CAN You Make An Argument Against Usyk Being FOTY 2018

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  1. chatty

    chatty Boxing Addict Full Member

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    This seems pretty nailed on for me and I don't see an argument against it, I don't think anyone can do anything to topple him in this now tbh.

    First of he beat Breidis who in most peoples eyes was the no 2 or 3 Cruiserweight in a unification fight. Tough fight in which he edged out in a very enjoyable fight.

    Next up he beats Murat Gassiev who at the time was definitely ranked number 2. This was a full unification of cruiserweight, the only fighter to do so with four belts plus ring, he dominated this fight and you could make a very sound argument he won it 12-0 on rounds.

    Last up was his Cruiserweight farewell in stopping Tony Bellew in eight rounds. He was posed some problems early here and lost some rounds but showed why he is THE man at cruiser by showing us how he can adapt, break his man down and brutally stop him. Bellew along with Lebedev was the main omission from Wbss and dropped his belt to fight Haye instead.

    Usyk this year has:
    United all four belts
    Ring champion
    Cleared out Cruiserweight
    Won the first ever WBSS
    Makes an argument to be the GOAT Crusier
    Makes an argument to end the year at P4P no1 fighter.

    Without a doubt 2018 was the year of Oleksandr the Great.
     
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  2. Ukansodoff

    Ukansodoff Deontay plz stop ducking Joshua. Thank you. Full Member

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    I cant see any other fighter competing with those credentials.
     
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  3. drenlou

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    Usyk is definitely fighter of 2018.
     
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  4. Chiko_Tech

    Chiko_Tech Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Not only that He did it in all of His opponent backyards.
     
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  5. catchwtboxing

    catchwtboxing Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    I guess you could say Canelo for the GGG victory, but in my mind, that was a robbery, so I am going with Usyk.
     
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  6. Dirsspaardis

    Dirsspaardis Boxing Addict Full Member

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    No doubt about it, no one has come close to achieving such feats.
     
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  7. Dirsspaardis

    Dirsspaardis Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Even if it wasn’t a robbery, and it was, ginger wouldn’t be undisputed and wouldn’t have successfully defended all 4 titles.
    Also, when considering FOTY how such things have been accomplished should matter too so cherrypicking Vegas cashcow with judges in his pocket < warrior willing to go anywhere and face anyone
     
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  8. minemax

    minemax Boxing Addict Full Member

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    For me it's almost like a done deal. Usyk will be the FOTY 2018.
     
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  9. catchwtboxing

    catchwtboxing Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    I agree, but he beat a more proven fighter than anyone Usyk beat this year.

    Since I think it was a bad performance and a robbery, it is a moot point.
     
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  10. Dirsspaardis

    Dirsspaardis Boxing Addict Full Member

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    That would be a more solid win, you’re right.
     
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  11. It's Ovah

    It's Ovah I am very feel me good. Full Member

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    He definitely deserves it. Which probably means he doesn't.
     
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  12. ellerbe

    ellerbe Loyal Member Full Member

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    Yeah, he deserves it. The other top 10 p4p guys are just not cutting it. Usyk has been putting that work in. Loma's win over Linares was good but Pedraza is Tank's leftover. Horn is an excellent win but Benavidez Jr resume is lacking. Inoue's win over Payano and McDonnell were devastating, but they're not Gassiev and Briedis. Even though Inoue handled them in 1 round while Usyk struggled and arguably drew against Briedis. Canelo fought once this year, even though the win over GGG is just levels above Gassiev or Briedis, one fight can't cut it for fighter of the year. If you had GGG winning same logic, Canelo is levels above Gassiev and Briedis, plus GGG didn't officially win. Everyone is ducking Spence so unfortunately he won't make it to FOTY. Wins over Porter and Garcia would have made him FOTY though since they're better than Gassiev and Briedis.
     
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  13. Lith

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    Easily, that many back to back fights against such high level competition AND in their backyard - what an insanely brutal year it would be for him... he would have been completely shattered coming into this fight with Bellew and basically made the fight go exactly to plan and stopped him while still looking pretty fresh. Bellew is no joke, doing that to that level of competition after a year like that is mind boggling.
     
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  14. jmashyaka

    jmashyaka Boxing Addict Full Member

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    no reasonable person can say the guy who became undisputed on the road shouldn’t be the fighter of the year.
     
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  15. Ph33rknot

    Ph33rknot Live as if you were to die tomorrow Full Member

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    if course there is an argument years not over yet something can totally happen
     
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