Rank the top 10 heavyweights of the 21st century (so far)

W. Klitschko
Usyk
Lewis
V. Klitschko
Fury
Joshua
Wilder
Byrd
Povetkin
Parker

 

Lewis
Usyk
Wlad
Fury
Vitali
AJ
Byrd
Rahman
Parker
Povetkin

 

Rahman is a great shout, purely on virtue of being the best in the world until he wasn't.

I omitted him.

I reckon I should amend my list but then that means dropping Povetkin out because I can't put him above Wilder or Parker :-(

 

Let me consult the geniuses at Boxing Scene first. They tell me the top 10 HWs of this century are:

1. Usyk
2. Wlad
3. Vitali
4. Lennox
5. Fury
6. AJ
7. Wilder
8. Parker
9. Ruiz
10. Byrd

Yeah, that seems like a rational ranking produced by someone who knows boxing history lol.
https://www.*******.com/the-top-10-heavyweights-of-the-21st-century-so-far--200958

 

1) Usyk
2) Lennox (I would have Lennox first if his career from 90's counts)
3) Wladimir Klitschko
4) Vitali (but Vitali beats Wladimir h2h)
5) AJ
6) Fury
7) Parker
8) Povetkin
9) Byrd
10) Daniel Dubois

Honourble mentions:
1) Andy Ruiz jn.
2) Dillian Whyte
3) Wilder - I could not put him in TOP 10, because almost lost to Luis Oldtiz and lost to every good HW He ever faced
4) Kubrat Pulev
5) Zhang (still can climb a lot)
6) Ruslan Cagaev
7) David Haye (very short career)
8) Valuev/Chisora
9) Kabayel
10) Bakole/Hrgovic - all of them can climb a lot - it depends on them

 

Oleksandr Usyk
Wladimir Klitschko
Tyson Fury
Lennox Lewis
Vitali Klitschko
Anthony Joshua
Chris Byrd
Lamon Brewster
Corrie Sanders
Alexander Povetkin

 

Rahman has some good wins Lewis, Sanders, and most consider his 2nd fight with Tua to be a robbery. So if you count his draw with Tua as a legit win then Sanders, Tua, Lewis, is quite a tidy little resume.

 

So I agree. I'd say Lewis is the best HW this century, but p4p Usyk far clears him.

 

Wladimir
Usyk
Joshua
Lewis
Fury
Povetkin
Vitali
Byrd
Rahman
Chisora

 

Lewis
Wlad
Usyk (better than wlad overall Buy not enough work
Vitali
Fury
Rest don't matter

 

If its since 2001 then Lennox Lewis doesnt rank that highly (if it was whole career then hed be number 1)
He is 3-1 with wins over Rahman, Tyson and Vitali Klitshko anyways
1) Wladimir Klitshko
2) Usyk
3) Tyson Fury
4) Vitali Klitshko
5) Anthony Joshua
6) Lennox Lewis
7) Alexander Povetkin
8) Deontay Wilder
9) Chris Byrd
10) Joseph Parker

 

Rahman is in, Wilder is out