Artur Beterbiev‘s All Time LHW Ranking?

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  1. Omega74

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    Where would you rank Beterbiev in an all time Light Heavyweight ranking? Did his win against Bivol, and becoming the first undisputed Light Heavyweight Champion since Roy Jones, cement his place in the Top 10 or even Top 5?
     
  2. lufcrazy

    lufcrazy requiescat in pace

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    Let the dust settle man.
     
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  3. tragedy

    tragedy Active Member Full Member

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    Pretty clear he's not on Roy Jones's level
     
  4. tinman

    tinman Loyal Member Full Member

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    Brterbiev would KTFO Jones with a jab.
     
  5. MarkusFlorez99

    MarkusFlorez99 Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Top 5, but he doesn't have long left. Beterbievs reflexes are waining he will encounter a power puncher who can box just good enough to land that bomb.
     
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  6. LenHarvey

    LenHarvey Active Member Full Member

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    What was RJJ doing at 40? Getting his chin shattered for the 18th time lol.. Beterbiev is every bit on that level & then some
     
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  7. Omega74

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    Really makes you wonder, how his Resume could‘ve looked like if he turned pro 5 years earlier right?
     
  8. Dynamicpuncher

    Dynamicpuncher Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    RJJ started off as a Middeweight and went all the way up to Heavyweight and had over double the amount of professional fights as Beterbiev when he started losing.
     
  9. LenHarvey

    LenHarvey Active Member Full Member

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    Double the amount of testosterone too
     
  10. MarkusFlorez99

    MarkusFlorez99 Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    He'd just become undisputed sooner and move to cruiserweight. He'd have lost to Opetaia, Gassiev, Briedis, Lerena etc. Those guys
     
  11. Dynamicpuncher

    Dynamicpuncher Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Beterbiev is below the likes of Moore, Charles, Spinks, Greb, Tunney, Conn.

    I would say Beterbiev is ranked alongside the likes of Foster, Muhammad, lower end of top 10.
     
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  12. Dynamicpuncher

    Dynamicpuncher Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    I've never seen Beterbiev destroy a hall of famer with a single body shot and break their ribs aka Virgil Hill.

    I've never seen Beterbiev school a great fighter and top 3 P4P fighter aka James Toney.

    But I guess people like to jump on bandwagon based on recent results and forget many great results of past fighters.
     
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  13. Kell Macabe

    Kell Macabe I don’t know s*** about boxing Full Member

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    Borderline or fringe top ten all time. Beterbiev is clearly a great fighter he just happens to be in the deepest division in boxing, historically speaking.
     
  14. monaim

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    I'm pretty sure he would have killed Kovalev, Ward, and Stevenson in their prime.
     
  15. NoNeck

    NoNeck Pugilist Specialist

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    Above Bob Foster who never beat anyone on Bivol's level.
     
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