Heavyweight champions from the year 2000 to today

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  1. NoNeck

    NoNeck Pugilist Specialist

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    The 2000s kicked off with Lewis becoming undisputed and Holyfield winding his career down as a a zero defense champion of the John Ruiz title.

    Im a conscientious objector.
     
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  2. bailey

    bailey Loyal Member Full Member

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    I am aware of that, but the thread was about the overall careers of fighters who have held a title from 2000 onwards
     
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  3. Perkin Warbeck

    Perkin Warbeck Boxing Aficionado Full Member

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    List the 5 you rate the highest historically:

    Usyk
    W. Klitschko
    Lewis
    V. Klitschko
    Joshua

    List which 5 you feel have the best singular win:

    Usyk
    Byrd
    W. Klitschko
    Lewis
    Rahman

    List which 5 you feel have had the best reigns:

    W. Klitschko
    Usyk
    Lewis
    V. Klitschko
    Joshua

    List the 5 who you feel are the best:

    Usyk
    W. Klitschko
    Lewis
    V. Klitschko
    Byrd
     
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  4. jeevacation

    jeevacation My fav active fighter is Ebonie Cotton. banned Full Member

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    Beltholder not champion.
     
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  5. Jacko

    Jacko Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Agreed.

    Unfortunately, for us fans, he was an even bigger nightmare to watch.
     
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  6. slash

    slash Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    That mauling style.. uggh..
     
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  7. bailey

    bailey Loyal Member Full Member

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    Yes I am aware
    Note on the thread start that I wrote

    belt holders inc WBA regular
     
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  8. bailey

    bailey Loyal Member Full Member

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    Where you wrote
    List which 5 you feel have the best singular win:

    Usyk
    Byrd
    W. Klitschko
    Lewis
    V. Klitschko


    Are you picking Joshua/fury for Usyk
    Vitali for Byrd
    Haye for Wladimir
    Vitali for Lennox
    Sanders for vitali

    ???
     
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  9. bailey

    bailey Loyal Member Full Member

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    The fighters on the list who won 4 or more HW title fights

    L Brewster (4-2)
    C Byrd (5-2-1)
    T Fury (5-2-1)
    E Holyfield (10-8-1)
    A Joshua (9-4)
    V Klitschko (15-2)
    W Klitschko (25-4)
    L Lewis (16-2-1)
    A Povetkin (5-2)
    J Ruiz (4-5-1-1NC)
    O Usyk (7-0)
    N Valuev (6-2)
    D Wilder (10-2-1)
     
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  10. bailey

    bailey Loyal Member Full Member

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    Fighters on the list who have beaten at least 2 of the other names on the list above

    C Byrd - Vitali, Holyfield
    T Fury - Wladimir, Wilder
    A Joshua - Wladimir, Povetkin
    W Klitschko - Brewster, Byrd, Povetkin
    L Lewis - Holyfield, Vitali
    O Usyk - Fury, Joshua
    N Valuev - Ruiz, Holyfield
     
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  11. catchwtboxing

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    OVERALL CAREERS
    Usyk/Lewis/Holyfield (Do Lewis and Holy's 90's work count...do Holy...and especially Uyk's, cruiser work count? How much do losses, especially post-prime losses, count? If I had to split it...

    Usyk (as long as he remains undefeated)
    Lewis
    Holyfield
    WladKlit
    Fury

    BEST WINS
    Holy- Bowe or Tyson (because he was post prison...maybe not as great as remembered but shocking)
    Lewis- Vitklit or Holy (only because I think Holy was a bit past it)
    Usyk-Fury
    Fury- WladKlit
    Andy Ruiz-Joshua

    FIVE BEST REIGNS
    Lewis (because they were broken up), Middle for quantity, Last for Quality
    Usyk
    WladKlit (long but not much there)
    Holy (hard to really find a good reign, but maybe the first, since he got Forman and Holmes)
    Joshua

    FIVE BEST WINS
    Lewis
    Usyk
    Holy
    WladKlit
    Fury
     
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  12. bailey

    bailey Loyal Member Full Member

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    Yes overall careers
    Can count everything
     
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  13. bailey

    bailey Loyal Member Full Member

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    Count the losses how you see fit
     
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  14. bailey

    bailey Loyal Member Full Member

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    Vitali Klitschko seems underrated imo
    I know people rate him highly H2H, but his record is good

    Vitali Klitschko - went 15 - 2 in world title fights, beat WBO champion Hide, Sanders (who was coming off a win over WBO champion Wladimir) for WBC and lineal, WBC champion Peters
    Throw in some really good defences as well
     
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  15. catchwtboxing

    catchwtboxing Loyal Member

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    Vuitali has no one exciting on his win list. JCG, Briggs, Peter, Adamek, Solis, etc.
     
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