4<\/p>\n Usyk stopped Dubois in the fifth to reclaim all four heavyweight straps at WembleyCredit: Getty<\/p>\n Usyk became the undisputed heavyweight champion<\/a> for the third time by demolishing Daniel Dubois<\/a> at Wembley Stadium on Saturday night.<\/p>\n Boxing enthusiasts have since been debating who the Ukrainian great should face next, while others are arguing whether he is the best boxer of all time.<\/a><\/p>\n Saudi boxing chief Turki Alalshikh, who has spearheaded boxing’s biggest clashes in the last two years, believes Usyk vs Itauma is the fight<\/a> to make next.<\/p>\n But Bellew, 42, couldn’t disagree more.<\/p>\n READ MORE ON MOSES ITAUMA<\/p>\n “I think it’s absolutely ludicrous to throw Moses Itauma<\/a> in there with Oleksandr Usyk<\/a> now,” he said on Monday via talkSPORT Drive with Ade Oladipo and Gabby Agbonlahor.<\/p>\n “That is absolute madness of the highest order. Has Moses even been past six or seven rounds yet?<\/p>\n “Why would you throw him in… boxing is a sport where it’s so unforgiving and you have to earn your stripes.<\/p>\n “I do believe Moses Itauma is the future of the heavyweight division, but he should in no way, shape or form be climbing into the ring with Oleksandr Usyk when he hasn’t been past six rounds.<\/p>\n “I’m sorry \u2014 it’s absolutely crazy.”<\/p>\n Itauma is currently a top 10-ranked heavyweight in all four major sanctioning bodies.<\/p>\n 4<\/p>\n Bellew thinks a fight between Itauma and Usyk next would be ludicrousCredit: Getty<\/p>\n He was awarded the No. 1 spot by the WBO after stopping Mike Balogun<\/a> in two rounds in May.<\/p>\n The 20-year-old from Kent has amassed a perfect 12-0 record since making his professional debut in January 2023.<\/p>\n Itauma’s toughest challenge of his career will come next month in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, when he faces Dillian Whyte<\/a> in a massive heavyweight clash.<\/p>\n Whyte has faced a host of boxing’s best heavyweights in his career, including Tyson Fury<\/a> and Joseph Parker<\/a>, who Bellew believes should be the man to fight Usyk next.<\/p>\n Bellew said ‘no one is more deserving’ than Parker to fight Usyk for undisputed status following the latter’s masterclass against Dubois.<\/p>\n “I can make a case for Joseph Parker deserving the shot more than Daniel Dubois,” he explained.<\/p>\n 4<\/p>\n Bellew said Parker should be the one fighting Usyk nextCredit: Getty 4<\/p>\n Parker told talkSPORT that he fully believes he would beat Usyk if the pair metCredit: GETTY<\/p>\n “Because Joseph Parker is the man who went in with the absolute boogeymen of the division.<\/p>\n “Joseph Parker went in with Deontay Wilder<\/a> who, let’s face it, no one wants to face him.<\/p>\n “And then he went with someone even worse in Zhilei Zhang<\/a>, and no one wants to face him.<\/p>\n “But he dealt with the two of them back-to-back… then, on 48 hours notice, he went in with the greatest sparring partner the world’s ever known \u2014 Martin Bakole.”<\/p>\n![\"Usyk](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/100A5161.jpg\")
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