Would current Usyk be able to beat prime Wlad?

Usyk finds ways to win against guys who should beat him.

Wlad used to find ways to lose to guys he should beat.

 

Wlad very overrated, but hard to be certain.

 

I think Usyk is the more flexible, creative and natural fighter from the two of them.

But Wlad had the more refined gameplan and in my opinion Usyk would find that his amazing lateral movement would not work as well as usual against a bigger guy that steps back in response to a side step. We can actually see this to some extent in the Fury 1 fight where Fury stepped back and caught Usyk with uppercuts when Usyk chased.

On the other hand Usyk is rumoured to have given an older version of Wlad a tough time in sparring.

I'm inclined to pick Wlad over the two of them but would not be very surprised if Usyk found a way to deal with Klitschko in an unexpected way.

 

Vlad is sucking air hard by the mid rounds due to Uysk's constant movement and pressure. He takes over and beats Vlad in a similar manner to his fights with Joshua.

 

Because we've seen wlad huff and puff sucking air throughout his career right

 

Usyk wins this one.

 

Wlad would have created some new and different obstacles to Usyk as he was a dirty fighter with a very good jab, in which it would be interesting to compare Wlad's jab to Fury's. But, I think Wlad was a bit too predictable and Usyk would find holes in his defence to get the victory on points, could see a late TKO for Usyk.

 

This could have played out like Wlad vs a Prime Povetkin. I wouldn’t be surprised at all if Wlad found a way to nullify Usyk on the inside and got the UD.

Wlad loved to fight against smaller guys his jab and his grab style on the inside would have suffocated Usyk.

 

Ever watch his fight with Lamon Brewster? He essentially was completely gassed and couldn't continue. Vlad fought at a controlled pace and behind his jab. Uysk uses more feights than any heavyweight I can remember. He puts tremendous pressure on opponents with his constant movement. Sure, Vlad could catch him with an uppercut but too me it's more likely that Usyk stays upright takes Vlad a part as the fight goes on.

 

50/50

They could beat eachother

 

Wlad became very adept at fighting southpaws under Steward. He would neutralize Usyk’s offense and slow the pace down with clinching. Then knock his lead hand down and land straight rights, eventually scoring a couple KDs en route to a UD victory.

 

I read about this is the betting odds thing really proven though?

 

No.