) Opetaia vs Billam-Smith/Riakporhe/Mikaelian/Goulamirian
3) Hrgovic vs Kabayel - IBF mandatory position
4) Sanchez vs Anderson
5) Ajagba vs Hunter
6) Charr vs Bakole - for WBA Regular
7) Schwarz vs Dubois - For vacant EBU belt
8) Gassiev vs Pero

March card:
1) Joshua vs Ngannou
2) Zhang vs Wilder - For interim WBO belt/final Eliminator
3) Parker vs Ruiz 2
4) Bivol vs Beterbiev/Smith - For all the LHW belts
5) Wardley vs Clarke- For British belt
6) Wallin vs Kossobutskiy
7) Huni vs McKean
8) Dychko vs Franklin

You`ve seen Wallin, McKean and kossobutskiy fight?

No one wants to see these again

funso banjo baby wrote: ↑08 Jan 2024, 04:58

joshj909 wrote: ↑06 Jan 2024, 11:15 given how things have changed, I'd now be looking at:

February card:
1) Usyk vs Fury - For all the HW belts
2) Opetaia vs Billam-Smith/Riakporhe/Mikaelian/Goulamirian
3) Hrgovic vs Kabayel - IBF mandatory position
4) Sanchez vs Anderson
5) Ajagba vs Hunter
6) Charr vs Bakole - for WBA Regular
7) Schwarz vs Dubois - For vacant EBU belt
8) Gassiev vs Pero

March card:
1) Joshua vs Ngannou
2) Zhang vs Wilder - For interim WBO belt/final Eliminator
3) Parker vs Ruiz 2
4) Bivol vs Beterbiev/Smith - For all the LHW belts
5) Wardley vs Clarke- For British belt
6) Wallin vs Kossobutskiy
7) Huni vs McKean
8) Dychko vs Franklin

You`ve seen Wallin, McKean and kossobutskiy fight?

No one wants to see these again

I just want some of them out of the picture. McKean would be a logical stepping stone for Huni. Wallin or Kossobutskiy would be out of the top 15 while the winner would have earned a top 15 opponent.

Might be getting Cordina-Cacace on the Usyk-Fury card

Fury card is 6 weeks out. I really hope all involved know. Or bare minimum everyone finds out at the same time as there opponent…

Don’t like when a side knows there fighting for months and there opponent knows for weeks…

Parker vs hrg is perfect. Hopefully they can get a belt on the line for it but I’d be happy without a belt…

If I was Parker’s team (or anyone that fights hrg) I would talk allll lead up about how most of his damaging shots are back of the head), I would talk in the ref meeting, I would complain everyone one…

Many are legal behind the ear, but many are just strait up illegal. Gotta get on the front foot with that. If Parker dosent get brain stemmed I’d back him to win.

gregregegg wrote: ↑10 Jan 2024, 04:16 Parker vs hrg is perfect. Hopefully they can get a belt on the line for it but I’d be happy without a belt…

If I was Parker’s team (or anyone that fights hrg) I would talk allll lead up about how most of his damaging shots are back of the head), I would talk in the ref meeting, I would complain everyone one…

Many are legal behind the ear, but many are just strait up illegal. Gotta get on the front foot with that. If Parker dosent get brain stemmed I’d back him to win.

His speed and output could really nullify Hrgovic's boxing. Hrgovic will put up a better test than Wilder though. Great fight to be the best of the rest.

Feb card so far:
Usyk vs Fury (Confirmed)
Opetaia (Rumoured)
Kovalev vs Safar (Confirmed)
Cordina vs Cacace (Rumoured)

March card so far:
Joshua vs Ngannou (Confirmed)
Bivol vs Beterbiev (Confirmed pending Smith fight)
Hrgovic vs Parker (Rumoured)
Zhang vs Wilder (Rumoured)

Also wouldn't be surprised to see Bakole vs Dubois/Sanchez (WBA Eliminator) on the March card.

Shaping up nicely, although the undercard for Feb is a bit underwhelming but compensated for by the importance of the main event (Fury's £1/2billion purse might have something to do with it).

