Heavyweight top ten looking something like this now?

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  1. McGrain

    McGrain Diamond Dog Staff Member

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    Yeah, almost universally. It's hard to find a reputable ratings system for which exactly that isn't the case.

    Not sure about this whole thing with Wilder "definitely" being ranked above Fury though. That seems premature and weird, I can't see why that is such a certitude for some.
     
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  2. The Long Count

    The Long Count Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    That is fair point. The hype machine is behind him now so whether he truly warrants the ranking or not is irrevelant the media will portray him as such.
     
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    Rock0052 Loyal Member Full Member

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    Demographics. :good
     
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  4. ideafix12

    ideafix12 Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Champion w kiltschko
    1 a povetkin
    2 t fury
    3 d wilder
    4 k pulev
    5 c takam
    6 m wach
    7 b jennings
    8 t thompson
    9 b stiverne
    10 s cunningham
     
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  5. Phila215

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    I don't know if you're being sarcastic with Wach or not....and Thompson's days as a top 10 guy are over.
     
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  6. ideafix12

    ideafix12 Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Today old thompson scholls glazkov,mike perez, and a lot more like he did with solis .
     
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    ideafix12 Well-Known Member Full Member

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    AGREE GLAZKOV IS NOT IN MY TOP 15.
    glazkov sucks ... come on
     
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  8. The Long Count

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    Glazkov did receive a gift against Scott. He has fought solid opposition so far though and deserves some credit in defeating Adamek and an improved Rossy.
     
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    ideafix12 Well-Known Member Full Member

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    i think both of them can beat glazkov,m perez, chagaev and maybe cunningham and jennings.
     
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  10. Butch Coolidge

    Butch Coolidge Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Popular sentiment but I think overall the heavyweight division in its current state is the 3rd best its ever been. There may be only one great heavyweight now but there's more overall good heavyweights than before. Usually it's two great heavyweights that eventually make a super fight but in the late 60s-early 70s there were 3 great heavyweights and a host of good ones. The late 80s early 90s had stars but they didn't fight each other during their peaks or they never fought each other at all a la Rid**** Bowe never fought Lewis or Tyson. I'd say today's heavyweight division is better than it was during the Joe Louis reign, Max Baer reign, Max Schmelling reign, Rocky Marciano reign, Sonny Liston reign, Floyd Patterson reign, Larry Holmes reign and the post Leon Spinks Ali reign, not impuning the abilities of any of those particular champions but IMO their field of competitors just wasn't as strong. It definitely was not as global.
     
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  11. Heavyrighthand

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    Wilder is most certainly ahead of Fury. Without question.
     
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  12. NoNeck

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    Charr doesn't deserve to be in the discussion. The guy's behind Malik Scott.
     
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  13. NoNeck

    NoNeck Pugilist Specialist

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    Luis Ortiz is gonna make it in. The guy's a pretty good talent.
     
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  14. Farmboxer

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    Wach is 6 feet 8 and 250 lbs., with a granite chin. Wilder would have to run like hell because he could not hurt Wach, but Wach could hurt him. When Wilder moved around the ring, he was moving slow, slow enough for the much bigger Wach to hurt him badly. However, how much will Haymon protect Wilder?
     
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    I'll be honest, I don't see a reasonable case for having Fury that high, or above several of the names below him.

    Like, none whatsoever.
     
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