Who's the hardest hitter Oleksandr Usyk has ever faced

Discussion in 'World Boxing Forum' started by Dance84, May 18, 2021.


Hardest hitter Usyk has ever faced

  1. Murat Gassiev

    33 vote(s)
    57.9%

  2. Mairis Briedis

    2 vote(s)
    3.5%

  3. Dereck Chisora

    13 vote(s)
    22.8%

  4. Mahammadrasul Majidov

    0 vote(s)
    0.0%

  5. MIhai Nistor

    0 vote(s)
    0.0%

  6. Joe Joyce

    6 vote(s)
    10.5%

  7. Artur Beterbiev

    3 vote(s)
    5.3%

  8. Krzysztof Glowacki

    0 vote(s)
    0.0%
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  1. Dance84

    Dance84 Unicorn and seastar land Full Member

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    Who Is the hardest hitter Oleksandr Usyk has ever faced? I'm talking from the amateurs to the world series of boxing to the pro ranks
     
    Dance84, May 18, 2021
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  2. Nopporn

    Nopporn Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Chisora is. No doubt
     
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  3. Mordechai

    Mordechai Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Gassiev by far. Gassiev is even at heavy a top 5 puncher
     
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  4. Baneofthegame

    Baneofthegame Active Member Full Member

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    Gassiev is not a top 5 puncher at heavy, come on.
     
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  5. Odins beard

    Odins beard Fentanyl is one hell of a drug.... Full Member

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    Gassiev.
     
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  6. Odins beard

    Odins beard Fentanyl is one hell of a drug.... Full Member

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    In the words of fake president Joe Biden;

    Ah come on man...
     
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  7. vast

    vast Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Going with Gassiev and Joyce a close 2nd
     
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  8. Serge

    Serge Ginger Dracula Staff Member

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    Hard to say because he's fought an awful lot of legit bangers and savage punching KO artists and if you check the CVs of many celebrated and highly ranked fighters of today they either haven't fought any or have only fought one or two. I was watching an interview with a fighter a few weeks ago, I can't remember his name because it was a prospect I'd not heard of, and he was saying that he feels like a lot of fighters don't like facing punchers and prefer to avoid them if possible.

    Majidov hits extremely hard and had he not left it so late to turn over we would've seen just how destructive that power of his is with those little gloves on

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    Nistor's thumping left cross is obviously extremely heavy. Stopped AJ, Wallin, and hurt Arslanbek Makhmudov bad in the ams.

    Chisora is a 250-260lb lump of a man and his power has definitely improved since he started actually taking training seriously. That overhand right of his is a very heavy shot.

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    Beterbiev is Beterbiev and Usyk admits that ''he does hits very hard''

    Joyce is a massive unit and he has very heavy hands

    I'm not saying Bellew is the hardest puncher Usyk has fought or even close but even he is a serious KO puncher

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    Both Arreola and Afolabi say that Gassiev hit them harder than anyone else and the rumours of him bashing up, hurting and knocking out numerous top HWs in the gym are obviously not without substance

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    Serge, May 19, 2021
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  9. Quina74

    Quina74 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    I could see Gassiev KOing some of the top ten quite handily to be honest.. I don't know wtf he is doing rn so inactive ffs
     
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  10. BubblesUK

    BubblesUK Doesn't buy hypejobs Full Member

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    It's a funny old question really - you could argue that what's important is how hard the punch coming in is relative to the weight class he's fighting in (in which case Gassiev by a distance) or you could look at pure power.

    Bulked up Usyk might be less likely to get ktfo by Delboy than CW Usyk would've been by Gassiev... But how would CW Usyk have taken those Delboy punches?

    Odds are, Delboy in pure power terms hits harder.

    All somewhat academic if AJ-Usyk happens anyway - the answer won't be controversial then IMHO.
     
    BubblesUK, May 19, 2021
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  11. kim_jong_un

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    Mairis Briedis.
     
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  12. Liquorice

    Liquorice Boxing Addict banned Full Member

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    P4P Beterbiev & Gassiev. Chisora is a genuine HW with maybe heavier hands but he's not as explosive as Gassiev was imo.. you'd have to ask Usyk I suppose lol
     
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  13. Liquorice

    Liquorice Boxing Addict banned Full Member

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    Gassiev was a savage, his left to the body would take most HWs out.. He's like a jacked up Marciano! Massive puncher..

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    Liquorice, May 19, 2021
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  14. BubblesUK

    BubblesUK Doesn't buy hypejobs Full Member

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    Difficulty is, Usyk's perspective is going to be P4P as he was lighter taking Gassiev's than he was when taking from Chisora...

    Is the question about P4P power or raw power?
    Realistically, these two questions have different answers (and with P4P not mentioned, I voted assuming the question is the latter).
     
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  15. Surrix

    Surrix Boxing Addict Full Member

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    For gym I think Wlad and Vitali.
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    Fights, it depends from course of the fight and styles, how fast, precise and agile is opponent not only just from raw power.
    For example WBSS1: Briedis didn't landed much on him and he on Briedis too not much.
    Usyk used his advantages as former true amateur world class superstar to win this one and even then barely. More close fight than even was on judges cards.
    If there was Chisora from Usyk fight not prime Usyk, Chisora had get KOed. Yeah. Boxers are different.
    Usyk used his advantages and really he was more agile and faster plus also former amateur boxing superstar.
    Vs Gassiev: there I think experience level lad had lower than Briedis and Usyk was able to pump up his work productivity more impressive, by fast and diligent work he did not allowed for Gassiev to set up enough normally.
    Actually I think these 2 fights were best fights he had in pro ranks. Props cos prime in top shape opponents not belts from uncles.
    Bellew: looked not that fresh, btw looks that Gassiev fight had delayed due to some his injury. Coincidence that last fight was vs Briedis.
    To be more fair, Bellew is a bit underrated yeah, despite he didn't fought vs the same prime Briedis.
    He was looks that 2-0 at HW and had won Makabu and via decision Masternak, the same stuff late achieved vs this boxer also Dorticos.
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    Usyk really had amazing agility for his prime WBSS1 era pro boxers in division.
     
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