We've just had the third best heavyweight era in history

Tyson Fury's 2015 win over Wlad ushered in a new era of Heavyweights that, imo, has been the third best in its long history, behind only the 70's and 90's. Not only did we have a number of champions and one ATG champion, we also had an incredibly strong B division of heavyweights. Any of them able to cause an upset to all but (probably) Usyk.

I believe this year, will be the changing of the guard, with Dubois, Wardley, Kabayel and Itauma set to be the next eras top fighters. With Wilder, Joshua, Usyk and Fury heading towards taking L's or retirement.

Looking back at the 15-25 era, the division truly was stacked;

Champions

Tyson Fury
Anthony Joshua
Deontay Wilder
Wladimir Klitschko
Charles Martin
Andy Ruiz

Top contenders

Dyllian Whyte
Dereck Chisora
Kubrat Pulev
Alexander Povetkin
Luis Ortiz
Bermaine Stiverne
Bryant Jennings
Carlos Takam
Joseph Parker
Big Bang Zhang
Adam Kownacki
Joe Joyce
Robert Helenius
Lucas Browne

Unfortunatley, history suggests we're in for a relatively weak showing after such a strong time for heavyweights. Post Lewis/90's era, we had the domination of the Klitschkos. Post Ali/70's era, we had a long reign via Larry Holmes. Hopefully the new wave of hw's can break the trend.

What do you think, third best or nah?

 

Only someone that has never laced up gloves or had any kind of fight would call a ranked fighter a "bum". Everything you say after that word is meaningless.

 

Not close? Name 5 better.

 

I'd entertain the late 30's early 40's as it was stacked but Marciano era? Same as Wlads, dominant champion with few genuine contenders. Dempsey/Tunney? Without searching, could you honestly think of 10 good fights from the HW 20's? This era has produced plenty of amazing fights and multiple round/fights of the year.

 

But really, you've only named one for sure you'd rate higher and two slightly less confident picks. So, pretty close I'd say.

 

Yeah I came to a similar conclusion. No real standout after those two but from a fan perspective, I would rate this last 10 years as really being up there. Lots of contenders, several great fights and upsets. It's been a really good time for HW's.