Does Oleksandr Usyk defeat the top 10 heavyweights?

Discussion in 'Classic Boxing Forum' started by Boxingiq2020, Aug 10, 2022.


Does Oleksandr Usyk defeat the top 10 heavyweights?

Poll closed Nov 18, 2022.
  1. Yes

    14.0%
  2. No

    69.8%
  3. Maybe

    16.3%
  1. White Bomber

    White Bomber Boxing Addict Full Member

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    You proved it wrong how ?!
    By naming some bums ???
    Like I said, the good movers (Walcott and Conn) he faced gave him huge trouble and arguably beat him (Walcott).
    And bare in mind Walcott was a small HW and Conn ain't even a proper one.
    In Usyk, he's gonna face someone bigger than him who moves just as good if not better than anyone he ever faced.
     
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  2. Hannibal Barca

    Hannibal Barca Active Member Full Member

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    His performance while good did not live up to the expectations he created from the 1st fight. Part of it was AJ's cautious offense created less counter opportunities, but I felt Usyk wasn't as sharp as I've seen him. It might be a sign of his age or it might be the war dulled the fine edge his style requires. I suspect it's both. Against Fury I believe all this is irrelevant, as a prime focused Gypsy King I would heavily favor.
     
  3. Richard M Murrieta

    Richard M Murrieta Now Deceased 2/4/25 Full Member

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    Usyk as talented as he is as champion could not afford to eat right hands as he did against Anthony Joshua the other night and hope to be victorious, many of the top ten that started this thread had good right hands. Take a look at Muhammad Ali vs Karl Mildenberger on Sept 10 1966, Mildenberger was an awkward southpaw, he too ate a lot of right hands thrown by Ali before the stoppage in round 12.
     
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  4. 70sFan865

    70sFan865 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Just because you don't know then, it doesn't make them bums. Remember that for the future.
     
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