Crazy similarities between Muhammad Ali and Oleksandr Usyk

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  1. skulls-n-guns

    skulls-n-guns New Member Full Member

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    Same height (6'3"), same reach (78"), same birthday (January 17).

    Both guys won a gold medal in the Olympics.

    Both guys became the heavyweight champ by beating a hard-hitting opponent with a longer reach. Ali beat Sonny Liston (84" reach), and Usyk beat Anthony Joshua (82" reach).

    Even their KO rates are similar. 66% of Ali's wins came from knockouts. That number is 67% for Usyk.
     
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  2. Marvelous_Iron

    Marvelous_Iron Active Member Full Member

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    Ali's KO rate was over nearly 3 times as many fights though
     
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