Who's the weakest champ in boxing currently?

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Weakest champion in boxing today?

  1. William Scull

    9 vote(s)
    50.0%

  2. Angel Ayala

    0 vote(s)
    0.0%

  3. Carlos Adames

    0 vote(s)
    0.0%

  4. Badou Jack

    0 vote(s)
    0.0%

  5. Mario Barrios

    2 vote(s)
    11.1%

  6. Alberto Puello

    0 vote(s)
    0.0%

  7. Erick Rosa

    2 vote(s)
    11.1%

  8. Panya Pradabsri

    2 vote(s)
    11.1%

  9. Phumele Cafu

    0 vote(s)
    0.0%

  10. Other

    3 vote(s)
    16.7%
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  1. Dorrian_Grey

    Dorrian_Grey Just taking a break, folks Full Member

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    Either who you think is the least accomplished or the most beatable.
     
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  2. CST80

    CST80 De Omnibus Dubitandum Staff Member

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    Why didn't you include a 9 person tie option?:sisi1
     
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  3. mrbigshot

    mrbigshot Active Member Full Member

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    What is your definition of "weakest" ?
     
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  4. JackSilver

    JackSilver Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Must be one of those minimumweight champs. They gotta be about 5ft tall an just over 100pounds in weight . I say one of them would be the weakest
     
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  5. Macedoine62

    Macedoine62 Active Member Full Member

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    Erick Rosa definetely
     
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  6. Ice8Cold

    Ice8Cold Still raging that we didnt see Bowe V Lewis Full Member

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    Scull doesn't even deserve to be champion, his win against Shishkin was controversial and has a very thin record.
     
    Ice8Cold, Mar 20, 2025
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  7. Dorrian_Grey

    Dorrian_Grey Just taking a break, folks Full Member

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    Whoever is the most beatable in their own weight-class or who has such a thin ledger that they don't deserve to be a champion.
     
    Dorrian_Grey, Mar 21, 2025
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  8. Boxed Ears

    Boxed Ears this my daddy's account (RIP daddy) Full Member

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    I tuned out of following all boxing for a long time and the idea that Jack is a current champion in 2025 really caught me off guard. I remember him being a decent contender what seems like ages ago.
     
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  9. Dorrian_Grey

    Dorrian_Grey Just taking a break, folks Full Member

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    Nah, 105 is in a pretty good place right now actually. Melvin Jerusalem is probably the weakest champ out of the three but even then he's still pretty good and his win over Yudai Shigeoka is about as good as anything anyone has done in the division. Collazo is decent and Taduran has had a lot of bad luck, notably getting robbed for a belt three times in a row, but deserves that belt thanks to his stunning and emphatic upset victory over Ginjiro Shigeoka.
    108 has been in much worse shape ever since Teraji left honestly. Erick Rosa, Panya Pradabsri, and Rene Santiago is a truly pitiful lineup of strap-holders. There are a least a half dozen fighters in the division who would beat all three of those men. Yabuki was the only saving grace of a champion at 108 and even then he's now moved up to 112 to fight Ayala, another belt-holder who has beaten no-one and whose best win is a robbery over a washed Felix Alvarado.
     
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  10. mrbigshot

    mrbigshot Active Member Full Member

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    Regarding this usyk is the weakest champion ever , if we like it or not .

    He got his hw undisputed shot with 4 !!!!!! hw opponents ( whitherspoon , chisora , dubois and AJ ) on his legacy .

    I think never in history we had an undisputed fight with a champion having 4 opponents on his counter .
     
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  11. Reinhardt

    Reinhardt Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Exactly, the correct answer is All. Whew! that list is evidence there is waaay to many belts.
     
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  12. bjl12

    bjl12 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Gervonta Davis just lost to a 20-1 underdog who fought his first fight ever at 135 yet Gervonta kept his belt. Gervonta has never beaten a current, former, or future 135lb champion either. Its hard to put into words how bad his "run" has been. Shades of Peter Quillin
     
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  13. Dubblechin

    Dubblechin Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Tunney didn't have many more.

    Usyk also had a half-dozen World Series of Boxing fights (five rounds, pro rules, paid) against super heavyweights, and about four heavyweight fights at the start of his pro career. So, all together, he's probably got 17 official heavyweight fights to go along with his 12 or so cruiserweight fights.

    Usyk wouldn't have even been a cruiserweight if the limit was 190, like it was when Holyfield fought there. Usyk's been a heavyweight for the better part of two decades, basically. He just chose to dry out to make 200 (or 201, as an amateur).
     
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  14. Smokin Bert

    Smokin Bert Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Holy ****! There are so many weak "champions" on that list. Truly depressing.
     
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  15. mrbigshot

    mrbigshot Active Member Full Member

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    Usyk,s legacy in cw is beyond any doubts and yes , he had a good amateur career , but if we base it on facts of pure pro boxing , the facts are clear .

    I think never in history we had an undisputed champion with such a thin legacy .
     
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