Pick any heavyweight titlist in history, how many could Usyk have beaten? Even after only one heavyweight bout this question becomes more relevant the further back in fight history you go due to size.
I'll let you know when I've seen him against those in and around the top of the current Heavyweight division. There's some decent opposition outside of those at the very top,someone like Pulev,Povetkin Whyte and even Joe Joyce who he fought in the Ams would be a challenge for Usyk.
Most ATGs could've tbh. Holmes, Ali, Lewis, Wlad, Liston, Foreman, Tyson and HW Holyfield would've all beaten him imo. Guys like Byrd, Spinks, Charles and Walcott are roughly even Stevens. I like Usyk to beat Dempsey and Marciano.
Right now only joke champions like Charles Martin. I would pick Trevor berbick to beat him at this point
Berbick was punching all over the place v Tyson, he wouldn`t have landed a glove on Usyk fighting that way, he`d need to set up his shots far better.
I'd like to see more of him at HW before proclaiming who he beats or not. That said, there's a lot of guys that he might have conceivably picked off. John Ruiz, Valuev, Foreman - all your slow AF guys. He''d probably whup the old timer small guys like Braddock, Hart etc without question. I might pick him over a crappy version of post-prison Tyson with reasonable confidence. So far he's never failed to impress.
no no, as things stand berb would win. he has the better resume and skill to take at least one B+ win. but its close. more importantly the gap is closing.
He was scared to death of tyson. He was a good heavyweight and would be a tough fight for usyk at this point