Is Usyk beating Rico more impressive than Lewis beating Vitali

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  1. MarkusFlorez99

    MarkusFlorez99 Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Usyk was 2 years older than Lewis, smaller than Lewis, less powerful than Lewis and just like Klitschko Rico is a former kickboxer and unlike Vitali Rico is easily the greatest kickboxer of all time. He also has better footwork than Vitali and unlike Lewis needing a reprieve via doctor stoppage on cuts, Usyk knocked Rico clean out.

    Usyk underestimated Rico but unlike Lewis Usyk didn't get KO'd underestimating his opponents. This is proof Usyk is greater than Lewis by some distance.

    Daniel Dubois will prove Usyk is the best ever by clearing the division and retiring as an all time great.

    If it wasn't for Usyk retiring he would have surpassed Muhammad Ali after beating Itauma and Kabayel but Oleksandr has left the sport for the other contenders to fight for the world titles instead of milking his name and ducking prime contenders like Mayweather. What a respectable champion Usyk is. The goat will be missed for centuries to come !!!
     
  2. ikrasevic

    ikrasevic War for Souls Full Member

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    How do you compare Lewis' best win to Rico?
    Rico created such an image of himself as a boxer with his good performance against Usyk; none other.
     
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  3. catchwtboxing

    catchwtboxing Loyal Member

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    God bless you you for what you are trying to do here, but this is a hell of a stretch.
     
  4. Redbeard7

    Redbeard7 Boxing Addict banned Full Member

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    Rico has no boxing wins so it's impossible to rate him that highly, obviously.

    Beating Dubois in dominant and non-controversial fashion at 38 may be better than beating Vitali in a controversial war at 37. Vitali is rated more highly than Dubois and is much more durable but Dubois has better top wins and far more one punch threat. It's in the eye of the beholder.
     
  5. Wizbit1013

    Wizbit1013 Drama go, and don't come back Full Member

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    Nowhere near
     
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  6. Babality

    Babality KTFO!!!!!!! Full Member

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    No. Just no.
     
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  7. Mickc

    Mickc Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Just stop it,stop this BS !
     
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  8. BustedSaint

    BustedSaint Country Member Full Member

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    Usyk was well below his usual standard with prep for the Verhoeven fight and looked to be winding down to me.
     
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  9. Fogger

    Fogger Father, grandfather and big sports fan. Full Member

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    Beating Verhoevenwasn't impressive or meaningful in anyway. It was an embarrassment that Usyk came in soft and unprepared. It is what everyone said about Fury after the Ngannou fight and Usyk deserves the same condemnation.
     
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  10. 723

    723 Delusional Old-Head + New Boxing Fan (on a hiatus) Full Member

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    This post largely comprises omission of key details or outright falsehoods. As great a fighter as Usyk may be, this reasoning to justify your take is respectfully quite poor.
     
  11. TMLT87

    TMLT87 Active Member Full Member

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    Vitali was better than anyone Usyk has ever beaten.
     
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  12. BCS8

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  13. Boxed Ears

    Boxed Ears this my daddy's account (RIP daddy) Full Member

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    You can tell Rico better than Vitali because Lewis actually wanted to fight Vitali. But by the time the Usyk/Rico fight was in talks...most people didn't even expect the fight to happen.
     
  14. BCS8

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    sit yo ass down you're gonna confuse the feeble minded with your babbling :lol:
     
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  15. Boxed Ears

    Boxed Ears this my daddy's account (RIP daddy) Full Member

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    Well, okay, but I pretty much planned my weekend based on doing that. :lol:
     
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