Tim Bradley absolutely smashes Oleksandr Usyk´s legacy

Not racist because Bradley has always praised Fury. He said Usyk isn't an ATG then later says he's great. He's just upset that Fury didn't do what he thought he should do and get an easy win. At least he agreed Usyk won.

 

I don't think he is a racist. I think he genuinely bought into the whole "a good big man always beats a good little man" narrative a little too much.

 

xenofoby, racism? Gen Z has been rinsed

 

Bradley is 100% correct

 

it sounds like he underestimated usyk, which many of us did. and he overrated fury, which many people did. but he isnt exaggerating about the level of atg that usyk is being built up to right now. his accomplishments have only been limited to whats been available to him, but its a limit none the less.
longevity and consistency count. usyk is the only consistent fighter in the hw division for the last 5 years. he has no competition in this era. everyone else can look a million one fight, ass the next. because they are all incomplete. the greats went through more complete fighters. and you can argue that point with boxrec and triangle theories and whatever else you want to use. what it comes down to is what they can actually do in the ring irrespective of who the opponent is. how he deals with specific problems in offense and defense. the variety of properly thrown in balance punches. the ability and use of legs for positioning. the ability to defend correctly from specific punches while simultaneously opening a lane for your punches. and many other metrics measurable to the trained eye. when you understand what the dance is suppose to look like, its easier to see when a dancer is falling out of step.
If you had a time machine and could gather the 10 greatest trainers in the history of boxing, assuming such a thing could be determined, and told them they could look at all the videos and pick any fighter from any era at any point of their careers, to be brought to the present so you can take the hw crown. usyk would not be in their top 10.

 

if you don't think those issues aren't at play here, you are ignorant

 

Entitled to his opinion but Usyk is an ATG without any doubt.

 

It was obvious that Usyk would be a HW champion before he ever even challenged for a CW title. Some of us know what we are watching while others just pretend.

 

To be honest I was much more impressed by usyk handling AJ than fury

 

he is an excellent fighter. very well schooled. his lack of power initially made me question his completeness, but with his timing and settling into the weight, it turned out to be enough for the job.

 

You are 100% correct and that's what makes Bradley's position all the sadder. The thread maker seems to have been banned for speaking the truth which is unfortunate.