Is Usyk now a 2-time Undisputed HW Champion?

So a similar thing happened with Ali but it only an issue when it's someone like Usyk? Figures

Just like how like when Usyk invoked the WBO's rule re. when one of their champions from a lower division moves up in weight to the division above they automatically become the mandatory challenger in that division and receive a title shot just once, and this is despite him having 2 fights at the new weight after moving up to HW and not receiving a title shot for 2 years, it's a issue

But when Crawford invokes the same rule three times at different weights (140, 147 and 154) without having a single fight at either of those respective weights before receiving his title shots all of which he received in a combined 28 months in total (5 for the first one, 10 for the second, and 13 for the 3rd) no one has an issue with him ''not earning'' his shots like they did with Usyk at HW

And even worse Crawford is about to waltz into a title shot at 168 for all four belts, two divisions North of the division he's just come up from, without ever having beaten a 160 pounder, let alone a 168

Shame on you people. Shame on you

No, really.. shame on you

Usyk is an

Olympic gold medalist
World Amateur Championships gold medalist
European gold medalist
Winner of the World Boxing Series

WBC CW champion
WBA CW champion
IBF CW champion
WBO CW champion
Winner of the Muhammad Ali trophy

UNDISPUTED CW CHAMPION

WBC HW champion
WBA HW champion
IBF HW champion
WBO HW champion

UNDISPUTED HW CHAMPION

UNDISPUTED HW CHAMPION x 2

2 x Fighter of the Year

These are all hard facts and that's a hard fact as well. Deal with it or get dealt with

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And in addition to all of the above, as if that wasn't impressive enough

He's won and unified all his world titles in his opponent's backyards sans one which was still on the road

Never had home advantage or a home country ref in any of his world title fights or fights at the world level sans possibly Poland for Dubois 1 and has only had a combined 2 home country judges in all of them


In five weeks from now he will become the 5th oldest HW champion of all time

The 2nd oldest unified HW champion of all time

The oldest undisputed HW champion of all time

And the four HW champs who were older at the time were all natural HWs, three of them being 240-250 + giants, and the other one was 238-243 when he won and lost the title

Never been knocked down or stopped as a pro despite running a gauntlet of savage punchers, KO artists, and legit bangers, literally and P4P a bunch of the hardest punchers in the sport, many of whom way bigger than him

And this is despite him winning all his fights via the application of pure skill and being one of the least dirty fighters of all time and employing legal forms defence to avoid getting hit and knocked down or KO'd which requires actual real skill ie. no excessive holding, no jab and grab, running, ducking his head below waist level etc.

How many other greats and defensive masters can you think of who didn't do those things? Many of them did them an awful lot and best believe it saved them from KDs, stoppage losses or being knocked out

 

He is both a 2 x undisputed HW champion and he is also technically a 2 x undisputed HW champion

So if Beterbiev beats Bivol in the rubber match will he be a 2 x undisputed LHW champion or not? I get Beterbiev lost the belts in the ring but if he wins them back it will still be the exact same guy he already beat, assuming Bivol still holds all the belts come rubber match time that is.

I agree with your sentiments re. Usyk and that he shouldn't have been stripped in the first place but he was and then he beat the reigning IBF champion and #2 ranked HW in the world to become undisputed again

And people keep conveniently ignoring the fact that Dubois was the #2 HW in the world and earned that ranking by coming off three impressive KO or stoppage wins, two over undefeated opponents, both of whom arguably having the best chins in the division, two of them being ranked 3-6 at HW at the time, and one a former three-belt unified champion

 

Agreed. They stripped Dariusz of two of his world titles so they could wrap them round Roy's waist ASAP and Roy has the worst chin of any combat sports athlete, male or female, in history

Speaking of Beterbiev

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Only seen a little bit of Lopez but he looks talented from the limited footage I've seen

 

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