I don't think Usyk was anywhere near as hurt as people are making it out to be. Slightly buzzed at best. Lewis was hurt worse in the third round vs Holyfield. Fury showed up in shape. Besides there is a 5 inch height difference there and as such, it is tough for Usyk to close the gap. Usyk is only 2 inches shorter than Lewis. I believe in 50-50 because i) Lewis didn't have great defense and Usyk can catch him with quick lefts without trading with him. ii.) Lewis never faced a good southpaw so facing the best ever will give him some issues. I completely respect where you are coming from though. Good discussion; i am enjoying it.
I think that he would do well against movers because, for the most part, he would be able to touch them at a distance where they can't touch him. And he would be the harder puncher as well. So they are moving to stay away from him yet, to score points, they have to come to him. His trainer would have him claim the center of the ring and, from there, he can keep the opponent in front of him with minimal movement; you can see this in a fight like Foster v Mike Quarry. Even with a southpaw, you can keep him in front of you with minimal movement and make him move much more than you are to try an gain an angle. There are a few mistakes regarding movement that you see all the time. For example a guy that comes out at the bell and just starts moving. Your movement should be purposeful and a guy coming at you, directly at you makes that a lot easier. A guy that is tall and long and keeps you in front of him but doesn't step forward and steps back every time you step forward is problematic. When that guy has a long hard jab that you need to react to, and a right hand that he can land from across the ring and knock you out with, and a very effective right uppercut at close range..,.You had best be very thoughtful about how and where you are moving.
Ultimately there's no science to it and we all have our own two eyes to watch the fights with and our own mind to interpret what we see with. I guess I am maintaining a conservative approach to Usyk at the moment despite recognizing him as a p4p monster and a 2 division beast. While it was an awesome performance vs. Fury I just don't see it translating vs. Lennox but I appreciate your point of view. I don't think Fury was bad either vs. Usyk, I just wish he was active vs. good fighters during these past few years. In my mind watching the fight, the peppering/amateur approach didn't do well for Usyk against Fury and once he did more of a pro style opening up and really putting power on Fury the whole dynamic of the fight changed. Appreciate the discussion as well