Name your current top 5 heavyweights

This is my take 100%. I liked the OPs top 5 set... but would jump Fury to #2 and push AJ & Parker down.

Too many knee jerk reactions against Fury here. The worst from AJs many minions. Sure, weight recent fights greater, but you don't completely zero out - or conveniently forget - results within the past 5 years. AJ lost to a bulked up CW TWICE, and before that to a shorter Tub of lard HW with short, but fast arms. His recent 4W run is not equal to Parker's latest run.

 

1. Usyk
2. Joshua
3. Fury
4. Parker
5. Hrgovic

 

In no order

1Fury
2Usyk
3Joshua
4Parker
5Vacant, too interchangeable. I guess Zhang or hrgy bear if I was forced to choose

 

Agreed. I think some of the folks knocking Fury completely out of the top 5 (??!) are taking it upon themselves to act as governing bodies, effectively stripping Fury of his WBC belt due to inactivity and/or his embarrassing performance in what was essentially an exhibition bout.

Don't get me wrong... I too am PO'd at Fury for wasting all our time last fall by delaying an Usyk bout for this $$-grab charade.

But like I said, give it 'til May 18. If Usyk dominates him, go ahead and knock Fury out of the top 5 then.

 

Since no list is required (from first place to fifth place) I can say that I have 4 for sure: Fury, Usyk, AJ and Parker.
When you have 4 safe names, it is not difficult to make a "Top 5". And let Hrgović be the fifth

 

I think they're probably being a little bit premature about it, too.

Equally, I think anyone ranking Fury 1st or 2nd is failing to take into account his inactivity and how long it's been since he had an actually impressive performance - which IMHO is Wilder-2, and before that is Wlad...

There's a lot of smoke and mirrors with Fury - he might be great, he might be capable of it... It means little if he's not doing it.

I don't have an issue with anyone rating him 3rd or even 4th - the massive lack of proven-ness in the rest below that means he can't genuinely be set out of the top 5 just yet no mstter how much he takes the **** out of the sport.

 

1 Usyk
2 Fury
3 Joshua
4 Lovejoy
5 Parker

 

Spot on.

I'd say ATM there is a fair gap between the top 5-6 and the rest. I think Zhang would be at 6th, but 7th is pretty vague.

Whyte and Ruiz could have been in the top 7 discussion if they weren't so inactive.

 

You’re a bit of a Parker hater ain’t ya?

 

No I like him, I’m just not delusional about his current abilities and talent ceiling.

 

My god this place is a disaster.
People are actually putting AJ above Fury for ducking Wilder and Fury to fight Franklin/old Helenius/Wallin/MMA fighter. You can't make this up.
AJ isn't even above Parker at this point. And even Parker's wins are against two old men.
Wake up.
AJ's last win against a true top boxer was Pulev, and Pulev was 40 and just had Covid. LOL.

 

1. Usyk
2. AJ
3. Fury
4. Parker
5. Hrgovic
6. Kabayel

 

Update

Usyk
Joshua
Parker
Hrgovic
Kabayel

 

Usyk
Joshua
Parker
Fury
Kabayel/Hrgovic