If we put Usyk from the Verhoeven fight against these heavies, he would lose:

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  1. NoNeck

    NoNeck Pugilist Specialist

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    Tell it to Odlanier Solis, Jorge Luis Gonzalez, Miroschnichenko, and David Reid.
     
  2. ikrasevic

    ikrasevic War for Souls Full Member

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    Timberrrrrr
     
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  3. George Crowcroft

    George Crowcroft He Who Saw The Deep Full Member

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    You're saying this like Lewis couldn't hold the back of Usyk's head too.
     
  4. Marvelous_Iron

    Marvelous_Iron Active Member Full Member

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    Not exclusively that version, he is overrated and would always lose to those guys
     
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  5. Levook

    Levook Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Usyk at his very best gets knocked out by all those guys.
     
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  6. themaster458

    themaster458 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Why would he let him?
     
  7. slash

    slash Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Good research, actually. Holyfield at 40 or 41 looked better than Usyk at 39 did the other night. And Rahman landed some of those right hand bombs on Holyfuield, just like the ones that starched Lewis.

    So Holyfield (41 yrs) vs Usyk (39 yrs) is actually a good fantasy fight. We'd see some good thing from two HOFers.

    But Usyk is taking a lot of stick.. his vocal fans made it so. Hey, that opponent was formidable. If Usyk can weather another grueling training camp, he'll knock out that pretender even sooner than he did last week.