Usyk vs Sanders

I feel like he fought some arguably bigger punchers (or at least physically larger men that were also big punchers, even if Sanders hit a little harder p4p) with arguably more skill than Sanders already in the amateurs, excelling versus them and managing to always neutralize their power and never let it dictate the course of the fight.

 

That's a good point.

However, a poor version of Sanders was still good enough to cause Vitali real problems and hit him with some huge shots, I doubt Usyk beats him easily.

 

I actually think Usyk is a much better pure boxer than Vitali, who always seemed more of a raw athletic specimen blessed with a combination of size, chin, agility and awkwardness (due to an accident of circumstance just from transitioning from kickboxing to boxing)

Vitali was never 5% as good a boxer as his brother IMO, when talking pure skill.

 

I'd book usyk a better pure boxer than vitali aswell

 

Usyk loses the first 3 rds, spending them on his bcycle behind a high guard. Then takes over and beats the late Sniper to a pulp en route to a late stoppage.

 

Totally agreed, just think that with his power and speed Sanders is going to be dangerous for a bit at least. By the way, what chance would you give Briedis and Gassiev to beat Usyk respectively?