Comments Thread For: Oleksandr Usyk-Daniel Dubois: Stats and Stakes

[mrbig1]

Usyk looked good at the weight in. 220 pounds.

[Willow The Wisp]

8 of 50, or almost 1 out of 5 of the best Heavyweights active during the past 50 years are still active today.
This weekend could see movements on the 50 in 50 list.

You can take exception to the order of my list below, swap out 5 or 6 names for 5 or 6 others; cry that the oft beaten Holyfield has more "cultural greatness" than Wilder, etc., but it matters little.

50 Years of global Heavyweights

1. Muhammad Ali
2. George Foreman
3. Lennox Lewis
4. Larry Holmes
5. Mike Tyson
6. Wladimir Klitschko
7.Tyson Fury
8. Joe Frazier
9. Deontay Wilder
10. Evander Holyfield
11.Vitali Klitschko
12.Anthony Joshua
13.Ken Norton
14.Rid**** Bowe
15.Jerry Quarry
16.Jimmy Young
17.Ron Lyle
18.Earnie Shavers
19.Gerry Cooney
20.Ike Ibeabuchi
21.David Tua
22.Jimmy Ellis
23.Tim Witherspoon
24.Mike Weaver
25.Oleksander Usyk
26.Gerrie Coetzee
27.Joe Bugner
28.Michael Dokes
29.Frank Bruno
30.Andy Ruiz Jr.
31.Zhilei Zhang
32.Michael Spinks
33.Luis Ortiz
34.Alexander Povetkin
35.Ray Mercer
36.Tommy Morrison
37.Razor Ruddock
38.David Haye
39.Andrew Golota
40.Dillian Whyte
41.Tony Tucker
42.Oliver McCall
43.Shannon Briggs
44.Michael Moorer
45.Oscar Bonavena
46.Greg Page
47.James Bonecusher Smith
48.John Tate
49.Trevor Berbick
50.Hasim Rahman


High stakes Weekend!!!!!!

[Willow The Wisp]

The Heavyweights are ALIVE!!!!!

Heavyweight contenders. - August 2023

World Champion -
Tyson Fury
(Won title 11/28/2015)

1. Oleksandr Usyk
2. Deontay Wilder
3. Anthony Joshua
4. Andy Ruiz
5. Zhilei Zhang
6. Joe Joyce
7. Luis Ortiz
8. Daniel Dubois
9. Dillian Whyte
10.Martin Bakole
11.Derek Chisora
12.Joseph Parker
13.Filip Hrgovic
14. Michael Hunter
15.Frank Sanchez
16.Murat Gassiev
17.Arslanbek Makhmudov
18.Jarred Anderson
19.Kubrat Pulev
20.Efe Ajagba
21.Otto Wallin
22.Carlos Takam
23.Tony Yoka
24.Agit Kabayel
25.Robert Helenius
26.Zhan Kossobutskiy
27.Fabio Wardly
28.Ali Eren Demirezen
29.Jarrell Miller
30.Charles Martin
31.Lenier Pero
32.Jermain Franklin
33.Simon Kean
34.Kevin Lerena
35.Ivan Dychko
36.Bakhodir Jalolov
37.Demsey McKean
38.Joe Cusumano
39.Alexis Barriere
40.David Adeleye
41.Kem Ljungquist
42.Jose Larduet
43.Arslan Yallyev
44.Lucas Browne
45.Jonathan Rice
46.Justice Huni
47.Mike Balogun
48.Jonathan Guidry
49.Guido Vianello
50.Joseph Goodall

13 of the top 50 heavyweights in action this month! Good times!

[AmpMcv]

Jake Paul has a penis tattooed on his throat.

[tokon]

"Tyson Fury is the best heavyweight in the world. "

Usyk holds 3 titles to Fury's 1 and they've never fought so it's debatable who's No 1 imo.

[Willow The Wisp]

"Tyson Fury is the best heavyweight in the world. "

Usyk holds 3 titles to Fury's 1 and they've never fought so it's debatable who's No 1 imo.

More belts??? So what?

[PunchyPotorff]

Originally posted by PunchyPotorff
Good assessment. I'd have to agree on a UD win, but Usyk stopping his foe would be an added bonus.

Cannot argue. If Dubois is to get the upset he needs to connect and hurt Usyk early. Surely Usyk and his corner knows this. I can see Usyk keeping either a safe distance and forcing Dubois to chase him, or take the Buster Douglas against Tyson strategy of stepping in really close where Dubois and his power is muted. Than, it is just simply Usyk resting on his cardio and skill at punching from angles to make this one sided.
I love Usyk, but do know he does not KO HW. Usyk by wide UD.

Some good points... the only thing missed was the hard-to-predict ending.
But at least some of that was caused by Dubois being exhausted, and knowing he was losing anyway.
NOW... hopefully we get to see Usyk/Fury next year.

[tokon]

More belts??? So what?

More belts, more active, equally unimpressive resume, no PED use; Usyk is number one.

[Willow The Wisp]

More belts, more active, equally unimpressive resume, no PED use; Usyk is number one.

KO by 5