Holyfield vs Usyk

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  1. Serge

    Serge Ginger Dracula Staff Member

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    :lol:
     
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  2. Austinboxing

    Austinboxing British Boxing fan Full Member

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    Nope Usky out point him no matter what the weight.
     
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  3. Entaowed

    Entaowed Boxing Addict banned Full Member

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    Usyk has not accomplished nearly as much as HW, it is not even remotely close.
    However I think he did more/beat better competiton at CW, take his career from amateur onwards & he is better.
    I would favor Usyk at CW but like at HW it would be close head to head.

    HOWEVER since only Holyfield bulked up with the use of PEDs, that must be a mark against him.
    Without PEDs I favor USYK head to head at HW.
     
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  4. The Real Lance

    The Real Lance Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    :lol: You make this post and tell someone else their post is flawed??
     
  5. The Townsend

    The Townsend Zeus. Full Member

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    Hi Lance
     
  6. Pugilist_Spec

    Pugilist_Spec Hands Of Stone Full Member

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    I don't understand why People keep talking about who beat who as if it is the only thing that matters, styles make fights and this would be a close one. Both guys counterpunchers with good engines, although Usyk is more of a boxer and Holyfield a technical brawler. It would be a close fight, Holyfield would be applying pressure, Usyk would be on the backfoot luring Holyfield into his shots. Lots od even exchanges, similar to the Briedis fight, very close.
     
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  7. snake33

    snake33 Active Member Full Member

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    Some of you people need to get out and get a life.
    Leave you Mama's basement.
    Fine, you're brave for coming out and declaring your luv for Usyk
    but Holyfield, Lewis, Ali, Mike Tyson and a long list would beat him including Fury.
     
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  8. cuchulain

    cuchulain Loyal Member Full Member

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    Too early to say.
     
  9. cuchulain

    cuchulain Loyal Member Full Member

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    Agree re: CW

    At HW, we need to see how Usyk finishes up.
     
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  10. cuchulain

    cuchulain Loyal Member Full Member

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    Maybe the PEDs wouldn't save the Holyfield who gave up four rounds apiece to two ancient grand-daddies from getting destroyed by Usyk,
     
  11. MarkusFlorez99

    MarkusFlorez99 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Those ancient grand daddies were old All time Greats though. Not old Chisora
     
  12. catchwtboxing

    catchwtboxing Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Not without PEDs.

    What you mean is, "Evan Fields" would have beaten Usyk.
     
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  13. JohnJax

    JohnJax Member Full Member

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    He may be greater at HW, but Uysk would crush him at Cruiser
     
  14. BCS8

    BCS8 VIP Member

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    I tend to agree with this. Personally I think Usyk might have the edge due to his mobility and the fact that Holyfield didn't particularly like elusive fighters, but of course people could make an argument for Holy and rightly so.
     
  15. Liquorice

    Liquorice Boxing Addict banned Full Member

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    He had issues with southpaws.. Moorer, Byrd, Ibragimov