Most of the replies didn’t spread out evenly. They locked onto Kabayel.
Fans pointed to his 25-0 record and the way he handles himself in the ring. Calm, controlled, no wasted movement. The kind of heavyweight who keeps winning without much attention. A lot of the comments circled the same idea: he keeps getting passed over while bigger names like Oleksandr Usyk and Tyson Fury take the spotlight.
It is interesting how a single social media post can act as a barometer for the sport. Agit Kabayel taking the lion’s share of that conversation makes sense when you look at his recent run.
While he might not have the marketing machine of a Tyson Fury, his resume has become impossible to ignore. Since late 2023, he has systematically dismantled some of the most avoided names in the heavyweight division. Fans are likely keying in on the fact that Kabayel is finishing top-tier competition.
He is coming off a massive TKO win over Damian Knyba in January 2026, which followed his knockout of Zhilei Zhang in early 2025. Kabayel currently holds the WBC Interim Heavyweight title, making him the mandatory challenger for the winner of the top-tier fights involving Usyk.
That “calm, controlled” approach fans mentioned is backed by the numbers; he is known for landing over 35% of his power shots, which is elite for the heavyweight division.
Zayas came up often, too. Still early in his career, but fans mentioned his unbeaten run at junior middleweight and the way he’s already collecting belts. Some see him as a future headliner who hasn’t fully broken through yet.
The support for Zayas is also well-earned. He has moved past the “prospect” label and is now a legitimate force at junior middleweight. In January 2026, Zayas became the youngest unified champion in the sport today by taking the WBA and WBO belts in a gritty win over Abass Baraou.
There is already major talk about a potential clash between him and Jaron “Boots” Ennis, which would be a massive crossover event for the 154-lb and 147-lb divisions.
Ennis and Parker were mentioned, but not with the same push. Schofield got some support from fans who follow the lightweight division closely, though the conversation kept drifting back to Kabayel.
The fact that Jaron Ennis and Joseph Parker took a backseat in this specific thread suggests a “what have you done for me lately” mindset among fans. Parker had a resurgent 2024 and 2025, but with Kabayel sitting as a mandatory and Zayas holding two world titles at age 23, the momentum has clearly shifted toward the new guard.
It seems the “Other?” option might have been a bit of a safety net, but when a guy is 27-0 with five straight stoppages against world-class heavyweights, the fans don’t really need to look elsewhere.
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