Usyk says 2-3 more fights before he retires

It is easy to pick poor examples from any fighters career though, isn't it? Those fights were pretty dreadful but is anyone really saying Lewis didn't have power? Didn't have heart? I was not a Lewis fan when I was younger but appreciate him much more now; ain't that always the way. I think 'prime' Tyson and Holyfield would have been too much for him, but hey, he fought and beat both. I think Bowe would have beaten him, but that is all opinion and conjecture. Should we judge fighters on their worst moments, or on their best, or on their career as a whole? Usyk is a sublime boxer but has looked vulnerable, confused, beatable at times. I'd never suggest he was any of those things as a fighter as his career suggests just the opposite. Cherry picking negative points is an easy thing to do, jeez, I have read people citing the Spinks, Berbick and Holmes fights to gauge Ali and we all know how ridiculous that is, don't we?

Realistically, does it matter where we have Usyk placed in history. He is head and shoulders the best of his generation in a way few fighters achieve. Lets enjoy him while he's here and we can rake over the bones when he hangs them up!!

 

2 or 3 more? As fans of the sport we are truly blessed then.

 

Fans often tear apart resumes, then wonder why fights can’t be made

 

His resume is lacking due to fighting so infrequently. He's only beaten 3 quality opponents at heavyweight so it seems odd to claim he's cleared out the division and has nothing to prove

It would be like Holyfield beating Dokes, Douglas and Foreman and claiming he's proven himself the best and doesn't need to do anything else. Nobody would consider Holyfield a great heavyweight if that's all he did at heavyweight but that's where we're at with Usyk

 

They were all mandatory opponents.

So, according to you, who else should he beat to prove himself?

 

Not a bad idea !

 

More guys ranked in the top 10. A lot more

Sort of like Holyfield who didn't call it a day after beating Dokes, Douglas and Foreman but went on to beat Bowe, Moorer, Tyson etc

 

At no point in the past ten years did any HW have a better resume than Usyk has now.

 

Yes all 3 double victories were mandatories as you pointed out. Hearn, Fury and the IBF, causing the logjam!
Most boxing fans shouldn’t have to be reminded of such recent heavyweight history, but here goes.
Although Usyk was Joshua’s mandatory, meaning no strings shot, a straight shot. Hearn wangled in a rematch clause, causing a stalling in the division of a year before Usyk repeated the dose in an unnecessary rematch. Fury’s shenanigans delayed their contractual 2 fight deal, again stalling the division. Usyk then knocked Dubois out in another mando in Poland, later knocking him out at Wembley in yet another mandatory, IBF, were the culprits that time, having forced Usyk to relinquish, only for him to regain it in another unnecessary fight.

 

You lying Piece of ****

 

Why can't we use cruiserweight Usyk for a Tyson fight? Tyson is a small heavyweight so size wouldn't really be an issue

 

I used to be threatened by Usyk like you. But him beating Joshua and Fury made me change my mind. We also know Fury fights to his level.