How do you rank the current top 10 heavyweights?

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  1. KINGWILDER

    KINGWILDER Well-Known Member Full Member

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    How do you rank the current top 10 heavyweights?

    I’ve got it:
    1. Tyson Fury
    2. Oleksander Usyk
    3. Deontay Wilder
    4. Anthony Joshua
    5. Zhilei Zhang
    6. Filip Hrgovic
    7. Arslanbek Makmudov
    8. Joseph Parker
    9. Martin Bakole
    10. Otto Wallin

    Other notable names:
    Joe Joyce, Andy Ruiz (if he ever fights again), Daniel Dubois, Dillian Whyte, Jared Andersen
     
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  2. MrPook

    MrPook Boxing Addict Full Member

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    1. Fury
    2. Usyk
    3. Wilder
    4. Joshua
    5. Zhang
    6. Hrgovic
    7. Wallin
    8. Parker
    9. Makhmudov
    10. Sanchez
     
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  3. McGrain

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    1 - Oleksander Usyk
    2 - Tyson Fury
    3 - Zhilei Zhang
    4 - Anthony Joshua
    5 - Filip Hrgovic
    6 - Jared Anderson
    7 - Otto Wallin
    8 - Martin Bakole
    9 - Joey Joyce
    10 - Arslanbek Makhmudov
     
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  4. CST80

    CST80 De Omnibus Dubitandum Staff Member

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    1. Oleksandr Usyk
    2. Tyson Fury
    3. Anthony Joshua
    4. Zhilei Zhang
    5. Deontay Wilder
    6. Joe Joyce
    7. Martin Bakole
    8. Filip Hrgovic
    9. Otto Wallin
    10. Joseph Parker
     
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  5. LegsAreShaky

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    1. Usyk
    2. Fury
    3. Zhang
    4. Joshua
    5. Wilder
    6. Hrgovic
    7. Joyce
    8. Wallin
    9. Ruiz Jr
    10. Bakole
     
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  6. DaRealJT

    DaRealJT Boxing Addict Full Member

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    1. Tyson Fury
    2. Oleksandr Usyk
    3. Deontay Wilder
    4. Zhilei Zhang
    5. Anthony Joshua
    6. Filip Hrgovic
    7. Otto Wallin
    8. Joe Joyce
    9. Joseph Parker
    10. Martin Bakole

    Honourable mentions: Frank Sanchez, Arslanbek Makhmudov, Jared Anderson, Daniel Dubois

    Andy Ruiz and Dillian Whyte are both shot to pieces and frankly should hang up the gloves because they would get demolished by any half-decent in-shape opponent.
     
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  7. KINGWILDER

    KINGWILDER Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Agree on the last point, Ruiz has looked rubbish for years and I don’t see him being a player moving forward. Sanchez has somewhat underwhelmed thus far after his good win over Ajagba. I would love to see him vs Makmudov or Hrgovic.
     
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  8. KINGWILDER

    KINGWILDER Well-Known Member Full Member

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    No Deontay Wilder?
     
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  9. McGrain

    McGrain Diamond Dog Staff Member

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    I don't think you can be the best in the world at something without actively doing it. Once a guy hasn't bothered in about 13, 14 months, I stop thinking about him as one of the best around. Wilder has a scheduled fight on the 23rd - we'll see how he looks then. Either he or Parker will (presumably) end up back on my list if that fight goes ahead.

    I'd add that Wilder hasn't won a meaningful fight since 2019. That matters too.
     
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  10. Dynamicpuncher

    Dynamicpuncher Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Wilder has 2 wins in 4 years and is 2-2 in his last 4 fights i'm not sure why hes rated so highly TBH.

    If he beats Parker impressively then that changes things however.
     
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  11. MrPook

    MrPook Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Actually I need to make corrections.

    Like this:

    1. Fury
    2. Usyk
    3. Wilder
    4. Joshua
    5. Zhang
    6. Hrgovic
    7. Wallin
    8. Joyce
    9. Parker
    10. Makhmudov
     
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  12. Joy_Rones

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    1. Usyk
    2. AJ
    3. Fury
    4. Hrgovic
    5. Zhang
    6. Wilder
    7. Parker
    8. Ajagba
    9. Yoka
    10. Jalolov or maybe Mike Hunter

    This is a sh**ty list mind you, very hard to make. HW is dogsh*t. Swap the last few with Bakole, Sanchez, Makhmoudov, Wallin or some other bum, they're interchangable as far as I'm concerned.
     
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  13. Reinhardt

    Reinhardt Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Doesn't matter who's list you use, the division is in shambles. Inactivity, ducking, over rated fighters and just weak heavyweights make this a serious down time in history.
     
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  14. Jaz Man

    Jaz Man Member Full Member

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    1. Usyk
    2. Fury
    3. Wilder
    4. Joshua
    5. Zhang
    6. Anderson
    7. Mahkmudov
    8. Bakole
    9. Joyce
    10. Hrgovic
     
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  15. northpaw

    northpaw Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    1. Usyk (operating at an elite level, almost completely unified)
    2. Fury (has slipped from #1, might have aged out)
    3. Joshua (IMO still top 3, no reason to say he isn't)
    4. Hrgovic (interchangeable with 5)
    5. Zhang (interchangeable with 4)
    6. Wilder (not active, might be finished )
    7. Sanchez (needs to prove more)
    8. Joyce (slipped and fell off a cliff)
    9. Parker (down but not completely out)
    10. Whyte (down and nearly completely out)

    Hrgovic has a (close) win over Zhang, I'm not putting Zhang ahead of him. Joyce has a dominating win over Parker, I'm not putting Parker ahead.
     
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