Aside from the Klitschkos, is Sultan Ibragimov world's best heavy?

Discussion in 'World Boxing Forum' started by kenmore, Mar 14, 2009.


  1. kenmore

    kenmore Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Okay, everyone knows the Klitschko brothers can wreck anyone. They are the world's best heavyweights and no reasonable person can argue otherwise.

    But, who is the world's best heavyweight aside from Vladimir and Vitali?

    I say Sultan Ibragimov is the best heavyweight out there aside from the Klitschkos. The Ibragimov that beat Shannon Briggs and survived twelve rounds with Vladimir would have been too slick, too fast, and too hard hitting for almost any other heavyweight.

    Sultan has it all: power, talent, boxing ability, durability, and speed.
     
  2. Haye

    Haye Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Chagaev is better than Iggy.
     
  3. LHL

    LHL Captain Freedom Full Member

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    :good Chagaev is good but he can't stop getting injured.
     
  4. catasyou

    catasyou Lucian Bute Full Member

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    Ibragimov is retired.
     
  5. kenmore

    kenmore Boxing Addict Full Member

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    The Sultan is not retired...he is just taking time off to work through management problems. As for Chagaev, Sultan would out hustle him.
     
  6. Haye

    Haye Boxing Addict Full Member

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    True, he may never be a real force again, cant tell at this point. I think Povetkin would beat Iggy at this stage as well, just.
     
  7. LHL

    LHL Captain Freedom Full Member

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    Sultan doesn't impress me at all. He was terrible against Wald and his best wins are against a very very old holyfield, a fat Briggs who was going to pull out with his asthma and a draw against ray Austin far from an obvious choice.
     
  8. Punisher33

    Punisher33 Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    If this is true, the heavyweight division is alot worse than the 80's. Iggy is a decent Heavyweight, but you must remember his best wins were over Shannon "The Inhaler" Briggs, and a 44 yearold Holyfield, of course your going to look fast and talented against these two, alot of Heavyweights would. When he had his big test against Wlad, he failed miserably, he did next to nothing and the scorecards reflected it. As far as I'm concerned Peter is the last man to give Wlad a tough fight, since then noone has rose to the occasion. So my vote would be Peter as the 3rd best Heavyweight in the world, not based on talent, but his ability to beat the rest out there not named Klitschko.
     
  9. fidds

    fidds Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Good a sd against ruiz a md vs valuev and laboured against matt skelton (who just got stopped by martin rogan).

    Chagaev is ok but he's not great :huh
     
  10. Antsu

    Antsu Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Anyone who claims that Briggs was fat in that fight is crazy. :patsch

    And no Sultan isnt best heavy aside from the Klitchkos.
     
  11. LHL

    LHL Captain Freedom Full Member

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    Better than Igbragimov. By resume i'd say Povetkin looks the best but from what i have seen i'd still go with Chagaev
     
  12. LHL

    LHL Captain Freedom Full Member

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    Hard to get sarcasim over this but im detecting a high amount here :lol:
     
  13. RonnieHornschuh

    RonnieHornschuh ESB indie police Full Member

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    he was a bit fat though. lots of muscles too but 20 pounds too much for being ripped.
     
  14. Haye

    Haye Boxing Addict Full Member

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    True, but thats the state of the division.
     
  15. fidds

    fidds Boxing Addict Full Member

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    I don't care what you believe :patsch

    Point of the matter a real decsent hw i.e either klitschko or haye etc... would ko ruiz.

    Just check out ruiz-tua buddy :yep its all black and white to some people can you imagine lewis going a hard 12 with ruiz :patsch **** roy jones had him hurt for **** sake.