Usyk the best HW of the last 25 years

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  1. Joy_Rones

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    Which fight are you referencing and what is OAP
     
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    Addie Myung Woo Yuh! Full Member

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    Holyfield is leagues above the AJ's and the Fury's of the world. I think he beats Usyk at a canter.
     
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  3. Serge

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    Old age pensioners

    Which part of my post are you referring to?
     
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  4. Serge

    Serge Ginger Dracula Staff Member

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    Holyfield literal walking PED factory who was on the hard stuff and tons of it. Very dirty fighter too
     
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    I think so too, but I'm trying to throw olek and his fans a bone

    Holyfield would beat him up inside
     
  6. Serge

    Serge Ginger Dracula Staff Member

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    You're entitled to your opinion but unfortunately you can never be proven right like me.

    But if it could happen you'd be very surprised when Usyk's gets his hand raised

    I don't take any of the boxing nostalgists remotely seriously all they have is fantasy match ups to help them cope and discredit the modern greats. They're a very bitter bunch who are loathe to give credit
     
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  7. Joy_Rones

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    lol OAP is a good one.

    When was Ali saved from a KO loss by the bell by a 22lb lighter paper chinned, paper skinned 185 domestic/Euro level
     
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    Since Lennox Lewis, yes.
     
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  9. Serge

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    22lb lighter. Saved from a certain KO defeat

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    And FTR, Ali was amazing. A true legend and I respect him immensely and my favourite boxing memories are from my teens and 20s reading boxing magazines and books about the greats and I mean going way back to the 1900s but these boxing nostalgists are unbearable and should stay on the Classic instead of crying their baba tears over here. It wouldn't cross my mind to do the same over on the Classic
     
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    Bigcheese Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Best since Lennox. Wlad would have a good chance at beating him but Usyks body of work is better. Vitali doesn't belong in the conversation.
     
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  11. tragedy

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    Usyk went life and death with Mairis Briedis
     
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  12. Redbeard7

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    He lost to a glass chinned LHW southpaw in his prime and got toyed with by LHW Byrd at 40. And they were the first ever southpaws of any real note at HW. And Holyfield was the only guy back then to fight them, so he must have had more confidence vs southpaws than most. Even Holyfield, who has a big ego, said Usyk was a tough style matchup and would likely beat him.
     
  13. Serge

    Serge Ginger Dracula Staff Member

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    In Briedis', who is a fantastic fighter, homeland. Meanwhile all the other greats were KO'd in their primes or knocked down many times and won gifts from their judges

    And had many life and death struggles

    Your point?
     
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    Cope Joe Frazier, Mike Tyson would steam roll Mairis Briedis
     
  15. catchwtboxing

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    Terrific fighter. Could have been great himself but pissed away a lot of his prime.