Top 5 updated heavyweight contenders

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  1. dmt

    dmt Hardest hitting hw ever Full Member

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    Who do you have now? Not including former champs like Joshua.
     
  2. Macedoine62

    Macedoine62 Well-Known Member Full Member

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    I have if I exclude former Heavyweight Champions (Parker, Joshua, Ruiz) :

    1- Zhilei Zhang

    2- Daniel Dubois

    3- Hrgovic (the choice of opponent pure joke)

    4- Frank Sanchez

    5- Jared Anderson / Martin Bakole (he is not a top 5 but still well ranked) / Agit Kabayel
     
  3. Macedoine62

    Macedoine62 Well-Known Member Full Member

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    But honestly I write Bakole because he is well ranked like Hrgovic. But for me they will do nothing in a world title match, except if the IBF titles is vacated for Hrgovic.

    But Bakole no chance to be a world champion, he can be a problem of course but.. not to be a top 5 for to be honest.
     
  4. ipitythefool

    ipitythefool Prediction ? Pain Full Member

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    1. Zhang
    2. Hrgovic
    3. Dubois
    4. Joyce
    5. Kabayel

    Honorable mentions - Sanchez, Anderson, Bakole (although Bakole seems busier panhandling on social media than getting another fight organised)
     
  5. DaRealJT

    DaRealJT Boxing Addict Full Member

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    1. Zhang
    2. Hrgovic
    3. Sanchez
    4. Kabayel
    5. Dubois

    I think Joe Joyce is done. He was always easily hittable; now that Zhang has cracked his chin, he would get KO’d by any half-decent contender. Age is also not on his side.

    I’ve yet to be impressed by Jared Anderson but he’s one to keep an eye on for the future.
     
  6. catchwtboxing

    catchwtboxing Loyal Member

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    This is a good list with the caveat that Joyce may be mentally checked out.
     
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  7. SmackDaBum

    SmackDaBum TKO7 banned Full Member

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    Why do people put Zhang over Hrgovic?!
     
  8. Brighton bomber

    Brighton bomber Loyal Member Full Member

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    Hrgovic
    Zhang
    Joyce
    Kabayel
    Anderson
     
  9. Brighton bomber

    Brighton bomber Loyal Member Full Member

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    I guess because some think Zhang beat Hrgovic. I personally thought Hrgovic did just enough to win.

    The weirder one for me is picking Dubois over Joyce because he beat Miller. Can you imagine what Joyce would do to Miller with Miller's gas tank? In fact Joyce should fight Miller as a comeback fight, would be action packed, Miller doesn't have the power to hurt him and with Joyce's work rate would overwhelm Miller and stops him.
     
  10. Grinder

    Grinder Dude, don't call me Dude Full Member

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    Because he clearly beat Hrgovic and then stopped Joe Joyce twice.
     
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    Sonya123 New Member banned Full Member

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  12. Gazhearsum

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    In no particular order:

    Zhang
    Hrgovic
    Kabayel
    Bakole
    Huni
     
  13. ipitythefool

    ipitythefool Prediction ? Pain Full Member

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    Yes agree Joyce is a bit of an unknown quantity at the moment. I'm going with the narrative that Big Bang was all wrong for him . But we'll soon see in his next fight.
     
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  14. ikrasevic

    ikrasevic War for Souls Full Member

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    1. Hrgovic
    2. Zhang
    3. Sanchez
    4. Kabayel
    5. Jalolov+
    +I know that Jalolov needs to take an extra step before leveling up to be a contender, but I would immediately "put him in the game". And who wouldn't like to see Jalolov in fights with TOP 10 HW, or even in a title fight?
     
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  15. GBoxingFeed

    GBoxingFeed Active Member Full Member

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    Personally, I would say:

    Hrgovic
    Zhang
    Dubois
    Joyce
    Sanchez