Would Usyk beat Tyson, Holyfield, Bowe and Lewis if he "appeared" in the 90s?

He has the potential to beat all them at some point and most likely would lose a couple as well given the competition levels.

 

Absolutely not

 

He has the talent and skill to beat anyone but whether he actually beats all of them, who knows.

90's Tyson was not 80's Tyson. If Uysk gets through the early rounds, he beats him easily. Prime Bowe is a tough fight but I could see Uysk on the outside winning with his jab and movement. We have never see Lewis with a southpaw. How does Uysk disrupt Lewis's jab? Too me, Holyfield is the biggest challenge. He has the boxing ability, combination punching and heart to attack Uysk and fight through his counterpunching. I think on paper, Uysk vs Holyfield is just a great matchup stylewise.

I'll stop short of saying he would run the table, but he certainly is as good or better than the list.

 

I think all four of those mentioned COULD beat Usyk, they've all got the tools.

However...

If we're talking everyone on their best nights, prime for prime, etc. I see the following

Tyson = Usyk TKO11. Tyson was formiddable in the 90's of course, but the movement and punch selecton he would wasn't there compared to his younger self. Usyk stops him on his feet late I feel (will get heat for this I'm sure).

Holyfield = Usyk narrow UD. Fantastic fight, and could go either way so am expecting backlash on my choice here as I feel Holyfield might be narrowly ahead after 9 - 10 rounds but Usyk takes the championship rounds to pick up the win.

Bowe = Usyk SD. Great fight, and unlike Holyfield, I can see Bowe splitting the championship rounds with Usyk but the earlier work pulls him through.

Lewis = Lewis SD or possibly a draw. Lewis literally has it all, including the ability to keep Usyk honest with his jab and keeping Usyk roughly where he wants him. I feel Lewis gets a bit lazy in the later rounds and Usyk picks up the majority of those. But LEwis does enough overall to sneak an SD. But I can see a draw happening as well.

 

Who can seriously envision Usyk being able to win by staying on his Olympic bicycle for 12 rounds against those four monsters? Today's heavyweights are mostly range-controlling fighters and counterpunchers—tailor-made for Usyk. In the '90s, they were pressure-heavy brawlers. Try range-controlling and counterpunching Mike Tyson for 12 rounds? Yeah, sure.

 

Yes...Lewis would be the toughest fight...but I have no doubt he would beat them all thanks to his foot movement, good defense, crisp and concise punching, great stamina and high boxing IQ...

 

I think he would have a good chance of beating all of them. Especially Lewis.

 

You put pressure on Usyk and you get countered to death. We even saw that 2 weeks ago. People will use the Chisora fight but Usyk was brand new to HW and was about 13lbs lighter than he is now

 

Usyks workrate is lower when you work the body. A stiff jabber on the backfoot who can double and triple it and time big uppercuts could also be a problem for Usyk

 

I think Usyk beats 90's Tyson (70/30), Bowe (60/40) and Lewis (55/45) and has 50/50 with Holyfield.

 

I'd favor him against all of them. I'd give him the best odds against Tyson and Bowe. Holyfield and Lewis would be much closer but I think he has the tools to beat them and even if he losses a fight it would be competitive and he has the adaptability and intelligence to win a series.