Updated Ring Magazine heavyweight rankings:

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  1. senpai

    senpai Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Why Ortiz ?

    Why Parker ?
     
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  2. The G-Man

    The G-Man I'm more of a vet. banned Full Member

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    You can nit pick anything.
    Dont think going for the no 8 and 9 contenders is something to debate.
    At those numbers you can make cases for plenty of people.
     
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  3. DaRealJT

    DaRealJT Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Whyte above Joyce and Hrgovic is a joke
     
  4. 007 373 5963

    007 373 5963 Active Member Full Member

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    Champ through #3 is reasonable. Don't think i'd have Zhang above Ruiz.
     
  5. The G-Man

    The G-Man I'm more of a vet. banned Full Member

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    He just TKO’d the guy whi was ranked above Ruiz.
    You have to put him higher no?
     
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  6. FastSmith7

    FastSmith7 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    I geniunely dont understand why Ortiz is still in there
     
  7. fencik45

    fencik45 Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Why Whyte?
     
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  8. fencik45

    fencik45 Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Whyte at all is a joke.
     
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  9. Jennifer Love Hewitt

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    People are rightfully mad about Ortiz, but I say Dillian Whyte has no business being on that list either.
     
  10. dragansimic22

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    Whyte and Parker and Ortiz should be kicke off, they dont fight at top level
     
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    zhang over ruiz LOL
     
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  12. Serge

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    Let's send this one down to the lab for some rigorous scientific analysis

    I think this is all correct

    Amateur and pro victories over the others

    Usyk has beaten AJ and Joe Joyce
    Fury has beaten The Dosser and Whyte
    AJ has beaten Big Bang Zhang, Fat Andy, Whyte, Big Joe
    Big Bang Zhang has beaten Fat Andy, Big Joe and J-Park
    Whyte has beaten AJ and J-Park
    Fat Andy has beaten AJ and Ortiz
    Big Joe has beaten J-Park and Hrgovic
    J-Park has beaten Fat Andy
    Hrgovic has beaten Big Bang Zhang and J-Park
    The Dosser has beaten Ortiz
    Ortiz has beaten none of the others AFAIA

    So AJ finishes top with = 4 but Usyk is the only man in history to beat him twice which neither Fat Andy or Whyte could do and Usyk also beat Majidov and Nistor who are 2 of the 3 fighters to beat AJ in the amateurs and Usyk also turned Belly aka The Gypsy Chicken into the sport's biggest coward, both figuratively and literally.

    Number of world champions beaten as a pro

    Usyk = 6 in 20 fights (all prime) all away
    AJ = 5 in 28 fights (2 prime) all at home sans 1 on neutral soil
    Whyte = 3 in 32 fights (2 prime) 2 at home, 1 neutral
    Belly = 3 in 34 fights (1 possibly 2 prime) 3 away
    Big Joe = 2 in 16 fights (1 prime) both at home
    Fat Andy = 2 in 37 fights (1 prime) both at home
    J-Park = 2 in 36 fights (1 prime) both at home
    The Dosser = 2 in 46 fights (1 prime) both at home
    Ortiz = 1 in 36 fights (1 prime) away
    Hrgovic = 0 in 15 fights
    Big Bang Zhang = 0 in 26 fights

    Record in world title fights

    Usyk = 9-0
    Belly = 5-0-1
    The Dosser = 10-2-1 < fought trash - 2 world champs in 46 fights
    AJ = 9-3
    J-Park = 3-1
    Fat Andy = 1-1
    Whyte = 0-1
    Ortiz = 0-2

    Usyk also wins with ease in terms of amateur golds, silvers and bronzes won too and he holds victories over 2 of the current CW champs and the current three-belt unified LHW champ


    Number of times knocked out or stopped in the pros

    Usyk = 0
    Belly = 0
    Big Bang = 0
    Fat Andy = 0
    Hrgovic = 0
    AJ = 1
    Big Joe = 1
    J-Park = 1
    The Dosser = 2
    Ortiz = 2
    Whyte = 3

    Usyk and Big Joe are the only ones of them to never be dropped as a pro either albeit Hrgovic's KD against Big Bang Zhang was complete BS



    Usyk is the King. Put that in your pipe and smoke and toke on it :deal:
     
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  13. CooperKupp

    CooperKupp “B.. but they all playin NBA basketball again!” Full Member

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    I expect Usyk to hold that too spot until he retires. AND he’s the PFP#1. As much as Fury has gotten on my nerves he definitely is at number two. The number three and four spots are debatable. But… Whyte anywhere on there!! :rolleyes: :wanker
     
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