Comparing Usyk to Ali boxing-wise
-Athletes far bigger/stronger in modern era, boxing more globalized
-Olympic gold, World Championship gold, World Cup silver vs just Olympic gold
-GOAT Cruiserweight career
-Moved up to HW and destroyed Joshua 2x, Fury 2x, Dubois 2x as a MUCH smaller man
-Won most of his fights on the road in enemy territory vs mostly U.S. for Ali
-Undefeated at 38 vs Ali’s multiple losses and gifts (Frazier, Norton, Spinks, etc)
- Ali and Usyk are the same size, and both fought bigger opponents.
- Only the Olympics matter. The other Amateur medals are irrelevant.
- There was no Cruiserweight division in Ali's time. Prime Ali was effectively a cruiserweight fighting heavyweights.
- Ali destroyed Hall of Famers like Liston, Frazier, Foreman, Cooper, Patterson, Shavers, etc.
- America WAS enemy territory for Ali. He was the most hated athlete in '60s America, due to his connections with Malcolm X and his opposition to the Vietnam War. Ali was more loved when he fought abroad in Europe, Africa and Asia. It wasn't until after the Foreman fight that mainstream White America began to love Ali.
- Ali had Parkinson's disease in his late '30s. It's a miracle that he was still fighting at all with Parkinson's disease. You're comparing apples to oranges.
Comparing Usyk to Ali outside the ring
-Usyk is always respectful, never trash-talks even when disrespected. Ali often taunted opponents, made inflammatory racial remarks, deeply hurt good people like Frazier and hurt their children too.
-Usyk is a true family man who never committed adultery or disrespected women, especially his wife. Ali was a serial adulterer, hurt many women.
-Ali was a hero to his people, but so is Usyk, who is a hero to not only the Ukrainian army and people, but to all of Western Europe and the entire Free World against Russian tyranny.
-Ali was constantly boastful and called himself great. Usyk is never boastful, never calls himself great, instead gives ALL glory to Jesus Christ.
- Ali pioneered trash talk for a reason. Black Americans weren't allowed to be disrespectful at the time, for fear of being lynched if they step out of line. Ali's trash talking style was a reaction to that. As for Frazier, Ali's dissing was an act to generate more money for both of them, which Ali later apologized for.
- I'll agree with you on is his infidelity. However, he later repented for his sins. No sin is beyond forgiveness.
- Ali was a hero to the whole world. Not just the so-called "Free World" (LOL), but the ENTIRE WORLD. America's invasion of Vietnam was infinitely more barbaric and tyrannical than Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Ali made personal sacrifices standing up for the people of Vietnam when no other athlete would. He cared not just for his people, but oppressed people across the world. And in turn, he was loved by people across the world.
- Ali always gave ALL glory to God. Even when he was trash talking, he always praised God as the greatest of all and thanked God for everything he ever achieved in life.