How many top 10/5 contenders/fighters did Crawford, Usyk and Inoue Beat: The Ring's List

The fight was at crusierweight and Bellew was going down after 2 fights with Haye at HW.

 

Because boxers from the smaller weight divisions tend to receive less media attention, they are considered not as good by some people. People think because they haven't heard of some of Inoue's opponents, they must be journeymen.

But in reality, a top five boxer at bantamweight is just as good an opponent as a top five boxer at welterweight or heavyweight.

The truth is, Inoue should:
1) be considered an ATG
2) be P4P #1 ahead of Usyk and Crawford, and
3) have been Fighter of the Year for 2025.

 

Are these at the time of fight or just in general?

 

The number of Ring Magazine top 10-ranked heavyweights defeated by Wladimir Klitschko is 15, according to detailed boxing analysis compiling Ring ratings at the time of his fights. This count includes opponents ranked in the Ring top 10 heavyweight ratings when he beat them, spanning his career (particularly his dominant 2006–2015 unified title reign). Key examples from records include:

• Chris Byrd (#1 in 2006 rematch)
• Ruslan Chagaev (#3 in 2009)
• Tony Thompson (#9 in 2008, #10 in 2012 rematch)
• Alexander Povetkin (Ring #1 in 2013)
• Kubrat Pulev (Ring #1 in 2014)
• Bryant Jennings (Ring #5 in 2015)

And others like Samuel Peter, Calvin Brock, Hasim Rahman, Sultan Ibragimov, David Haye, and more that aligned with top-10 status per Ring at the fight time (totaling 15 across analyses).For context, earlier career mentions (e.g., 2010 Bleacher Report) noted around 8 top-10 wins by that point, but the full career tally reaches 15 per comprehensive reviews.

This contrasts with lower counts for some peers (e.g., his brother Vitali at 6) and highlights his resume strength despite the era's debates. Note that exact Ring historical rankings can vary slightly by source/date, but 15 is the most consistently cited figure in boxing discussions.

 

Inoue is definitely an ATG, despite the valid criticism of his opp.

With that said, what’s it really matter where he falls in the top 5 of his divisions if all time? We’re splitting hairs once we get to that level of greatness.

Also, hes a good ambassador of the sport similar to his contemporary in Usyk.

 

Yup, this. Inoue most certainly benefits from being able to move through to many weight classes, it would be much harder for him to fight at such a consistently high level if he did not move through to many classes.

My boy Ioka is a 4 weight world champion... from 105 to 115. Its kinda silly for there to be that many weight classes in a 10lb span.

 

The weight difference between the divisions is so weird in Boxing even up to Light Heavyweight... 6-8 lbs here and there, and then there's a 25 lb jump from LHW to CW.

MMA has a somewhat better weight division system, but there's a gap there as well.

 

Yup fair enough mate I was wrong.

 

beat a ton of undefeated guys too