To me Usyk is the best fighter p4p

I know it's an unpopular opinion, but that's just how I feel. I'm a firm believer that p4p credentials have to be renewed on a fairly regular basis. I'm not the type of guy to say well "he had that one great win 4 years ago" and then place that in my judgement.

And right now Usyk is a 31 year Undisputed Cruiserweight Champion riding high at the pinnacle of his career. So here and now in 2018 he is in my opinion the world's best pound for pound fighter.

I suppose there are other contenders for that title. GGG is ring magazine's p4p #1, but they always treat the pound for pound lists as a lifetime achievement award instead of an honest assessment of a fighter's current abilities. GGG in 2013 would have some argument, but considering Usyk's superior opposition and sublime skills he really wouldn't.

How about Terrence Crawford? I'm not really a big fan of the guy. But he has pretty much dominated everybody he has faced. He's also a 3 division champ and was undisputed at 140. The problem is his resume is thin. He would be my #3 p4p.

Then there is Lomachenko who at 30 years old is at the pinnacle of his career as well. And he's armed with a better resume than Crawford. He would be my #2 p4p.

#1 is Usyk. I was in awe of his performance against Gassiev. Best performance I've seen in years. He had an off night against Breidis, but was never in any real danger of losing the fight. I don't think anybody in the stacked 200 pound division can beat the guy. I'm eager to see how he does at HW. He beats a top HW and this discussion is pretty much over for me.

Usyk's speed, movement, positioning, skill and stamina are incredible. A guy that big with his attributes is extremely rare. And it's that combination that makes him p4p for me.

Who would have thought a couple years back that boxing's most amazing fighter would crawl out of the hole that is boxing's ******* division? And become such a tremendous talent that he would overcome all the negative stereotypes about the CW division.

 

Well I'm partial stylistically to aggressive fighters with a punch. Usyk isn't necessarily a hard puncher nor does he sit down fully on punches all that much. But he does have a high workrate and looks to land a lot which I like.

But I can see beyond my own stylistic biases for personal entertainment. I'm a bigger Gassiev fan.

But Usyk is p4p.