Name your current top 5 heavyweights

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  1. northpaw

    northpaw Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    My top 5 remains unchanged.

    1. Usyk (the elite of the elite, the actual undisputed champion)
    2. Fury (might be finished at the top but he probably beats the majority of the top 10)
    3. Joshua (IMO still top 3, no reason to say he isn't)
    4. Parker (The Cinderella Man, but for how long?)
    5. Hrgovic (top 5 but.......)

    My bottom five however:

    6. Zhang (his level is established top 10/not top 5)
    7. Joyce (slipped and fell off a cliff)
    8. Daniel Dubois (I guess because why not........)
    9. Wilder (Barely deserves to be on the top 10 list but his two losses were both to top 5 guys)
    10. Kabayel

    Either Zhang or Wilder is getting knocked off the list, depending on the outcome
     
  2. MrPook

    MrPook Boxing Addict Full Member

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    1. Usyk
    2. Fury
    3. Joshua
    4. Parker
    5. Kabayel
     
  3. Boxing2019

    Boxing2019 If you want peace, prepare war. banned Full Member

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    Usyk.
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    Fury
    Parker
    Zhang
    Hrgovic
    Wilder

    I dont consider Ruiz because there no way to convince him to train otherwise he would be 3rd or 4th.
     
  4. PillowFists

    PillowFists New Member Full Member

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    Usyk
    Fury
    AJ
    Parker
    Zhang.

    Usyk is definitely the best and has proven it. Fury is up there, pushing Usyk to a point where I've never seen him before.

    I'm still higher on Zhang than most even with his recent L and he even got a knockdown
     
  5. GlaukosTheHammer

    GlaukosTheHammer Boxing Addict Full Member

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    1. Usyk
    2. Joshua
    3. Fury
    4. Parker
    5. Wilder
     
  6. drenlou

    drenlou VIP Member

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    Usyk
    Fury
    Parker
    AJ
    Hrgovic
     
  7. Brighton bomber

    Brighton bomber Loyal Member Full Member

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    My top 5 remains unchanged.

    Usyk
    Fury
    Joshua
    Parker
    Hrgovic
     
  8. gollumsluvslave

    gollumsluvslave Boxing Addict Full Member

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    1 - Usyk
    2/3 - Fury & Joshua I find it hard to separate them right now
    4 - Joseph Parker
    5 - Agit Kabayel

    I might be selling Hrgovic, Wilder & Zhang short, but to quote Eddie Murphy - what have you done for me lately?

    I like Parker under Andy Lee, and Kabayel as shown just as much to me in has last 2 fights as Hrgovic has. Admittedly the level of comp might be getting overrarted as Mahk and Sanchez haven't really done much, but it was the manner of those performances that impressed me - think his excellent bodywork and shot selection will pose real problems for anyone in the top 10 - possibly even the top 3
     
  9. flavormix95

    flavormix95 New Member Full Member

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    My Top 10 after the incredible undisputed fight between FURY VS USYK:
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    Name / W-L-D / Age / Residence
    #1 Oleksandr Usyk / 22-0-0 / 37 / Oxnard, California, USA
    #2 Anthony Joshua / 28-3-0 / 34 / Watford, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom
    #3 Tyson Fury / 34-1-1 / 35 / Morecambe, Lancashire, United Kingdom
    #4 Agit Kabayel / 25-0-0 / 31 / Bochum, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
    #5 Joseph Parker / 35-3-0 / 32 / Morecambe, Lancashire, United Kingdom
    #6 Daniel Dubois / 20-2-0 / 26 / Greenwich, London, United Kingdom
    #7 Jared Anderson / 17-0-0 / 24 / Houston, Texas, USA
    #8 Filip Hrgovic / 17-0-0 / 31 / Zagreb, Croatia
    #9 Zhilei Zhang / 26-2-1 / 41 / Bloomfield, New Jersey, USA
    #10 Joe Joyce / 16-2-0 / 38 / Putney, London, United Kingdom
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    I think this Top 10 Heavyweight list, is pretty decent :beer-toast1:. So what do you think guys?
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  10. CST80

    CST80 De Omnibus Dubitandum Staff Member

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    1. Usyk
    2. Joshua
    3. Fury
    4. Parker
    5. Kabayel
     
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  11. Kiwi Casual

    Kiwi Casual Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Can't see why AJ is rated above Fury tbh. Fury is still the clear number 2.
     
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  12. Slyk

    Slyk Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    1. Usyk
    2. Fury
    3. Parker
    4. Hrgovich
    5. Joshua

    Some people may be surprised to see Hrgo #4, but let's chat after 6/1. I think now is his time.

    Not sure how the f*** people have Joshua above Fury. Otto Wallin and an MMA fighter don't get you there. If you're going strictly off recent resume, Wilder and Zhang for Parker and 10x better.

    Fanboy osmosis I guess. Can't be helped.
     
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  13. Finkel

    Finkel Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Easy, they have 6 mutual opponents of different styles. So let's compare:

    Fury SD loss to O. Usyk. Joshua also loses by SD.

    Fury SD win over W. Klitschko. Joshua wins by KO.
    Fury SD win over F. Ngannou. Joshua wins by KO.
    Fury KO win over D. Whyte. Joshua also wins by KO.
    Fury UD win over O. Wallin. Joshua wins by KO.
    Fury UD win over K. Johnson. Joshua wins by KO.

    A common come back regarding Klitschko was he was older when he fought Joshua, well... Usyk was older when he fought Fury.

    Usyk #1 (The champ: Fury + Dubois + undefeated)
    Parker #2 (Wilder + Zhang)
    Kabayel #3 (Makhmudov + Sanchez + undefeated)
    Joshua #4 (Wallin + Ngannou)
    Fury #5 (Chisora + Ngannou)
     
  14. The Cryptkeeper

    The Cryptkeeper Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Usyk
    Joshua
    Parker
    Fury
    Kabayel
     
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  15. catchwtboxing

    catchwtboxing Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    1. Usyk
    2. Parker
    3. Joshua
    4. Kabeyal
    5. Fury
    6. Hrgovic
    7. Dubois
    8. Zhang
    9. Anderson
    10. Vacant (Ajagba, Whyte, Bakole, or Huni...no one stands out)