Usyk top 5, lb for lb

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  1. Mike1978

    Mike1978 Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Usyk is now in the top 5 lb for lb. Crawford, Loma, Mikey, Ggg, Usyk.
     
  2. SmackDaBum

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  3. jmashyaka

    jmashyaka Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Usyk is top 3 for me
     
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  4. HerolGee

    HerolGee Loyal Member banned Full Member

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    close but not yet. You have to figure in that CW is a subdivision with watered down content. Elite here doesnt mean elite in the major division of HW. I tihnk he was penetrated the top ten now for sure, but its hard to rate him up with say 3G, Crawford etc who didnt have the benefit of a subdivision.

    To compare him to Nomas is a bit of joke!
     
  5. Mike1978

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  6. Mike1978

    Mike1978 Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Andrew Tabiti is the best US cruiser, and Usky will beat him.
     
  7. Big Ukrainian

    Big Ukrainian Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Like who? Steve Cunningham and Antonio Tarver? LOL
     
  8. ryuken87

    ryuken87 Active Member Full Member

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    I would have him top 3 with Lomachanko and Crawford, Golovkin 4th.
     
  9. Odins beard

    Odins beard Fentanyl is one hell of a drug.... Full Member

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    He's got a better resume than both Crawford and Lomachenko, but I'd still have Lomachenko above him.

    1. Lomachenko
    2. Golovkin
    3. Usyk
    4. Crawford
    5. Garcia

    Just wait until Gvozdyk murders the super pimp.....it's going to be a Ukrainian takeover.
     
  10. jmashyaka

    jmashyaka Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Personally I think Hunter might be better than Tabiti, Tabiti is too short too be very effective at CW against the likes of a Usyk.
     
  11. jmashyaka

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    Loool @Golovkin being top 3
     
  12. Felix Sanchez

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    How is it hard to rate him up there with 3G when middleweight, and hence 3G's resume is p!ss weak?
     
  13. Cafe

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    CW is better than HW, p4p, no contest. It's honestly a mid level division in terms of talent. I don't buy into that it's the best division in boxing like some are trying to peddle, in terms of excitement? Maybe. As far as fighters go, it's not.

    But the view that it's some kind of sub-HW is a wrong one to take IMO, this is why it gets berated, you can have ultra skilled fighters like Lebedev and Usyk but until they do something at HW it doesn't matter? Why..?
     
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  14. Odins beard

    Odins beard Fentanyl is one hell of a drug.... Full Member

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    Why not?
     
  15. jmashyaka

    jmashyaka Boxing Addict Full Member

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    He hasn’t had the performances to warrant that spot in the last two years. I had jacobs beating him and the Canelo fight whilst he may have popped it, it was definitely a close fight. Crawford, Loma and Usyk all dominated their opponents to get to their spots.
     
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