Usyk is 38 years old

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  1. Jakub79

    Jakub79 Active Member Full Member

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    when it comes to amateur and professional boxing combined, I think so. when it comes to P4P and cruiserweight plus HW, maybe, Tyson has never been cruiserweight, when it comes to HW - absolutely not
     
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  2. MaccaveliMacc

    MaccaveliMacc Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Could be the case of the ref not letting him clinch so much and Jennings being actually a tough customer.
     
  3. mrbigshot

    mrbigshot Active Member Full Member

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    This era is not that awful but usyk - with all due respect to him - simply avoids to fight at all where only he can .

    He could fight parker , kabayel and zhang but it will not happen .

    He will fight only dubois since he knows his style and make especially sure to avoid kabayels fearless approach and special liver treatment .

    This era has plenty to offer !
     
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  4. OddR

    OddR Well-Known Member Full Member

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    To be honest I think after 2012 he started to slightly slip. He started to rely even more on the clinch after that.
     
  5. AdamT

    AdamT Boxing Addict banned Full Member

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    But Usyk doesn't avoid fights, he has the cards stacked against him every time and always wins
     
  6. mrbigshot

    mrbigshot Active Member Full Member

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    Well , then lets go ! Kabayel is official #1 wbc challenger . He is willing to face usyk . We will see if usyk is also willing .
     
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  7. AdamT

    AdamT Boxing Addict banned Full Member

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    It won't happen
     
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  8. ellerbe

    ellerbe Loyal Member Full Member

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    lol, stop trolling, Dubois is better than all those guys besides maybe Kabayel. But Kabayel is like Floyd would say, straight up and down no special effects. Solid, but on the same level.
     
  9. mrbigshot

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    No problem , then usyk should fight them all and beat them all . I think everybody would like to see this , including the saudis .
     
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  10. Reinhardt

    Reinhardt Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    This era has plenty to offer? uh, the walrus Bakole,the fading fast Joshua and his conqueror Ruiz, a 42 year old Chinaman who gasses after 4 rounds, A shot to pieces Wilder, a slob in Fury, and the perpetual contender from the Jurassic era Chisora. Kabayel , Parker and Dubois are about all that's in the division for Usyk. I think Kabayel may be the best of the bunch. I'd favor him over Dubois and Parker
     
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  11. JunlongXiFan

    JunlongXiFan 45-6 in Kirks Chmpionshp Boxing Predictions 2022 Full Member

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    Usyk top 5 Fury x2 Joshua x2 Dubois vs Tyson top 5 Spinks, Bruno, old Holmes, Golota, Tubbs

    Tyson has a deeper HW resume, but I personally prefer the quality of Usyk's career, Usyk won his big fights
     
  12. OddR

    OddR Well-Known Member Full Member

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    You can poke holes in any era if you try hard enough though.
     
  13. mrbigshot

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    Well , if inything than usyk is to blame to be the showstopper . He is sitting on his belts instead of taking on the challange . He is slowing down the entire division , the other guys all want to fight for the belts .

    Never in history we had an HW undisputed with just 8 hw fights on his record . He maybe should never have been offered the undisputed shot but just been forced to make way more title defences before that .

    His wins against aj and fury are very respectable but thats all in his hw legacy .

    The rest was cherry picked and a very dubious win against the kid version of dubois.
     
  14. Reinhardt

    Reinhardt Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    I didn't have to try hard at all
     
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  15. Toker

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    Bernard Hopkins was washed up???
     
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