When usyk beats fury is he the goat of modern times?

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  1. Elboxeo

    Elboxeo New Member Full Member

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    Heavyweights are far too unskilled for me to ever consider one of them to be the best boxer of a generation
     
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  2. Mitch87

    Mitch87 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Already is.
     
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  3. Fogger

    Fogger Father, grandfather and big sports fan. Full Member

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    I guess the most important question is which years do you consider modern times?
     
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  4. Rilz

    Rilz Ball don't lie! Full Member

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    Beating Fury puts him there. His resume is bulletproof.
     
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  5. Frankus

    Frankus Active Member Full Member

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    I really like Usyk. Great fighter and character.

    If he beats Fury then he might sneak into the top 5 since the turn of the century. Pac, Floyd, BHop, Canelo definitely ahead of him whilst Ward, Calzaghe and JMM maybe even still edge him. And I dislike all but 2 of those fighters. Lets be honest, its a very shallow talent pool in the HW division at the moment. It has been since Lennox retired.

    Plus Bud Crawford or Spence could surpass him with a win over one another if that happens before the Usyk - Fury fight.
     
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  6. drenlou

    drenlou VIP Member

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    Goat of modern times? No not quite.
     
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  7. MorvidusStyle

    MorvidusStyle Boxing Addict Full Member

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    To compare to the ATG Muricans he'll need to have a long string of tomato cans. Maybe he can do that at the end of his career to make up for lost can time.
     
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  8. Midwood

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    bhop , canelo , ward just stfu you americuck
     
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  9. AdamT

    AdamT Boxing Addict banned Full Member

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    He is an ATG
    However, Fury will beat him 100%
     
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  10. Mordechai

    Mordechai Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Imo since 1970
     
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  11. lordlosh

    lordlosh Boxing Junkie banned Full Member

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    This. I don't like comparison old school fighter to nowadays, the comparison is not fair, and people are also very nostalgic about it.

    Everyone should be compare to his generation and era.
     
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  12. serioussam

    serioussam Active Member Full Member

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    In 20 fights wins over:

    - Anthony Joshua x 2
    - Derek Chisora
    - prime Mairis Briedis
    - prime Tony Bellew
    - prime Michael Hunter
    - prime Murat Gassiev
    - prime Krzysztof Glowacki
    - prime Marco Huck
    - Thabiso Mchunu

    That makes wins over NINE TOP10 guys!!!
    HE IS THE ****ING GOAT!
     
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  13. FastSmith7

    FastSmith7 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    He would geniunely take no punishment in all of the mentioned fights.

    Fury would try and lie on him.
    Ruiz is too slow on his feet, Usyk would shut him out
    Wilder is too predictable, Usyk would easily avoid his shots.
    Sanchez is the mosr boring boxer Ive seen at HW, he will never try to engage
     
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  14. FastSmith7

    FastSmith7 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Canelo? No chance.
     
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  15. FastLeft

    FastLeft Well-Known Member Full Member

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    pound for pound is stupid
    if he beats Fury he is best heavyweight in world
    who cares about pound for pound? LOL
     
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