The "Usyk is small" myth

Usyk is a small HW and was an average sized CW. He has put on a lot of weight since he moved up, and at his weigh he looks very soft.

 

If Usyk Is small, then I must be a midget.

 

He has huge reach in the ring.Hands of 190cm with 198cm reach are longer then 198cm with 198cm reach.That's more important then these 6, 7cm more height for others.

 

this is an imaginary era that exists in the head of the poster

 

Usyk is the same exact size as Ali. He isnt a small man of course. Its just compared to 6'6/6'7 guys he is smaller but his size wont prevent him from beating these guys up.

Usyk does feel like he isnt a natural heavy though. Like if he stops fighting and eating like a pro he drops below 200 lbs. Where a guy like Foreman who is like the same size in the 70's looks like he definitly belonhs at heavy.

 

There is much in(s)anity in even understanding basic things like size.
Sure for a HW of the last generation/this century Usyk is on the small size.
But he is not only way larger than an average man-& bigger than most HWs until about the 1980's...

He effectively has at least around as much muscle per square inch as "giant" Fury!
Who has much more body fat.
AND I do not like that many only worship extreme gifts like size.
Is it not impressive how Usyk developed such skills, is so tough, & all without hitting hard for a modern HW?

No indication Usyk is a PED cheat either.
MUCH more impressive if he is natural & opponents are not.
WOrks really hard, high volume puncher, represents an oppressed nation fighting for its very survival against a Monstrously inhumane, civilian torturing & massacring opponent...

The average American man is almost precisely 200 lbs.
But at Usyk's body fat level-& while not ripped, he he not "soft" unless you wanna compatre him to bodybuilders...
They would weigh an average of at most 170 lbs.at Usyk's BF%.
That is being generous, more like 160...

Usyk has tons of virtue, work ethic, toughness & developed talent from a staggering amount of boxing experience.
Can we not admire likely the greatest CW ever when he takes on such a challenge?

 

Dubois will show tonight why these puny cruiserweight 's can't trade punches with these enormous fat beer bellied behemoths. I'm not including Joshua, he juiced up to heavyweight. Usyk will be left a crumpled heap ringside. With Warren dancing over him, with his betting slip.

 

Well Usyk has not done too bad in the heavyweight division for someone who is too small, Holding the IBF, WBA and WBO Heavyweight title belts sure sounds like quite a affirmation of his capabilities.

 

He's a smallish HW by today's terms, which is why he fought at cruiser his whole career basically. Otherwise he'd have fought at HW, where the big money and glory is.

It gets complicated because there are all these fatsos at HW now, who are his size or smaller naturally speaking. But they basically don't dominate even if they get some good wins. They are too small for the huge HW's. Basically all the cruisers could fight at HW and do okay, but most would lose to the top SHW fighters or even decent ones. At least that's what they must think, because otherwise what are they doing?

the fact Usyk had to 'bulk up' to be around 100kg and still be a little pudgy suggests he's small for a modern HW.

 

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