Rank These 10 Current Heavyweights

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  1. DanTheBoxingFan69

    DanTheBoxingFan69 New Member Full Member

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    Hi, I was just wondering people's opinion on these Heavyweight contenders:
    Efe Ajagba
    Jermaine Franklin
    Daniel Dubois
    Derek Chisora
    Carlos Takam
    Zhilei Zhang
    Luis Ortiz
    Otto Wallin
    Frank Sanchez
    Filip Hrgovic
    If possible can you rank them from 1-10
     
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  2. HitmanHearns69

    HitmanHearns69 New Member Full Member

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    1) Frank Sanchez - Undefeated. Good win over Ajagba. Could become champion in a few years.
    2) Luis Ortiz - May be 43 but has put up good performaces against Wilder and Ruiz recently.
    3) Filip Hrgovic - Only scraped past Zhang.
    4) Zhilei Zhang - Could upset Joe Joyce, but has never beaten a top opponent so far.
    5) Jermaine Franklin - I thought he deserved the decision against Whyte
    6) Daniel Dubois - Only 25 and will improve.
    7) Efe Ajagba - Good
    8) Otto Wallin - Very average
    9) Derek Chisora - Wins over Pulev and Takam are quite impressive, however he has 13 losses on his resume.
    10) Carlos Takam - Good win over Tony Yoka recently, however he is not on the level of the other boxers on this list.
     
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  3. Komaster

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    Derek Chisora
    Filip Hrgovic
    Luis Ortiz
    Zhilei Zhang
    Carlos Takam
    Daniel Dubois
    Otto Wallin
    Frank Sanchez
    Efe Ajagba
    Jermaine Franklin
     
  4. JunlongXiFan

    JunlongXiFan 45-6 in Kirks Chmpionshp Boxing Predictions 2022 Full Member

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    Right now, purely H2H:

    1. Zhilei Zhang
    2. Filip Hrgovic
    3. Frank Sanchez
    4. Efe Ajagba
    5. Luis Ortiz
    6. Derek Chisora
    7. Carlos Takam
    8. Daniel Dubois
    9. Jermaine Franklin
    10. Otto Wallin

    Very fun to rank. Good list of fighters.
     
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  5. Finkel

    Finkel Boxing Addict Full Member

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    1. Zhilei Zhang (Close fight against Hrgovic but I had him winning it)
    2. Filip Hrgovic (bad performance against Zhang, but external factors preceding the fight means I expect better next outing)
    3. Frank Sanchez (dark horse)
    4. Otto Wallin (well schooled, big, southpaw)
    5. Luis Ortiz (this might be too high, he gets hurt too often now)
    6. Jermaine Franklin (the guy is tough and can clearly fight)
    7. Efe Ajagba (got that big right hand)
    8. Daniel Dubois (his resume is quite awful)
    9. Carlos Takam (renaissance man)
    10. Derek Chisora (doubt he can repeat that KO against Takam now)
     
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  6. MarkusFlorez99

    MarkusFlorez99 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Got Daniel Dubois above Wallin and Sanchez lol
     
  7. Komaster

    Komaster Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    aren't you the resident ******?

    dubois, wallin sanchez ajagba arew all there abouts. All done **** all
     
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  8. DramaShow

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    1. Filip Hrgovic
    2. Frank Sanchez
    3. Zhilei Zhang
    4. Jermaine Franklin
    5. Luis Ortiz
    6. Derek Chisora
    7. Otto Wallin
    8. Daniel Dubois
    9. Carlos Takam
    10. Efe Ajagba
     
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  9. FastSmith7

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    1. Hrgovic - though I had him losing to Zhang
    2. Zhang
    3. Sanchez
    4. Dubois - gets too much hate nowadays, hes a very good prospect
    5. Franklin
    6. Ortiz
    7. Chisora
    8. Takam
    9. Wallin
    10. Ajagba
     
  10. FastSmith7

    FastSmith7 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    I'd bet big money on Dubois smashing Wallin
     
  11. northpaw

    northpaw Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Let me preface this by saying I only think Hrgovic and Sanchez are in the HW top 10. (I had them at 8-10)

    Hrgovic
    Sanchez
    Dubois
    Chisora
    Takam
    Franklin
    Ortiz
    Wallin
    Ajagba
    Zhang.

    But if you asked me next week, the order would probably be different
     
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  12. Reinhardt

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    Put them all in a bag shake, then draw them out. There's not a lot separating them except age for a couple of the fighters
     
  13. MarkusFlorez99

    MarkusFlorez99 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Wallin should beat Dubois. Sanchez would play with him
     
  14. Pepsi Dioxide

    Pepsi Dioxide Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    1) Sanchez
    2) Hrgovic
    3) Zhang
    4) Wallin
    5) Franklin
    6) Ajagba
    7) Dubois
    8) Takam
    9) Ortiz
    10) Chisora

    Rough list to rank and I'm not married to some of these picks. A few of these guys are really long in the tooth so they are teetering on the edge of shot and completely shot. Franklin I feel competed with Whyte well and showed heart against AJ. I hate having Sanchez so high here, Hrgovic should of fought a few contenders by now, Zhang can bang but he's "39".
     
  15. Curtis Lowe

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    The best list I've seen so far. I wouldn't put Wallin that high as the guy seemingly never fights.
    Not sure Chisora should be on the list, only thing he has going for him is the lucky punch he landed on Takam when Takam was beating him from pillar to post.

    Sanchez is very talented, question with him is can he beat the Cuban jinx that seems to get every Cuban heavyweight.

    Though Ajaba lost to Sanchez, he got right back to work, showing a lot of character.

    Dubois is too fragile, as is Ortiz is now.

    I think Franklin has peaked, he will always be a "close but no cigar" fighter.

    Takam is the toughest SOB of them all.

    Hrgovic is missing the "it" factor, doesn't seem to have the natural strength he needs