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boxing Analyst Max Kellerman considers undisputed heavyweight champion oleksandr usykHis resume is “a little thin” in boxing’s blue-riband division.
Usyk, 38, is currently sidelined with a back injury but is expected to return to the ring in 2026 and claimed last week that he plans to fight until he is 41.
Ukrainian great has won two anthony joshua, tyson fury And Daniel Duboisrespectively, but Kellerman feels he can do more to prove his greatness.
He asked Usyk to face challenges against new names, such as the winner of this weekend’s fight between joseph parker And fabio wardleyTo cement his claim of being a heavyweight legend.
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“Usyk has historically been overrated as a heavyweight champion, and historically underrated as a pound-for-pound guy,” Kellerman said. inside the ring,
“But as a heavyweight, the resume, while it’s excellent at the top, it’s a little thin. He hasn’t beaten a top 10 heavyweight, something like that.
“Even for Usyk’s place in history, when you look at the resume, he got Fury twice, he got Joshua twice, Parker will be one of those guys where even if they fight and Usyk wins… we bring Joseph Parker in to support Anthony Joshua’s resume.
“When you look at guys like Muhammad Ali, it’s not just that he beat Frazier and Foreman and Liston and Norton. He beat Jerry Quarry and Oscar Bonavena and Ron Lyle and Ernie Shavers, Henry Cooper and Doug Jones. He beat a lot of top fighters. Evander Holyfield, same thing… He fought everybody in the era. I think that would have made a difference. Is.”
Usyk has fought eight times at heavyweight after claiming undisputed status at cruiserweight in 2018.
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As well as knocking out Joshua, Fury and Dubois, Usyk has also defeated Dereck Chisora and Chase Witherspoon.
Ring Magazine journalist Mike Coppinger has revealed that Kellerman’s desire to pit Usyk against other contenders may be coming true, with the two-weight world champion likely to return to fight Parker or Wardley in the first half of 2026.
Usyk has also been linked to fighting Britain’s rising star Moses will be sadBut he recently insisted that the 20-year-old is not on his radar right now.
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