Does AJ have the best active heavyweight resume?

Discussion in 'World Boxing Forum' started by Redbeard7, Apr 12, 2026.


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Poll closed Apr 19, 2026.

  1. Yes

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    10.3%

  2. Maybe

    6 vote(s)
    20.7%

  3. Of course he f*cking doesn't

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    69.0%
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  1. Redbeard7

    Redbeard7 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    AJ's 10 best wins:

    41 Wlad, 39 Povetkin, Whyte, Parker, Ruiz, 39 Pulev, 39 Helenius, Wallin, Takam, Breazeale

    Losses: Ruiz KO7, Usyk x2, Dubois KO5

    Fights as the away fighter: Ruiz 1

    Wins against champions: three, two reigning (Parker, Ruiz)


    Fury's 10 best wins:

    39 Wlad, Wilder x2, Whyte, Chisora x3, Cunningham, Wallin, Makhmudov

    Draw: Wilder

    Losses: Usyk x2

    Fights as the away fighter: Wlad, Wilder x3, Cunningham

    Wins against champions: four, two reigning (Wlad, Wilder)


    Usyk's 10 best wins:

    Fury x2, Joshua x2, Briedis, Dubois x2, Chisora, Hunter, Gassiev

    Fights as the away fighter: Joshua 1, Briedis, Dubois 2, Chisora, Hunter, Gassiev

    Wins against champions: eight, five reigning (Fury, Joshua, Briedis, Dubois, Gassiev)
     
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  2. chaunceygardina

    chaunceygardina Member Full Member

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    Usyk clearly ahead, Fury and AJ run even for me
     
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  3. Slyk

    Slyk Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Usyk
    Fury
    ...
    Joshua

    Winning away and against champions matters a lot for legacy. The age and how prime your competition matter a lot for legacy. Losses matter for legacy. Joshua fans want you to ignore these facts, but that's not how boxing works.
     
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  4. Redbeard7

    Redbeard7 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Wilder's top 10 wins:

    Ortiz, 40 Ortiz, Stiverne, 42 Chisora, Helenius, Duhaupas, Washington, Szpilka, Breazeale, Arreola

    Draw: Fury

    Losses: Fury KO7, Fury KO11, Parker, Zhang KO5

    Fights as the away fighter: Chisora

    Wins against champions: one, one reigning (Stiverne)


    On paper, Usyk's record is clearly 1st, Fury 2nd comfortably, Joshua 3rd, Wilder 4th. But prime for prime, I think Wilder smokes AJ.
     
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  5. Mickc

    Mickc Well-Known Member Full Member

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    1 Usyk 2 Fury 3 Joshua 4 Wilder
    Usyk won all World honours as the away fighter,beating two long standing Champions in the process,as well as also doing the double over both Fury and Joshua. Fury won all World honours as the away fighter,beating two long standing Champions in the process. Joshua won all World honours as the home fighter and did not beat any long standing Champions . Wilder won all World honours as the home fighter and did not beat any long standing Champions and only holding a single World belt .
     
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  6. catchwtboxing

    catchwtboxing Loyal Member

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    Uh, Usyk?

    Joshua or Fury #2. It's been debated ad nauseam
     
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  7. catchwtboxing

    catchwtboxing Loyal Member

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    1. Usyk
    2. Fury or Joshua
    3. Fury or Joshua
    4. Dubois or Parker
    5. Dubois or Parker
    6 Wardley, Ruiz, or Wilder (depending on it you like quality or quantity)
    7.Wardley, Ruiz, or Wilder
    8. Wardley, Ruiz, or Wilder
    9. Kabayel
     
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  8. Bigcheese

    Bigcheese Well-Known Member Full Member

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    No love for McCall?
     
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  9. like a boss

    like a boss have gloves will travel Full Member

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    1 Usyk
    2 Fury
    3 Joshua

    Losses on resumes count. It isn't just about wins.
     
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  10. catchwtboxing

    catchwtboxing Loyal Member

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    That is actually a really good point. Thread says "active," and he's currently active.
     
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  11. hobby rider

    hobby rider Well-Known Member Full Member

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    “On paper, Usyk's record is clearly 1st, Fury 2nd comfortably, Joshua 3rd”

    Why do you need to start a poll then when it’s clearly Usyk
     
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  12. Gregor Sia-Lees

    Gregor Sia-Lees Member banned Full Member

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    Joshua has won one 50/50 in his career against to be retired Wladimir Klitschko who hadn't boxed in a year and a half, who hadn't had a win in over two years, 41, boxing at Wembey etc. The rest are old men, spoon fed opponents, opponents who come for the cheque, and so on. A genuinely terrible record especially when contextualised by the losses and the nature of the losses. Losing to Ruiz who hadn't a big win before not since is something that will never be forgotten, knocked all about the ring and then gave up. It was embarrassing for the UK to have this bloke represent it.
     
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  13. h8me

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    AJ certainly has a better resume than Fury.
     
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  14. jmb1356

    jmb1356 Well-Known Member Full Member

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    No, Usyk does.
     
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  15. miniq

    miniq FURY COMETH 2026 Full Member

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    AJ is a bum a bodybuilding bum and history will remember him this way and AJ fans will be remembered for being the dirtiest casual fans the sport has ever seen, so casual when they hear the name Muhammad Ali they think of their local halal butcher not the goat himself.
     
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