Is it inevitable that Usyk will be considered the H2H GOAT in boxing history

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  1. Journeyman92

    Journeyman92 Mauling Mormon’s banned Full Member

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    The result is still the same, whatever you may think at the end of the day Byrd was a 215lbs guy moving like a middleweight and Foreman was a 217lbs guy in his prime moving like a SHW.
     
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  2. Kiwi_in_America

    Kiwi_in_America The Tuaminator Full Member

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    Usyk has not faced Parker or Kabayel yet.

    Therefore, "No"
     
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  3. HistoryZero26

    HistoryZero26 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Losing 25 rounds in 7 fights to 5 opponents. The whole foul controversy in his most impressive win against a green Dubois.

    GOAT. How will future generations be able to deny the inevitable truth that Usyk is the most talented HW who ever lived? Wladimir Klitschko walked so Usyk could run just like the fish that walked on land. Chris Byrd was flying. Evolution.
     
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  4. bjl12

    bjl12 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Again, I'm not even sure Usyk is better than his own countrymen, Wlad and Vitali...it's a legitimate conversation. Let alone GOAT...ffs XD
     
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  5. thistle

    thistle Boxing Junkie

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    a great video comparative here, pretty level assessments as far as I can see...

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    Oh and I also agree about Parker.
     
  6. Boxingfan786

    Boxingfan786 New Member Full Member

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    Usyk is not the head to head GOAT. Fighting once a year for 5 years and rematching the same opponents all the time won’t give him that tag. His number just never came up because he hadn’t been put through the wringer fighting on a regular basis but July 19th he will be defeated.
     
  7. Reinhardt

    Reinhardt Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    This comic thread is an example of the millennial fan who's knowledge of boxing is paper thin
     
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  8. catchwtboxing

    catchwtboxing Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Nothing in the fight is smelling like an upset. The Dubois/Charles champ has talked you into a narrative. Dubois used his hack-job tactics and headbutted-low blowed his way to wins over the mediocre Miller and Hrgovic, and devastated a Joshua who is already thrice-beaten, twice by Usyk. Now all of a sudden the man who made Dubois quit with a jab and gifted him a charity belt is ready to go.

    Why?
     
  9. catchwtboxing

    catchwtboxing Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Parker is a great fight that needs to happen, but Kabayel is not there yet, and I have been a fan since he beat Chisora.

    Ask yourself, if you were Usyk, would you gain anything from a guy whose best wins were Makhmudov, Sanchez, Chisora and Zhang? It's a good crew, but not one that makes you a history making guy.

    Now Parker-YEAH! former WBO titlist with wins over Ruiz, Wilder, Zhang, Chisora, Bakole...throw in Dimentenko, Takam, Botha, Meehan, Fa, Leapai, Hughfury for depth.

    Parker has earned the chance, and I hope Usyk wakes up are realizes that this is the only fight left that can increase his legacy, so they both have reasons to do it.
     
  10. Barrf

    Barrf Boxing Addict Full Member

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    different kind of risk. The risk from Parker is being outboxed. Which, honestly, isn’t likely to happen to Usyk. The risk from Kabayel is him punching you in your liver so hard that it exits your body through your anus, and then getting cracked in the jaw as your liver exits.

    on resume he isn’t there yet, but in terms of risk, Kabayel kind of looks like a boogeyman. I’d love to see him fight Bakole. They’d stand center ring and slug until one fell over. Would be epic.
     
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  11. catchwtboxing

    catchwtboxing Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    No, I get that. And I agree.

    What I am drawing attention too is that Parker is a good notch in Usyk's belt to create a legacy, Kabayel is not. So if he really does have one fight or maybe two after Dubois, it makes sense for him to fight Parker.

    Kabayel just does't have historical wins.
     
  12. Philosopher

    Philosopher Active Member Full Member

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    He might take Parker as a rebuild fight after Dubois knocks him out....
     
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  13. AdamT

    AdamT Boxing Addict banned Full Member

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    I love the confidence mate, but I don't share it
     
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  14. TNSNO1878

    TNSNO1878 Active Member Full Member

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    No, once he retires and the dust settles then he will rightly be considered an ATG cruiserweight and top 20 HW. H2H GOAT is insane, though; his best wins at HW are Fury, who nearly lost to Ngannou, and Joshua, who was a shell after his loss to Ruiz. Fighters tend to get overrated when they're active, but in post-retirement, we get a better idea of where they sit. Usyk is at that top table though, no doubt.
     
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  15. Mickc

    Mickc Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Usyk the H2H GOAT fighter based on 23 pro fights ! No sorry I don’t think so .
     
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