Counting BOTH their amateur runs AND pros, Who was more impressive? Usyk Or mayweather?

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Who Was More Impressive AND better For The Sport??

  1. Oleksandr Usyk

    62 vote(s)
    63.3%
  2. floyd

    39 vote(s)
    39.8%
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  1. Cojimar 1946

    Cojimar 1946 Well-Known Member Full Member

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    No they haven't. Mosley and De La Hoya were not fighting in the same weight classes during their primes and Cotto and Pacquiao are younger than Floyd. Who else is there?

    You don't think Usyk could have found a way to be more active if he tried? There's five years when he only fought once. Seems hard to explain that away based on injuries and cancellations. Was he injured ten months of the year in 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, and 2025
     
  2. catchwtboxing

    catchwtboxing Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Yes, yes they have, and the entire world knows it.
     
  3. Cojimar 1946

    Cojimar 1946 Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Oscars prime ended in 2003 when Mayweather was at lightweight. How could Floyd be ducking a guy in a separate weight class?

    It is the equivalent of accusing Usyk of ducking Benavidez and Bivol
     
  4. catchwtboxing

    catchwtboxing Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    You are trying to make this about Oscar when there are at least half a dozen fighters he avoided or aged out.
     
  5. Cojimar 1946

    Cojimar 1946 Well-Known Member Full Member

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    They would have to be pretty good in order to qualify as a duck in the first place. Otherwise they are just some random contender Floyd didn't fight. Floyd has been accused of ducking Amir Khan and Margarito but both had very mediocre careers so fighting them would never be a priority for Floyd.

    And its bizarre to accuse someone of aging out younger opponents because its generally not to the advantage of an older guy to age out a younger guy. if you can point to an older opponent he aged out that would help your agument
     
  6. alakran

    alakran Boxing Addict Full Member

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    I do agree with that just be ause the zab judah fight should have been a dq. But maidana and castillo were rematched immediately, to me that shows he wasn’t afraid of anyone and any other fight not being made was due to issues at the negotiating table. I’ve even seen ppl accuse ODLH of ducking so those will always be around.
     
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