1. Anthony Joshua: Klitschko, Takam, Whyte 2. Tyson Fury: Klitschko, Chisora, Hamer 3. Alexander Povetkin: Byrd, Takam, Huck 4. Joseph Parker: Takam, Fury, Ruiz Jr 5. Luiz Ortiz: Jennings, Thompson, Scott 6. David Haye: Valuev, Chisora, Ruiz 7. Kubrat Pulev: Thompson, Chisora, Ustinov 8. Deontay Wilder: Duhurpas, Stiverne, Washington Thoughts?
I would flip Joshua and Fury as Fury defeated a younger more active Wlad. Yes Takam is the second best win on either man's ledger but I think Hammer is better than whyte or at least not much distance between them. Otherwise good list. I would put Stiverne ahead of Duhaupas on Wilder's resume but his placement of 8th is fair
I didn't forget any, as you can clearly see from the list it's simply a top 3 of each guy otherwise the list would have been a lot longer and more time consuming. Mormeck was also Cruiser not HW, but yeah you mention some good wins
My ranking with Top 3 wins: 1. Anthony Joshua: Wlad, Takam, Whyte 2. Tyson Fury: Wlad, Hammer, Chisora 3. Luis Ortiz: Jennings, Scott, Thompson 4. Alexander Povetkin: Takam, Wach, Duhaupas 5. David Haye: Valuev, Chisora, Ruiz 6. Joseph Parker: Takam, Fury, Ruiz 7. Kubrat Pulev: Thompson, Chisora, Ustinov 8. Deontay Wilder: Stiverne1, Duhaupas, Washington Haye above Parker because the Valuev win was a good one, prob one of the best wins in the whole ranking. Ortiz my #3 because of the unbelievable dominance. I mean he barely lost a round there vs Jennings, Scott and Thompson.
What heavyweights have defeated the most world titleholders? Povetkin: Chagaev, Rahman, Byrd Haye: Valuev, J Ruiz Wilder: Lyakhovich, Stiverne Fury: Klitschko Joshua: Klitschko Pulev: Peter Ruiz Jr: Lyakhovich Browne: Chagaev Parker: none Some, like Lyakhovich, were obviously old and/or shot and held the belts years before. Joshua is soon to add a prime current world titleholder to his resume. Fury and Joshua are the only ones to have a win over a linear heavyweight champion.
Breazeale has wins over Izu and Mansour. I believe Izu can defeat many guys if not all that Wilder fought. And Mansour no easy fight for most. Parker has Takam and Ruiz Jr , H. Fury. I believe they make top 10.
Lol, some bizzaire underrankings of Wilder. I get it's cool to dislike him, still these rankings are silly. Also is ancient Chris Byrd really that great a win? Or Bryant Jennings.
I hate to admit it but fury would have to rank above Joshua give that he beat Wlad first, when he was 2 years younger, was still on s loooong winning steak and was still seen as unbeatable To his credit, that wackjob Fury did accomplish the impossible ( even if it was a very uneventful fight where neither fighter did much of anything)
What part of my rankings are silly? I think Wilder is a solid 8th place on that list, can potentially be surpassed very soon by Jarrell Miller if he beats Duhurpas next month. Byrd is the best win on the list that isn't Klitschko. Thoughts?
They may be silly, but they are representative of who he has beat. Until he has beaten better opposition it's kind of hard to rank his opposition any higher :/ I overall agree with these but they don't necessarily represent the current ability of these guys as a lot of time have passed in some of the careers since the wins have been had. Some of the opponents were not at their peaks, either. A case in point is Kali Meehan and Frans Botha at their peak would be worthy candidates to this list if Parker had beaten them at the point they were at their best, but when he beat them they were well on the decline.
