In 5 years people will accept Usyk as the GOAT heavyweight

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  1. Cafe

    Cafe Sitzpinkler Full Member

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    He's better overall than Wlad but I don't think he surpasses Wlad as a heavyweight personally. He's got better names but I do think completely locking down a whole era for over a decade or however long his reign was has to count for something.
     
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  2. Reinhardt

    Reinhardt Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Goat? the only goat he is eats grass
     
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  3. MrPook

    MrPook Boxing Addict Full Member

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    That and Wlad got 69 fights. Usyk only 23. That’s literally 3 times as many as Usyk.

    Fighting 69 times got to count for something as well. Every time a fighter gets in the ring he needs to put in a performance again and he can get beat, hurt, knocked out etc.

    Every kid can figure out that fighting over 60 men is tougher then fighting about 20.
     
    MrPook, Dec 22, 2024
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  4. Slyk

    Slyk Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    I've seen all of Vlad's fights. The first 30 are an early 20's gold medal winning super athlete OBLITERATING guys (save the Purrity loss) who don't hold a candle to Usyk's WBSS run opponents. The number of fights is not relevant. Quality is everything.

    If you want to see some scary KO's in 1 or 2 rounds, watch the first half of Vlad's career. They're typical cab driver style journeymen.
     
    Slyk, Dec 22, 2024
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  5. MrPook

    MrPook Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Ok quality is everything you say. Fury and Joshua are quality I would say. Where do you rank those two all time?
     
    MrPook, Dec 22, 2024
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  6. tarrant45

    tarrant45 Active Member Full Member

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    Quality and quantity matter. Even beating top 10 fighters has value, you can't just ignore it, and focus on 3 wins out of 69 fights, thats cherry picking and completely unfair.
     
    tarrant45, Dec 22, 2024
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  7. UnleashtheFURY

    UnleashtheFURY D'oh! Full Member

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    Keep crying you old delusional narc.
     
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