Do you believe Otto Wallin was a top 10 heavyweight in the world ?

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  1. HistoryZero26

    HistoryZero26 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    I have awful eyesight. I'm the wrong guy to ask.

    All joke aside. I mean we really don't have a clear picture of the HW division over the past decade. We don't know anything compared to other eras. Given how much time has passed we never will. It is what it is. Who knows who was better than Otto Wallin in like 2019 or 2020? We have no clue. Fury chose to fight Wallin he didn't chose to fight Kabayel, Sanchez or Steve or Bob or whoever.
     
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  2. catchwtboxing

    catchwtboxing Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    No, but he's a good fringe contender, and boxing needs guys like that, too.

    He easily could have been a top-ten guy in the Post-Lewis and Klitschko eras, when shotter than shot retreads like Rahmen and Maskeav were champs, talentless feather-dusters like Lyakovich made it, free-swingning tough-men like Peter were hyped, diminutive guys like Eddie Chambers were top contenders, and guys like Leapai, Sosnowski, Kingpin Johnson and Pianeta contended.
     
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  3. Boxed Ears

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

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    I may be in the minority in here (as per usual) but I think it is closer to top ten heavyweight in history.
     
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  4. HistoryZero26

    HistoryZero26 Boxing Addict Full Member

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  5. Boxed Ears

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    Don't you judge me...
     
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  6. destruction

    destruction Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Wallin didn’t even have a notable win prior to getting the Fury fight.

    His best win was a decision over 15-2 Adrian Granat.

    He was plucked out of obscurity to give weight loss Fury some rounds.

    And even after the Fury fight his biggest win is over an injured CW.
     
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  7. Wizbit1013

    Wizbit1013 Drama go, and don't come back Full Member

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    He has been a top ten fighter on occasion, however it's never really been on merit and more to do with other boxers actions etc

    Showed a bit of promise initially but never progressed at all
     
    Wizbit1013, Aug 16, 2025
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  8. MaccaveliMacc

    MaccaveliMacc Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Was the 90s era shyte, because Phil Jackson was a Top 10 guy for a while?
     
    MaccaveliMacc, Aug 16, 2025
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  9. jmb1356

    jmb1356 Well-Known Member Full Member

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    No. They should have just made AJ-Wilder that night instead.
     
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  10. BCS8

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    Right now probably not. Once upon a time, sure.
     
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  11. OddR

    OddR Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Yeah my thoughts are the around time he fought Fury he was probably in that 15-20 range.
     
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  12. MarkusFlorez99

    MarkusFlorez99 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Wallin would get destroyed by someone as mediocre as Sanchez. Bakole is overrated and he would roll Wallin up
     
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  13. MarkusFlorez99

    MarkusFlorez99 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Who did Phil Jackson beat?
     
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  14. MaccaveliMacc

    MaccaveliMacc Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Exactly.
     
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  15. MarkusFlorez99

    MarkusFlorez99 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Where's the gotcha ? No boxing fan i know of considers Jackson a top 10 heavyweight at any point in the 90s.
     
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