If Usyk retired today, would you consider him an ATG?

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Is usyk already an ATG?

  1. Yes

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    82.0%

  2. No

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    18.0%
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  1. Jason Gordon

    Jason Gordon Active Member banned Full Member

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    Of course he is
     
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  2. vast

    vast Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Absolutely.
     
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  3. JOKER

    JOKER Froat rike butterfry, sting rike MFER! banned Full Member

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    Usyk and Inoue are both active ATGs.
     
    JOKER, Jul 3, 2022
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  4. jmb1356

    jmb1356 Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Cruiserweight champions have a poor track record of challenging heavyweight champions and winning. Usyk will be remembered for that alone.
     
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  5. AdamT

    AdamT Boxing Addict banned Full Member

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    Yes imo he already is
    If (when) he beats Aj again? That solidifies it...

    If he beats Fury? Absolute Legend
     
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  6. Hanz Cholo

    Hanz Cholo Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    That would be beautiful.
     
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  7. catchwtboxing

    catchwtboxing Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Uh, it was probably the strongest crusierweight ever.

    As for heavyweight, its pretty bad, but weaker than the Post-Tunney/Pre-Louis era...the Floyd Patterson era...the 78-early eighties...The post Lewis era...or even the Klitschko era?

    Nah. It's poor but not dreadful.
     
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  8. Drew101

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    Overall and based on the work he did at cruiser, yeah.
     
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  9. Betyabeatyaup

    Betyabeatyaup Active Member Full Member

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    What a load of crap. A cruiserweight moving up to take the majority of the heavyweight belts is ATG at heavyweight. Is Evander an ATG heavyweight?
     
    Betyabeatyaup, Jul 3, 2022
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  10. Betyabeatyaup

    Betyabeatyaup Active Member Full Member

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    How can you say that with a straight face? He already beat up guys that would beat up Ali and Frazier at cruiserweight. Take those glasses off man, geeez..
     
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  11. Manfred

    Manfred Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    LOL Like who?
     
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  12. Betyabeatyaup

    Betyabeatyaup Active Member Full Member

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    I’d pick Briedis to mop them both up.
     
    Betyabeatyaup, Jul 5, 2022
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  13. northpaw

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    The work he did at CW already secured him a position as an ATG
     
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  14. ForemanJab

    ForemanJab Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Yes, for his run at CW. He still has a few years at HW to add to his legacy.
     
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  15. BubblesUK

    BubblesUK Doesn't buy hypejobs Full Member

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    Or...

    Will history remember Fury as a guy who beat Wlad, took years out and then beat an absolute fraud and got hyped to the skies for it?

    Serious question.

    (Not saying it wouldn't be a noteworthy achievement, just foreseeing what the "but" will be)
     
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