Has there ever been a fighter even remotely like Usyk?

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Has there ever been a fighter even remotely like Usyk?

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He has very limited English but manages to be the funniest, most likeable bloke in the sport. He's the one fighter Fury has no chance of riling, and will potentially look an idiot trying to.
He has killer dance moves and clowns about but has the badass air of the one henchman that Bond shits himself and waddles away from.
He didn't want to talk about a rematch and how he'd stick it to Joshua twice as bad like pretty much every other fighter on the planet would have, he just wants to spend time with his wife and kids.

Can you think of any fighter of the past or present who is in any way similar?
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he is feel indeed
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That bald head and moustache is also thing that i did not expected
Edit: and ear ring :D
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margaret thatcher wrote: 28 Sep 2021, 09:45 he is feel indeed
Very feel indeed.
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He’s defo a unique fan favourite. The whole look in the week leading up to the fight he reminded me of Charlie bronson/Michael peterson.
I do think Fury could get under his skin if he bothered to try, but it would likely mean being quite disrespectful and I think Fury may have too much respect for him.
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P4p when it comes to feel.
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Hard not to like him. There's a good video on YouTube about his "I am feel" catchphrase.
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Eddie needs to get him better at English because I think we’d happily adopt him here. He looks like a bloke who holidays at Pontins.

“I’m feel, I’m very feel”
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Very feel, but Fury still beats him.
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Loma?
He's feel.
Uysk is very feel.

The Joker suit at the final presser was 10 times beter than Fury's Batman
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SAPFO wrote: 28 Sep 2021, 18:21 Eddie needs to get him better at English because I think we’d happily adopt him here. He looks like a bloke who holidays at Pontins.

“I’m feel, I’m very feel”
What has it got to do with Eddie?
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deadpan wrote: 28 Sep 2021, 09:43Can you think of any fighter of the past or present who is in any way similar?
Yeah - a lot of the great fighters (who are confident in their abilities) tend to let their personalities come through in one way or another, which makes them charismatic.

Muhammad Ali has to be the most obvious one, his rhymes that he came off with, goading his opponents, predicting the round of his victories...

Tyson Fury is the same - he expresses it through his antics (Batman beating up the Joker), saying "you lost to a fat man" to Wlad, dancing with cheerleaders and singing "You are the wind beneath my wings" and "American Pie" in public training sessions...

With Usyk it's the funny faces that he pulls and his juggling...
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This is getting silly now.
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what is? too much talk about 1 particular fighter ? :OhYes:
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coghaugen11 wrote: 28 Sep 2021, 23:50 This is getting silly now.
The pot calling the kettle Eubank.
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coghaugen11 wrote: 28 Sep 2021, 23:50 This is getting silly now.
:lol:
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Crease wrote: 28 Sep 2021, 19:24
deadpan wrote: 28 Sep 2021, 09:43Can you think of any fighter of the past or present who is in any way similar?
Yeah - a lot of the great fighters (who are confident in their abilities) tend to let their personalities come through in one way or another, which makes them charismatic.

Muhammad Ali has to be the most obvious one, his rhymes that he came off with, goading his opponents, predicting the round of his victories...

Tyson Fury is the same - he expresses it through his antics (Batman beating up the Joker), saying "you lost to a fat man" to Wlad, dancing with cheerleaders and singing "You are the wind beneath my wings" and "American Pie" in public training sessions...

With Usyk it's the funny faces that he pulls and his juggling...
Both Ali and Fury displayed a nasty side out of the ring. Usyk is all fun outside, badass talent inside.
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mickey1975 wrote: 28 Sep 2021, 19:09
SAPFO wrote: 28 Sep 2021, 18:21 Eddie needs to get him better at English because I think we’d happily adopt him here. He looks like a bloke who holidays at Pontins.

“I’m feel, I’m very feel”
What has it got to do with Eddie?
The fact he isn't fluent in English is what makes it all better.

He can put sentences together, yes, but boxers tend to learn English eventually..

Loma, Canelo come to mind.
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Fearful_Freddie wrote: 29 Sep 2021, 02:13
coghaugen11 wrote: 28 Sep 2021, 23:50 This is getting silly now.
The pot calling the kettle Eubank.
:lol: :TU:
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Usyk is one of a kind,completely different,comical and one hell of a boxer :bag:
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Ruthless-RKO wrote: 29 Sep 2021, 05:38
mickey1975 wrote: 28 Sep 2021, 19:09
SAPFO wrote: 28 Sep 2021, 18:21 Eddie needs to get him better at English because I think we’d happily adopt him here. He looks like a bloke who holidays at Pontins.

“I’m feel, I’m very feel”
What has it got to do with Eddie?
The fact he isn't fluent in English is what makes it all better.

He can put sentences together, yes, but boxers tend to learn English eventually..

Loma, Canelo come to mind.
Duran and Chavez never. And didn't give a fornicate. I'd like to add Usyk to this.
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Loads in the past , before everyone started behaving like school kids at weigh in and press conferences.

Usyk has proven to get into someone's head you don't have to have handbags
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He beat a hybrid Bruno/Audley Harrison and now he’s greater than Ali.
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coghaugen11 wrote: 28 Sep 2021, 23:50 This is getting silly now.
yeah lets talk about a fringe belter holder whos been retired for 30 years instead :roll: :roll: :roll:
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