if Usyk beats Fury is he the greatest of his generation post Floyd?

If he became the first undisputed heavy of the four belt era after being the first undisputed cruiser of the four belt era he would be uber-elite along the levels of Robinson, Armstrong, Greb, Duran. Leonard, etc.

 

He won’t beat Fury which somewhat negates the question. However, I’d rank Charlo, Chocolatito, Taylor and Tank Davis ahead of Usyk.

 

NO!

 

Yes.

 

I would say a damned good argument could be made!

I'm not very good at ranking fighters, but who else is around? We have the rest of Inoue's career to watch unfold, along with several others. Heck, there are some that think if Fury beats Usyk, he's the greatest his generation. Some might say Crawford, or Beterbiev.

All I know for sure is that none of these guys are anywhere near Mayweather P4P and have a lot of work to do to come even close.

 

Tank over Usyk???? Don't tell me that you aren't trolling?

 

From a combination of skill and achievements point of view Alvarez, Inoue and Usyk stand well above everyone else in the seven post-Floyd years. (I'm not counting the McGregor debacle) From a skill point of view alone there are certainly a few other contenders including but not limited to Crawford, Estrada and Golovkin.

I've got to eliminate Inoue simply because he doesn't have enough quality wins. That isn't his fault but it is the the way it is. It's really close between Usyk and Canelo but if Usyk adds Fury to his victim's list it is hard to deny him as being the top dog.

 

Inoue doesn’t have enough quality wins but Usyk does?

His best win is against an out of shape Bellew who was only fighting for a last payday before retiring. His next best is Breidis which most people thought Breidis won.

At heavyweight, he’s fought Witherspoon, Chisora and Joshua x2. He never put a dent in Chisora, losing about 5 rounds in the process. He failed to hurt chinny Joshua in 24 rounds and won the second bout via split decision.

In short, he has done absolutely nothing to merit being in a discussion vis-à-vis the greatest of a generation.

 

Yes. Hes the frontrunner already for me... but that will cement it. Winner of Beterbiev v Bivol is a close second also..

 

And Floyd.

 

No, Fury is not the beast people are claiming, after his hyped fights with Wilder.

I think Usyk will have problems with other HWs, that are not very hyped today.

 

Imagine going through 9 months pregnancy only to find out your child would rank Tank Davis over Usyk.

Jesus Christ.