Rating of the Heavyweights of New Millenium decade

Rating Heavyweights 2000-Present.........Goes by All around Accomplishments/h2h/historical signifigance/intangibles


1. Lennox Lewis
2. Hasim Rahman
3. Wladimir Klitschko
4. Chris Bryd
5. Evander Holyfield
6. John Ruiz
7. Vitali Klitschko
8. David Tua
9. Nicolay Valuev
10. James Toney

 

It is only 2000 Onward. Lennox is one of only two Linear Heavyweight champions of this new milenium with victories over David Tua, Hasim Rahman, Mike Tyson, Vitali Klitschko this decade and in 2000 he was still close to his best h2h wise. He is defintley # 1

 

Your Rating of Klitschkos opponents are funny. Hasim Rahman deserves to be # 2. He is one of only two Linear Heavyweight champions of the New Millenium. Rahman also KNOCKED OUT ATG Lennox Lewis, the single best win any fighter of the decade has. He also beat many other Ring Magazine contenders of the era, and was a two time champ of new millenium. Klitschko was knocked out by journeyman corrie sanders in two rounds, rahman knocked out corrie sanders.

Oleg Maskaev only beat hasim rahman once during the new millenium, not twice. Maskaev had rahmans number, but he did not nearly come close to accomplish as much as rahman did. Maskaev was embarrased by Kirk Johnson, lance whitaker, corey sanders. His sole win over a contender in the new milenium is hasim rahman, congrats but thats not a strong body of work.

Naw, Peter went 1-1 with james Toney and I had the mccline fight a draw. he has alot more to accomplish.

 

if i am going to include sanders, ill have to include lamon brewster since he accomplished the same feat against wlad plus beat other contenders. Maskaev's poor body of work and 4 knockout losses in the new millenium keep him out.

 

nice list, did you go by the same criteria i listed?

 

I will never concede to that point. Peter ate counter right hands the whole night, took a boxing lesson from toney. I think I scored it something like 116-111 James Toney or 115-112 James Toney, cant remember which but a clear unanimous for james.

Tua gets in on h2h ability, one of my criterias. he was still near the top of his game in the early part of the decade. Tua h2h is better than peter h2h.



Sorry Peter is just not there yet. He is going to have to convince me more than just knocking out a 40 year old maskaev, or beating convinsingly a shot t39 year old toney in the rematch. Peter actually should have finished wlad off in there fight, he had his chances. Peter has good h2h ability but his accomplishments are still lacking. If peters guys like valuev, chagaev, potvekin, Virchis, wladimir rematch he will def make my next list.

 

Yes I saw the 59 second massacre live. Dominating win. But his laughable preceding performance in which I think he lost to a Old D level southpaw like Kali Meehan was just plain right awful. I mean awful. Sergei Liahovic beat him, but Liakohivic is a very skilled big man, its a shame he let roided Shannon briggs get to him in the 12th round. I think Valuevs shutout win over sergei is one of the most underated wins of the year, valuev has improved dramatically. He is going to be tough to beat.