Is Usyk beating Rico more impressive than Lewis beating Vitali

Fair enough, a man's gotta have his hobbies.

 

A win over a peak Vitali would be one of the best wins ANY heavyweight has on their resume....

 

He has 1 boxing win vs a Journeyman

 

Vitali was a solid experienced amateur boxer and a legitimate former professional boxing champion as well as current top contender.

Rico is an awesome pro kick boxer but was a one fight boxing novice going up against Usyk. Ultimately it was embarrassing for Usyk and embarrassing for the sport of boxing. He essentially appeared to get lucky. While Lewis also got lucky that was through a genuine injury he had caused legally and an honest decision by the referee.

Usyk may or may not have stopped Rico in the last round but corrupt officiating prevented a natural outcome. For all we know Rico may even have stopped Usyk. All I do know is that stoppage appeared to be premature.

 

No.

 

Yes, and I've been saying it for years