Would Valuev be top 10 in current era

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  1. Probably

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  3. Maybe if he's matched correctly

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  1. BubblesUK

    BubblesUK Doesn't buy hypejobs Full Member

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    Valuev was basically a better Joyce - even bigger with an even better chin and slightly less terrible skills and defence.

    With how thin this era has been, he'd definitely have been top 10 - his limitations wouldn't have been as big an issue against the limited fighters of this era as you might think... He wouldn't have got to a belt (unless Wilder uncharacteristically accepted the fight) but otherwise would've done quite well.
     
    BubblesUK, Jan 5, 2025
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  2. MrPook

    MrPook Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Probably at # 9 or 10.
     
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  3. ideafix12

    ideafix12 Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Top 10 sure
     
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  4. Cojimar 1946

    Cojimar 1946 Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Furys clearly better than anyone Vitali beat by a hefty margin. What's the rationale for picking Vitali? I should think Fury was better than Byrd and old fat Lewis
     
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  5. FrankinDallas

    FrankinDallas FRANKINAUSTIN

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    Valuev vs Big Bang Zhang would be epic.
     
    FrankinDallas, Jan 5, 2025
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  6. dmt

    dmt Hardest hitting hw ever Full Member

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    Not in my opinion.

    Maybe borderline or perhaps ranked by one alphabet organization. But a legit top ten?
     
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  7. kriszhao

    kriszhao Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    You mean the PED cheat that Fury? Also Lewis was 249 for Tyson his previous fight and 256 against Vitali? You know a 6'5 250lber can fluctuate more then 7 lbs pretty regularly.
     
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  8. bailey

    bailey Loyal Member Full Member

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    I think so.
    Valuev was effective against big HWs. It was the smaller movers that often seemed to trouble him more.
    He also had a decent resume even if not the greatest
    Seemed to have good powers of recovery
     
    bailey, Jan 6, 2025
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  9. lufcrazy

    lufcrazy requiescat in pace Full Member

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    Without doubt.
     
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  10. HistoryZero26

    HistoryZero26 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    In the Fury era yes. I think he'd be 5th or 6th but given Fury and Usyk weren't around for large swaths of the era he'd have usually been ranked like 4th.

    At this current moment I'll say he'd still be top 10 but given how loaded the division is I think we're looking at 9 or 10.
     
    HistoryZero26, Jan 6, 2025
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  11. Mark Anthony

    Mark Anthony Internet virgin Full Member

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    No, Valuev brought nothing to the table, any current top ten heavy would TKO him, he was so slow and easy to hit and he didn`t have much power.
     
    Mark Anthony, Jan 7, 2025
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  12. Mark Anthony

    Mark Anthony Internet virgin Full Member

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    He was awful.
     
    Mark Anthony, Jan 7, 2025
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  13. Mark Anthony

    Mark Anthony Internet virgin Full Member

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    Which big heavyweights? Valuev`s resume is garbage.
     
    Mark Anthony, Jan 7, 2025
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  14. lufcrazy

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    Makes no difference
     
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  15. Manning

    Manning Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    He probably never beat a top 15 in his own era.
     
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