Where would you rank usyk if he beats Parker and kabayel and then retires

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  1. Mordechai

    Mordechai Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Hello boxing fanatics,
    I am curious, how much would usyks resume improve if he beats Parker and kabayel and retires after that?
    I would love to watch him 2 more times showing us his atg skills set, but how would it really help him in his legacy?
    He already beat the big and marketable names and the legacy boosters.
    Parker is a former champ and long time contender and would give usyk depth in his resume, but kabayel, who stylistically is imo a great fight, would give nothing to usyks resume. Imo kabayel has to beat dubois or parker or joshua to be a really credible challanger and help improving usyks legacy.

    what's your take on?
     
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  2. Kiwi Fish

    Kiwi Fish Active Member Full Member

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    Best H2H ever, and up there overall, easily top 3. But I do suffer badly from recency bias so take that with a grain of salt.
     
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  3. panchman69

    panchman69 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Top 5 for sure
     
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  4. Sammy123

    Sammy123 Money Maker Staff Member

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    He will stop Parker in December, and then his last fight should be against Moses Itouma which I think Turki is pushing for. It's a chance for Itouma to become one of the youngest heavyweight champions ever, but it's also an opportunity for Usyk to expose him as the hype job he is.
     
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  5. Finkel

    Finkel Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Cements him in the top 10 for me.
     
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  6. mrbigshot

    mrbigshot Active Member Full Member

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    His resume would skyrocket if he faces and beats both parker and kabayel .

    That said - i do not believe it will happen .

    The respect to him as a great sportsman would skyrocket even when he looses after a good fight
     
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  7. BubblesUK

    BubblesUK Doesn't buy hypejobs Full Member

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    Parker adds credible depth - but goes in clearly below AJ and Fury in legacy terms.

    Kabayel... Right now doesn't add that much - he might go on to build a resume that'd make him look a great win, or he might not... It's a gamble in legacy terms if it's worth the effort.
     
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  8. OddR

    OddR Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Could Parker happen in December? I think it would more likely be 2026.
     
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  9. MaccaveliMacc

    MaccaveliMacc Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Top 6 after Ali, Louis, Holmes, Lennox and Wlad. He may even surpass Wlad, we'll see.
     
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  10. ChiefGego

    ChiefGego Active Member Full Member

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    Kabayel has no casual draw, and we have no idea what's in his future
     
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  11. 11player

    11player Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Somewhere 4-6
     
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  12. MagnificentMatt

    MagnificentMatt Beterbiev literally kills Plant and McCumby 2v1 Full Member

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    It’s a weird thing where those would be great wins given each of their current standings in the division and their own recent wins…. But on the other hand neither one seems to pose much of a threat to Usyk save “father time” having an influence on it… which takes some weight off of them as far as moving up rankings when he’s already so highly ranked.

    To be honest, I don’t think it would change his standing MUCH for me.. (already being in the consensus to p 5 or 10, how much could it change?)

    It would probably put him over Klitschko in my book though.
     
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  13. Bustajay

    Bustajay Feel the Steel/Balls Deep Full Member

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    I can’t think of anyone over the last 5-7 years that’s better HW than USYK!!!

    Would love to see him and Parker soon and it’s too early for me to think about where he ranks all time until he retires.
     
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  14. Bigplatts

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    I already have him in the top 5. If he beat both of them I’d only put him behind Ali and Holmes and all three of them would be interchangeable.
     
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  15. McGrain

    McGrain Diamond Dog Staff Member

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    Number 3.
     
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