Name your current top 5 heavyweights

Discussion in 'World Boxing Forum' started by Perkin Warbeck, Mar 9, 2024.


  1. ChiefGego

    ChiefGego Active Member Full Member

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    Usyk
    Fury
    AJ
    Parker
    Dubois

    Wilder
    Hrgovic
    Zhang
    Joyce
    Kabayel

    Thoughts?
     
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  2. rinzler

    rinzler New Member Full Member

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    Fury
    Usyk
    AJ
    Hrgovic
    Parker
     
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  3. vast

    vast Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Usyk
    Fury
    Parker
    Joshua
    Zhang
     
  4. dmt

    dmt Hardest hitting hw ever Full Member

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    Usyk
    Fury
    Joshua
    Parker
    Hrgovic
    Zhang
    Kabayel
    Sanchez
    Joyce
    Wilder
     
  5. SmackDaBum

    SmackDaBum TKO7 banned Full Member

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    Usyk Fury
    Joshua
    Parker
    Hrgovic
     
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  6. Kiwi Casual

    Kiwi Casual Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Who's Hrgovic beaten to rank that high?
     
  7. catchwtboxing

    catchwtboxing Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Usyk
    Joshua
    Parker
    Hrgovic
    Fury
     
  8. like a boss

    like a boss Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Hate blinds.
     
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  9. SmackDaBum

    SmackDaBum TKO7 banned Full Member

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    Zhang
     
  10. piprules

    piprules Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Usyk
    Aj
    Parker
    Fury
    Don’t know, no one proven enough.
     
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  11. humbug

    humbug In Vino Veritas Full Member

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    Ngannou arguably scored a draw against the WBC champion, Joshua just obliterated Ngannou. I think Fury trained well for Ngannou, he just didn't take the right approach.

    Also factor in the pressure on his shoulders. Joshua isn't a past prime, coming out of retirement, fighting above his normal fighting weight Floyd Mayweather vs McGregor. Joshua is in his prime and fighting at his natural fighting weight, if he lost the match there would have been zero excuses. Boxing's credibility would have took a serious nose dive, every past heavyweight champions legacy would have been tarnished, from Joshua to Ali to Dempsey.

    Also bare in mind, despite how one might view the fight in retrospect, in the lead up many fighters and pundits were picking Ngannou to clobber Joshua.

    I consider it to be a spectacular, historical performance.
     
  12. humbug

    humbug In Vino Veritas Full Member

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    The eye test, it's an unofficial opinion.

    Ngannou arguably scored a draw against the WBC champion, Joshua just obliterated Ngannou.

    A few years ago everyone was saying AJ needs to let his hands go and take risks, his past two fights has shown he's taking risks and letting his hands go.

    At the moment, I think AJ is very dangerous, I think he'd KO Usyk and be in a very interesting fight with Fury. I put Fury as 3 due to his performance against Ngannou.

    Regarding Sanchez;
    - he's undefeated
    - he's defeated a few solid up and comers
    - he looked better against Fa than Parker did
    - he's 240 plus pounds of pure muscle, he's got very good boxing ability, he's very quick and can bang
     
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  13. heerko koois

    heerko koois Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Usyk
    AJ
    Fury
    Jalolov
    Anderson /Hrgovic ( yeah i know )
     
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  14. Kiwi Casual

    Kiwi Casual Boxing Addict Full Member

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    You realise Parker beat him too right? So apart from Zhang, who else did he beat?
     
  15. Kiwi Casual

    Kiwi Casual Boxing Addict Full Member

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    If AJ couldn't so much as drop Usyk in two fights what makes you think he'll manage it in the 3rd?

    Regarding Sanchez, it's easy to stay undefeated when you're not fighting top opposition. You actually have to beat someone in the top 5 to break into the top 5.