Who's the 3rd best Light Heavyweight right now?

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Who's the 3rd Best Light Heavyweight right now?

Poll closed Sep 3, 2023.

  1. Callum Smith

    11 vote(s)
    26.8%

  2. Joshua Buatsi

    2 vote(s)
    4.9%

  3. Gilberto Ramirez

    19 vote(s)
    46.3%

  4. Ali Izmailov

    0 vote(s)
    0.0%

  5. Callum Johnson

    1 vote(s)
    2.4%

  6. Anthony Yarde

    3 vote(s)
    7.3%

  7. Joe Smith Jr

    5 vote(s)
    12.2%
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  1. Gazanta87

    Gazanta87 Member Full Member

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    Bivol will be number 3 after November 5th
     
    Gazanta87, Oct 25, 2022
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  2. KiwiMan

    KiwiMan Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    I don't get the Callum Smith votes even though I quite like him. He really lost badly to Canelo at 168, in terms of a h2h rematch 175 would help for sure but surely not nearly enough to change the result.
     
    KiwiMan, Oct 26, 2022
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    Jason Gordon, Oct 26, 2022
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  4. CanadaBoxing2022

    CanadaBoxing2022 Member banned Full Member

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    has to be zurdo or callum smith.... smith looked like abeast at 175 so far.
     
    CanadaBoxing2022, Oct 26, 2022
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    full training camp at 175 with the canelo we seen lately i think it be a different fight canelo win but 7-5 8-4 at best. don't rank canelo at 175 because he mostly fights 168
     
    CanadaBoxing2022, Oct 26, 2022
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  6. anjawnaymiz

    anjawnaymiz Can we get Ivan Dychko some momentum Full Member

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    Did I read on here awhile that gvozdyk had come out of retirement?
     
    anjawnaymiz, Oct 26, 2022
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  7. UniversalPart

    UniversalPart Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Callum Smith even looks like he has a size advantage over his opponents at 175lbs tool.

    A real weight bully.
     
    UniversalPart, Oct 26, 2022
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    KiwiMan Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    I agree with that, Canelo doesn't count as a 175. But Zurdo should therefore be #3 in my humble opinion.
     
    KiwiMan, Oct 26, 2022
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  9. DramaShow

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    He hasn’t beaten anyone of note at 175 though apart from a European level Dominic Boesel.
     
    DramaShow, Oct 26, 2022
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  10. KiwiMan

    KiwiMan Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Plus Sulivan Barrera (who beat JSJ) and Yunieski Gonzalez. None of these are world beaters, but they are better than anything Callum Smith has at LHW.
     
    KiwiMan, Oct 26, 2022
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