So who is the #3 heavyweight in the world after tonight?

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Who is he #3 heavy in the world?

  1. Joshua

    29 vote(s)
    26.1%

  2. Wilder

    43 vote(s)
    38.7%

  3. Joyce

    35 vote(s)
    31.5%

  4. Ruiz

    0 vote(s)
    0.0%

  5. Hrgovic

    0 vote(s)
    0.0%

  6. Zhang

    0 vote(s)
    0.0%

  7. Whyte

    0 vote(s)
    0.0%

  8. Bakole

    0 vote(s)
    0.0%

  9. Makhmudov

    0 vote(s)
    0.0%

  10. Other (please specify)

    4 vote(s)
    3.6%
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  1. MrBarry465

    MrBarry465 Active Member Full Member

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    Povetkin is tailor made for someone like Wilder,. he doesn't make it past round 5. Same as Whyte.
     
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    MrBarry465 Active Member Full Member

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    Helenius went 12 rounds with Whyte, a fighter many on here said would 'beat Wilder'....
     
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    GGGfans Active Member Full Member

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    1) Fury
    2) Usyk
    3) Joyce
    4) Joshua
    5) Ruiz
     
    GGGfans, Oct 16, 2022
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  4. MrBarry465

    MrBarry465 Active Member Full Member

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    lol
     
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  5. GGGfans

    GGGfans Active Member Full Member

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    Povetkin was very resilient in 2016. Only Klitschko at his prime had managed to put him down. Wilder has never knocked out a boxer half as good.

    Stiverne, Ortiz and Fury had also tested positive and Wilder wanted to face them.
     
    GGGfans, Oct 16, 2022
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    GGGfans Active Member Full Member

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    Wilder has one draw and two loss by KO in his last six fights.
     
    GGGfans, Oct 16, 2022
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    Deew Active Member Full Member

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    I'd say Wilder, with a hairs breath back to AJ and Joyce
     
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  8. gollumsluvslave

    gollumsluvslave Boxing Addict Full Member

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    I'm not really sure what the Helenius blowout - regardless of any controversy around it - tells us about Wilder that we didn't already know.

    3rd for me is a 3-way round robin type affair between Joyce, Joshua & Wilder

    Personally I'd REALLY like to see Wilder vs Joyce; it's the classic Immovable Object (Joyce chin) vs Unstoppable Force (Wilder's right hand) matchup.

    Personally I think Joyce drowns Wilder in deep waters late on - maybe after a couple of hairy moments; if Wilder's right hand can't bail him out against Joyce then he will be in for a torrid time against that workrate and slow-fast execution we saw against Parker.

    On the flipside, if anyone can make a dent on Joyce's granite noggin, it's Deontay!
     
    gollumsluvslave, Oct 16, 2022
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  9. MrBarry465

    MrBarry465 Active Member Full Member

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    Yeah against the best fighter in the division - even by your own rankings.
     
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  10. Jolly Roger

    Jolly Roger Active Member Full Member

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    It’s between Joshua and Joyce for me. Knocking out a shot Helenius doesn’t really do anything for me.
     
    Jolly Roger, Oct 16, 2022
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    exocet76 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    It's still Joshua. sparking Helenius means little as he only got recent shine by beating a Polish plumber twice...
     
    exocet76, Oct 16, 2022
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    Usyk is number 3
    Where is his option?

    Wilder would flatten him
     
    AdamT, Oct 16, 2022
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    Third place for Joyce. No losses so far and a victory over a way better opponent in the face of Parker. The dosser coming out of two r*pes and beating another bag - no way near to compare. Wilder isn't even fourth where I place Ruiz, unless he beats someone from top 5-10 which I doubt he'll dare of doing. AJ stays unknown as he's unable to beat Usyk, Fury and Joyce, but against Wilder is 50:50.
     
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  14. Bigcheese

    Bigcheese Well-Known Member Full Member

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    AJ for resume but I personally think Joyce>Wilder>AJ
     
    Bigcheese, Oct 16, 2022
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  15. Brighton bomber

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    Joshua, unified champion and best resume by far of those in contention for the 3rd spot.

    Wilder beating Helenius was meaningless, it was simply an easy come back fight against a solid opponent. Are we going to elevate Joshua to top 2 after beating Wallin, of course not it's absurd, just as absurd as ranking Wilder above Joshua based on beating Helenius.

    Joyce's win over Parker while good it's not enough for me to put him over a former champion like Joshua who's beaten guys like Wlad, Parker, Ruiz Jr, Povetkin, Pulev etc.
     
    Brighton bomber, Oct 16, 2022
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