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

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.

 

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).

 

1973.

 

Ali
Foreman
Frazier
Norton
Lyle
Holmes

 

Replace strong with Weak and the post would be more Valid....

 

Now thats a Top 5 that would smash any Era...

 

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.

 

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

 

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.

 

What have you been smoking fella??!!

 

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!

 

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.

 

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.

 

The truth. Brits should try it.

 

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.