Oleksandr Usyk's got some unfinished business in the heavyweight division, according to Derek Chisora. The former boxer and current commentator thinks Usyk needs to face Joseph Parker to really cement his place at the top.
Usyk's already done a lot in boxing. He won Olympic Gold in London 2012, grabbed all four major cruiserweight titles in 2018, and became the undisputed heavyweight champion in 2024. He's even the first guy to be a two-time undisputed heavyweight champ in the four-belt era. That's pretty impressive.
The Ukrainian's beaten some big names too. He's got two wins over Anthony Joshua, one over Tyson Fury, and he's knocked out Daniel Dubois twice. He even beat Chisora himself once.
But Chisora, also known as 'Del Boy', thinks there's still more to do. He told The Ring Magazine:
"If he wants to prove he's the best, he needs to defend his title against Joseph Parker. To be the best, you have to fight everybody. He's boxed Tyson Fury twice, AJ twice. He's boxed me once. He's boxed Daniel Dubois once [now twice]. So I think he should give a shot to Joseph Parker now."
Parker's not just any old fighter. He used to hold the WBO heavyweight title from 2016 to 2018 before losing it to Anthony Joshua. Now, he's in line to be the mandatory challenger for Usyk's WBO belt.
But there might be a problem. Usyk's team isn't talking to Parker's about setting up this mandatory title fight. If they don't sort it out, Usyk could lose his WBO title, and Parker might end up fighting someone else for the vacant belt.
There's even talk that Usyk might walk away from boxing altogether. His former manager's been saying that could happen. But for now, it looks like the undisputed champ's got some decisions to make about his next move in the ring.
