When was the last time a HW champion had beaten 3 of his top 5 challengers?

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  1. lufcrazy

    lufcrazy requiescat in pace Full Member

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    Looking at the HW rankings atm and we have

    Usyk
    Fury
    Joshua
    Parker
    Zhang
    Dubois

    Usyk has beaten 3 of that top 5 and both of his top two contenders.

    When was the last time any HW champion could say the same?
     
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  2. BubblesUK

    BubblesUK Doesn't buy hypejobs Full Member

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    Presumably when Joshua had beaten Parker, Povetkin and Whyte?
     
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  3. lufcrazy

    lufcrazy requiescat in pace Full Member

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    Not quite.

    First of all Wilder was the next best HW and AJ never fought him.

    Secondly whilst Whyte and Povetkin where top 5, Parker was lower end of the top ten at that point.
     
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  4. ikrasevic

    ikrasevic Who is ready to suffer for Christ (the truth)? Full Member

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    Parker may have been out of the Top 10, but he was the WBO champion.
    Wilder hasn't beaten anyone of note in his 10 title defenses (aside from a draw with Fury).
    As much as Wilder's 10 title defenses stink, it also stinks that we haven't had an undisputed HW champion for a quarter of a century.
    It also stinks that they didn't fight for the undisputed champion Wilder and AJ.
    I didn't decide that.
     
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  5. BubblesUK

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    It was always debatable because Wilder's resume didn't support the idea he was 2nd best.

    General opinion seemed to think so, and he looked very impressive crushing cans...
    But as far as being actually the second best at the time? I don't think so.
     
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  6. Badbot

    Badbot You can just do things. Full Member

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    Whyte wasn´t in the top 10 when they fought. Parker arguably was, considering he had a belt and had defended it.
     
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  7. DirtyDan

    DirtyDan Worst Poster of 2015 Full Member

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    Wlad Klitschko beat Povetkin, Bryant Jennings and Pulev who were all in the top 5 at the end of 2014.
     
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  8. lufcrazy

    lufcrazy requiescat in pace Full Member

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    That's not the question.

    I said when was the last time the champion had beaten 3 of his top 5 challengers.

    When Joshua beat Povetkin, him and Whyte where both in the top 5 at that time. Parker wasn't in the top ten.

    Right now Usyk has beaten 3 of his top 5 contenders, I'm just asking when the last time a HW champion had been in this position?
     
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  9. lufcrazy

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    That's a good shout. All 3 were in the ring top 5 at the point of Wlad facing Jennings.
     
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  10. Reg

    Reg Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Parker was literally a champion.
     
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  11. Badbot

    Badbot You can just do things. Full Member

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    Oh, right, gotcha.

    Probably Wladimir then.
     
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  12. lufcrazy

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    I assume English isn't your first language, it's hard for me to explain further, but I'm asking for a snapshot in time when the champion has beaten 3 of the top 5.
     
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