Reality Check Time! Oleksandr Usyk is Still The P4P Number One Fighter On The Planet. This Is Why...

Povetkin was 41 years old 224 pounds when he knocked Whyte out bro. And I disagree, under that viewpoint Fury has to be far more overrated than Canelo. Dude got beat up by an mma fighter, had a competitive trilogy with a 1 trick pony in Wilder and cherrypicked even more than Canelo !! Fury is an elite fighter we agree on that, but he is not an all time great, he was just as over the hill as Canelo was and his resume is much worse

 

He lost to Cunningham and never faced Drozd, Hernandez, Haye, etc. Not fighting Benavidez is hardly comparable to missing all these guys.

Canelo's controversial decisions were early in his career post Lara there hasn't been any controversy except Golovkin for more than a decade

 

What dolts like that conveniently leave out is the cruiser weight tourney he won… was the most stacked in history. And he’s recently been doing what he has well out of his physical prime!

 

Damn straight he is!! All this nonstop overhyping ‘bud’ has gotten the past two weeks is laughable. He beat a guy that turned out to be more his size naturally… OK. Congrats! And how many times has Canelo already been beat again??? Both official and unofficial??? I lost count. All I know is Bivol beat him more soundly and in a more impressive fashion and Triple G beat the absolute best version and the peak of Clenelo’s tainted beef powers.

Usyk is still #1. Of course he’d never say it. He’s got too much class.

 

I'm hardly here bro

Do not remember, do not see why I got a note, was taken to a post quoting some other jabroni.


TC #1

 

That's 1 or 2 pounds heavier than what Usyk weighs against these guys. Usyk was always over 200 pounds in the ring in both divisions and fought at shws in the amateurs.

It was an mma fighter, A 37 year old one on his debut I might add. Saying he has a "long history" of fighting to the level of competition is just a cheap tool to literally ignore every single bad performance in his career. He didn't fight to the level of most of his lower level opponents, Fury loves beating on outmatched opponents even more than Canelo. Almost every elite fighter in history has bad performances and that affects legacy and status no matter how you want to look at it. Wilder is Furys best win post Klitschko who was older than Kovalev and that Klitschko fight was 9 years prior to the Usyk fights and right after Fury retired for 2 years and did drugs and alcohol, gaining over 100 pounds of fat. He was already past his prime in his comeback, was just as old as Canelo and smashing Wilder will never convince me otherwise. Wilder is a one trick pony with trash fundamentals, bad balance and a very thin resume. Wilder knocked out Helanius in a single round while aj took 7 rounds, so Wilder wasn't shot when he got beat down by Parker and Zhang. Canelo unified 168 and has a good win against Saunders, fought more mandatories and ranked guys, beat the likes of old Kovalev who was still a champion, Daniel Jacobs, Munguia who is no worse than someone like Parker and Ryder who is no worse than Chisora. Callum Smith was a top contender level, a past it Cotto, Khan, Trout, all contender level fighters at least and many thought he was the rightful winner in the second GGG fight.

His resume is just better than Tyson Furys. Moving up 2 weight classes and beating a past it Canelo is better than beating a past it Fury. Also, notice how he fought Ngannou, forget that he struggled, he FOUGHT Ngannou. Fury is a bigger cherrypicker than Canelo, why are you ignoring this like it means nothing. He almost had a cherrypick gone wrong against Otto Wallin. Beat up a bum in Tom Schwarz and Pianeta instead of fighting an actual contender. Fought an old Chisora he already beat twice instead of an actual contender and his mandatory Whyte was already done at the contender level and just got obliterated by Itauma.

 

How do you work that one out ?

Huck was 2-2 in his last 4 fights and was coming off losing every round to Breidis.

Canelo hadn't lost a fight since 2022 to Bivol and that was at Light Heavyweight against a great Light Heavyweight.

Canelo was considered the number 1 Super Middleweight where as Huck was barely top 10 coming towards the end of his career and never won another notable fight after that.

