Competitive Heavyweight division = Boxing revived?

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  1. bluebird

    bluebird Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Nearly every thread on the main page is regarding a heavyweight boxer. The division is insanely exciting right now and boxing seems to be doing the circles in general every day life again.
     
  2. Perkin Warbeck

    Perkin Warbeck Boxing aficionado Full Member

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    It's because there is competition at the top level.

    For more than 10 years, the Klitschkos were clearly above the rest.

    Now it's competitive.
     
  3. Heavyrighthand

    Heavyrighthand Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Agree.


    The two brothers were the heavily favored over anyone they faced


    now it’s becoming clear that fury is the favorite, but he still needs to beat Joshua before he can firmly establish his dominance


    I think Fury will be as nominating is Wlad was, but not as long


    I can see fury beating Joshua then running the show for a good 5 to 7 years
     
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  4. Neon Maniac

    Neon Maniac Member Full Member

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    Fury going to run things for years when he informs the media about retiring every other fight and saying he needs motivation to feel the need to compete ? That’s really not going to happen ,having no title defenses is a clear indication he’s not in it for the long haul .

    I don’t think he stacks up well against AJ either , he’s got a limited ceiling in boxing either way .
     
  5. Neon Maniac

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    Yes very good division , who can stop the Juggernaut if he plows through Dubois ? AJ, Fury , some other guy like Hrgovic in a rematch ? So many fighters outside the top 10 creeping up to, awesome .
     
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  6. Aydamn

    Aydamn Dillian Da Dissappointment Full Member

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    What happen to “its a weak era” where are those bitter posters at?
     
  7. catchwtboxing

    catchwtboxing Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Yeah, the guy who unseated WladKlit from his legendary 10 year reign and came back from the abyss to beat Deontay Wilder is "limited" compared to Joshua, who lost to a 268 pound tub of refried beans.

    The guy who can box ambidextrous, jab and move from the outside, infight and punch is "limited" compared to the stiff KO artist.

    A man sees what he wants to see, and disregards the rest.
     
  8. LoadedGlove

    LoadedGlove Boxing Addict Full Member

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    For the first time in years, good Heavyweights are fighting each other without Titles being at stake. Whyte v Povetkin, Dubois v Joyce, Usyk v Chisora… Feels like the 70's.
     
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  9. catchwtboxing

    catchwtboxing Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Want to see potentially the best heavyweight division ever? Take BOXREC's top 15

    Anthony Joshua
    Tyson Fury
    Oleksandr Usyk
    Andy Ruiz Jr
    Deontay Wilder
    Dillian Whyte
    Alexander Povetkin
    Kubrat Pulev
    Luis Ortiz
    Dereck Chisora
    Adam Kownacki
    Michael Hunter
    Joseph Parker
    Charles Martin
    Filip Hrgovic

    Add a couple of guy's you think can make some noise
    Oscar Rivas
    Murat Gasseiv
    Agit Kabayel

    Now add in this huge list of prospects.
    Andrey Afonin
    Hemi Ahio
    Efe Ajagba
    Daniel Dubois
    Ivan Dychko
    Junior Fa
    Bakhodir Jalolov
    Joe Joyce
    Mago Majidov
    Arslanbek Makhmudov
    Mijai Nistor
    Evgeny Romanov
    Vladyslav Sirenko
    Evgeny Tischenko
    Viktor Vykhryst
    Tony Yoko
    Oleksandr Zakhozhyi