New Ring Heavyweight Rankings: Fury Out, Gassiev in, Wardley #1

Decent list. I'd have Huni in place of Ajagba. But other than that OK. Obviously Parker not in list as under investigation for coke use.

 

Seems like a good enough list. Might have Gassive ahead of Torrez. Bakole maybe should be lower

 

Parker out due to positive test.

 

would love to see torrez vs gassiev or ajagba

 

It's a crazy in between time right? If usyk left, there is noone to take over. You could turn the list below kabayel upside down and make an argument for it

 

I find this list a bit sad to be honest.

 

Gassiev is back, baby! Put fools on notice!

 

Kinda like a heavyweight division in 2005-7 before Wlad emerged as the man.

 

Chisora deserved to enter the rankings for the first time.

 

It's crazy and sad that 41 year old Chisora with 36-13 record deserves to be ranked above half the guys in the top10.

 

The winner of Wardley v Kabayel would have a good claim to take over from Usyk.

Usyk hasn't been doing much the last few years anyway. He looks great every time he fought, but he's had low activity - and has only fought ONE of those contenders ranked there.

 

I have argued a lot for kabayel to be the prime challenger for usyk. But honestly his career maneuvering is disappointing. I want to see him in meaningful fights, but after such a long time we get knyba.

Wardley has delivered and an awesome story, but he would have lost if the referee didn't call it a night for exhausted but capable parker. Basically won by exhaustion against parker who already lost the same kind of fight against joyce who is a non factor now.
Also wardley has shown many vulnerabilities so far. He is an overachiever and I wish him the best of luck. Gives us exciting fights.


I Love to watch both these guys and hope they get in the ring with dubois or at least other top ten fighters. But I can't argue for them being the next big thing. Right now it doesn't seem like one of them will last long on the top. Itauma might take them or be a hype job who knows?

On the positive side:
If usyk was gone we would have an amazing heavyweight landscape, it would be a level lower than it is with usyk, but everyone can los against anyone of the others

 

These HWs are worse than 2005-2007.

 

Certainly a weak top 10 of HWs.

A lot of big dogs out of the picture for now and probably for good in Parker, AJ and Fury.

Chisora deserves to be ahead of Ajagba, Gassiev and Torrez.