Has Oleksandr Usyk earned the distinction of being called an all-time heavyweight great? After now having beaten the much bigger and heavier Tyson Fury twice, and with Usyk also holding big wins over Anthony Joshua (X2), and Daniel Dubois, and with Usyk having ruled as unified heavyweight king after having moved up from cruiserweight, he must indeed go down as an all-time great heavyweight. So says commentator Adam Smith.
Smith called last night’s fantastic rematch between Usyk and Fury, and he later spoke with DAZN News. Smith says Usyk, now 23-0(14) could have competed “in any era.”
“You have to put him up there,” Smith said with regards to Usyk joining the greatest ever big men of the sport. “He had already secured his place as the best pound-for-pound fighter of his generation by winning the first fight. By winning this [second] fight, he has cemented his…
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