Is Usyk big enough to win the Heavyweight title?

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  1. FilipMNE

    FilipMNE Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Yes he is! If WLad retired today he would win it...i would favor him over everyone but Wlad.
     
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  2. catchwtboxing

    catchwtboxing Loyal Member

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    Since his is about five times as good as Wilder I would say certainly.
     
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  3. Robney

    Robney ᴻᴼ ᴸᴼᴻᴳᴲᴿ ᴲ۷ᴵᴸ

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    if he wasn't big enough we can stop making fantasy matchup with most of the former greats in HW boxing. Because he's as big or bigger as almost all legendary HW's of the past.
     
    Robney, Oct 11, 2015
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  4. UniversalPart

    UniversalPart Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    The same Usyk who got dropped by Beterbiev?
     
    UniversalPart, Oct 11, 2015
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  5. CST80

    CST80 The Hesitant Nihilist Staff Member

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    And its starting already.:roll:
     
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  6. catchwtboxing

    catchwtboxing Loyal Member

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    The same Usyk who outpointed Mezhidov in a five round professional style match. That's who.

    Mezhidov, for reference, beat Joshua.
     
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  7. slender4

    slender4 Boxing Junkie banned Full Member

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    The Kovalev who got decked by Darnell Boone?*

    *I would put Caparello here, but all the Kovalubes go into..."HE SLIIIIIIPPED...HE SLIIIIPPEEED!"
     
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  8. CST80

    CST80 The Hesitant Nihilist Staff Member

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    Here's Usyk fighting as a Heavyweight 6 Times with 12oz Gloves on. Some of these guys (Joyce/Modugno/Fa) are around the same height as Wlad.
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  9. Farmboxer

    Farmboxer VIP Member Full Member

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    He would beat Wilder now, but Wilder would not fight him. Wilder just refused to fight his mandatory once again, he refused to fight Povetkin, Jennings, Thompson, etc., next...............Christy Martin.........................
     
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  10. eltirado

    eltirado Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Usyk has a real punchers chance vs Wlad, because Wlad suffered all 3 losses via KO vs smaller guys

    Usyk should go for it & then try to unify vs Wilder (never lost, and the reigning Champion so we have to favor him over Usyk due to size)
     
    eltirado, Oct 12, 2015
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  11. catchwtboxing

    catchwtboxing Loyal Member

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    We wouldn't necessarily favor Wilder in a Harold Scoiners rematch, and certainly not in fight with Demetrice King who beat Stiverne much more convincingly.

    Wilder sucks *****.
     
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  12. CzarChristoph

    CzarChristoph Active Member Full Member

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    Well Usyk is 6'3, which is tall enough. But he'd need to put some weigh on obviously, a good fighting weight would probably be around 220-230.
     
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  13. Big Ukrainian

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    Well Usyk beat Nistor and Medjidov - TOP HW amateurs, Mejidov 2 time world HW champion. Nistor stopped Joshua, and Mejidov got a win over Joshua as well.

    Now as Joshua destroys everybody at pros, I'd say: yes, Usyk has great chance at HW, too. He wouldnt destroy these slow HWs like AJ does (as AJ is so big and powerful), but Usyk's speed and skills are more than enough to beat many HWs right now.

    I think Usyk dominates Wilder, Glazkov, Cunningham right now at HW.
     
    Big Ukrainian, Oct 12, 2015
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  14. Pugilist_Spec

    Pugilist_Spec Hands Of Stone Full Member

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    I really hope he stays within the 210-215 range if he moves up to heavyweight...
     
    Pugilist_Spec, Oct 12, 2015
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  15. CST80

    CST80 The Hesitant Nihilist Staff Member

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    And for anyone who wants to see AJ getting stopped.:deal With headgear on and Nistor couldn't stop Usyk without it.
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