Best five wins thread. Lineal / Ring Magazine heavyweight champions.

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  1. Mendoza

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    Wladimir Klitschko's top 5 wins

    1. Povetkin 55 points
    2. Byrd 43 points
    3. Chagaev 22 points
    4. Haye 16 points
    5. Ibragimov 13 points
     
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  2. Mendoza

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    We have reached the end. The current lineal champion, Tyson Fury. At age 32, I get the feeling we have seen his best. Fury himself hints at retirement. The big fight with Joshua looms, and if he wins it, I think that's justification for Fury to make the boxing hall of fame. Fury's list should not be judged until his career is over. All we can offer is his best five wins to date.

    Voting will close on Thursday night. After that summary, followed up by an all-time contenders tournament comprised of the top 5 for each lineal champion, barring lineal champions themselves.

    I'll lead off for Fury best five.

    1. Wlad. Although Wlad was 39, I view this as be best win.
    2. Wilder. A complete undressing in the 2nd fight
    3. Chisora. First man to stop a bottom top ten level contender
    4. Wallin. Fighting with a bad cut, Fury took the decision
    5. Cunningham. Former cruiser weight champion, who thanks to lack of depth, and the struggles he gave Fury earned this spot.
     
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  3. ideafix12

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    Fury
    1 Wladimir
    2 Wilder
    3 Chisora
    4 Cunningham
    5 Wallin
     
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  4. Mendoza

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    Cunningham is an interesting pick as had Fury down and a little hurt. However he is a blown up cruiserweight and older. Was that guy really better than Wallin or Pianeta who were to natural heavyweights that were not old?
     
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    1. Wladimir
    2. Wilder
    3 .Chisora (undefeated)
    4. Wallin (undefeated)
    5. Cunningham

    Wallin looks like a pretty handy operator. Thats a win that could age well over time. Pianeta has no business in the top 5. That was a tune-up fight when Fury came back after 3 years of exile.

    Undefeated Tom Schwarz could do something on top contender level. He's also a better win than Pianeta
     
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    Timmo Hoffman leveller
     
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    Is it worth doing a list for Fury, given that he is still active?
     
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    Schwarz is very poor.

    Hoffman at least had a solid chin, beat fringe level contenders and won regional belts. I'd put him in Fury's top 5 for now.
     
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  9. Mendoza

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    I think so. Fury won't have the worst top 5 out there, Besides we are all itching to see how Wilder does in the contenders tournament.
     
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    Fury

    Wlad
    Wilder 2
    Chisora
    Cunningham (I was at this fight Fury looked poor but then made it a brawl with good body work and Steve folded)
    Wallin
     
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    This
     
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    It will be up there, outside of his top two!
     
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  13. Mendoza

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    After review, I'm giving Cunningham my 5th spot. Good post.
     
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  14. Big Ukrainian

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    Tyson Fury:

    1. Wlad
    2. Wilder
    3. Chisora
    4. Cunningham
    5. Wallin
     
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    Tyson Fury’s 5 best wins

    1 Klitschko - While Wlad had seen better days he was still a formidable long reigning champion
    2 Wilder - Highly rated for a number of years, long time WBC champ, and an excellent record make this a really good win
    3 Chisora - I prefer the rematch win where Chisora was more experienced
    4 Cunningham - Excellent cruiserweight and if a decision or two went his way, like most think they should have ,he’d have been a top 10 heavyweight as well
    5 Wallin - Decent win and could get better over time

    You can make a good case to put Hammer or Johnson in the top 5 as well
     
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