Given how devastating Bakole is in sparring, i'd like to see him against Dubois & Sanchez at the same time.

The next Godzilla & King Kong movie is out in April. I'm expecting a 'Bakole KO'd Godzilla/Kong in sparring' story just prior to that.

joshj909 wrote: ↑10 Jan 2024, 06:40 March card so far:
Bivol vs Beterbiev (Confirmed pending Smith fight)

Confirmed ??? Any proofs? Impossible, unbelievable. Beterbiev is 39 years old in two weeks, less than two months will pass after the fight with Smith, he will not fight on the 8th of March.

omalley wrote: ↑10 Jan 2024, 07:06

joshj909 wrote: ↑10 Jan 2024, 06:40 March card so far:
Bivol vs Beterbiev (Confirmed pending Smith fight)

Confirmed ??? Any proofs? Impossible, unbelievable. Beterbiev is 39 years old in two weeks, less than two months will pass after the fight with Smith, he will not fight on the 8th of March.

I misread it but I believe Dan's word about a fight being signed more than I do most promoters. As long as Beterbiev wins and doesn't get injured I don't see him turning down a huge Saudi payday.

joshj909 wrote: ↑10 Jan 2024, 07:13 I misread it but I believe Dan's word about a fight being signed more than I do most promoters. As long as Beterbiev wins and doesn't get injured I don't see him turning down a huge Saudi payday.

Of course, but obviously it won't be March 8th. Neither the Saudis nor Beterbiev are crazy.

The Gratest wrote: ↑10 Jan 2024, 06:58 Shaping up nicely, although the undercard for Feb is a bit underwhelming but compensated for by the importance of the main event (Fury's £1/2billion purse might have something to do with it).

Given how devastating Bakole is in sparring, i'd like to see him against Dubois & Sanchez at the same time.

The next Godzilla & King Kong movie is out in April. I'm expecting a 'Bakole KO'd Godzilla/Kong in sparring' story just prior to that.

Hopefully WBA order Bakole against a legit opponent and not Charr for the regular belt. Although I think it would be good to finally kick Charr out of the mix, Bakole needs a top 15 opponent to avoid being left behind by those mixing it up on these Saudi cards.

WBA rankings are:
Champ: Usyk (tied up with Fury)
Regular: Charr ( )
1 Bakole
2 Joshua (tied up with Ngannou. Could he take the eliminator after Ngannou instead of going for the WBO or IBF route?)
3 Parker (Looks like him and Hrgovic want to face each other)
4 Dubois (Should take this opportunity but could be put against another opponent)
5 Sanchez ( I don't see Sanchez turning this down so this would be as far as the eliminator options could go)

joshj909 wrote: ↑10 Jan 2024, 07:24 Hopefully WBA order Bakole against a legit opponent and not Charr for the regular belt.
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WBA rankings are:
Champ: Usyk (tied up with Fury)
Regular: Charr

Edit: misread it as: WBA order Bakole against a legit opponent and not Charr for the regular belt.

joshj909 wrote: ↑10 Jan 2024, 06:40 Feb card so far:
Usyk vs Fury (Confirmed)
Opetaia (Rumoured)
Kovalev vs Safar (Confirmed)
Cordina vs Cacace (Rumoured)

March card so far:
Joshua vs Ngannou (Confirmed)
Bivol vs Beterbiev (Confirmed pending Smith fight)
Hrgovic vs Parker (Rumoured)
Zhang vs Wilder (Rumoured)

Also wouldn't be surprised to see Bakole vs Dubois/Sanchez (WBA Eliminator) on the March card.

Looks like Parker vs Zhang is all but confirmed. Not sure who that leaves for Hrgovic; Dubois, Anderson, Sanchez, Kabayel? Then Wilder vs Ruiz?

Is Hasbullah that strange tiny guy that hangs around the UFC?

Cards are looking very good. If huni, Moses and jalo are in real fights then they are looking incredible.

The Gratest wrote: ↑15 Jan 2024, 14:20 Is Hasbullah that strange tiny guy that hangs around the UFC?

Yh he’s the small lad. But that’s not who’s on the card.