Anyone still picking Usyk to beat Ali?

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  1. Surrix

    Surrix Boxing Addict Full Member

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    WoW, Of course Chisora is VERY slow and was not ranked in top5.
    Still he had been ranked #9 etc. Is this only domestic level?
    Champ or domestic level, only 2 criterias.:(
     
  2. Vegan Beast

    Vegan Beast Grandpappy Ortiz Full Member

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    Let USYK fight someone top 10 at least before considering him one of the all time greats ffs.
     
  3. ShovelHook

    ShovelHook Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Usyk could've beaten Ali, yes. He's fighting much bigger men than Ali ever did. The cruisers he fought were the size of Ali's biggest opposition.
     
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  4. ShovelHook

    ShovelHook Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Chisora won three rounds max you moron.
     
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    ShovelHook Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Buster Mathis was total crap if I recall correctly.
     
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  6. ShovelHook

    ShovelHook Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Cleveland Williams was coming off of being shot in the stomach and losing half of his colon so I really doubt that is a good yardstick of how good Ali was. He was fighting a broken man that night.
     
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  7. ShovelHook

    ShovelHook Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    He's a racist.
     
  8. George Crowcroft

    George Crowcroft He Who Saw The Deep Full Member

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    Nah, he was pretty good. Jr. was crap.
     
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    john roberts Member Full Member

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    I never said whether he was bad or good just putting someone straight on the heaviest Ali opponent. But as it happens he only ever lost 4 times as a pro to Ali, Frazier, quarry and Lyle, top level boxers and had a very good amateur career he was quite good.
     
  10. The Underdog

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    Ok fanboy. Go make another cringe thread about how much you love Usyk.
     
  11. bandeedo

    bandeedo Loyal Member Full Member

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    frickin tantrums this dudes throwing.
     
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    The Underdog Member banned Full Member

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    Too much emotion involved for these guys to appraise things honestly.
     
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  13. MorvidusStyle

    MorvidusStyle Boxing Addict Full Member

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    The problem with you Ali cheerleaders is that you don't understand how small he is by today's HW standards. His style wouldn't work now because he wouldn't have any reach or stature advantages at HW and his power was rubbish even back then. If you want to claim he would be bigger in this era, it's true, however then he wouldn't fight like that because he'd have a different body, so you can't judge him by his smaller and quicker frame anymore.

    All we have is what we see and he's too small to fight like that and be successful today. He'd actually be beaten by many bigger/stronger cruisers now.

    Ali is not going to have physical advantages of Usyk and his punches won't trouble a guy that takes shots from far bigger punchers. Usyk is more skilled. Therefore, Usyk wins. The Chisora fight has nothing to do with an Ali matchup because Chisora is nothing like Ali. It's actually doubtful Ali would beat Chisora considering Chisora is a more powerful Frazier clone and Ali struggled mightily with that pumped up LHW.
     
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  14. ShovelHook

    ShovelHook Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    I don't even think Usyk is that great, and that thread I made is because I liked him bringing a hurl and sliotar to the presser. Get over yourself you salty bishass mofo.
     
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  15. ShovelHook

    ShovelHook Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    I'm throwing a tantrum? Where?