Where does Usyk's win over Fury rate amongst other big significant wins at Heavyweight ?

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  1. Dynamicpuncher

    Dynamicpuncher Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Some of the most notable ones I can think of are......

    Schmeling beating Louis

    Douglas beating Tyson

    Rahman beating Lewis

    Frazier beating Ali

    Ali beating Foreman

    Spinks beating Holmes

    Etc.

    So where does it rank for you ? Top 10 ? Top 15 ? Top 20 ?
     
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    tragedy Active Member Full Member

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    Its one of the best wins of a 6'2 heavyweight
     
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    JediPimp007 Long suffering reader Full Member

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    Not as high as it should due to Fury's paper thin resume and protected '0'.

    The Joshua win was what cemented his greatness at heavyweight, dominating and beating a proven super heavy.
     
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    Arch Stanton When you have to shoot, shoot!, don't talk...... Full Member

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    Of those bouts you've mentioned. I've got it on par with the Frazier Vs Ali bout. It wasn't a given by any means who was to win that one, similar in many ways to what we all just watched recently.
     
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    Finkel Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Hmm, it's a tough one, as I must have missed the part where Louis, Tyson, Lewis, Ali, Foreman, Holmes, etc. in their prior fight needed a gift decision against a 40 year old, inactive MMA fighter, with a bum knee, making his boxing debut ;)
     
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    Finkel Boxing Addict Full Member

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    I found myself applauding parts of Joshua v Usyk 1 when watching it at home, Usyk was just that good.

    I think the constant delays, Ngannou fiasco, and generally both fighters being wrong side of 35 hampered the greatness of what was an entertaining fight
     
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    rb94boxing New Member banned Full Member

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    This was more about a win against the boxing establishment than anything...
     
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    tragedy Active Member Full Member

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    Went against the whole system and exposed a lot of myths that people have been wrongly believing in for years!
     
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    catchwtboxing Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    You guys said it right.

    There is a whole series of interconnected stories in this victory. David and Goliath...good guy vs villain....having to beat the chosen man of the Saudis with their crooked judge and their referee....being a hero for a whole nation at war.....winning everything there is to win as an amateur and pro...remaining undefeated....beating father time....beating the man who disgraced boxing in so many ways...

    You can go on and on with this fight and what it meant.
     
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    ellerbe Loyal Member Full Member

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    Like @CST80 @Serge and many others said, Fury looked far sharper against Usyk. It is a shame he took that fight before Usyk though.
     
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    Serge Ginger Dracula Staff Member

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    Might as well have been two completely different fighters. That was the real Belly in there. He was locked in, fully motivated, had whipped himself into the best shape we've seen him in since Wlad, and he trained like a demon.
     
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    Reinhardt Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    No where near any of the fights listed here,,,Maybe around 20th? Maybe ,,,,
     
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    Reinhardt Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    ,,,on par with the consensus Fight of the Century? Seriously?
     
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    Slyk Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    This is the same Joshua who got slapped around by Fat Andy, right?

    No one considered Joshua in the top 2 during either Usyk-Joshua fight.

    After beating Wilder, it was Fury on the throne. When Fury-Usyk took place, they were 1a and 1b. Far more historical significance. Fury's far better performance showed the level difference between the fights.
     
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  15. Arch Stanton

    Arch Stanton When you have to shoot, shoot!, don't talk...... Full Member

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    Not quite in the historical sense, no. Full Legend takes time. That's both fights AND fighters.

    I meant on par and similar in that all four men were unbeaten. All four could very well be argued to be genuinely the number 1 fighters until they actually fought. And, both fights went the distance with some drama in a big name undisputed heavyweight clash.

    What's your 'equivalent' fight to compare to the Usyk Vs Fury scrap?. And why?
     
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