Thread: Usyk owns this era..AJ and Fury messed up.

AJ and Fury (and even Wilder) had numerous chances to fight each other.

They ruined their legacy by not fighting each other and Usyk stepped up and destroyed them both.

Usyk is a problem in Lennox and Ali’s era.

Fury and AJ might have all the millions but were so close to cementing their legacy as the best of this era.

Shame

Usyk is a phenomena and would be a top contender, if not champion, in any era.

He is considered a small heavyweight by todays standards and yet is beating fighters 80lb bigger than him. It is truly incredible what he is doing. Evander Holyfield was the closest to what Usyk is doing today.

No way would I have thought he could have beaten AJ and Fury but he has by taking the fight to them. They could not handle his pace, skills and attacks.

AJ, Fury and Dubois did not mess up. They simply were not better than Usyk.

I like Usyk.
No posturing...
No blah blah blah...
No dragging things on and on and on...

Just put the guy in front of me and I'll fight him.

It's refreshing.

Why are you trolling us? lol.. First Canelo could beat Benavidez and now this. kml... Nice conversation starter.

Usyk is the true boss-man of this era. There's an immeasurable respect and appreciation for a championship fighter who absolutely cleans his division and then legit jumps up to again do the same. Doing it quality over quantity style. He's an under the radar character at times pre and post-fight but humble and professional at the core. Between he and Holyfield the whole back handed term "small heavyweight" needs to be stricken from boxings lexicon.

I never thought AJ was as a great heavyweight - but certainly one of best of his era. I favoured Usyk to win both their fights.

Fury didn't capitalise in his prime and started to piss around and become a circus act. Can't forgive him for that.

However as good as Usyk is let's not forget how close the first fight was. The last twenty seconds of round 9 was the difference between winning and losing for me - Fury was far from owned in that fight.

I'll reserve the decision on who owns the era till the rematch - I wouldn't be surprised if it led to a trilogy. Usyk is favourite but would anyone be really shocked if Fury won it.

As good as he is I just don't see him troubling a prime Lewis. Lewis too big, too smart and bigger puncher to hurt him.