Not Joshua or Fury - Lennox Lewis names only man who can beat Oleksandr Usyk
The undefeated Ukrainian was crowned undisputed heavyweight champion for a second time after his five-round demolition job on Daniel Dubois at Wembley on Saturday night.
It extended his dominance over British fighters, having now beaten Dubois, Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua over the last four years.
Usyk gave each of them the chance to set the record straight again in rematches, beating them all again having also recorded career wins over Tony Bellew and Derek Chisora.
Speaking after his victory, Usyk suggested he was interested in possible trilogy fights with Joshua and Fury while Turki Al-Sheikh is eager for Moses Itauma, the 20-year-old regarded as the future of British heavyweight boxing, to step up and challenge the champion.
He may have to wait for his turn however with Joseph Parker the mandatory challenger for one of Usyk's four belts – the WBO title.
The New Zealander was scheduled to fight Dubois for hi IBF title in February only for the latter to be ruled out with illness.
Parker has waited patiently for his shot and is now next in line.
Parker has been on an incredible run over the last two years, racking up wins over Deontay Wilder and Zilei Zhang to catapult him right back into the world title conversation.
The 33-year-old blasted through late stand-in Martin Bakole following Dubois' withdrawal in February with Lewis believing he is poses the biggest threat to Usyk's dominance than any other fighter out there. More Trending
'I don't see anyone in the division beating him right now,' Lewis told DAZN.
'I think Joseph Parker has the best chance right now. I think they've been freezing Joseph Parker out. Joseph Parker needs that next fight, so get him in there.'
Lewis added: 'Joseph Parker has been waiting for his chance. I don't know why he hasn't had it yet. I think he should be the next fight.'
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