Top 10 Cruiserweights of all time?

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  1. catchwtboxing

    catchwtboxing Loyal Member

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    Sorry, I am taking over this thread. We need a top then to add to the tally!
     
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    I predicate mine saying that I am very strictly only counting cruiserweight work.

    Usyk- wins over 5 other titlists
    Holyfield- wins over four other titlists in five fights.
    De Leon- Two-time champ, wins over Leon Spinks, CamelX2 and Yanqui Lopez
    Briedis- 3-time champ, wins over four other titlists, although Mikaeljon was dodgy
    Haye- 3-belt unified champ.
    Huck- Tied for cruiserweight defenses. Cunningham, Ofolabi, Arslan, Lebedev (dodgy)
    Mormeck- 1-1 against popular Bell. Braithwaite, Virgil Hill X2
    Ademek- Wins over Cunningham and popular O'Neil Bell
    Cunningham- Wins over Huck, Braithwaite, Wlodarczyk, Guillermo Jones. But many losses.
    JC Gomez- Tied for cruiserweight defenses although best name work at heavy.

    OTHERS CONSIDERED
    Nate Miller- Forgotten man. Wins over Norris, Bert Cooper, and Qawi.
    Dwight Muhammed Qawi- Didn't do a lot at this weight. Leon Spinks and Piet Krous
    Ice Cole- Nate MilerX2, and James Warring
    O'Neil Bell- Knockout of Mormeck...Arthur Williams. I don't get it.
    James Toney- Not much at this weight. Jirov and Adolpho Washington
    Orlin Norris- Best wins at heavy. Arthur Williams and Adolpho Washington.
    Vassily Jirov- Trying hard to find the big wins, here
    Denis Lebedev- Should have Huck and Jones (by DQ) Instead, faded Toney, shot Roy Jones.
    Marvin Camel- As a pioneer.
    Guillermo Jones- PEDS user. **** him. Few good wins anyway.
     
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    Love that top 5, I think I would put Jirov in the 6-10.
     
  4. catchwtboxing

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    Oleksander Usyk 9, 9, 10, 10, 10, 10, 9, 10= 77
    Evander Holyfield- 10, 10, 9, 9, 9, 10, 9= 66
    Mairis Briedis 5, 9, 7, 8, 8, 7, 7= 53
    David Haye 6, 3, 6, 8, 2, 6, 8, 6= 45
    Carlos De Leon 8, 8, 7, 4, 8- 35
    O'Neil Bell 3, 6, 3, 5, = 22
    Marco Huck 2, 7, 3, 4, 5= 21
    James Toney 6, 7, 6= 19
    Dwight Muhammad Qawi 7, 5, 3= 15
    Jean-Marc Mormeck 4, 1, 6, 4= 15
    Steve Cunningham 8, 1, 2, 2= 13
    Tomasz Adamek 1, 5, 3, 3= 12
    Guillermo Jones 4, 5, 1= 11
    Vasili Jirov 2, 5, 1= 8
    Alfred Cole 7= 7
    Jai Opetaia 4, 3= 7
    Juan Carlos Gomez 4, 1= 5
    Firat Arslan 4= 4
    Denis Lebedev 1, 2, 1= 4
    Johnny Nelson 2= 2
    Kristof Glowacki 1= 1
     
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    Good this got bumped..
     
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    Holy
    Usyk
    De Leon
    Haye
    Gomez
    Jirov
    Briedis
    Qawi
    Wamba
    Gassiev