Oleksandr Usyk is the best heavyweight since...

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  1. Mitch87

    Mitch87 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    I agree. Easily the best HW since Lennox Lewis.
     
  2. Mod-Mania

    Mod-Mania Boxing Addict Full Member

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    He's clearly the best since Lewis but let's not go overboard.
     
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  3. Mordechai

    Mordechai Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Nope imo he is the best since ali. Tyson and wlad would be tough for him based on style. But everyone else would lose imo.
    He would outbox lewis big time and outbox vitali. Wlad would be a tough nut to Crack because wlad is probably the best against smaller guys, his jab would be tough to deal with. Tyson with his power, speed and body attack would be also a very tough fight
     
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  4. ForemanJab

    ForemanJab Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Hard to rate Usyk over Wlad. He only has a handful of fights at HW and Wlad had 23 HW title defenses. If it just comes down to undisputed then Wlad was all but undisputed during the later half of his title reign since the WBC didn’t seem interested in having a unification.
     
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  5. gollumsluvslave

    gollumsluvslave Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Lennox Lewis for sure.

    A fully focussed and prepared Lewis is a hard style matchup for Usyk H2H as well
     
  6. Kissan

    Kissan I respect box Full Member

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    In my opinion, the Wlad of Chagaev-Haye, would eat Usyk for breakfast and Fury for lunch. Thats no disrespect, I just think Wlad was better during that time
     
  7. heerko koois

    heerko koois Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Since 1988 Tyson
     
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  8. TipNom

    TipNom Active Member Full Member

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    In a head to head sense I'd say since Lewis and I may even favour him against Lewis which would make him maybe the best since Holyfield. In a all time greatness sense though, only the best since Wlad. Hasn't spent enough time in the division to be above guys like Wlad imo.
     
  9. elrond_buggard

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    H2H maybe, but Usyk's achievements in such a short space of time, beating the 2 best HWs of his generation while they somehow failed to fight each other all that time, beats Fury's (whose 2 beat wins are an aged last-gen Klitschko and Wilder, who probably doesn't make the top 5 of his generation).
     
  10. FastSmith7

    FastSmith7 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    And Usyk 4 years ago was better than he is now
     
  11. Aizen

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    Since Wlad honestly.
     
  12. Steve Fero

    Steve Fero Member Full Member

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    He’s just such a good smart boxer. At some point his size and lack of big punch would hurt him though. Only one I would guarantee that against would be L Lewis though.
    Are him and Fury really that good or has there been a talent drain since MMA took over from Boxing? Really not sure but guessing they are good just definitely not better then Lewis who’s still the GOAT.
     
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  14. Scar

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    The best since Wladimir Klitschko.
    People seem to only look at Wladimir's last two fights rather than his reign for 11 years.
     
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