Who should Moses Itauma fight next?

[TIC]

i think we're both on the same page. i just think any heavyweight right now if asked directly, would say they would fight moses next, especially with turki's interest in him. i think most of us agree that moses should keep active & gain experience against guys that will help develop him. right now i think justis would be a major test. i think turki can afford to pay for a few of these types of opponents. it would build his recognition & help him progress. i just hope turki & co don't just leap in & go after joseph, agit or oleksandr for a few more fights

[Master]

“Moses Itauma been offered that fight, Hrgovic," said Warren of the towering 6ft 6in Olympic bronze medallist.

"There’s two ways to say you don’t want the fight: you either say you don’t want the fight or you want a trillion pounds for it.”

"We will be announcing an opponent in the next week or ten days, hopefully, for a fight in Manchester in December," continued Warren.

"His mentality is that he wants to fight anybody.

"We do have to temper that, but he's not brash, he's not a Jack the Lad, and he's not one of them with plenty of chat.

"He doesn't have to do that; he does it so well in the ring."

If Turki Alalshikh had it his way, then Itauma would be squaring off with Oleksandr Usyk next.

But Itauma's team want their man to get more rounds under his belt before jumping in at the deep end.

In 13 professional fights, Itauma has banked just 26 rounds.

Only two of his opponents have seen the final bell, while the others haven't made it out of the second stanza.

https://talksport.com/boxing/3546500...-frank-warren/

[Master]

Oleksandr Usyk said “I train every day,”. “Yesterday morning I arrived and immediately went to the training hall. I train with the goal of entering the ring next year and, with God’s help, winning.

“With Itauma? I won’t fight him. He’s young [...] and he said he doesn’t hit old men. I can’t say who I’ll be in the ring with, because negotiations are under way. I’d be fooling you if I gave you a name.

“I will box until I am 41,” he added. “And then I will build a sports academy and train there. My future is in Ukraine.

“My children are in Ukraine at this stage, but when they become adults, they will choose for themselves where they want to study, where they want to live, where they want to build their lives. It’s their choice.

“If my daughter says she wants to go live in another country, it’s her choice. I won’t tell her: ‘Oh, my God, why? We were born here!’”

Moses Itauma continues to seek an opponent for a planned outing on 13 December. The young Briton is aiming to compete at the Co-op Live arena in Manchester, sharing a card with Derek Chisora – who is set to fight for the 50th and final time as a professional, against an as-yet-unnamed opponent.

https://uk.yahoo.com/news/oleksandr-...082323810.html

[Spicoli]

Figure he'll get the winner of 45 yr old Pulev v Gassiev maybe. I'm glad Usyk stated his claim and isn't playing the back and forth with all the Moses chatter. I's all on Itauma and promotion to do something convincing and actually put some meat on the bone competition wise. Should he keep getting free passes and literal ranking slots on appearance along it can start to backfire.

[TIC]

are opponents asking for too much? at least three names in the discussion now have other fights lined up instead

[Master]

are opponents asking for too much? at least three names in the discussion now have other fights lined up instead

Probably but you can't blame them. It could end their higher ranking and career. I heard Whyte was paid £2 million and that was because Turki paid that.

[TIC]

i don't think he's confirmed for the december card yet