First undisputed heavyweight champion in a quarter-century and people still talk about him like he’s holding the belts on a technicality.
Beat Joshua twice (once on his own patch), outboxed Fury in his backyard, then did it again in the rematch after eating a dozen clean right hands.
Survived a borderline low blow from Dubois that folded most men.
And still the chatter is “Yeah but he’s small for heavyweight.”
Small?
Oleksandr Usyk Is the Most Underrated Heavyweight Champion of All Time
The man moved up from cruiserweight – where he already cleared out the division – and immediately started schooling 6’6 giants with angles and footwork they’ve never seen.
He’s making future Hall of Famers look like they’re stuck in treacle.
We begged for an undisputed king and got one who boxes like a 200 lb prime Roy Jones.
Appreciate the maestro while he’s here, because history is going to rate him miles higher than we do right now.
Lennox Lewis spoke here recently on who he thinks wins in prime – Usyk or Mike Tyson.
