Inoue next fight is Junto. Usyks next fight is Wilder

This is dumb. Three men have come up from cruiser to win a championship belt....three. A handful of others in the modern era have come up from lower weights in the modern era...Michael Spinks, Byrd, Moorer...but very few of them have overcome 60 pound weight disadvantages. It's a hell of an accomplishment.

 

True, and I bet even today he could still make 200 if he tried, or come into the ring at around 215 without really trying at all. It really depends on what his goal is.
Usyk has had only 6 fights where he weighed in over 220lbs, since 2019. In that time frame Wilder has had 4. These days they pretty much weigh the same.

 

Dubois is far from an elite HW in the pantheon of greats, though. I wouldn't put him anywhere near Frazier or Tyson. This HW division is thin, and I don't want to diminish Usyk, but he is miles off being the GOAT, especially at HW, where he's had eight fights, including three rematches. Dubois nearly got blown away in 1 round by Lerena, who is a cruiserweight. He only beat Hrgovic through headbutts and turning his face into a crime scene. Let's not forget he made Joe Joyce look like a prime Larry Holmes. He's unbelievably limited, which is why Usyk made him look like an amateur in both of their fights.

Fury is another one who has a smoke and mirrors resume, including a razor-thin UD against a cagefighter who had never boxed before, and an L he should've had at the British domestic level against McDermott. P4P, it is Usyk and Inoue at the top, but I would definitely have Inoue above him because of the sheer volume of title fights and weight divisions he has cleaned up.

 

Agreed that Dubois win is getting way overrated. Early in his career I saw potential and I was hoping he would fulfil that but he didn’t. He’s decent but under the top guys, guys like pulev and Chisora etc woulda beaten him prime for and they aren’t anything special.

 

I don't see any argument for Usyk being the goat. His resume is far too thin. If he beat 30 plus contenders he would start to have an argument.

 

Quality over quantity my friend, also probably got to count the portion of his amateur resume he fought without head gear since it’s pretty much just a pro fight.

 

It’s not pro though is it.