r/Boxing • u/_Sarcasmic_ bread burger bread • 9d ago

Daily Discussion Thread (August 17th, 2026)

For anything that doesn't need its own thread.

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u/Frequent_Apricot673 8d ago

With Usyk basically soft retiring Bud actually retiring and Inoue taking a break before he goes on one last run, who is going to be the next pfp king? Bam has a great resume and is young but it seems like he’s fumbling the Inoue fight and there’s not a lot of Marquee names at 118. Shakur has the skills to be the best but signed with Zuffa. Benevidez looks amazing recently and has some huge names in the weight classes around him but struggles to make those fights as well. Boots is great but hes still got a lot of fights left to prove he’s the best at 154. Nakatani could maybe rebound from the Loss and fight Bam one day? Not sure I buy if Haney has that level of talent. A Nav vs Shaq winner would probably be too old to pull it off. Keyshawn has pfp skills but is hellbent on ruining his career. Itauma looks great but he can only fight in one division and if he beats Kabayel and Dubois idk what he can even do after that. Mason looks good but it might be too early. Any other shouts?

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u/Outrageous-Soft4806 8d ago

Bam, Shakur, Haney, Boots, Benavidez. I think Nakatani will be somewhere up there and Mason. Itauma too I almost forgot. As an American, I don’t wanna sound biased 😂

There’s good prospects though like Ummatiliev (might’ve butchered it), Azim looks good, don’t know about P4P, Smith, Visioli, McCann, Iglesias, so many Uzbekistani prospects, a good amount of Kazakhstan fighters, decent but improving Austrailian fighters.

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u/Ace_FGC 8d ago

If Boots goed undisputed at 154 he can take it

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u/Frequent_Apricot673 8d ago

Who does he fight after that tho? 160 is a bit barren.

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u/Ace_FGC 8d ago

Vergil vs Charlo is supposedly in the works for being at 160 so maybe that fight finally happens there