“I don’t necessarily believe in the order of these fights or the names mentioned,” Oladipo said during a discussion on his YouTube channel, analyzing the possible final phase of the champion’s fight.

The unified heavyweight champion has already defeated some of the division’s biggest names, including Fury and Dubois, which complicates the idea of ​​ending his career with rematches that have already produced clear results.

Oladipo questioned whether a third meeting with Dubois would generate much interest given the results of their previous fights.

“If Dubois wins, we don’t want to see a trilogy where you stopped him in the first two fights,” Oladipo said. “It makes absolutely no sense.”

The analyst also expressed constrained enthusiasm for another Fury reunion, despite acknowledging the financial appeal. Their first two fights were highlights, but Oladipo suggested the final stretch of Usyk’s career would be more compelling if he fought opponents he hasn’t faced before.

“If this is the last lap of Usyk’s incredible run, couldn’t the last lap be against players we haven’t seen him against before?” – Oladipo said.

Money may ultimately determine the direction of these final fights, regardless of what has been proposed publicly. A third fight with Fury would easily generate the most revenue among the available options, which Oladipo said could override other sporting considerations.

“The talk is money and Tyson Fury’s money,” he said, discussing why the fight keeps coming back into the spotlight.

Usyk’s three-fight outline provides insight into how the champion envisions his final act. Oladipo believes the heavyweight market will ultimately determine what actually happens when negotiations begin and the challengers start pushing their arguments.

Rick Mirigian has slammed Oscar De La Hoya after the Golden Boy boss said he would never work with him again amid a legal dispute over his fight loss to Jaron Ennis.

Mirigian is the manager of Vergil Ortiz Jr. and former world champion Jose Ramirez, among others. in De La Hoya promotional attire. He made the comments in response to De La Hoya’s recent comments on the situation, arguing that the promoter’s version of events did not reflect what happened during negotiations for the Ortiz-Ennis fight.

The fight was widely discussed as one of the biggest potential welterweight fights before talks broke down.

“Pobrecito thinks he has actually won the case,” Mirigian wrote, reacting to De La Hoya’s claims of victory in the early stages of the dispute.

Mirigian disputes Oscar De La Hoya’s version

At the center of the dispute is Golden Boy’s offer to Ortiz to fight Ennis. Mirigian maintains that the offer significantly underestimated his player’s value and says rejecting it was the right move.

“He only offers Vergil $3 million for the biggest fight in the entire sport, and then sues me personally for at least $10 million in ‘lost profits’ on the Vergil contract for simply saying, ‘No thanks, not enough money here,'” Mirigian said.

The dispute stems from last year’s negotiations for the Ortiz-Ennis fight. When the talks ended, the dispute escalated into legal action between Mirigian and Golden Boy.

Mirigian claims that subsequent offers showed that Ortiz’s market value was much higher than Ennis’ original proposal.

“Then, to further prove my point, I receive offers of $16 million and $12 million along with a bonus of up to $20 million for a fraction of what Oscar was offering,” he added.

Mirigian also rejected accusations of blocking the fight, insisting that he simply asked Golden Boy to present another opponent when the financial gap could not be bridged.

“No thank you, there is not enough money here, so please send us another opponent according to our contract, because in this case we are too far apart,” Mirigian said, claiming that no replacement opponent was ever offered.

Ortiz’s future could become history

Although De La Hoya publicly stated that he would never work with Mirigian again, the manager noted that several of his fighters were still involved in Golden Boy events.

“I have six guys there and tonight was the winner,” Mirigian said, noting that one of his guys headlined the event.

The exchange underscores how tense relations between Mirigian and Golden Boy have become since negotiations in the Ennis case collapsed and the dispute moved to court.

Given what happened and De La Hoya’s usual stance on retaining players while they remain under contract, it will be captivating to see how Ortiz’s future unfolds and whether the Golden Boy boss can realistically continue working with the undefeated contender while Mirigian remains his manager.

If this relationship can’t be repaired, the long-term situation between Ortiz and Golden Boy could become a bigger story than the Ennis negotiations that started the feud.

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Shakur Stevenson’s next move is currently unknown, but one of the reigning world champions has vowed to “humiliate” him if they meet.

Stevenson became the four-division world champion back in January won a unanimous decision over Teofimo Lopez at Madison Square Garden in Recent York to win the WBO super lightweight title.

This triumph came after winning the world titles in the featherweight, super-featherweight and lightweight categories. Although he was stripped of the WBC lightweight belt after his victory over Lopez, Stevenson did not rule out a return to the division.

Now WBC super featherweight champion O’Shaquie Foster he told Fight Hub TV that he needs to “lay hands” on Stevenson before he hangs up his gloves – the latest verbal jab in the ongoing rivalry.

“If I could fight this guy tomorrow, we would take it. No questions, nothing. At the end of my career, that’s who I have to put my hand on, Shakur for sure. He plays like he’s as good and better than everyone. I want to humiliate him. I’ll show him.”

Foster first won the WBC super featherweight title with a victory over Rey Vargas in February 2023, and although he lost it to Robson Conceicao 18 months later, he regained it in a head-to-head rematch in November 2024.

An unexpected move to lightweight occurred in December. Foster was scheduled to defend his belt against Stephen Fulton, but the challenger was overweight, prompting the sanctioning body to fight for the interim lightweight belt instead. Foster has won and wants Stevenson to drop back down and face him.

Time will tell if the fight will happen, as Shakur recently mentioned another gigantic name in Lamont Roach.