5 best heavyweight performances of the last 5 years

Ruiz vs AJ as well

 

Fury decimation job of soft belly in a few months time but people will downplay it.

 

You were doing fairly well until #5 - Fury didn't look good in that fight, he looked fat and demotivated (understandable when you're up against a guy you already beat twice) and was sloppy enough to get caught... Fury's decent chin and Wilders questionable one saved him in that fight.

It's not like there's been many great heavyweight performances of late, but I wouldn't rank that one personally.

 

Since 2018 :

Inoue vs Fulton
Fury vs Wilder II
Crawford vs Spence
Usyk vs Gassiev
Ruiz vs AJ I

 

The idea of Inoue reincarnated as a heavyweight is bed wettingly scary idea for most of that division... Not sure he's good enough to feature in a top heavyweight fights list at his current size though

 

Fury vs Wilder 2 is the best Fury dominated every round and stopped his man well within the distance.

Fury had been almost KO'ed by Wilder in their previous fight. And Wilder despite his limitations is a huge puncher, so the fact Fury came forward aggressively and beat up a genuine puncher is impressive to me.

I'm not a fan of Fury but that's how I see it.

 

1. Fury-Wilder 2
2. Zhang-Joyce 1
3. Joyce-Parker
4. Ruiz-Joshua 1
5. Usyk-Joshua 1

 

Fury/Wilder 2
Ruiz/AJ 1
Usyk/AJ 1
Zhang/Joyce
Povetkin/Whyte

 

To be fair I can see the arguments for both of those fights being top.

Usyk beat the man with the best heavyweight resume convincingly, not all that long after moving up.

Fury took the soul of a man who had a punchers chance but had already been schooled by a ring rusty and unfit version of Fury previously.
It was a great performance, but not necessarily an unpredictable one.

As I say, I think you could argue for either of them.

 

Povetkin is a worthy mention,down on all the scorecards,down twice in the fourth round and then unleashes a dynamite uppercut to obliterate Whyte in the fifth round. Certainly in the top three of Heavyweight comebacks of the last five five years.

 

It's up there for me due to Povs age, and it being one of the most beautiful heavyweight KO's of all time.

 

Fury Wilder 2
Usyk AJ 1
Ruiz AJ 1
Wider Ortiz 1
Joyce Parker

 

Fury v Wilder 2
Usyk v Joshua 1
Ruiz v Joshua 1
Joyce v Parker
Zhang v Joyce
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Honourable mentions
Wilder v Breazeale
Bakole v Yoka
Helenius v Kownacki 1