Usyk The Greatest Southpaw Heavyweight In History?

Pretty much goes without saying. Who else?

Moorer- the guy who lost to a 45 yer old man, and Castillo, went life and death with Cooper, was humiliated by Tua, and only beat Holy because Evander was having a heart attack, and still needed dodgy judging?

Byrd- Love him, and has some great wins, but what about those devastating losses to Wladdy and Ibeabucchi? I don't know...just not a real heavy at the end of the day.

Sultan, Chag, Martin, Sanders...not in the running. Just didn't accomplish enough.

 

The list of great heavyweight southpaws is quite small and I have no problem with Usyk being considered a better heavyweight than guys like Michael Moorer, Chris Byrd and Sultan Ibragimov.

 

Has to be considered the best

 

Usyk is definitely the best HW southpaw in history, for the reason that it is very difficult to judge who is the second best.

 

Without a doubt. H2H or CV.

 

I don't think anyone else even comes close to Usyk in regards to this, he's head and shoulders above any other heavyweight southpaw.

 

He hasn't surpassed Rocky Balboa come on.....

Prime Apollo Creed---->Tyson Fury

Prime Clubber Lang---->Anthony Joshua

Prime Ivan Drago--->Daniel Dubois

Joking aside the only other notable Southpaw Heavyweights I can think of are.....Moorer, Byrd, Mildenberger, Sanders.

Moorer and Byrd have more filler to their record at Heavyweight. But I don't think they're actually greater although Byrd does have some notable wins vs Vitali, Tua, Holyfield.

I don't think Usyk is the GOAT Southpaw though with fighters like Marvin Hagler, Pernell Whitaker, Manny Pacquiao.

 

Apollo Creed had never gone the distance prior to Rocky fights and the reason Creed retired was because of the brutal wars vs Rocky he'd probably be rated as top 10 Heavyweight of all time.

Clubber Lang was pretty much Mike Tyson and one glare from Lang would have Joshua having a mental break down like he did after losing to Usyk.

Ivan Drago was super human literally his punching power could knock down the walls of a city he makes George Foreman's power look like Chris Byrd.

I must be bored today.

 

I can count how many southpaw HW's I know of on two hands and one foot

 

Yes, as very thin list
Is he the greatest southpaw p4p in recent memory would be a better question?

I vote hell no

 

But you palpably are disgruntled with him, mate. I know you mentioned you like him as a person, but as a fighter you clearly have an agenda against him, especially since he became undisputed. You acknowledged him duly after the fight which is very commendable and many could learn from you. But other than that you are upset with him, I can tell.

 

I think he is a great fighter, but extremely overhyped for beating dog s..t fighters at hw

I did acknowledge him and still do, but I'm not being brainwashed thinking he's the goat

Others can f..k right off, as this forum is biased as hell. You're only calling me out because it's a fighter you love and you know that is true