What wins would make USYK a top 10 ATG?

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  1. bluebird

    bluebird Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Realistically, what can he do at this stage in his career to get into the top 10 All time?

    For me..

    - Go back to Cruiser and beat Jai Opetaia for all the belts
    - Wait for Ituama to have a big win (Joshua, Parker, Dubois, Kabayel) then beat him
    - One more big win?
     
  2. Mayhem

    Mayhem New Member banned Full Member

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    He already is.

    Beating Parker is probably the only thing left to do.
     
  3. Dynamicpuncher

    Dynamicpuncher Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    There's nothing he can do he will never be a top 10 ATG he hasn't got the time or the great fighters to go against to achieve that.

    He can sneak into the top 10 Heavyweights of all time though with a win over Parker and maybe 1 more relevant win after that.
     
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    TipNom Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Unfortunately Not possible. Not unless he reigns dominantly for like 7 more years and defends consistently against the best opposition available, having a Wlad/Holmes/Louis style reign (highly unlikely considering his age). Outside of that there's no route to that level of greatness for him. Nobody in the cruiser to heavyweight range is an ATG, let alone a ATG that can elevate Usyk to top 10 status.
     
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  5. Slyk

    Slyk Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Golden era HW fans: HE COULDA BEEN BORN IN 1950? THAT'S PROBABLY THE ONLY WAY
     
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    catchwtboxing Loyal Member

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    Parker then retire undefeated. People can dis his resume all they want, but undisputed and undefeated are meaningful.
     
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    bandeedo Loyal Member Full Member

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    or maybe have more than 5 guys on your hw resume. in the weakest era in 50 years.
     
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    Scene Smasher New Member banned Full Member

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    oh yeah the classic ' it's a weak era' you butthurt, desperate Americans do everytime the Europeans dominate the division LOL

    It's pathetic. Euro's have dominated the division for about 25 years and all this time all you yanks can ever come it with is ''it's weak doe''

    I mean did you see the ****ing bum of the month scrubs Mike Tyson beat, now that's what you call weak.

    Also when you beat a top fighter twice, it does count twice!! Rematch clauses happen a lot in the modern era, you need to get used to that.
     
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  9. Camps

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    I don't see Frank Warren pitting Itauma against Usyk within the next 18 months. By then, Usyk'll be pushing it age-wise.

    Meantime I'd like to see Usyk (after he recovers from his current injury) use those 18 months to make good on his obligation to Parker, then (assuming he wins that) to take Kabayel and Wardley (not in any particular order -- again, assuming he wins along the way). If he beats all those three convincingly, he's earned top-10 ATG status. And pleeeeeze don't try to tell me all today's top HWs are bums.
     
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    Braindamage Baby Face Beast Full Member

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    It also depends on what Itauma and Opetaia do after the loss. If they go on to become the best of the era or top 10 ATG in their division, then Usyk's legacy grows. If they are exposed and have a mediocre career after, I think those wins do very little for making Usyk a top 10 ATG.
     
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    I feel it's far too early to fight Moses. But if Usyk beats him then he later goes on to dominate. It would be a good win to boost his resume.
     
  12. lufcrazy

    lufcrazy requiescat in pace

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    Parker, Kabayel, Hrgovic and Ituama would be hard to argue against.
     
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    PrimoGT Well-Known Member banned Full Member

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    He might become top 10 heavyweight all-time if he continues fighting for another 3 or 4 years, beating a few good contenders.

    At the moment, he's got wins over only 3 ranked heavyweights (Anthony Joshua, Daniel Dubois and Tyson Fury) and a fringe/gatekeeper (Dereck Chisora).
    (The 200 pound 'cruiser' opponents can be classed as heavyweights too but can't really regard them as ranked in the open division since they never have had big successes there).
     
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