When was the last time Heavyweight boxing had such a strong top 5?

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  1. fencik45

    fencik45 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    you mean the way past prime 40 year old going through domestic hell? Congrats on him winning a staring match then throwing away his prime to duck the rematch.
     
    fencik45, Dec 23, 2022
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    Rilz Ball don't lie! Full Member

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    Very strong at the top of the HW division for sure. It is the most exciting the division has been since I started following boxing (early 2000's).
     
    Rilz, Dec 23, 2022
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    LoadedGlove Boxing Addict Full Member

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    1973.
     
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    Ali
    Foreman
    Frazier
    Norton
    Lyle
    Holmes
     
    Easyrhino, Dec 23, 2022
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    fistsof steel Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Replace strong with Weak and the post would be more Valid....
     
    fistsof steel, Dec 24, 2022
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    fistsof steel Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Now thats a Top 5 that would smash any Era...
     
    fistsof steel, Dec 24, 2022
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    Wlad vs. Povetkin was a good wrestling, turned out Wlad is a better wrestler. From those 36 minutes, it's like around 2/3 passed in clinching and guess who initiated it without being sanctioned, of course.

    I support.
     
    MAD_PIGE0N, Dec 24, 2022
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  8. senpai

    senpai Boxing Addict Full Member

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    I would bet that todays top 5 HW boxers, would be in top 5 in all the eras, individually.

    Especially the ones, who has good chin, stamina and movements for a HW.

    For example, Usyk would be in top 5 in the era of 60s, 80's and 00's
     
    senpai, Dec 24, 2022
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  9. Ted Spoon

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    It's a good top 5 but we simply haven't had the fights we needed over the last six years, and now they're all likely past-prime.
     
    Ted Spoon, Dec 24, 2022
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    What have you been smoking fella??!!
     
    Joe Davies, Dec 24, 2022
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  11. slash

    slash Boxing Addict Full Member

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    If they aren't running at each other to get the fights on, who cares?

    In the 70's, they fought! Each other! Mix and MATCH, every other fight!
     
    slash, Dec 24, 2022
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    Prime Povetkin was a handful man but he’s not “Wiping the floor” with Usyk or Fury. Lol

    Granted he beats Joshua and Wilder in competitive fights until that nuclear left hook gets to their chins. 2013-2017 Povetkin really came into his own.
     
    CooperKupp, Dec 24, 2022
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    fencik45 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Fury has no wins to suggest he could beat Povetkin. Wilder ran from him citing meldonium, but then fought actual roid users Fury and Stiverne.
     
    fencik45, Dec 24, 2022
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    fencik45 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    The truth. Brits should try it.
     
    fencik45, Dec 24, 2022
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    Yes, but it all comes down to will they fight each other in that round-robin 70s or 90s fashion?

    Also, whereas I like it as a top six, the rest if the division is a bit of a mess. Parker, Whyte, Pulev, Ortiz, and Helenius need to accept roles as Chisora types or go away entirely. Ruiz the same should he lose again, and Hrgovic and Dubois need to step up and show what they got. Bakole and Gassiev need to fight somebody.
     
    catchwtboxing, Dec 24, 2022
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