Commentator Tim Bradley got on his soapbox to teach fans as he called unified heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk (23-0, 12 KOs) a “great time” for the win over Tyson Fury (34-2-1, 24 KOs) last Saturday night in Riyadh.
Former two-division undisputed champion Usyk, 37, beat former WBC champion Fury for the second time, making it look easy. Before Usyk defeated the ‘Gypsy King’ for the first time earlier this year on May 18th, fans were calling the 6’9″ British fighter the ‘Best Heavyweight on the Planet’.
GOAT Status
Usyk knocked him off that perch, causing fans to change their tune, saying he was “washed up” or “never that good in the first place.” However, 2012 Olympic gold medalist Oleksandr’s victories over these top fighters make a strong case that he belongs among the all-time greats:
– Anthony Joshua
– Tyson Fury
– Daniel Dubois
– Mairis Briedis
– Murat Gassiev
– Marco Huck
– Michael Hunter
– Thabiso Mchunu
– Krzysztof Głowacki: *First career defeat
– Tony Bellew
“First of all, I’m not even going to talk about the fight right now, but all this ‘All time’ great s*** that’s going on. Always great, are you kidding me?” chimes in Tim Bradley social mediareacting to the praise Oleksandr Usyk received from fans for his victory over Tyson Fury last Saturday night in Riyadh.
“Man, look. Recent bias. Just because he beat the two best heavyweights (Fury and Anthony Joshua) doesn’t make him an everyday great,” Bradley continued his downgrade of the two-division undisputed champion Usyk.
“Usyk, he is NOT an everyday great. You all need to stop that. He literally had seven fights. Give guys in the heavyweight division. I understand that he has honors. He cleaned up the division at cruiserweight. I get it. Now he’s coming to heavyweight. I wouldn’t say he’s cleaned up, but he’s beaten the two best guys in the division,” Bradley said of Usyk’s wins over the two aging British heavyweights, Fury and Joshua.
Cleaning the section
The wins for Usyk over Fury, Joshua and Dubois mean he has cleaned up the heavyweight division. That, along with his accomplishments as a cruiserweight, makes him a great and perhaps the greatest of all time.
“Now, you say he’s an ‘all-time great’. Come on, man. Wow! You guys gotta stop it. He’s a legend in his own right, but an all-time great, you tripping,” Bradley said .
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