Makes sense. h2h, how do you see him on that list? At this point i'd have to favor him against crude Washington, and Molina.. He's got a real shot at beating Ruiz if he can survive the early rounds. Probably beats Oquendo in a rematch as well. He's turned into a really solid, and respectable journeyman in recent years.. On his A-game he can trouble some world level guys, and even beat some fringe-world level types, and prospects. I think he caught Glazkov on a bad night, but that was still a very impressive performance, thought he lost decisively, cards were too wide for my liking but the end result was the right one.
So is Lennox in fact really the Canadian heavyweight GOAT? :think He developed his skills there. :deal
Wilder - Proved he belongs, but I doubt he'll have a long stay Jennings - Big, can box, solid. Wlad Ko's him next. Thompson - If he beats Solis, he can hang around here. Those are the only top 10-20 level heavyweights. After that, does it really matter much? The rest are on the decline, in fact so it Thompson. So I'd rater focus on up and comer's. Dominic Breazeale represented the USA in the Olympics. He's big, and can hit. Moderately talented. If managed correctly he can get ranked by a alphabet organization. Trey Lippe. Tommy Morrison's son. Fast, and with his father's left hook!. A football player who crossed over to boxing, he has some things going for him. Aaron Green. 16-0. Never saw him fight.
Once you get into the "who comes from where" argument, it leads to insanity. Chisora Martisoyan Kid Galahad Stiverne Bika Huck Abraham Vitali Lewis Stevenson Lee Donaire Perez Hide Stieglitz Bugner Are all guys who you could('ve) claim are one nationality or another. Its literally mad to simply claim one or the other. Ive seen dozens of pages dedicated to arguing over what nationality Lennox Lewis really was. Mike Perez is Cuban....Hes also Irish. Whats wrong with saying that?
Once you get into the "who comes from where" argument, it leads to insanity. Chisora Martisoyan Kid Galahad Stiverne Bika Huck Andy ruiz Abraham Vitali Lewis Stevenson Lee Donaire Perez Hide Stieglitz Bugner Are all guys who you could('ve) claim are one nationality or another. Its literally mad to simply claim one or the other. Ive seen dozens of pages dedicated to arguing over what nationality Lennox Lewis really was. Mike Perez(for example) is Cuban...Hes also Irish. Theres nothing wrong with being from 2 places. In the end, its up to nthe person to decide where to represent(If they even want to do that)
Prince Charles is the foremost up and comer, IMO. http://www.boxingforum24.com/showthread.php?t=530351
Well no, if you count Jennings. I already consider him a contender though. I mean, he is one in every sense of the word since he is challenging Wlad :yep.
Here you go ... top to bottom ... in order of who wins head-to-head. 1. Deontay Wilder 2. Bryant Jennings 3. Dominic Breazeale 4. Gerald Washington 5. Steve Cunningham 6. Amir Mansour 7. Charles Martin 8. Chris Arreola 9. Tony Thompson 10. Michael Hunter 11. Shannon Briggs 12. Fres Oquendo 13. Antonio Tarver 14. Malik Scott Damn ... where's Calvin Brock when you need him?
You don't think Oquendo and Tarver could box circles around Briggs? Scott might be able to - and then again might find a soft place to lie down the first time he feels even a particularly heavy blocked punch. I certainly don't see Briggs knocking either of those guys out. ...and Thompson would school Arreola. Mansour is a tad high, and Martin a bit low (certainly ought to be in the same neighborhood as Breazeale or Washington) Otherwise pretty decent h2h list. :good Cunningham is certainly top five, and the #1 and #2 are Wilder and Jennings any way you slice them - although Thompson is a wild card in any h2h match-up. He should probably be a lot higher.
Horrible list. Gerald Washington and Breazeale both lose to SEVERAL guys listed below them, I suggest you go and watch both of their fights with Nagy Aguilera, very limited ceilings for the both of them. Especially Washington. Briggs is ranked way too high as well, Tony Thompson is ranked shockingly low.
1. Chambers? 2. Thompson 3. Cunningham 4. Jennings 5. Arreola 6. Mansour 7. Wilder 8. Tarver 9. Ruiz 10. Washington 11. Molina 12. Martin 13. Scott 14. Abell 15. Briggs Briggs would be higher if he actually went after someone other than Waldo, its clear that Klitschko is fed up with his **** and isn't going to give him a match.