Is Oleksandr Usyk the greatest Road Warrior of all time?

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Is Oleksandr Usyk the best Road Warrior of all time?

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  1. Yes

    38 vote(s)
    70.4%

  2. No

    8 vote(s)
    14.8%

  3. Not sure

    1 vote(s)
    1.9%

  4. Greatest current road Warrior, but not of all time

    7 vote(s)
    13.0%
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  1. Dubblechin

    Dubblechin Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Clearly, it isn't their home country, given what's happening, any more than the US is Fury's home country.

    Germany was just the boxing hub of Europe in the early 2000s.
     
    Dubblechin, Aug 21, 2022
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  2. exocet76

    exocet76 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    It's difficult to say however in the modern era for sure. What Usyk has done is pretty unique especially when home town robberies are more common.
     
    exocet76, Aug 21, 2022
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  3. vibes creator

    vibes creator Team Usyk banned Full Member

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    No one will ever do what he's done. Winning everything, undefeated, becoming an ATG.. all on the road. Truly legendary career.
     
    vibes creator, Aug 22, 2022
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  4. catchwtboxing

    catchwtboxing Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Given the quality of opposition, yes!
     
    catchwtboxing, Aug 22, 2022
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  5. gollumsluvslave

    gollumsluvslave Boxing Addict Full Member

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    For me "on the road" generally translates to "in the A-side opponents backyward where the generally have the fans and possibly even referee and judging 'assistance'"

    Whilst Germany was not the Klits home country, it was the base for most of their fights andanyone fighting them there was coming in to a hostile atmosphere with the deck stacked against them for sure.

    IMO it's kind of similar to suggesting that Ward vs Froch was in neutral territory in Atlantic City when Ward didn't have to dig out his passport - same with Josh Taylor and Regis Prograis recently as well, even if not in their 'normal' venue, there is still usually an obvious "home" fighter and an obvious "away" fighter
     
    gollumsluvslave, Aug 23, 2022
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  6. drenlou

    drenlou VIP Member

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    He really could be. How many other fighters have went into the opponents backyards as much as Usyk has and came out with the victory? None really come to mind.
     
    drenlou, Aug 23, 2022
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  7. Serge

    Serge Ginger Dracula Staff Member

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    How many fighters have won, defended, and unified all their world titles in their opponent's backyards? With the exception of two of his world title fights - his first defence of his CW title against Mchunu and his first defence of his HW titles against AJ both of which were fought on neutral soil - all his other world title fights have been in his opponent's backyards.

    He won his CW WBO title in Glowacki's backyard Poland

    Made his first defence against Mchunu in the US (neutral soil)

    Made his second against Hunter in the USA

    Took his title to his opponent's backyard when he defended it against Huck in Germany

    Fought a WBO & WBC unification match up with Briedis in Latvia

    Then fought Gassiev in Russia for undisputed

    Defended all four of his belts against Bellew in England

    Annexed AJ's three belts off of him up at HW in England

    And in between Bellew and AJ he fought Chisora in England and Witherspoon in the US

    And he just made his first defence of his three belts at HW against AJ on the road in Saudi

    Every single one of his fights since his moving up up to the world level in his 10th fight have been fought on the road and all but 2 of his last 11 in his opponent's backyards

    It took him six fights to become undisputed at CW and he's attempting to become undisputed at HW in just his fifth at the weight and don't forget he agreed to face Fury next for all the marbles during the AJ rematch negotiations if AJ was willing to step aside which he was so it would've only been four had Fury agreed to it
     
    Serge, Aug 23, 2022
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