Where do you rank Oleksandr Usyk as an ATG great heavyweight?

Discussion in 'World Boxing Forum' started by Perkin Warbeck, Jul 19, 2025.


Where do you rank Oleksandr Usyk?

This poll will close on Dec 3, 2052 at 5:13 PM.

  1. Best heavyweight ever

    19 vote(s)
    17.0%

  2. 2-5

    35 vote(s)
    31.3%

  3. 6 to 10

    29 vote(s)
    25.9%

  4. 11-15

    15 vote(s)
    13.4%

  5. 16-20

    9 vote(s)
    8.0%

  6. 21-50

    1 vote(s)
    0.9%

  7. 51-100

    2 vote(s)
    1.8%

  8. Below the top 100

    2 vote(s)
    1.8%
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  1. Joy_Rones

    Joy_Rones Member Full Member

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    This is why we should have a dislike button.

    Evan Fields is a drug cheat and his best win at CW was 5 feet tall.

    Usyk is a top 5 ATG HW easy and the GOAT CW.
     
    Joy_Rones, Jul 20, 2025
    Joy_Rones, Jul 20, 2025
    #31
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  2. skulls-n-guns

    skulls-n-guns New Member Full Member

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    It would be hilarious if Holyfield nicknamed himself "Steroidfield" as a self-deprecating joke.
     
    skulls-n-guns, Jul 20, 2025
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    #32
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  3. MaccaveliMacc

    MaccaveliMacc Boxing Addict Full Member

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    A coin toss for the 10th spot with Rocky Marciano.
     
    MaccaveliMacc, Jul 20, 2025
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    #33
  4. Camps

    Camps Member Full Member

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    Who are the two trolls who ranked him 16-20 ? And who's the wiseass who ranked him outside the top-100? Or was that a keystroke error?
     
    Camps, Jul 20, 2025
    Camps, Jul 20, 2025
    #34
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  5. Contele_Dracula

    Contele_Dracula Member Full Member

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    Hard to say for me who is the best but Usyk is in my top 5 due to his style and personality. From prime Tyson and Lewis since now I didn't remember other HW so good and nice to watch...
     
    Contele_Dracula, Jul 20, 2025
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    #35
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  6. Mordechai

    Mordechai Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Best cruiser of all time and imo top 3 heavy of all time.
     
    Mordechai, Jul 20, 2025
    Mordechai, Jul 20, 2025
    #36
  7. Salty Dog

    Salty Dog globalize the Buc-ees revolution Full Member

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    Hot take is that he has to be taken seriously. Ask me again in 10 years.
     
    Salty Dog, Jul 20, 2025
    Salty Dog, Jul 20, 2025
    #37
  8. HistoryZero26

    HistoryZero26 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Not trolls actual people who are aware of how many great fighters have fought in this division over the last 125 years.
     
    HistoryZero26, Jul 20, 2025
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    #38
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  9. Easyrhino

    Easyrhino Member Full Member

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    For me, the only mark against Usyk is the fact that the man has only 24 fights as a pro whereas most others listed in the ATG conversation have twice as many bouts
     
    Easyrhino, Jul 20, 2025
    Easyrhino, Jul 20, 2025
    #39
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  10. NoNeck

    NoNeck Pugilist Specialist

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    1. Ali
    2. Louis
    3. Lewis
    4. Wlad
    5. Tyson
    6. Holmes
    7. Marciano
    8. Frazier
    9. Holyfield (roids)
    10. Usyk
     
    NoNeck, Jul 20, 2025
    NoNeck, Jul 20, 2025
    #40
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  11. ArseBandit

    ArseBandit Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Top 5, and at the top it’s really a toss up anyway. He’s a certified atg and the best of my lifetime imo
     
    ArseBandit, Jul 20, 2025
    ArseBandit, Jul 20, 2025
    #41
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  12. catchwtboxing

    catchwtboxing Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    I mean, I love Foreman, but in his second career, he was significantly outboxed by Tommy Morrison, Alex Stewart, and Axel Shultz.

    Nah, Usyk wins every round.
     
    catchwtboxing, Jul 20, 2025
    catchwtboxing, Jul 20, 2025
    #42
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  13. deadACE

    deadACE Well-Known Member Full Member

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    An ATG boxer for sure, for his entire boxing career. At HW it boils down to the same thing, how good do you rate Fury, Joshua and Dubois.

    One good and two average boxers don't get you high on a list of ATGs at HW.
     
    deadACE, Jul 20, 2025
    deadACE, Jul 20, 2025
    #43
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  14. TNSNO1878

    TNSNO1878 Active Member Full Member

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    We should have a dislike button because you disagree with someone's opinion? Holyfield had a better run at cruiserweight, and his win against Tyson at HW is miles ahead of any Usyk win at HW. While it's pretty obvious Holyfield was juicing he never actually failed a test so if we start heading down that route we can point fingers at loads of different fighters.
     
    Last edited: Jul 20, 2025
    TNSNO1878, Jul 20, 2025
    TNSNO1878, Jul 20, 2025
    #44
  15. Loudon

    Loudon Loyal Member Full Member

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    No.

    And the thread is specifically looking at HW.

    He isn’t the GOAT HW based upon having beaten only 5 HW’s.
     
    Last edited: Jul 20, 2025
    Loudon, Jul 20, 2025
    Loudon, Jul 20, 2025
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