Who are your top five heavyweights in order?

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  1. Saintpat

    Saintpat Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    I rate them this way based on what they’ve done to date and the eye test:

    1. AJ
    2. Wilder
    3. Fury (providing he looks decent next weekend)
    4. Ortiz
    5. Whyte

    Who do you have?
     
  2. Yizzy

    Yizzy Member banned Full Member

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    absurd that Povetkin aint in your top 5
     
  3. Flashyo

    Flashyo Member banned Full Member

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    AJ
    Wilder
    Joyce
    Povetkin
    Kownacki
     
  4. MrTombourineMan

    MrTombourineMan Торрейра хорошо. Full Member

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    Joshua.
    Wilder.
    Povetkin.
    Ortiz.
    Whyte.

    I'm still holding out on Fury to fight a top 20 opponent before I throw him back into the upper echelon.
     
  5. Yizzy

    Yizzy Member banned Full Member

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    what theyve done to to date and the eye test are two different things
     
  6. Liquorice

    Liquorice Boxing Addict banned Full Member

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    Here's mine:

    Blimp
    Stiff
    Whale
    Bodybuilder
    Jail bait
     
  7. Yizzy

    Yizzy Member banned Full Member

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    Tyson Fury
    Hughie Fury
    Peter Fury
    John Fury
    Shane Fury
     
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  8. Nonito Smoak

    Nonito Smoak Ioka>Lomo, sorry my dudes Full Member

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    Thinking about mine is awkward as all hell right now...
    1. Joshua
    2. Povetkin
    3/4. Wilder/Parker
    5. Ortiz
    6. Whyte
    ...maybe? I scored Joshua/Parker a draw so that complicates things. He kinda should be #2. But he also lost to Whyte where it even seems that most scorers had Parker edging it. I struggle putting him below Wilder if I am to believe that he drew with the current kingpin and I haven't scored a fight against him. I can see people dropping Povetkin since his recent opposition has actually been worse than the others on here but his pedigree is so deep compared to these relative pups that to me he holds down that #2 spot and I can feel good about it. Well, not good about it. It's an awkward time rating 2-6.
     
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  9. KO KIDD

    KO KIDD Loyal Member Full Member

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    this seems right with the possibility of flipping ortiz and whyte though I think ortiz beats him

    holding off on fury for now and usyk till he actually fights up there
     
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  10. GolovKing

    GolovKing ESB Since 2006 Full Member

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    1 Joshua
    2 Wilder
    3 Ortiz
    4 Fury
    5 Whyte
     
  11. NoNeck

    NoNeck Pugilist Specialist

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    1.Joshua
    2. Wilder
    3.Povetkin
    4. Ortiz
    5. Whyte, but he's just a placeholder for Fury

    Usyk gets the three spot when he annpunces he's a heavyweight
     
  12. LordSouness

    LordSouness Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Joshua
    Wilder
    Povetkin
    Whyte
    Ortiz

    I think you either have Tyson Fury at number one, or he doesn't make the list. No way to justify Fury being rated over some and not the others.
     
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  13. Rockradar

    Rockradar Well-Known Member Full Member

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    For the way they box.

    1. Joshua
    2. Wilder - he is an exemption due to his patience in landing that right hand
    3. Povetkin
    4. Ortiz
    5. Parker/T. Fury
     
  14. exumspate

    exumspate Well-Known Member Full Member

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    1. Anthony Joshua
    2. Wilder
    3. Tyson Fury
    4. Luis Ortiz
    5. Whyte/Povetkin

    I know I have 6 fighters in my top 5…Thats whittled down from 8, I’m indecisive, oh well…

    1. Joshua/Wilder/Fury
    4. Luis Ortiz
    5. Whyte

    This might be most accurate for the moment though.
     
  15. Ukansodoff

    Ukansodoff Deontay plz stop ducking Joshua. Thank you. Full Member

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    1. Joshua
    2. Fury
    3. Povetkin
    4. Parker
    5. Ortiz