Comments Thread For: Teddy Atlas: Oleksandr Usyk is one of the great winners of our era

[Superbee]

He has to be most accomplished out of all the 30 to 37 age range of this Era. I still don't think he is the most skilled. I still rate Crawford and Loma higher in skills.

Loma had to fight out of his weight and Crawford didn't really have the chance to prove he was the greatest by beating others in their prime.

I wonder how swift Bud and Loma would be if they weighted 225 lbs ... Usyk has the SMW attributes at HW ... That's a feat...

[boxingitis]

I wonder how swift Bud and Loma would be if they weighted 225 lbs ... Usyk has the SMW attributes at HW ... That's a feat...

So who has more skills then?

Loma and Bud still have more skills than the 105, 108, 112, 115, 118, 122, 126, 130. Loma and Bud are not as "swift" as the lower weights yet they have more skill.

[Superbee]

So who has more skills then?

I believe that Usyk @ HW has as much skills than those lighter guys ... Different skillsets for different Weigh Classes of course, but you get the point...

[boxingitis]

I believe that Usyk @ HW has as much skills than those lighter guys ... Different skillsets for different Weigh Classes of course, but you get the point...

Yes, and that's your "opinion" and the other is my "opinion".

[Roberto Vasquez]

Atlas is mostly right but Usyk has an exceptional chin. The guy is a Crusier weight. He took some hard punches in all his fights from very big and powerful guys. If Usyk had a lesser chin - his skills could not compensate for that.

[BrankoB]

Atlas is mostly right but Usyk has an exceptional chin. The guy is a Crusier weight. He took some hard punches in all his fights from very big and powerful guys. If Usyk had a lesser chin - his skills could not compensate for that.

Very good point. Without his chin, he would have been knocked out long time ago at heavyweight. We would never even get to have this conversation about where he ranks among the great winners.