All depends if Usyk can take what mike dished out, Mike was just as quick as Usyk with more power. Usyk will be fighting a smaller, quicker fighter with the ability push him back. Going for Mke to KO Usyk.
Yeah I think it's a stylistic nightmare for Usyk. There's just nobody around that can mimic Iron Mikes style and freakish genetics. Would be a truly amazing fight to see.
Mike never beat someone of Usyks caliber in a decision. IDK why you're the third person to harp on this.
Mike never had the opportunity to fight an Usyk. It doesn’t matter. If you’re a knowledgeable fan, you can envisage how they’d have matched up stylistically. I’m not saying that Mike was better. Or that he had a better career. It’s just a logical opinion based upon the stylistic match up. It’s the reason why Usyk could barely beat Breidis, yet could beat SHW’s with ease. Usyk does not possess the attributes needed to have beaten Mike. He’s a technical boxer, with limited power, who was in his prime at CW.
Of course. And what work rate? Why would you assume a fast paced fight? Mike would have put him on the defensive from the outset. He’d have bulldozed forward, where Usyk had nothing to deter him.
Great. Was Evander in his prime at CW? Did he fight in any way the same as Usyk? Did he and Usyk have the same attributes? There is no relevance to your statement.
There certainly are similarities in how they fight, they both rely on wearing down opponents with high volume and combinations and they are both very good counter punchers, pretty much identical in height and reach and both iron chinned.
You can note a few similarities. But Usyk is a southpaw technician. He hasn’t got Evander’s rough style and inside game. He could never have overpowered Mike and bullied him on the inside. They have completely different styles.
Of course it is. Usyk beat Joshua, Fury and Dubois, despite being the smaller man, because he has the superior skills. I'd see Usyk vs Tyson going a similar way to Usyk vs Dubois. The difference being that Iron Mike wouldn't quit like Dubois. People keep going on about Usyk not being able to keep Tyson off him, I view it being the opposite, Tyson not being able to deal with Usyk's footwork and pressure.