in history what fighter is closest to Usyk in style

[MoneyKasha]

he seems to have his own style, different from say Cuban style counterpunching or defensive fighting like Floyd or Whittaker

is there anybody in history that comes closest to his style of fighting or is he kind of unique in that way

[Damn Wicked]

Lomachenko...

[GrandpaBernard]

Mostly Loma

a bit of manny

[Vlad_]

Loma. Both are trained by Papachenko.

[Toffee]

Style Loma. I'm not sure we've seen a Heavyweight put forward that kind of display in a massive title fight though. It was a bit more special than it's being given credit for on here. He was almost perfect.

[dan_cov]

Lomachenko or that British amateur standout from Liverpool that just fought at the weekend.

[low blows]

Gene Tunney vs Dempsey, but Usyk was fighting a 240 pounder and is 220 pounds himself.

Tunney was only about 185 pounds.

[billeau2]

Gene Tunney vs Dempsey, but Usyk was fighting a 240 pounder and is 220 pounds himself.

Tunney was only about 185 pounds.

excellent!! I was going to say Tunney. BTW Loma is a lot less physical than Usyk.

[billeau2]

Usyk is a lot more physical than Loma. Just saying... Usyk wants to get in there and push you, finish you... Watch his fight against Hunter.

[Kaspa9t9]

The immense footwork, latteral weaving and quick combination punching in the AJ fight reminded me a lot of Manny.