Updated Ring Magazine heavyweight rankings after Day of Reckoning

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  1. Perkin Warbeck

    Perkin Warbeck Boxing aficionado Full Member

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    Tyson Fury is too high, he's fought just once this year and looked poor against a man in his first pro boxing match, and many thought he deserved to lose.

    Jared Anderson shouldn't be in the top ten yet.
     
    Perkin Warbeck, Dec 27, 2023
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  2. Brighton bomber

    Brighton bomber Loyal Member Full Member

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    Anderson and Sanchez are too high. How does beating Charles Martin and Efe Ajagba rank you above Joyce who beat the guy ranked above them or Wilder who's a former champion.
     
    Brighton bomber, Dec 27, 2023
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  3. Guerra

    Guerra Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Fury got dropped and lost vs a mma fighter in his first fight while ducking Usyk. He dont deserve to be top 5. AJ is too high as well.
     
    Guerra, Dec 27, 2023
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  4. ipitythefool

    ipitythefool Prediction ? Pain Full Member

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    Anderson struggled to beat Prince Chuckles Martin. He's not top 10 yet. Having him at 7 is just daft.
     
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  5. Rico Spadafora

    Rico Spadafora Master of Chins Full Member

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    Any word on a fight for Big Bang Zhang?
     
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  6. lobk

    lobk Original ESB Member Full Member

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    Wilder is 1 - 3 in last four fight. He lost by KOed twice and schooled for 12rnd on the other one , yet he is number 9. Shows how weak heavyweight division is.
     
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  7. Finkel

    Finkel Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Nah, that just shows how much The Ring still love an envelope stuffed with cash
     
    Finkel, Dec 27, 2023
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  8. Bigcheese

    Bigcheese Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Usyk
    AJ
    Fury
    Zhang
    Parker
    Hrgovic
    Joyce
    Ruiz
    Wilder
    Dubois/Sanchez/Kabayal
     
    Bigcheese, Dec 27, 2023
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  9. Bokaj

    Bokaj Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Good list. Maybe Anderson a bit high.

    I can see Zhang above Hrgovic even though Hrgovic beat him. He hasn't really built on that win while Zhang has two impressive wins over Joyce.
     
    Bokaj, Dec 27, 2023
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  10. Rollin

    Rollin Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Sanchez-Kabayel please.
     
    Rollin, Dec 27, 2023
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  11. fruitandnutcase

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    Ring are a bunch of sausages and I would love to sit down with their whole editorial team and obliterate their logic. This is the same pack of absolute jokers who put Bivol into the top 10 P4P for dunking on a bloke several weight classes above his natural weight

    Putting Wilder below Sanchez and especially Anderson (and maybe Hrgovic, but he 'beat' Zhang, so eh) is mad disrespect. It's a shame because I'm glad Kabayel is in the top 10 and Parker's getting some respect

    Here's the actual ranking, and if you disagree, YDKSAB

    1. Usyk
    2. Fury
    3. AJ
    4. Zhang
    5. Parker
    6. Hrgovic
    7. Joyce
    8. Wilder
    9. Kabayel
    10. Sanchez

    **** outta here with this Anderson ****. Bunch of actual goblins
     
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  12. Serge

    Serge Ginger Dracula Staff Member

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    The Dosser was #2 behind the champ, the King, the people's champ Usyk and #1 Belly

    Why when he was 1-2 in his previous 3, both losses via KO/stoppage in his backyard, no controversial decisions both losses just good old fashioned ass whoopings, and the win over a way past prime glass jaw Helenius who somehow has an even worse resume than he does over the last decade or so.

    Now he's 1-3 in hi last 4, again no controversy just a pair of ass whoopings and a complete schooling. How many rounds did he win in all those 4 fights? 2 lol

    The WBC had him ranked #1 when he was 0-2 in his last 2, both losses via ass whooping KO and stoppage in his backyard

    Don't get me wrong, it's absolutely thrilling to see him ranked all the way down at #9 but do the right thing The Ring and bump him right out of the top 10 altogether.

    All the top boys in the division need to freeze him out and let him try and work his way back up the rankings slowly the only way he knows how - by bowling over useless rag-and-bone men, fisherman, and dog trainers.
     
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  13. Slyk

    Slyk Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Usyk is so far ahead of the entire division based on everything that has happened in the last few months. Still, an in shape and focused Fury could win.
     
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  14. KINGWILDER

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    Some things I disagree, specifically Andersen’s inclusion. I also think Bakole deserves a spot on there ahead of Sanchez.

    I have it:
    1. Usyk
    2. Fury
    3. Joshua
    4. Zhang
    5. Hrgovic
    6. Parker
    7. Joyce
    8. Wilder
    9. Bakole
    10. Kabayal

    The next 5 in no particular order would be Sanchez, Andersen, Dubois, Wallin, and Wardley. Maybe Ngannou also but he’s still too unproven to include imo.
     
    KINGWILDER, Dec 28, 2023
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  15. Mickc

    Mickc Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Let’s be honest that list is the same as most of the lists we see in that it can be pulled apart and dissected into a few different ways. Like Finkel mentioned an envelope full of cash goes a long way in Boxing,there is also the small matter that Ring is also owned by Golden Boy who purchased it back in 2007 so rankings are no longer as impartial as they used to be .
     
    Mickc, Dec 28, 2023
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