Heavyweight Fights We Want After Hrgović–Itauma

Hrgović now owns a belt, while Dubois owns the stoppage win over him. A rematch would test whether the new champion corrected the pressure problem.

A new champion should want the division’s hardest possible test, and Usyk remains it. Hrgović’s size would not excuse predictable footwork against the technician.

Dubois and Itauma bring youth, power and almost no incentive to box cautiously for twelve rounds. The matchup would reveal who handles adversity better.

Fury and Joshua are late enough that the result no longer defines their primes, but Britain’s biggest heavyweight argument still deserves an actual fight.

Zhang and Bakole are enormous heavyweights who do their best work early. Conditioning makes the matchup risky after the first momentum swing.

Anderson and Torrez are prominent American heavyweights whose résumés need a win that changes perception. Losing would remove the protection around either project.

Hrgović’s long combinations and durability would meet Kabayel’s body attacks and compact pressure. Their contrasting European styles deserve championship stakes.

Itauma needs a dangerous rebuild, while Joshua needs a young opponent who changes perception immediately. The British interest would be enormous and unforgiving.

Wardley’s late power against Dubois’s pressure creates a straightforward British heavyweight promise. Both men are most convincing when the fight becomes physical.

Parker’s improved adaptability and movement would meet the division’s best body attacker. The matchup rewards intelligence without sacrificing physical pressure.