Usyk is P4P #1 now surely?

[JakeTheBoxer]

But but..Bud is N.1., he beat Madrimov.

[Light_Speed]

He been #1.

[TheIronMike]

Inoue is P4P #1.

[HisExcellency]

One reason I rate Usyk higher than Crawford & Inoue is because he's NEVER been dropped (to my knowledge) whereas Inoue's been down a few times and Bud was definitely dropped by Kava and did the stanky leg against Gamboa. Let's not forget that he fights at Heavyweight where one punch can change a fight unlike the other two.

[JakeTheBoxer]

Remember when some people here actually wanted Canelo to fight Usyk and thought he had a chance? Hahaha, good times

Lol, that was before Bivol fight.

[tophat1]

I think crawford is great but you have to put some stock into the weight disadvantage usyk has against these guys and more importantly his work in the away corner for so many of his title fights.

[SteveM]

Inoue doesn't have the contemporaries to really do something crazy. And currently is even avoiding the Akhmadaliev mando.

Crawford could beat Canelo I suppose.

Inoue is fighting Akhmadaliev in September in Japan. He has cleaned out two weight divisions. It's a fluid thing, if Crawford dominates Canelo and becomes undisputed in weight classes then he is the man. If Inoue defeats M.A and beats either Nakatani or a featherweight champion then he is the man. It's fluid.

One thing we can say is that Usyk is the man right now.

[SteveM]

If somebody has to be no1 pfp, why not usyk, theoretically he can be?
Until someone proves that its not the case.
Maybe Inoue if he wins titles at 126. Or if bud cleans out at 154, or beats nelo

After Bud fights Canelo in September, win or lose, he is never making it back to 154 again.

[SteveM]

Sure.

Inoue an Crawfird are beating guys everybody expets them to beat.

90% of guys expected Usyk to lose to Joshua and Fury.

The inverted expectation penalty!
Can't be any good because he beat over-matched opponents. How about the opponents seem over-matched because Inoue and Bud are THAT good

[SteveM]

What?

Usyk had to step in against a more dangerous group of opponents than Inoue has had to. And Inoue is still swerving his mandatory Akhmadaliev…who has Usyk ever swerved?

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