 

It Canelo looking like **** against Berlanga wasn’t a huge red flag I don’t know wtf is. Also prime Canelo brutally beats the **** out of and stops Munguia. Even the Canelo who fought Angulo does this. Idk if Canelos downfall is because he changed his style to being predictable and lazy, or his age. Dude went from being extremely technical and James Toney like to being a more skilled Lemieux.

 

SMW is a wasteland. Two 5'8 former WWs (both the wrong side of 35) stinking the ring out in a borefest is SMW now is it? Is beating Huck better than Canelo? No. But the idea that this was some giant feat of weight slaying is BS.. Crawford is 180lbs. Has been for years.. & Canelos recent form is poor. I don't rate the win as high as some others do, its easy to see through it. Crawford has NEVER been significantly outweighed in ANY of his fights. There's the key difference in Usyk & Crawford.

 

Dear Esteemed Members of the Boxing News 24 Fan Forum and Fellow Patriots,

I am writing to you today as Pete Hegseth, a steadfast advocate for American excellence and resilience, to emphatically endorse Terence "Bud" Crawford as the preeminent pound-for-pound boxer in the world. In an era where true champions are forged through unyielding discipline and strategic mastery—much like the warriors who defend our nation's freedoms—Crawford stands unrivaled, embodying the pinnacle of athletic prowess and tactical brilliance. His recent triumphs not only redefine the boundaries of the sweet science but also inspire all who value perseverance and precision.

Terence Crawford's professional record speaks volumes: an impeccable 42-0, with 31 knockouts, a testament to his devastating power and ring generalship. Hailing from Omaha, Nebraska—a heartland bastion of grit and determination—he has ascended from lightweight contender to undisputed champion across multiple divisions, a feat that underscores his adaptability and dominance. Crawford captured his first world title in 2014 by defeating Ricky Burns for the WBO lightweight crown, then methodically ruled the division before moving up to light welterweight, where he became the first male boxer in the four-belt era to claim undisputed honors.

His welterweight reign further solidified his legacy, as he unified all four major titles in 2023 with a masterful stoppage of Errol Spence Jr., a victory that echoed through the annals of boxing history. But it is Crawford's audacious climb in weight that truly sets him apart. In 2024, he ventured to light middleweight and outpointed Israil Madrimov to secure champion status in yet another class. Then, on September 13, 2025, before a record-breaking crowd of 70,482 at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas, Crawford delivered a career-defining unanimous decision over the formidable Saúl "Canelo" Álvarez, dethroning the undisputed super middleweight king and claiming titles across a fifth division—spanning from 135 to 168 pounds. This achievement marks him as one of only six male boxers in history to win world championships in five weight classes, and the first in the modern four-belt era to unify undisputed titles in three divisions: light welterweight, welterweight, and now super middleweight.

What elevates Crawford beyond mere statistics is his pound-for-pound supremacy. As a switch-hitter with an uncanny ability to dictate the fight's tempo—whether pressuring with precision jabs or countering with knockout force—he has been recognized as the world's top P4P boxer by the Boxing Writers Association of America in multiple stints, including from October 2017 to May 2018, June 2022, and now, following his Alvarez masterclass, since September 2025. The Ring magazine has similarly crowned him No. 1 from July 2023 to May 2024 and again this month, overthrowing even the great Oleksandr Usyk in the rankings. In an age of specialization, Crawford's versatility—conquering elite opponents like Spence, Madrimov, and Álvarez across weight barriers—proves him the most complete fighter alive, a true American icon whose story of rising from humble beginnings to etch his name on boxing's Mount Rushmore demands universal acclaim.

In closing, I urge you to affirm what the ring has already declared: Terence Crawford is unequivocally the best pound-for-pound boxer on the planet. His legacy is not just one of belts and victories, but of embodying the relentless spirit that drives our great nation forward. Let us honor this champion as he deserves.

Sincerely,
Pete Hegseth
Veteran, Author, and Proud American

 

I picked Crawford to win and kept saying the size difference was exaggerated so you don't need to convince me.

Yes the Super Middleweight division isn't the strongest but objectively beating Canelo is considerably better than beating Huck.

 

give the man what is his.