Can see your argument. I'm hoping Fury shows up in two weeks time but with the Wilder court situation, Wilders accusations and Furys character, I could easily imagine a last minute pull out feining injury or some bs. Ruiz is an interesting pick in 4th, although I do see him giving Wilder fits if they ever fought. Good list.
Joshua will be lucky if he doesn't drop behind Whyte. It's not like he beat Whyte last year. It was more than a half a decade ago. They were both up-and-comers at the time. But I'd still rate him higher Fury (Champ) 1. Wilder 2. Usyk 3. Joshua 4. Whyte or Fury (Champ) 1. Usyk 2. Wilder 3. Joshua 4. Whyte
I could see a situation where Wilder lands on Usyk first if they were to fight. But right now? Usyk has the belts and a bigger win in AJ than anything Wilders done at the minute. In two weeks things could be vastly different again, maybe a draw would see your list come into fruition. A Wilder win would surely drop Fury down the list, same for Wilder if Fury wins.
Ruiz beat AJ. Wilder still just beat second string guys who never quite got in the mix, like Ortiz and Stiverne. Until proven otherwise, Ruiz for me. The Usyk Fury thing is like that too. One guy demanded a fight and grabbed the brass ring, the other spent yet another year and a half out of the ring. I like Fury and think that he is a unique talent, but I cannot in good conscience rate him over someone who actually fights.
