Counting BOTH their amateur runs AND pros, Who was more impressive? Usyk Or mayweather?

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Who Was More Impressive AND better For The Sport??

  1. Oleksandr Usyk

    138 vote(s)
    75.8%
  2. floyd

    47 vote(s)
    25.8%
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  1. Cojimar 1946

    Cojimar 1946 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    No they haven't. Mosley and De La Hoya were not fighting in the same weight classes during their primes and Cotto and Pacquiao are younger than Floyd. Who else is there?

    You don't think Usyk could have found a way to be more active if he tried? There's five years when he only fought once. Seems hard to explain that away based on injuries and cancellations. Was he injured ten months of the year in 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, and 2025
     
  2. catchwtboxing

    catchwtboxing Loyal Member

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    Yes, yes they have, and the entire world knows it.
     
  3. Cojimar 1946

    Cojimar 1946 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Oscars prime ended in 2003 when Mayweather was at lightweight. How could Floyd be ducking a guy in a separate weight class?

    It is the equivalent of accusing Usyk of ducking Benavidez and Bivol
     
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  4. catchwtboxing

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    You are trying to make this about Oscar when there are at least half a dozen fighters he avoided or aged out.
     
  5. Cojimar 1946

    Cojimar 1946 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    They would have to be pretty good in order to qualify as a duck in the first place. Otherwise they are just some random contender Floyd didn't fight. Floyd has been accused of ducking Amir Khan and Margarito but both had very mediocre careers so fighting them would never be a priority for Floyd.

    And its bizarre to accuse someone of aging out younger opponents because its generally not to the advantage of an older guy to age out a younger guy. if you can point to an older opponent he aged out that would help your agument
     
  6. alakran

    alakran Boxing Addict Full Member

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    I do agree with that just be ause the zab judah fight should have been a dq. But maidana and castillo were rematched immediately, to me that shows he wasn’t afraid of anyone and any other fight not being made was due to issues at the negotiating table. I’ve even seen ppl accuse ODLH of ducking so those will always be around.
     
  7. BoweWins

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    Mayweather is way more famous than this mfer. Ask your Mum about Floyd.
     
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  9. LiamInChains

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    I've gone back and I'm watching all Mayweather's fights, I grew up in the 'Money' era but watching him as 'Pretty Boy' damn he was ferocious and vicious. The fact someone so small managed to go all the way up to fighting someone like Canelo as an old man is pretty impressive. I do think Usyk has done great things but he's pissing me off at the minute.
     
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    I'd stop before the 'Money' era fights if I was you, unless you have insomnia problems.
     
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  11. MidniteProwler

    MidniteProwler Fab 4. Mayor of Aussie Boxing Full Member

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    I don't care if his name is Muhammed I'm hard Bruce Lee nobody is better than Usyk.
     
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  12. MarkusFlorez99

    MarkusFlorez99 Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    You have negative foresight. Usyk is about to fight a damn kickboxer who has only had 1 boxing fight after refusing to fight his mandatory. You either die a hero or live long enough to see yourself become the villain
     
  13. Pimp C

    Pimp C Too Much Motion

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    Lmfao! Funny how it turned out.
     
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  14. bjl12

    bjl12 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Usyk was beating giants. He did so without catchweights, rehydration clauses, fighting in Vegas, picking their gloves, drug testing, etc.

    What Usyk did was far more impressive than what Floyd did.
     
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  15. MidniteProwler

    MidniteProwler Fab 4. Mayor of Aussie Boxing Full Member

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    Funny how the Floyd lovers who claim not to hate Usyk couldn't wait for a reason to **** on him.
     
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