Top 10 Heavyweights - Stat investigation

A look at how the last 10 (defeated) opponents of The Transnational Boxing Rankings' Top 10 Heavies (and champion) have fared since that fight.

All stats according to Boxrec.


Champion: Wladimir Klitschko

Last 10 defeated opponents combined record since their loss to Klitschko:

Fights: 26 Wins: 19 Losses:7 Draws:0 Win rate:73.1%


1. Alexander Povetkin

Last 10 defeated opponents combined record since their loss to Povetkin:

Fights: 20 Wins: 15 Losses:4 Draws:1 Win rate:75%


2. Tyson Fury

Last 10 defeated opponents combined record since their loss to Fury:

Fights: 39 Wins: 20 Losses:18* Draws:1 Win rate:51.3%

* 1 of those losses was against Tyson Fury again in the rematch (Chisora).


3. Deontay Wilder

Last 10 defeated opponents combined record since their loss to Wilder:

Fights: 21 Wins: 7 Losses:14 Draws:0 Win rate:33.3%


4. Kubrat Pulev

Last 10 defeated opponents combined record since their loss to Pulev:

Fights: 46 Wins: 20 Losses:26 Draws:0 Win rate:43.5%


5. Bermane Stiverne

Last 10 defeated opponents combined record since their loss to Stiverne:

Fights: 43 Wins: 11 Losses:32* Draws:0 Win rate:25.6%

* 1 of those losses was against Bermane Stiverne again in the rematch (Arreola).


6. Carlos Takam

Last 10 defeated opponents combined record since their loss to Takam:

Fights: 86 Wins: 25 Losses:59 Draws:2 Win rate:29.1%


7. Vyacheslav Glazkov

Last 10 defeated opponents combined record since their loss to Glazkov:

Fights: 27 Wins: 10 Losses:17 Draws:0 Win rate:37.0%


8. Bryant Jennings

Last 10 defeated opponents combined record since their loss to Jennings:

Fights: 20 Wins: 9 Losses:11 Draws:0 Win rate:45.0%


9. Steve Cunningham*

Last 10 defeated opponents combined record since their loss to Cunningham:

Fights: 68 Wins: 47 Losses:19 Draws:2 Win rate:69.1%

*Cunningham's last 10 wins go back 9 years and some are obviously at cruiserweight and therefore his opponents' subsequent stats are too.


10. Mike Perez

Last 10 defeated opponents combined record since their loss to Perez:

Fights: 85 Wins: 35 Losses:49 Draws:1 Win rate:41.2%

 

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To expand on Wilder, the 7 fighters that account for the 7 wins of Wilder's defeated foes are:

Hassan Lee (5-3-0) beaten by Jason Gavern.
Alex Leapai (30-5-3) beaten by Malik Scott.
Chad Davis (5-11-0) beaten by Siarhei Liakhovich.
Eric Crittendon (2-13-0) beaten by Matthew Greer.
Danny Williams (44-16-0) beaten by Kelvin Price.
Todd Welcome (3-8-1) beaten by Damon McCreary.
Wendell Jorkhu (3-1-0) beaten by Kerston Manswell.

 

To expand on Stiverne, the 11 fighters that account for the 11 wins of Stiverne's defeated foes are:

Seth Mitchell (26-1-1) beaten by Chris Arreola.
Joseph Rabotte (11-21-1) beaten by Willie Herring.
Earl Ladson (15-22-1) beaten by Ray Austin.
Curtis Murray (7-8-1) beaten by Kertson Manswell.
Leon Gilkes (6-16-3) beaten by Kertson Manswell.
Mitchell Rogers (6-3-0) beaten by Kertson Manswell.
Wendell Jorkhu (3-1-0) beaten by Kertson Manswell.
James Pratt (2-10-0) beaten by Jerry Butler.
Enobong Umohette (9-1-0) beaten by Lyle McDowell.
James Yazinsky (debut) beaten by Brad Gregory.
Ron Collins (2-18-0) beaten by Brad Gregory.