“I think Boots is a good fighter, but he’s not better than anyone else,” Norman Senior told MillCity Boxing. “I don’t think it’s a special talent.”

Norman Sr. then went further, calling Ennis “a great fighter in the gym” while questioning the stories that have followed him over the years during sparring sessions in Philadelphia.

“For me, he’s a great competitor in the weight room,” Norman Sr. said. “That whole aura when you’re in your hometown. Everyone at the gym stops to watch it like it’s amazing. But guess what? Nobody’s going to get hurt. Nobody’s going to sleep.”

Norman senior argued that Ennis had not faced a level of competition that would justify constant comparisons with Crawford. He pointed out that Crawford took on challenging fights against undefeated opponents early in his career, while also saying that Ennis was given a different path.

“No, because they actually offered him a fight,” Norman Sr. said of a possible Crawford-Ennis fight. “He clearly said that we are faithful to Espinosa. You’re talking about a guy who has never fought anyone like that to this day.”

Norman Senior gave Ennis credit for his dominant victory over Eimantas Stanionis, but even that praise came with criticism.

“Stanionis was his biggest test and he passed it with flying colors,” Norman Sr. said. “But you’re talking about a guy who’s never been tested.”

For Norman Senior, this is a real problem with the Ennis hype. He believes the fans and media crowned him before he faced enough elite opponents to prove he was in the same discussion group as Crawford.

“We didn’t even get to see him perform in front of anyone because he wasn’t in the ring with anyone at his level,” Norman Sr. said.

Oleksandr Usyk has established himself as the best heavyweight of this generation, but the great Ukrainian believes that there is another man who surpasses all others and is the best of all time.

Usyk has beaten everyone in his illustrious career, first becoming the undisputed cruiserweight champion, then moving up to the banner division and becoming the undisputed heavyweight champion twice.

He defeated Tyson Fury, Anthony Joshua and Daniel Dubois twice eachand so far, no one has even come close to giving the 39-year-old the first defeat in his career.

Usyk’s achievements mean there is often debate about how he would fare against heavyweights from other eras, and fans regularly discuss his fantastic fights against the likes of Larry Holmes, Lennox Lewis and Evander Holyfield.

This is another boxing icon that Usyk would clearly have no chance of defeating later revealed by Mail Sport Boxing exactly what he thinks about Muhammad Ali.

“GOAT.”

Ali is arguably the biggest name in boxing history, transcending the sport in the 1960s and 1970s with his exploits both in and out of the ring.

He was a three-time World Heavyweight Champion, winning historic battles such as “Rumble In The Jungle” against George Foreman and “Thrilla In Manila” against Joe Frazier.

Usyk is not the only heavyweight legend who recognized Ali as the best in the history of the division. Mike Tyson also shares the belief that no one can match “The Greatest.”

“We all know and I know for sure because I keep learning more and more things,” Garcia told YSM Sports Media. “He asked the coaches, ‘How do you train a fighter to beat Duarte?’ He was afraid of fighting Duarte. He was worried.

Garcia then went further, saying that any player who seeks advice from outside coaches about an opponent is showing fear.

“If I find out that one of my fighters is asking different coaches, ‘How do you beat someone like Duarte?’ My fighter is A [expletive] pussy and scared,” Garcia said.

Robert claims Hitchins even contacted one of Duarte’s former opponents and asked how strenuous he hit.

“He goes and finds his opponent’s last opponent. ‘How strenuous does Duarte hit?’ Well, you’re scared, man,” Garcia said.

The comments add to a arduous week for Hitchins after O’Shaquie Foster also publicly questioned his toughness. Foster recently claimed that Hitchins has a reputation in boxing circles as fearful and heartless, citing the canceled Duarte fight as evidence.

The official explanation for Hitchins’ withdrawal from the February 21 fight was illness after the weigh-in. Reports at the time indicated that he began vomiting shortly after gaining weight, forcing him to cancel the gala just hours before the Las Vegas event.

Robert openly questioned this explanation. He argued that Hitchins looked fit at the weigh-in and that the fighter, who was allegedly vomiting all night, would not have hydrated the full 10 pounds the check scale allowed the next day.

“He withdrew because he was afraid of Duarte,” Garcia said. “The bottom line is that he asked Duarte’s coaches and former opponents how tough Duarte is. When a player does that, it means you are afraid.”