With all this discussion about Joshua's performance against Molina compared to Wilder's, Joseph Parker's narrow victory against Ruiz, and Tyson Fury's trash talk, I wanted to know: Who do you think is really the best now? This would be roughly current version of fighters. Assume they did their proper camps and came to fight. But there's no time machine: Wlad is still old, etc.
That list should be a lot longer. Only at the WBA side of things the guys fighting for their belts change every few weeks.
I've voted Joshua. I've been waiting for him to be tested, he's now fought high enough levels to at least start looking slightly challenged if he deserved to be considered a champion or at least serious contender... he's not looked bothered and is constantly working to improve despite that, I suspect by solidly into 2017 he's going to only get more dangerous. The Klitschko fight is obviously going to be one to watch, but if Klitschko of right now is a level above who Joshua has fought so far then Joshua will actually have something of a fight on his hands before he wins.
Voted for Fury but it feels wrong that so few have picked Klitschko or Ortiz. Haye's an unknown quantity because we've yet to see him against a live body since he's been back. Joshua, I can see. But Parker, Wilder or Povetkin? Jesus, people.
What do you consider high quality levels (martin breazele whyte) only man to punch him was whyte and he nearly went over. Joshua has fought no one worth mentioning.
Agreed. He has improved markedly since Whyte though - and he dominated Whyte for the rest of that fight, the only alternatives we have is one guy who has fought awesome competition over a grand career but started showing signs of slow down >2 years ago and hasn't fought in over a year after being beaten by a coke head / possible PED cheat who I won't entertain as a serious option unless he actually is. Luis Ortiz is probably the next best option, but seems to be slowing down quickly.
I think people aren't voting for Klitschko or Ortiz because a tournament implies a number of fights throughout 2017. Both are very old and close to retirement.
