The Only Hole In Usyk's Fabulous Resume

I'm not arguing that it is but Usyk is a versatile fighter who can beat you on the front or backfoot or just by basically standing in front of you using lateral movement and blocking, slipping your shots and stepping in and out of range

He's not going to walk Tyson or Frazier down or stand in front of them and make things easier for them just like he didn't vs Gassiev. He knew Gassiev was a murderous puncher and he opted to box and move

 

And he beat both despite being a lot less experienced than Beterbiev and obviously the HW Usyk is a very different animal to the HW amateur one

Imagine what this much harder punching and bigger pro HW version would do to Beterbiev and Nistor

That's the best they have: Citing fights where Usyk was given a tough time as opposed to ones he actually lost, you know, like damn near all their favs did, including most via KO or stoppage

Newsflash: Every fighter in the history of the sport had very tough fights

Floyd was given a tough night by a 22-16-4 guy, so much so he described it as his toughest fight

 

Wow! Losing a razor-close decision to a much more experienced opponent in their backyard who had been boxing since the age of 4 compared to you only having been doing so since you were 15 y/o is such a big deal

Porter had over 100 amateurs fights by the time he was 14 y/o, Usyk was still a year away from taking up the sport at the same age