Johnny Nelson recently said that he would handily beat Oleksandr Usyk in a fantasy bout between the pair. Nelson’s comments have stirred a reaction on social media, as fans doubted the former fighter's claims.Nelson said:“Myself at Cruiserweight, when I was at my best at Cruiserweight, could fight Usyk when he was at his best at cruiserweight then I would have beaten him. I didn’t say I would fight Usyk now and beaten him, I would never say that." He added:"Now what I am saying is that in my day when I was the best cruiserweight in the world as far as I was concerned and Usyk was tipped to be the best cruiserweight in the world I would have beaten him... if you look at the best of me and best of Usyk and cruiserweight, I would have beaten him I stick by it.”Watch the full interview here:Fans ridiculed the statements made by Nelson, as they believe Usyk is of much greater stature than him. Usyk is considered one of the best cruiserweight fighters of all time. The Ukrainian became an undisputed champion and defeated the likes of Mairis Breidis and Murat Gassiev along the way. Usyk also went to the hometowns of these previously undefeated fighters and beat them to take their championships.Andy White 🇺🇦@andywhite1143Usyk would have destroyed Johnny Nelson inside 6 rounds.Levels apart.Average Southpaw is the most ridiculous thing I’ve heard in a long time. twitter.com/umar_ifl/statu…Umar@Umar_iFLMy interview with @usykaa 'DOES JOHNNY NELSON WANT TO FIGHT ME?' - OLEKSANDR USYK SAYS, HITS BACK AT ‘AVERAGE SOUTHPAW' COMMENTS | youtu.be/TsN9CR0bjeY | @IFLTV | Jeddah 🥊 | #UsykJoshua245My interview with @usykaa 'DOES JOHNNY NELSON WANT TO FIGHT ME?' - OLEKSANDR USYK SAYS, HITS BACK AT ‘AVERAGE SOUTHPAW' COMMENTS🔗 | youtu.be/TsN9CR0bjeY🎥 | @IFLTV🌍 | Jeddah 🇸🇦🥊 | #UsykJoshua2 https://t.co/9DTT9GNKqRUsyk would have destroyed Johnny Nelson inside 6 rounds.Levels apart.Average Southpaw is the most ridiculous thing I’ve heard in a long time. twitter.com/umar_ifl/statu…Bhavik Upadhyaya@BhavikUpadhya14@bombsboxing @MichaelBensonn @IFLTV I wouldn’t say he was not a good fighter but Usyk’s career blows his out of the water and it is not even close. Nelson is a product of how good brenden Ingle was as a trainer7@bombsboxing @MichaelBensonn @IFLTV I wouldn’t say he was not a good fighter but Usyk’s career blows his out of the water and it is not even close. Nelson is a product of how good brenden Ingle was as a trainerAbdul Barber@abdul_baaz@MichaelBensonn @IFLTV Johnny Nelson is absolutely a clown 🤡 and a bad news in the sky. I don't even know why they let him run his mouth like a frog in the pond! He's hating on Usyk because he never achieved what Usyk did until now he's the shining light of the HW and wait until he beat AJ soon1@MichaelBensonn @IFLTV Johnny Nelson is absolutely a clown 🤡 and a bad news in the sky. I don't even know why they let him run his mouth 👄 like a frog in the pond! He's hating on Usyk because he never achieved what Usyk did until now he's the shining light 🔆 of the HW and wait until he beat AJ soonNelson, however, dismissed the achievements of the Ukrainian and claimed that he would have beaten him. It, however, is not unusual for former fighters to back themselves in fantasy bouts as boxers often believe that they are the best.Johnny Nelson at CruiserweightJohnny Nelson is the longest reigning cruiserweight champion of all time. 'The Entertainer' had 13 defenses of the WBO World Cruiserweight Champion from 1999 to 2005. Nelson was an awkward fighter with a difficult style that was often not the most exciting to watch.As such, he was given the ironic nickname that he went by. Whilst Nelson was a world champion, he is often not seen as one of the greats in the division.Nelson himself said: “Evander Holyfeild was top dog, I would put myself as second up there with top dog.”Watch arguably the greatest win of Nelson's career, his TKO victory of Carl Thompson:The cruiserweight division was not at its peak during Nelson’s era. As such, Nelsons career hasn’t been brought up all that often. However, since Nelson became a Sky Sports presenter and a voice of boxing, his career has been thought of in greater light.Johnny Nelson also went on a difficult journey over his professional career wherein he lost his first three professional fights