Watching Beterbiev batter Usyk around the ring in their amateur bout....
Liston, Foreman, Holmes, and Ali would do better.
The best guy Usyk beat was a split dec vs Tyson Fury. Give me a break. Overrated.
Sure, the duration of a kickboxing fight matters, I didn't disregard the fact. I am just comparing him to other big names (mostly from the past) in the division. It could be that Rico's approach is invested more in smart fighting and technique, rather than force.
Exactly.
I think people are a bit deceived by the low KOs since the there are 3-5 rounds in kickboxing and then opponents get the attitude to survive to land that lucky knee or high kick from a weird angle (Vitali himself has been knocked out by a suprise head kick) whereas Rico in response then dominates without taking too outrageous risks. That being said, Rico definitely does not have the flawless punching technique that comes with being elite boxer, but does have the 20kg over Foreman in pure muscles (looking at google Foreman being around 100kg and Rico being well over 120).
Sure, the duration of a kickboxing fight matters, I didn't disregard the fact. I am just comparing him to other big names (mostly from the past) in the division. It could be that Rico's approach is invested more in smart fighting and technique, rather than force.
Usyk against Liston, Foreman, Holmes and Ali is at best Usyk 1-3, but 0-4 is very possible.
Weirdly, despite being big and strong, Rico is neither a puncher nor a "kicker", as his KO ratio in Kickboxing is a bit low. As you wrote it.
I think people are a bit deceived by the low KOs since the there are 3-5 rounds in kickboxing and then opponents get the attitude to survive to land that lucky knee or high kick from a weird angle (Vitali himself has been knocked out by a suprise head kick) whereas Rico in response then dominates without taking too outrageous risks. That being said, Rico definitely does not have the flawless punching technique that comes with being elite boxer, but does have the 20kg over Foreman in pure muscles (looking at google Foreman being around 100kg and Rico being well over 120).
Usyk against Liston, Foreman, Holmes and Ali is at best Usyk 1-3, but 0-4 is very possible.
Weirdly, despite being big and strong, Rico is neither a puncher nor a "kicker", as his KO ratio in Kickboxing is a bit low. As you wrote it.
I think people are a bit deceived by the low KOs since the there are 3-5 rounds in kickboxing and then opponents get the attitude to survive to land that lucky knee or high kick from a weird angle (Vitali himself has been knocked out by a suprise head kick) whereas Rico in response then dominates without taking too outrageous risks. That being said, Rico definitely does not have the flawless punching technique that comes with being elite boxer, but does have the 20kg over Foreman in pure muscles (looking at google Foreman being around 100kg and Rico being well over 120).
Usyk against Liston, Foreman, Holmes and Ali is at best Usyk 1-3, but 0-4 is very possible.
Rico is like a Foreman with similar strength, less power and faster footwork. Got calves thrice as big Usyk'.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7l5izO6Mj30
Weirdly, despite being big and strong, Rico is neither a puncher nor a "kicker", as his KO ratio in Kickboxing is a bit low. As you wrote it.
- -Liston, Ali, and Lar would be easily outboxed.
While he could outbox Big George for a while, eventually George destroys his body for a stoppage like he almost did to Ali.
Rico is like a Foreman with similar strength, less power and faster footwork. Got calves thrice as big Usyk'.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7l5izO6Mj30
- -Liston, Ali, and Lar would be easily outboxed.
While he could outbox Big George for a while, eventually George destroys his body for a stoppage like he almost did to Ali.
Rico is like a Foreman with similar strength, less power and faster footwork. Got calves thrice as big Usyk'.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7l5izO6Mj30
- -Liston, Ali, and Lar would be easily outboxed.
While he could outbox Big George for a while, eventually George destroys his body for a stoppage like he almost did to Ali.
Rico is like a Foreman with similar strength, less power and faster footwork. Got calves thrice as big Usyk's.
- -Liston, Ali, and Lar would be easily outboxed.
While he could outbox Big George for a while, eventually George destroys his body for a stoppage like he almost did to Ali.
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I was just rewatching some classic Ali and Foreman bouts on my tablet while folding laundry this past weekend. My streaming app suddenly froze up, and I had to use the espn plus phone number to fix a weird login glitch that temporarily locked my account. Seeing those old fights really reminded me how incredibly fast and powerful that era was. As much as I respect Usyk’s brilliant footwork and unbelievable boxing IQ, I think a prime Foreman or Holmes would be an absolute nightmare for him size-wise. He might outpoint Liston, but prime Ali? That would be a chess match for the ages, but I'd still have to favor Ali!