An aspect of Usyk's career nobody talks about

Serge been talking about it for long time

''Usyk took up boxing at 15 y/o

He didn't even turn pro until he was almost 27 y/o

In a 10 year career he has unified the CW division in 15 fights

The HW division in 22 fights

Winning and unifying all his world titles sans 1 in his opponent's backyards sans his last title which if we're being honest might as well have been in his opponent's backyard

He has never had home advantage in a single one of his world title fights or fights at the world level with the exception of once and that was fought in a neighbouring country to his own

He has always sought out the best and has never ducked or dodged anyone

Not only that but he has routinely sought out the best in their backyards where the deck is stacked against him or heavily against him

He wins all his fights via clean boxing. No fouling, no deck-stacking, no ducking certain styles or punchers, no stinking out the joint, no refusing to sign on the dotted line unless the playing field is stacked in his favour

He's been exemplary and everything he has achieved amateur and pro has not only been achieved the right and honourable way but it's also been achieved the hard way, treading a path so many others and other greats would never even contemplate treading

Apply the aforementioned to your current favs and many of those who came before him and see how the shoe doesn't fit'

 

You cannot.

Yes, every world class opponent he's fought was 36 or younger and let's not forget he just unified the HW division at 37 y/o

AJ 31 and 32
Belly 35
Dubois 25
Chisora 36
Gassiev 24
Briedis 33
Huck 32
Glowacki 30
Bellew 35
Hunter 28
Mchunu 28

All of them beaten in their backyards or on the road sans Dubois which was in Poland

Belly, AJ II, Mchunu were on neutral soil but the first two weren't really neutral if we're being honest and he was robbed by one of the judges in the AJ fight and also by one of the judges in the Belly fight too

He beat 6 of the 7 world champions he's fought in their backyards, the 7th being Belly in Saudi, which, as said, wasn't really neutral