Is Fury Usyk is the most skilled HW fight ever?

You could make that argument without looking silly.

 

I think it is. Byrd Klitschko second place.

 

I was thinking about Faust vs Joe Joyce for most skilled battle

 

Muhammad Ali, Lewis, Holmes, Holyfield, all of them and some others were better than Usyk...

 

Begone from the Classic, miniq.

Seriously though, you can claim him being one of the finest, but historically there were some extremely skilled heavyweights who excelled in other fields than Usyk. Joe Louis, Ezzard Charles, Jersey Joe Walcott, Gene Tunney, Evander Holyfield, Floyd Patterson, Jimmy Ellis, Jerry Quarry, Tim Witherspoon, Larry Holmes, Mike Tyson and so on and so on. The decades of boxing produced virtuosos of all kind.

I reckon along Walcott, Usyk can lay claim to the most nuanced feint game, and probably that on-your-toes movement, along Patterson.

 

Lmao

 

I rate his feint game quite highly. Educated lead hand and that amateurs-esque three phase attacks. On the contrary, I find some of the more nuanced and economical centreline manipulation more impressive than Usyk's sharp movement, though it definitely work wonders when he boxes in a tight circle against punchers.

 

Possibly. I've noticed Usyk's definitely more 'busy' with his volume of punches on the outside moving away, as evident in the AJ fights. A clear smaller guy tactic, though one that takes a lot of energy. Against the slower AJ, that can work, but Fury's a different matter! Another factor that has crept into a lot of 'commentary' since being with SugarHill, is Fury's famed agility and speed. Has his move to the more engaging power puncher, been more a move out of necessity than a tactical switch up? Whatever variables there are to this fight, it is certainly one of the most fascinating match ups there has been in the history of boxing.

 

Out of all the modern day HW fights definitely. Before that....no lol.

 

Sure...since the late 90's maybe

 

Disagreed. Every ounce of grit and volition, and the relentless pursuit of mastery displayed by over a century worth of sublime pugilists give conext to the greatness of Usyk himself.