Who are the top ten greatest Heavyweights since 2005?

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  1. Moggy94

    Moggy94 Active Member Full Member

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    Okay so if you had to make a list of the top ten greatest Heavyweights since 2005 how would it look?
     
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  2. Finkel

    Finkel Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Bit tricky on the order, but I'll go with

    1. Wlad
    2. Fury
    3. Vitali
    4. Joshua
    5. Wilder
    6. Usyk
    7. Haye
    8. Valuev
    9. Chagaev
    10. Povetkin
     
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  3. Moggy94

    Moggy94 Active Member Full Member

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    Nice list although Valuev and Chagaev over Povetkin? I thought hough he'd have been a little higher, would you have favoured Haye and Wilder over Povetkin?
     
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  4. Finkel

    Finkel Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Hmm, I guess I factored in achievements. I would favour Povetkin to beat Wilder, but I can't ignore his string of defences no matter if I think they were soft or not.
    Haye is a tough one to call. He was genuinely explosive in his short run. After losing to Wlad with his broken toe, he tore through Chisora, who had just gone the distance with Vitali, then bowed out.
    Valuev, well...he was twice WBA champion, had two losses and never dropped in his career. I think people put too much on the Holyfield performance, but overlook that he was likely being genuine in that he didn't want to hurt an aging Evander.
    Chagaev, won the title from Valuev, and was often up amongst the top contenders but was probably too small for the division in reality.
    Povetkin was a quality operator, but he is one of history's nearly men.
     
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  5. tokyo5exwale

    tokyo5exwale Underdogs are on top banned Full Member

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    1 Wladimir Klitschko
    2 Vitali Klitschko
    3 Tyson Fury
    4 Oleksandr Usyk
    5 Anthony Joshua
    6 Alexander Povetkin
    7 Sultan Ibragimov
    8 David Haye
    9 Ruslan Chagaev
    10 Deontay Wilder
     
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  6. George Crowcroft

    George Crowcroft He Who Saw The Deep Full Member

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    #01. Wladimir Klitschko
    #02. Oleksandr Usyk
    #03. Tyson Fury
    #04. Alexander Povetkin
    #05. Vitali Klitschko
    #06. Anthony Joshua
    #07. Ruslan Chagaev
    #08. Sam Peter
    #09. Deontay Wilder
    #10. Sultan Ibragimov
     
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  7. Whytesnake

    Whytesnake Armchair GOAT Full Member

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    Haye over AJ? Come on mate
     
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  8. George Crowcroft

    George Crowcroft He Who Saw The Deep Full Member

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    Yeah, my bad. I'd have AJ at six.
     
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  9. DaRealJT

    DaRealJT Boxing Addict Full Member

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    1. Tyson Fury
    2. Wladimir Klitschko
    3. Vitali Klitschko
    4. Oleksandr Usyk
    5. Deontay Wilder
    6. Alexander Povetkin
    7. Anthony Joshua
    8. David Haye
    9. Sultan Ibragimov
    10. Ruslan Chagaev
     
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  10. ikrasevic

    ikrasevic Who is ready to suffer for Christ (the truth)? Full Member

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    Vitali Klitschko has not suffered a single defeat since 2005.
    That should rank him very high.
    Only Tyson Fury has a similar score, with one draw; please do not comment on this draw fight, because the topic will go in the wrong direction.
    Thanks...
     
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  11. James Hudson

    James Hudson Active Member Full Member

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    Seeing how weak the 'greatest' list is over the last 17 years says a lot about a poor era imo
     
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  12. The Long Count

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    Wlad
    Povetkin
    Fury
    Vitali
    Usyk
    Joshua
    Chagaev
    Haye
    Wilder
    Whyte
     
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  13. miniq

    miniq AJ IS A BODYBUILDING BUM Full Member

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    If you have Wlad over Fury you need to find a dark room and flog yourself in it

    1. Fury
     
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  14. Potwash

    Potwash The Real Untouchables Full Member

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    Fury
    W. Klitschko
    V. Klitschko
    Joshua
    Wilder
    Usyk
    Pulev
    Povetkin
    Haye
    Chisora
     
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  15. ForemanJab

    ForemanJab Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Why is Sultan Ibragimov in ppls top 10s? He didn’t accomplish much if anything and retired after a one sided loss to Wlad in 08.
     
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