Who of the following minor greats, near greats, non-heavweight greats and notables would Uysk beat?

Boy that’s tough if you want a hard yes or no. I’ll have to weigh it.

 

Tim is the only one I see possibly splitting decisions with Usyk.

 

Usyk-Schmeling would be a great fight.

 

I think he beats all of them with the possible exception of Ibeabuchi since Ike was such a brute and had high work rate and wouldn't be deterred in moving forward and cutting the ring. Ike had a cast iron jaw and unlike Fury or Joshua who were reluctant to come forward because Usyk kept hurting them with left hands. But Ike is unlikely to back off. Usyk would have to fight a flawless fight to win. I think its a 50-50 fight.

Witherspoon could give him a hard fight but Tim wasn't exactly a high output fighter. Usyk has excellent work rate. My guess is Usyk's work rate would take over late in the fight and decision him. Usyk is a favourite here though i don't count Witherspoon out.

Outside of that, i don't see him losing to anyone. I love Schmeling and perhaps his counter right could stun Usyk a few times. But Usyk is much bigger, he is faster and he hits hard enough to hurt Max. I think Usyk stops him late or decisions him.

None of the other guys have a chance.

 

Thing that makes Ike so dangerous for Usyk is how he ate Tua's left hooks and kept moving forward. Usyk throws a powerful and underrated southpaw straight left. But is that straight left more powerful than Tua's orthodox left hook? I don't think so. Its more versatile and perhaps harder to predict but in terms of sheer power, Tua has him beat.

I agree that Usyk is better than Byrd. Byrd made the mistake of trying to fight on the inside with Ike and that was a disaster of epic proportions. Usyk moves better than Byrd, doesn't stand in the pocket for long periods, and Usyk hits harder than Byrd so its more difficult to cut the ring vs Usyk. Still, Ike can match Usyk's workrate, something neither Fury or Joshua could do. Ike being a similar height also means he can target Usyk's body more effectively than Joshua or Fury.

I favour Usyk ever so slightly to eek out a decision but i think it would be his toughest fight. Stylistically, the advantages he has over big super heavies don't translate to fighting a iron jawed high work rate guy like Ike.

 

Usyk-Moorer would be interesting. Moorer could really hit but Usyk has sharper better footwork. I think MM would get frustrated after 6 rounds, try and go on the attack and Usyk would start picking him apart. Usyk UD 12 after a exciting contest.

 

Usyk beats them all I think only Ike could give him a challenging fight but Ike isn't proven enough for me to favor him over Usyk

 

Schmeling Spinks and Ike are capable of beating him IMO

 

I would say Ibeabuchi because hes one of the few Heavyweights on that list that could deal with Usyk's output and wouldn't gas.

Hes also an aggressive fighter with good power and a good chin and has experience dealing with a world class Southpaw in Chris Byrd.

 

He beats them all