Who is the Cruiserweight GOAT?

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Who is the cruiser GOAT?

  1. James Tony

    1.4%
  2. David Haye

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    0.0%
  3. Evander Holyfield

    23.0%
  4. Oleksandr Usyk

    74.3%
  5. Dwight Muhammad Qawi

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  6. Mairis Briedis

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  7. Steve Cunningham

    1.4%
  8. Johnny Nelson

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  9. Juan Carlos Gomez

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  10. Marco Huck

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  1. pow

    pow Boxing Addict Full Member

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    13 wins at Cruiser and dethroned Jirov then stepped up to Heavy to defeat cruiser GOAT contender Holyfield.
     
  2. Drew101

    Drew101 Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    It's not just that he didn't have many fights, but there are really only two quality names at the weight. Don't think that's enough to warrant serious consideration for Top 10 status at the weight.
     
  3. BigBone

    BigBone Boxing Addict Full Member

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  4. pow

    pow Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Fairly unanimous that Usyk is GOAT and Holyfield 2nd.

    Who is third?
     
  5. catchwtboxing

    catchwtboxing Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Hey. welcome back.
     
  6. Mickc

    Mickc Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Holyfield or Usyk it’s a two horse race for me .
     
  7. MagnificentMatt

    MagnificentMatt Beterbiev literally kills Plant and McCumby 2v1 Full Member

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    It’s Usyk.

    Holyfield may be greater overall, but as far as greatness at cruiser, it’s gotta be Usyk.
     
  8. Mordechai

    Mordechai Boxing Addict Full Member

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    No usyk is the greater cruiser and the greater heavyweight than holyfield.

    You should just accept and celebrate we are witnessing atg history right now. Usyk is the cruiser goat and the top 3 heavy of all time already in my book. If he beats Parker and the winner of zhang and kabayal than he completely cleaned out the cruisers and heavys against absolute quality opposition. He would be my personal nr 1 at the higher weights of all time
     
  9. Dangerwood84

    Dangerwood84 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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  10. MagnificentMatt

    MagnificentMatt Beterbiev literally kills Plant and McCumby 2v1 Full Member

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    I love Usyk, but I don’t have to accept your opinion as fact.

    I also said Holyfield *may* be greater overall, I did not state whether that’s my opinion or not for good reason - because I’m unsure as it stands and Usyk is not done.
     
  11. Power_tek

    Power_tek Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Evan Fields
     
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  12. The Phenom

    The Phenom Pretty Handsome Full Member

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    Yes Adamek had 3 important wins to James toney’s 2.wins over Cunningham 1,bell and banks just about trumps toney’s wins aver jirov and Washington.
     
  13. The Phenom

    The Phenom Pretty Handsome Full Member

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    Baker’s dozen

    1 Oleksandr Usyk
    2 Evander Holyfield
    3 Marco Huck
    4 Jean Marc Mormeck
    5 David Haye
    6 Mairis Breidis
    7 Dwight Muhammad Qawi
    8 Johnny Nelson
    9 Juan Carlos Gomez
    10 Tomasz Adamek
    11 Steve Cunningham
    12 James Toney
    13 O Neil Bell
     
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  14. GlaukosTheHammer

    GlaukosTheHammer Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Real Deal has 3 undisputed defenses. Even if you call Usyk undisputed he has one and it's a rematch.

    That said, just cruiser, I'd go Usyk. Same reason, he defended undisputed and Vander did not.

    On resume at CW, Qawi is the single best win. Usyk has a higher number of high quality wins though.
     
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  15. BCS8

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    Usyk, and fairly easily.

    His competition at cruiser is ahead of any other champion by some stretch.
     
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