Usyk has fought 7 times at HW and 5 of those fights were competitive close decisions yet apparently greats have no chance and just get out boxed. Tyson knocks him out.
Styles and attributes make fights. Fighting guys that literally make Tyson and Marciano look like a midgets, at Usyks age of 36, isnt comparable to fighting Tyson and Marciano themselves, at Usyks prime. So guys like Green, Tillis, Ruddock, Tucker and Smith all can extend Mike to 10 and 12... but a prime Usyk wont? Eh... I dont buy it. And having competitive wins againts AJ and Fury while being past primes is a lot better than getting ktfo by buster douglas while in your prime. Fun fact : Usyk is practically the size of 'big' buster douglas the night he fought Tyson.
What I've been saying about Fury all along. He had the size and the talent to be a candidate for GOAT. And instead traded it in for a box of pies and a bag of magic white dust.
I think Fury had the right approach in the first fight. He used his length and moved back to get Usyk to come to him. The point being that moving back means that Usyk can't use his fantastic fotwork to move laterally on him. And Fury was doing pretty well for a while, walking Usyk onto uppercuts etc.
Imo there's no one boxing at present who has a chance. That's just the era we're in. I'd love to have seen prime Holyfield Vs Usyk.
He was in fairy land and the fairy that is Usyk failed to put him on his butt because the gods of war wouldn't allow it.
The overrating of Usyk continues. All of the sudden it's not possible for the shorter fighter to win when they're against Usyk. Tyson does a better job than Briedis when he has him on the ropes, TKO
Tyson stops him terrible style match up for Usyk how is Usyk going to keep off a rampaging prime Tyson ? Usyk had enough trouble vs Briedis and Chisora put Tyson in those fights pressuring Usyk with his superb body attack and its game over. Tyson is leagues above Chisora, Briedis, in pretty much every attribute you can think of. Holmes, Ali, Lewis, also outpoint Usyk again they're leagues above a shopworn 36 year old Fury and Joshua let's be real.
The likes of Smith, Green, fought primarily to survive by clinching all night long losing every round in the process. Tillis was in Tyson's first year as a professional and a learning fight for him going the distance for the 1st time. Tucker was a very durable 6'5 34-0 world champion. If Usyk beat a 34-0 co champion comprehensively by 9-3 on the scorecards he would be praised on this forum not criticised for it. Douglas is not the same size as Usyk he's considerably naturally bigger with an 83 inch reach. Ruddock got his jaw and ribs broken for going the distance with Tyson. Usyk would not of withstood the body punishment Ruddock took vs Tyson.
Tyson always gets mentioned as nightmare match for Uysk that Uysk would be beaten comfortably interestingly. Tyson would also have to exert a lot of energy himself and Uysk has shown he can adapt to so many different styles and ways of fighting so who is to say he wouldn't adapt to Tyson's.
Holmes and Lewis are very vulnerable if you take away their jab. Usyk is too skilled and smart to repeatedly get nailed by a stiff jab.