Who do you rate as the current best Light Heavyweight?

Discussion in 'World Boxing Forum' started by Perkin Warbeck, Nov 26, 2018.


Who is currently the best at 175?

Poll closed Jan 4, 2019.

  1. Dmitry Bivol

    25 vote(s)
    34.7%

  2. Adonis Stevenson

    6 vote(s)
    8.3%

  3. Oleksandr Gvozdyk

    14 vote(s)
    19.4%

  4. Badou Jack

    2 vote(s)
    2.8%

  5. Eleider Alvarez*

    11 vote(s)
    15.3%

  6. Artur Beterbiev

    11 vote(s)
    15.3%

  7. Marcus Browne

    0 vote(s)
    0.0%

  8. Anthony Yarde

    3 vote(s)
    4.2%
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  1. IntentionalButt

    IntentionalButt Guy wants to name his çock 'macho' that's ok by me

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    Dmitry and Eleider are the best pure boxers, while Beterbiev is the biggest puncher. The best all-around package (more balanced than any of the above) might just be Gvozdyk, followed by Jack.

    There is also the possibility of the Krusher getting his groove back, some delusional part of me still wants to believe he might.
     
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  2. silencio

    silencio Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Me too, but after three "I hope", I am losing my faith... If the "Nail" wins, he's #1, if not it is either Bivol or Beterbiev. Actually, I would love to see a brutal slug fest between Beterbeast and Stevenson. The first clean shot ends the question who's the biggest puncher at LHW.
     
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  3. Mendoza

    Mendoza Hrgovic = Next Heavyweight champion of the world. banned Full Member

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    Super 8 at light heavyweight. DO IT. I think either Bicol or Gvozdky is the best.
     
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  4. Bollywooden

    Bollywooden Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Bivol is the best.
     
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  5. IntentionalButt

    IntentionalButt Guy wants to name his çock 'macho' that's ok by me

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    Fair enough.

    ...and yeah, biggest puncher in the division is probably between Stevenson, Beterbiev and Kovalev. I don't think any of them is really in the 'best overall light heavyweight' discussion, though (Beterbiev due to being too limited, Kovalev due to being worn down and on the down-slide of his prime, and Stevenson due to a combination of both reasons). Álvarez, Bivol and Gvozdyk are the vanguard, with Jack trailing behind them but still lapping the aforementioned big-puncher trio.
     
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  6. Serge

    Serge Ginger Dracula Staff Member

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    Gvozdyk

    KO-ing Adonis in his backyard
    The only fighter to stop Chilemba
    Blasted out Yunieski
    KO'd Nadjib
    Stopping Karpency
    Stopping Craig Baker
    Beating Amar widely

    vs

    Bivol

    KO-ing Barrera
    Pretty much shutting out Chilemba
    Ditto against Pascal
    Ditto against Valera
    Stopping Agnew
    Stopping Clarkson
    Stopping Berridge

    ?
     
    Serge, Dec 2, 2018
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  7. vast

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    I'd say Alvarez then the Nail.

    Stevenson appears done as a typical human being
     
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  8. Serge

    Serge Ginger Dracula Staff Member

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    Alvarez

    KO'd Kovalev
    Beat Pascal
    KO'd Bute
    Beat Chilemba on a MD (I had Chilemba winning)
    Beat Berridge on A UD
    Beat Prieto on a UD
     
    Serge, Dec 2, 2018
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  9. Serge

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    Beterbiev

    Blasted out Cloud in little over 3 minutes
    KO'd Campillo
    KO'd Callum Johnson
    KO'd Koelling
    KO'd Prieto in a round
     
    Serge, Dec 2, 2018
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  10. Serge

    Serge Ginger Dracula Staff Member

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    Yarde

    Stopped Latvian journeyman with hideously low KO%
    Stopped Slovakian journeyman with hideously low KO%
    Stopped Hungarian journeyman with hideously low KO%
    Stopped American Level journeyman with hideously low KO%
    Stopped German journeyman with hideously low KO%
    Stopped Lithuanian journeyman with hideously low KO%
     
    Serge, Dec 2, 2018
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  11. silencio

    silencio Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Gvozdyk's #1 atm. No "if", "but" or "may be"!
     
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  12. Bom Squad

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    Gvozdyk looked great. It's gonna be really interesting to see who comes on top between Gvozdyk, Bivol and Beterbiev.
     
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  13. NoNeck

    NoNeck Pugilist Specialist

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    1. Gvoz
    2. Alvarez

    The rest.

    Beating Stevenson was more valuable than Kovalev since Adonis was the champ.
     
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  14. Jackomano

    Jackomano Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    This. He had the biggest test and delivered. Besides Ward himself I don't think anybody else would've neutralized Stevenson's straight left like Gvozdyk did.
     
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  15. Liquorice

    Liquorice Boxing Addict banned Full Member

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    Bivol but he's maybe the least proven of the new crop
     
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