I have to say it Usyk is the new Kovalev

[Sheldon312]

Usyk is a great fighter. Kovalev was just a really good fighter. GGG is also a great fighter.

[Marchegiano]

I agree.

I'm a fan, but it is getting pretty bad.

[SplitSecond]

Kovalev and Golovkin were(Golovkin is) much better fighters.

[SCEN3RY]

I still have the same reservations about Usyk as I posted like 2 years ago. I don't like how he moves, he strikes me as a guy that is a late converted southpaw, frequently in line for right hands. He has really good stamina and conditioning and he does make adjustments. He's a good fighter. No doubt. But you can't be taking right hands like that at heavy when you're the smaller guy. This is basic ****, really not that hard to wrap your head around. I'll be curious to see what kind of adjustments he makes to fight at heavyweight.

Kovalev was a good fighter, but he was too emotionally involved in fights. Sometimes that was a plus, but ultimately that was a detriment. He lacked good stamina. But he was fundamentally sound as an outside fighter and honestly he still beat Ward in the first fight. Kov was no hype job, he just had a glaring weakness a more seasoned fighter took advantage of.

[Pac=Duran]

And it always happens with these guys and people just dont learn.

Kovalev was the exact same in a different package, GGG more of the same too.

Its too much hype and too much excitement with these guys and it always ends badly.

Just look at the strengths and ignore the weaknesses. Its actually worse with Usyk as he has fairly pronounced flaws that his fans just totally write off as a non issue.

Im just going to say it now because the backlash is always pretty bad, and you guys are setting him up for a big fall at heavyweight.

Getting KO'd by AJ isn't a big fall haha. Joshua himself rates Usyk very very highly.

[Johnston]

Why does every fighter from eastern Europe get called the new kovalev? Is this just wishful thinking because there is almost no similarities between any of these guys

[JimRaynor]

I love how OP acts like GGG didn't dominate for historically long and was robbed in both Canelo fights.

[elfag]

1. Ugsk's style is nothing like Kovalev at all

2. GGG and Kovalev were both lineal champions at their weights, undisputed i think too?

3. Ugsk is also lineal and undisputed with all belts at cruisweight. I mean all 3 have had successful careers at this point. Their names are etched in history with the lineal titles.

[Ray*]

Different styles entirely, they all “White” doe so I would give you that one.

[_Rexy_]

1. Ugsk's style is nothing like Kovalev at all

2. GGG and Kovalev were both lineal champions at their weights, undisputed i think too?

3. Ugsk is also lineal and undisputed with all belts at cruisweight. I mean all 3 have had successful careers at this point. Their names are etched in history with the lineal titles.

GGG and Kov were never lineal or undisputed. Lineal at MW was and is Canelo. And at 175 it's Adonis.