Will Bud's victory light a fire under Usyk?

Usyk himself has said Crawford is the best fighter in the world. I don't think this will motivate him.

 

Usyk has already called Bud the best boxer

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And legacy wise there really isn't anything more Usyk can do after what he did at CW and HW perhaps outside an Itauma win but even that is a win that will need to age well and we won't know for years.

 

It should he is a highly prideful prize fighter!

 

There are so many opinions, but personally, Usyk's feats are definitely more impressive than Terence's somewhat impressive result.
Ultimately, Crawford wasn't even a smaller fighter than Alvarez. He was lighter and less muscular, but also taller and had a longer reach.
Usyk beat guys 10 cm taller, with a reach advantage of almost 20 cm...
And when Usyk faced Joshua or Fury, I had no idea if he would ultimately win. In the case of the Alvarez vs. Crawford fight, I was almost certain Canelo would be outplayed, and watching the fight itself, I wasn't even once worried that something might go differently.
Terence is fantastic, but it's certainly not safe to say he outshone Usyk...

 

whats he gonna do to swing it back to him? parker nor wardly move the needle in a significant way. bud is the man until he loses. he was already largely interchangeable with usyk on the list, and he just had the biggest win of his career.

 

No


Heavyweights are in a different category than all other fighters

The pound for pound logic doesn't apply for them because they can beat everyone

Pound for pound is the antithesis of the heavyweight champion

Usyk is obviously the best boxer in the world from a head to head standpoint no weight restrictions standing

 

yes, but as another poster pointed out previously, we would have to wait until opetaia completes a successful career in order to become significant. unfortunately usyk lacks the proven talent to compete against in order to gain the top spot. not his fault, but thats where were at right now.
now things could change if bud gets beat down in his next fight. then perception would be that canelo was not the achievement it appeared to be. but as it stands, bud is the man at least til his next fight.

 

Any heavyweight who feels they have to prove themselves as "better than" a middleweight probably needs their head looked at.

'Pound for pound' is stupid. Fans need to stop buying into it

Financially, a heavyweight might occasionally see himself in competition with little guys or even pop stars or businessmen . But it makes no sense in boxing for a 225 pound heavyweight champ to worry about a 155 or 165 pound boxer being better boxer.

Crawford is welcome to prove this all wrong by moving up to heavyweight.

 

If he beats Parker and Itauma say, and they go on to rule the division, Itauma especially could rule the division for a generation then that would definitely add to his legacy.

 

How silly boxing, and this forum can be at times, I thought you were suggesting him fight Bud for a sec!