Top 5 at heavyweight

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  1. Bruce Tea

    Bruce Tea Member banned Full Member

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    Right now who do you have as the top 5.
     
  2. Noel857

    Noel857 I Am Duran Full Member

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    1 Usyk
    2 Fury
    3 Dubois
    4 Parker
    5 Zhang
     
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  3. Philosopher

    Philosopher Active Member Full Member

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    Usyk
    Dubois
    Fury
    AJ
    Parker
     
  4. Jamesofthenorth

    Jamesofthenorth Member Full Member

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    Yeah I'd go with that too.
     
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  5. Soi Six

    Soi Six daddy, daddy cool, daddy, daddy cool banned Full Member

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    Top three

    Usyk, Bakole, Dubois. **** knows about the rest.
     
  6. Potwash

    Potwash The Real Untouchables Full Member

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    Usyk
    Dubois
    Fury
    Joshua
    Bakole
     
  7. tee_birch

    tee_birch Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Usyk
    Dubois
    Fury
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    Zhang
     
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  8. Bruce Tea

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    Kind of how I have it. It is hard to have Tyson there as he hasn't beaten anyone in years. His next fight if it isn't Joshua will reveal his true standing.
     
  9. Noel857

    Noel857 I Am Duran Full Member

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    He did however run Usyk really close as against Dubois getting stopped by him.I am not a Fury lover but anyone who thinks he is not one of the top 5 heavyweights are just showing their bias
     
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    1 Usyk
    2 Fury
    3 Dubois
    4 Parker
    5 Zhang
     
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  11. tee_birch

    tee_birch Boxing Addict Full Member

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    I get that but I’m not a fan of rating someone above someone else as they lost better.

    Fury got dropped by Ngannou and lost twice to Usyk. I think Dubois has done more in that time
     
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  12. Noel857

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    I repect that reasoning but you also said it is hard having him in there.Surely were ranking on ability and the simple truth is there are not 5 heavyweights out there better than Fury
     
  13. catchwtboxing

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    Usyk
    Dubois
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  14. GBoxingFeed

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    Usyk
    Fury
    Dubois
    Joshua
    Parker

    seems clear enough to me - Usyk clear number 1, Fury fought closely with him and has done enough elsewhere to be number 2. Dubois on a good streak and defeated Joshua, the former consensus number 3. Joshua at 4 given his form pre Dubois and achievements - including defeating Parker, my number 5 - again on a recent hot streak.

    Zhang a bit too inconsistent, Bakole an enigma - unproven still, though looks the part. Wilder washed. Hrgovic inconsistent and inactive.
     
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  15. Bruce Tea

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    And Fury hasn't beaten a top 10 opponent in 2 years. Nobody can say for certain that he's top 5 as he hasn't beaten anyone in there or fought the others.