Why Oleksandr Usyk Should Be P4P Number 1 Over Both Terence Crawford & Naoya Inoue.

Didn't there used to be an "amen" emoji?

 

Usyk is P4P #1 and that's not changing in the mind of any sane person until he retires/or loses.

 

The most impressive part about that statement is there is no possible way to even posit an argument for any other fighter. And I'm not biased here. I like Usyk, but he's never been one of my favorites. Just keeping it real. Nobody even close.

 

For all intents and purposes, what should now be clear, is that he's been the best boxer on the planet for the last 8 years.

The styles he's faced, the travelling he's done, the names he's beat.

The only thing better than witnessing the career of a great, is witnessing the career of a great who's humble, a people's champion, and doesn't care one bit about who the a side is.

He's the antithesis of the likes of Floyd and Canelo, and I'm convinced history will remember him much fonder than those two.

 

Usyk pole vaults back over Inoue and Crawford into the top slot now, yeah. A second win over Fury probably allows him to keep it even if Inoue completes his cleanout of a second division's top five; and even if Crawford successfully annexes a title in a fourth division.

They're not all that far apart from one another, though. If Crawford goes undisputed or even lineal in a fourth division within the space of a year, I might consider elevating him. And if Inoue completes that cleanout and starts in on the featherweight division, he'll be worth another look, too.

Pretty crazy that we have three separate guys well within striking distance of one another in terms of p4p rankings. You'd have to go back at least three decades-probably more-to find a situration where three fighters were vying for P4P supremacy at the same time.

 

No arguments here, he has basically completed boxing, I would retire if I was him. Fury doesn’t deserve a rematch after his comments about Usyk getting a sympathetic decision because of the war, and the fact he didn’t give his countryman Wladimir Klitschko another crack
Iam still the ultimate Crawford fan but I can’t see a case for him being ranked above usyk, it’s not possible however his career pans out opponents wise, but I still think Crawford is the most talented fighter of his generation.
It’s just an impossible task for Crawford to achieve anything close to what usyk has achieved.

Iam not religious but I’m praying for a team Usyk announcement that he is retiring, no chance for fury to avenge the loss.
That would be the perfect career and with a little bit of poetic justice thrown.

 

The guy has just completed boxing

 

I don't know CST, p4p #1 might be a stretch, I mean he isn't even #1 in the HW division according to BoxRec AJ takes the top spot now lol.

 

Without a doubt, Usyk is #1 P4P. Nobody has ‘completed boxing’ like he has. His accomplishments are legendary and he is the very best of his generation. Clean fighter, humble man, unparalleled skill level.

 

Belts are nice and all but his level of competition at HW is dreadful lol

 

Usyk is Number 1 !!!

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Usyk has unified the heavyweight division against a guy almost 20% heavier and the next best current heavyweight. He has done it on the road with no favours.

118 to 122 is a jump, but nothing like the CW to HW jump. Inoue is destroying 122 pounders but needs to be taking out 126 pound fighters to match Usyk, and in some respects Loma, who is very undersized.

Despite dodgy decisions, Loma's defeat of bigger opponents is much greater than Crawford's fairly weak resume.

If Crawford cleans out 154 in style, he gets closer to Inoue, surpassing Loma.

The winner of Beterbiev and Bivol, depending on how the fight plays out, can overtake Crawford.

 

Usyk was inactive because he was waiting for lard lad to get in the ring.