Oleksandr Usyk, The Thread...

Probably one or two of those, like "prime" Holyfield for instance.
BUT, I really believe that if Usyk was allowed to be "prime" the same way some these guys were "prime", he'd probably beat 'm all. But then again that wouldn't be this Olekdandr Usyk, but rather Oleksandr "Captain Ukraine" Usyk.

 

ive only seen a couple of his fights, hes very good, but didnt look particularly hard to hit, and the big boys can crack. if you aint built like them, youre gonna be getting a whole new perspective on punching power and how it affects you in later rounds.

 

Fully agreed.

 

He coped just fine with Joe Joyce's punching power...

 

who?

 

Holyfield probably loses in the era of VADA testing, but take it if fought back in the old days.

All this speculation about Usyk hopefully will be relegated by his upcoming fights ... just want to see how it plays out.

 

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Whyte would not get in range to land his body work, he is too flat footed

 

What do you mean range? Bluetooth range or WiFi range?

How far will Usyk be exactly? He eventually has to touch Whyte physically/

It's not wireless boxing.

 

he's already 33. With the whole virus thing, and boxing politics, I fear it may be too late before he gets a shot at the world heavyweight title.

I hope he can fight for the title before he is 35. It would be a real shame if he got a shot too late.

 

I actually think Usyk has a much better shot at beating Wilder than Ruiz. On paper one would imagine Usyk boxes a clear UD over Andy, especially with his footspeed, footwork, and angles. But Usyk isn't a runner, he's a fighter and there's no way I see him run the whole fight and solely fight off the back foot against anyone. Ruiz has blazing hand speed, throws powerful punches in combo action from crazy weird angles........... It's one thing being a natural HW getting clipped by those shots, but even then look at AJ. But being a true cruiser and getting clipped......... I would slightly favor Andy to ice him.

 

Agreed. He’s certainly big enough and without doubt good enough to be undisputed but sadly I think his injury proneness from so many amateur fights, his pro fights and his continual training camps are taking their toll already.