1. Klitschko 2. Chagaev 3. Maskaev 4. Ibragimov 5. Peter 6. Valuev 7. McCline I think that's being fair and honest. I think the top 2 beat him fairly easily, the 3rd & 4th are more like 50-50 and could go either way.
I thought Mccline won:huh Peter was damn lucky to make it out of that 3rd round, Wlad Klits would beat him again, Valuev would give him all he could handle, and if older Klits comes back he would expose Peter too if his body, health hold up? i say Peter is in the top 5..
Kltischko and Chagaev are clear 1 and 2. Very hard to separate the next tier with Maskaev, Ibragimov, Peter and a few others
Chagaev and Klit. This is actually how I saw things before last night. Peter can beat anyone in this division. It's just that we now know that anyone at the top end of the division can beat him.
I think Virchis or Povetkin would have beaten Peter that night, but a ranking of #5 sounds about right.
Definitely below Wlad, Chagaev and Ibragimov. Maybe below Maskaev. He still won the fight so he shouldn't decrease so much his ranking. I hope Wlad faces Chagaev or Ibragimov-Holyfield winner in Febraury.
I agree with this ranking. No WAY is Peter above Oleg, Chagaev, or even Ibragimov. But, PEter did win, and you gotta at least keep him in the top 5, but barely. But then again, I am not sure I'd put Peter, even with the McCline win, above Valuev. Valuev is probably equal with Peter, as far as I'm concerned.
His placement hasn't changed for me. I already had established champs in front, with Ibragimov being next to Maskaev as most takeable. Once Sam beats Maskaev he will pass Maskaev and Ibragimov. Don't forget fools, he WON the fight.
1. Klitschko 2. Chagaev 3. Maskaev 4. Ibragimov 5. Peter 6. Valuev 7. Brock 8. Liakhovich 9. Byrd 10. Thompson Just missing: Virchis, Ruiz, Povetkin, Chambers, Rahman