Legacy: GGG or Usyk

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Usyk or GGG

Poll closed Dec 30, 2022.
  1. Usyk

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  2. GGG

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  1. POTUS

    POTUS Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Roughly ten years down the road, when both are retired. Who will rank higher in Legacy?(Not talking $)

    Oleksandr Usyk or Ganeddy Golovkin

    Make a prediction
    I pick Oleksandr Usyk that cat is Slick. Sky is the limit for Oleksandr. I wouldnt be surprised if he boxes heavyweight's ears off. I always felt HBO used smoke & mirrors to mystify fans with GGG. Usyk feels organic

    We'll see make a stand & we'll look back in years to come.
     
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  2. Salty Dog

    Salty Dog globalize the Buc-ees revolution Full Member

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    I think Usyk unless his greater tolerance for risk causes him to take a beating (and even then he may avenge such a loss). Greatness is proportional to risk, isn't it?
     
  3. LeftRightDownThePipe

    LeftRightDownThePipe Well-Known Member banned Full Member

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    If GGG wasn’t cheated out of setting the middleweight title defense record I’d say there is no telling. But most likely Usyk will have the more impressive legacy especially after he moves up and wins the title at HW.
     
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  4. blackbolt396

    blackbolt396 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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  5. red_roo

    red_roo Active Member Full Member

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    Usyk my favourite I'll back Usyk in da heavyweight''s ...
     
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  6. Aston Villa

    Aston Villa Active Member banned Full Member

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    Hard to tell with them both being true elite top of the food chain fighters
     
  7. Gennady

    Gennady Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Usyk is never going to be a PPV fighter, or half as popular as GGG

    But seems like Usyk is a better cruiser weight than Golovkin as a middleweight

    But unfortunately GGG started too late in America. If he starts 7-8 years earlier and they do a bit more active promotion with him, he would have been as popular in his prime as Pacquiao was.

    I’m the biggest GGG fan, but it’s just a fact that at the age of 36-37-38 you are not in your prime anymore, especially with this offensive style of fighting and the brutal training camps in Big Bear and the weight cuts.

    I hope they are going to make the trilogy fight in May, knocks out Canelo, and during the post fight interview he retires.
    “This was the last big drama show guys, congratulations to my Mexican fans for Cinco de Mayo, alga Kazakhstan!”

    But at least he cashed out. With the 2 Canelo fight he made around 60 milllion, and he already had like 10-15 million dollar.
     
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  8. blackbolt396

    blackbolt396 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    I will call him a 100% from this point on , when you say great boxer he passes the eye test can do a little of everything and has the extra, love me some 100%.
     
  9. yeyo monster

    yeyo monster Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Usyk by far!!!!!!!! ggg is the biggest overrated hype ever
     
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  10. blackbolt396

    blackbolt396 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    His name is 100%.
     
  11. Felix Sanchez

    Felix Sanchez Active Member Full Member

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    Usyk is arguably ahead already and he likely has far longer left.
     
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  12. NaiKoN

    NaiKoN M Power! Full Member

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    So far there is nothing close in cruisers to the level of Canelo in terms of skill, popularity and protection. So Usyk despite his magnificent wins can’t be put ahead as the level of opponents is overall low.
    With the heavyweight, I doubt he can do anything at this moment against Fury or Joshua.
    So no, he will not his legacy will not be bigger unless he defeats one of these two.
     
  13. sid

    sid Boxing Addict Full Member

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    GGG never moved up to SMW lets see how Usyk does @ HW.
     
  14. jmashyaka

    jmashyaka Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Usyk has already achieved more than GGG, to be fair he has achieved more than majority of the fighters
     
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  15. Aston Villa

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    He beat monsters to be rated the best Cruiser, Gassiev, Bredis are very good fighters
     
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