Current Ring Magazine heavyweight rankings

Here's the current rankings:

1: Wladimir Klitschko (52-3)
2: Vitali Klitschko (37-2)
3: Ruslan Chagaev (25-0-1)
4: Alexander Povetkin (16-0)
5: Nikolai Valuev (50-1-0-1)
6: Eddie Chambers (34-1)
7: Alexander Dimitrenko (29-0)
8: Chris Arreola (26-0)
9: David Haye (22-1)
10: John Ruiz (43-8-1)

Now, why the hell did they put Ruiz back on the list? What the hell has he done to deserve a spot on there? He sucks, plain and simple. I agree with taking Oleg Maskaev off the list, hhe sucks too, and has done nothiong to warrant staying. I would have put Peter at the number 10 spot, behind Haye. Thoughts?

 

Haye doesn't deserve to be in that list yet neither does Peter..

 

You have a point, but neither does Dimitrenko, (Luan Krasniqi being the best opponent he's beaten, and Krasniqi's shopworn) or Arreola (who is highly overrated; Chambers could beat him, and he, like Haye and Dimitrenko hasn't face anyone in the Top 10.) Who the hell else is out there?

 

There just really aren't that many decent heavyweights who have faced decent competition who are active. Frankly, I think Tony Thompson is most deserving of that last spot, but there are about 15 guys you could make arguments for. But the fact that you might even need to consider guys like Ray Austin and Kali Meehan and Martin Rogan in putting together a top 10 shows just how weak the heavyweight division is at the moment. Ruiz at least recently beat Jameel McCline (more convincingly than Sam Peter) and arguably beat Valuev twice.

 

Haye absolutely deserves to be on there, even if you only look at his two fights at heavyweight and completely ignore that he was the unified cruiserweight champion before that. A convincing win over Monte Barrett is a better win than almost half the guys on that list have recently.

 

This division doesn't need to go more than five names deep. The HWs are ****.

 

You know these guys are so big & quick today,WOW:shock:I startedwith Ingo Floyd their midgets todayatschWow ,sir why do you call Arreola overated?? He has fine record hes massive.Wlad is real Gentleman, hes very very athletic, he doesnt desrve robot tag.Were all immigrants WHY so much hate vs. him??:roll:

 

Ruiz and Arreola need to go find a top 10 list of greatest Chocolate chip cookie eaters of all time. (I know Ruiz isnt that big but I dont like him on this list).

 

Arreola is by far the worst on the list. Peter would KO him and like him or not John Ruiz beats him easily. If Chagaev deserves #3; Ruiz deserves to be in the top 10. He lost a split decision to Chagaev and Valuev in their home towns.

 

To create another argument, which im sure has been done before:
Although it will never happen, who would win in a fight between the K brothers?

I would go for Vitali, yet i agree with Wlad being above him in the rankings.....its a strange one......Wlad done more so deserves #1.....but surely most people agree that Vitali would spank Wlad?!.....hence Vitali being #1????!!!!

I sort of answer my own question there.....albeit in a confusing way........

 

Chagaev & Valuev(questionably) are the only ones to beat Ruiz in the last 5 years, since he regained the title so why would he not be on the list? 14 of his last 15 fights have been title or title eliminators so hes been fighting what is perceived to be quality opponents. Not many on that list can boast the same.

As worrying as it is he probably is one of the more deserving of a top 10 ranking

 

Wasn't James Toney gonna take over the division? Whats he waiting for?

 

Arreola is all hype. I saw his last fight vs. some journeyman and the guy put him down. Arreola caught a break in the fight when a mouthpiece came out or something that gave him extra rest. He is extremely hittable and throws wild punches. The Klits would destroy him.

 

:rofl:rofl

Didnt you listen Suge's Show, James clearly told they all running from him

 

I dont know guys Arreola big hits hard. I dont like to talk what I am but a,there hasnt been a good Mexican heavy since Pulgacito Ramos!!!!!:happy