Roy Jones Jr vs Oleksandr Usyk

[dan_cov]

I think Roy would cause issues and take rounds early with his speed but Usyk is a terrible style match up for Roy, maybe the worst going.

Lou Del Valle (southpaw) dropped Roy hard.
Tarver x3, Lebedev, Calzaghe all southpaws even if he was past it against most.

I've seen Roy struggle/get creamed by way too many southpaws and southpaw counterpunchers throughout his career for me to envision him pulling it off.


If you could hypothetically shrink Usyk down I'd still favour him. As amazing as Roy was he was amazing vs American trained orthodox fighters.

[RJJ-94-02=GOAT]

Hopkins and Toney couldn't "figure Roy out" and Usyk isn't a better boxer than them, what he is though is a lot bigger and I suspect that makes the difference.

When you’re 40lbs heavier the puzzle becomes a lot easier to solve.

I think Usyk is a better fighter than both too tbh. All three are ATG’s, so wouldn’t argue too strongly either way.