Chagaev gave Povetkin a far easier fight than Huck did and an easier fight than Chambers. 5'11, fat cruiser with an abysmal stoppage record and...
Ibragimov seems to be rated more highly than Chagaev: https://www.boxingforum24.com/threads/choose-five-wlad-victims-to-beat-prime-joshua.713346/...
Briggs was the opponent who started Lewis's lineal reign but his record is poor. I don't think Chagaev is rated very highly because he's short,...
The list wasn't literally Wlad's ten best opponents, Puritty shouldn't be there by that standard even though he beat Wlad. It was tinged with...
"Calvin Brock" I laughed. Never heard anyone rate Brock that highly.
"people who have endured and experienced more than most people could ever countenance." Check out "trench warfare in WW1". Top boxers are playing...
Is Joshua the best of his generation? Not even close. Is he a “clean athlete”? Maybe if you’re born yesterday. Not afraid to pursue rematches?...
It's largely due to the manner of Wlad's win being so controversial; the fight was a pseudo-wrestling match, plus Wlad was 37 rather than in his...
I'm surprised Sanders is 6th given that he blew Wlad out in 205 seconds; by far the most dominant of the four KO wins against him. Likeability...
"Whyte has always been British level garbage." This is impossible to square with Parker not being "British level garbage" and thus practically...
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One of my quotes from the thread justifying his top 10 status: "Morrison's top 10 contemporaries included Garcia, Jackson, Hunter, Gonzales,...
Briggs is one of the most overrated HW's imo: https://www.boxingforum24.com/threads/shannon-briggs-career-analysis.729096/
He does seem to be massively overrated in terms of ability:...
