Terence Crawford believes there is just one heavyweight in boxing history that ranks even higher than Oleksandr Usyk.
The Ukrainian superstar cemented his place in boxing folklore in July at Wembley Stadium in London when he defeated Britain’s Daniel Dubois for the second time to capture the undisputed heavyweight championship once again.
Usyk became the first undisputed heavyweight champion of the ‘four belt era’ back in May of 2024 when he defeated Tyson Fury in their historic first encounter in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
The 38-year-old defeated Fury once again in their rematch just months later, although their second encounter was only contested for the unified WBC, WBA and WBO heavyweight titles.
Whilst many consider Usyk to be the best heavyweight of his generation, and one of the greatest to have ever laced up a pair of gloves, pound-for-pound great ‘Bud’ Crawford has revealed the one heavyweight that he ranks even higher than the Ukrainian hero.
In a feature with The Daily Mail, Crawford made no mistake in ranking none other than the iconic Muhammad Ali ahead of Usyk.
Known to fans and analysts around the world as ‘The Greatest’, Ali enjoyed considerable success throughout the course of his 21-year professional career, which culminated in him capturing the world heavyweight championship on several occasions.
Ali shared the ring with a number of legendary heavyweight fighters during his tenure, but some of his more memorable bouts came against the likes of Sonny Liston, Joe Frazier, Ken Norton and George Foreman to name just a few.
