do you view povetkin as a kegit hw champ

Not a champion - but definitely a contender.

 

Yes I do. And also you spelled "****" wrong.

 

Resume wise yeah, his talent is barely top 5 worthy though.

Talent (not resume!) ranking @ HW:

1. Wlad (more talented than his brother IMO)
2. Vitali
3. Solis
4. Haye
5. Chisora
--- somewhat of a gap here
6. Povetkin
7. Chambers
8. Thompson
9. Chagaev
10. Price (very arguable though, I would rank Tyson Fury #10 if it weren't for his cowardly duck of Price)

Adamek is too small and has no power at all at HW, Arreola lacks so much skill he can't even make up for it with his tremendous heart, Dimitrenko is a disgrace, Pulev has no pop in his punches whatsoever, Marco Huck looked good vs. Povetkin because he suited his style, Helenius has very skills and Fury shouldn't have been a coward.

Some might laugh at Chisora@5 but honestly, every time he's entered the ring in shape he delivered big time. I love his Joe Frazier style and, quite frankly, it's not a too shabby imitation of Smokin' Joe's bobbing and weaving. I've yet to see a boxer beat 240lbs Chisora comfortably. He reminds me of a HW Sakio Bika who gave Ward his toughest fight to date despite his great resume.

Povetkin seems to be worryingly chinny and way to accustomed to 3x3 rounds at the amateurs. Despite him being only one place below Chisora, I think a H2H clash would end up lop-sided in Dereck's favour. That's why I put a gap in there.

 

More of a champ than the K bros

 

...povetkin only has a belt because the WBA has created 3 of them to go along with the WBC, WBO, IBF . he is a belt holder by definition because he does have a belt, it just means nothing . boxing is so ****ed up now that someone as educated as you would believe for a second that he is legit and somehow is a heavyweight champion without fighting the guy this is currently the champion as well as avoiding him even as a mandatory contender

Alexander Povetkin withdraws from title clash vs. Wladimir Klitschko ...

sports.espn.go.com/sports/boxing/news/story?id=3663302

 

he can only be recognized as a KEGIT champion if he finally faces and defeats one of the 2 big boys in his division.....

 

he is kegit kause koman ksays kso

 

Hell no!

 

I like your list and explanations but based on what do you have Solis > Haye? I just can't see it thb. Solis completely sucked against Austin and had no necessary dedication to show up in shape in the fight of his life vs Vitali. I will consider him a non-event until proven otherwise.

 

Well, everything I can hold against Solis can be explained with his obesity in my opinion. He gassed pathetically against Austin and made his ankles sensitive to quick motion apparently, due to being a fat ****. His talent is out of question though and the reason I have him above Haye is their 2001 clash in the amateurs. You might not consider it relevant for the current HW division but it's all we have. Solis did more damage to Vitali in 2:40 minutes than Adamek to Vitali in 10 rounds.