Usyk's Heavyweight Run is grossly overrated

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  1. Mickc

    Mickc Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Usyk can only fight who is available to him and he has and he beat them .
     
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  2. rolzone

    rolzone Member Full Member

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    I got nothing against Tyson. I don’t get my head banged up for other people’s entertainment. And calling Tyson a bum? That’s ridiculous but everyone got a right to their opinions
     
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  3. Barrf

    Barrf Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Usyk's first fights under pro rules were his WSB fights, where he fought at HW, weighed in around 205-210. He's a natural HW, has always been. Just happened to be on the "small" side so he could shred/dehydrate down to make 200.

    Turning pro at CW was a choice. He easily could have just turned pro at HW. Actually, given what a giant slayer he's proven to be, might not have been a bad idea.
     
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  4. Jennifer Love Hewitt

    Jennifer Love Hewitt Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    I can agree it's "overrated" but it's still pretty darn good.
    The unnecessary rematches are really ruining the sport. He clearly beat Fury, AJ , and Dubois he first time. Wasted 3 potential slots on pointless rematches.

    Becoming Undisputed is a huge achievement. Has not been done since Lennox did it 20 years prior. I give Usyk lots of credit and rate him highly. The heavyweight resume, I rate less highly than the fighter.
     
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  5. Oddone

    Oddone Bermane Stiverne's life coach. Full Member

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    Quality bait this is.
     
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  6. kostya by ko

    kostya by ko Boxing Addict

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    Anyone want to discuss Usyk's career in person, I'll be in Hyde Park, Sydney, around midnight.
    [ESB logo on bandana in back pocket]
     
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  7. catchwtboxing

    catchwtboxing Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Thing about Usyk, though, is he never had the losses to Oliver McCall, Hassem Rahmen, Ross Purity, Corrie Sanders, Lamon Brewster, Michael Moorer, Buster Douglas, Micheal Spinks or Chris Byrd, the last two of who are great fighters, but were a LHW and SMW, respectively.

    Almost half of Usyk's wins have been championship wins at cruiser or heavy, without a misstep. I am sorry, but there is no way to parse that.
     
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  8. catchwtboxing

    catchwtboxing Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Lol on that one. There is no way to conclude that the list of old guys, fatties and drug addicts was a "better era." And I do think that Tyson had 6-7 fights where he was a human wrecking ball. But rather than prove it when the competition improved, he became a drug addict himself.
     
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  9. cuchulain

    cuchulain Loyal Member Full Member

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    Tyson has absolutely **** all to do with Usyk.

    That's just **** going on in your own mind.

    Right now, Usyk is the man at HW and has been for a few years .


    Your thread sucks shyte from the arseholes of roadkill.
    (And I'm being generous to you there).
     
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  10. zeratul

    zeratul Active Member Full Member

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    You can do this kind of mental gymnastics to any fighter's resume
     
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  11. mrbigshot

    mrbigshot Active Member Full Member

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    You are right . Parker and kabayel are clearly ducking usyk .
     
  12. mirkofilipovic

    mirkofilipovic ESB Management Full Member

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    You can pick apart any fighters resume like that.
     
  13. Arch Stanton

    Arch Stanton When you have to shoot, shoot!, don't talk...... Full Member

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    Just like Red Rum and the Aintree, Grand National fences.


    He systematically cleared the lot!.
     
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  14. tarrant45

    tarrant45 Active Member Full Member

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    Because he never fought them. In fact he has barely fought anyone at HW.
     
  15. catchwtboxing

    catchwtboxing Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    This is the first and last thing I intend to say to you-- if you really think Usyk would lose to any of these guys, you should really pick another sport. In fact, you should probably just do that one way or the other.

    Good day. Won't be reading any response. I am going to go back to pretending that you don't exist.