Has Usyk ever been hurt by a shot to the head?

Thanks, Clinton. It always has been even if I say so my humble good self

 

Just be honest and admit that Usyk who has fought more big punchers and murderous punching KO artists than any current champ I can think of despite having less, a lot less or way less fights than most of them is an iron-chinned King


Gassiev is one of the sport's top 5 most devastating punchers


Ben Davison has said that many HWs have personally told him that Gassiev is the hardest puncher they've ever shared a ring with

"Murat Gassiev is the hardest puncher I've ever been in a ring with" - Ola Afolabi

Chris Arreola

“Murat Gassiev – that motherbeeper hits hard,” heavyweight contender Chris Arreola said of his experience while training with the Russian banger in Big Bear, California.

The two worked in the same gym space for their recent training camps. Arreola was preparing for his December 12 showdown with Travis Kauffman, a fight he won by split decision. The final outcome was disputed, but Arreola’s energy at fight’s end was attributed to the work he put in during his time in Big Bear, also crediting Gassiev as one of the fighters who pushed him in the gym.

“He caught me in the ribs during one sparring session, I just never been hit like that before,” Arreola admitted. “This was a camp I was already determined to leave as a trim and ready fighter, but I knew I couldn’t half-ass it when he was there. Whenever I saw him in the gym when I arrived, I was like “****, not that guy again.” But he makes you work in the gym, he makes you a better fighter.”

“In a boxing fight the hardest puncher would have to be Vitali Klitschko. He’s just a strong thudding punch,” Arreola said to ES News Reporting. ”In sparring, hands down, by far is Murat [Gassiev]. That man is [the hardest puncher]. That motherbeeper hits HARD. He hits hard! The thing is I’m sparring him and I see the punch coming and I’m like, ‘NO.’ Boom! The crazy thing about him [Gassiev]; you see it coming. You can’t get out of it, and you get hit and it hurts BAD. That’s with gloves and head gear 18 ounce gloves too,” Arreola said.

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''Murat Gassiev is the biggest puncher I've ever seen. I've seen him in the gym and on tape against top 10 HWs''

These are the sparring rumours we've heard about. Knocking out numerous top HWs in the gym. Breaking their bones

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And this from Gassiev's ex trainer

“The power he has shown me in the gym sparring against [heavyweights Dominic] Breazeale, Charles Martin, Gerald Washington, Chris Arreola, is very real,” Sanchez said. “All those guys, he’s been able to dominate and hurt. Once we get him to the heavyweight division and stabilize him at 225, 230, and put some muscle on those pounds, he’ll be very effective.''
-- Abel Sanchez

AJ is one of the very biggest punchers in the HW division. He still sports a KO 88% and the only three of his opponents not to hit the floor are J-Park, Franklin and Usyk and Usyk fought him x 2 over 24 rounds

Briedis wields massive power in both hands. He sparked a 250lb Charr out cold on his face with a single devastating uppercut, something which none of the HWs Charr has fought have come close to replicating. That was about as spectacular a KO as KOs get.

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Look at the weight in those shots. He's really explosive and fast and skillful too

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Dubois is one of the very biggest punchers in the HW division and he still sports a KO 94%

Murderous right hand

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Chisora has double digit losses but he carries very big power in that overhand right of his, especially since he started taking training more seriously in recent years and has worked really hard on his S&C

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Majidov hits crazy hard too

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Beterbiev is one of the top 3 hardest punchers in the sport, Usyk has fought him 3 times

Bellew is a legit KO artist too.

He's 10-1 (8KOs) at CW/HW and the only 2 of his victims to last the distance against him are the super tough Masternak who has only been stopped once in 52 fights and Bellew hurt him badly and the very tough Cleverly too

I told people at the time that he would KO Makabu out cold if he caught him flush with his pet left hook and I picked Makabu to win

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Then you have Big Joe Joyce, Mihai Nistor, Glowacki, Huck, and Michael ''The Bounty'' Hunter Jr. all of whom are legit bangers

Now go do a list of how many legit bangers and murderous punching KO artists your current favs have fought, and I mean even everyone else in the P4P top 10. Numerous ones in there have barely fought any at all, as few as one, let alone murderous punching ones their size or way bigger

Usyk is amazing and that's just a fact