Which active heavyweight has the deepest resume at heavyweight?

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  1. dmt

    dmt Hardest hitting hw ever Full Member

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    Heavyweight wins only. Who do you pick?

    Joshua: Old Wlad, Old Povetkin, Ruiz X 1, prime Whyte, Parker,

    Usyk: Joshua X 2, Dubois, Old Chisora

    Fury: Old Wlad, Wilder x 2, prime Chisora, Wallin

    Honestly they are all pretty thin. I am tempted to give it to Usyk since i think beating Joshua twice is slightly more impressive than beating Wilder twice.
     
  2. DramaShow

    DramaShow 19 banned Full Member

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    Joshua has the deepest resume, but Fury has the best resume with wins over Wilder and a better version of Klitschko.
     
  3. Redbeard7

    Redbeard7 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Fury: Wlad, Wilder x2 (plus a draw), Wallin, Cunningham, Ngannou, Chisora x2, Whyte

    3-0-1 in biggest fights

    Usyk: Joshua x2, Chisora, Dubois

    2-0 in biggest fights

    Joshua: Wlad, Povetkin, Whyte, Ruiz (lost the first fight), Parker and lost twice to Usyk

    1-3 in biggest fights

    Fury by a clear margin, then Usyk.

    Joshua has lost three times against two opponents, one being a 25/1 fringe contender and he doesn't have a result as impressive as Wilder's draw against Fury.

    Chisora has the deepest resume in terms of who he's fought but like Joshua he's thin in terms of the winning element.
     
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  4. Perkin Warbeck

    Perkin Warbeck Boxing aficionado Full Member

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    Joshua fought an old but focused Klitschko, winning impressively.

    Fury fought an old Klitschko who was distracted by his girlfriend's postpartum depression, and used a lot of head games (complaining about the mat, making Klitschko wrap his hands twice for no good reason) and poor sportsmanship. He fought a cowardly style and was not impressive.
     
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  5. Redbeard7

    Redbeard7 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    "He fought a cowardly style and was not impressive"

    Wlad Klitschko was stylistically the biggest coward in heavyweight history. The only current fighter that compares in this regard is Okolie.

    Fury broke an all time defensive record and limited Wlad to fewer punches than Wach and Greco-Roman Povetkin landed on him, winning by clear UD in lineal champ P4P No.6 Wlad's backyard.

    Wlad was the most obsessively motivated, focused and disciplined champion in heavyweight history. He just couldn't deal with Fury's range, speed, agility, stamina, boxing ability etc. 17 months later in London he gave Joshua a life and death, let "little bro" off the hook. Two years later Joshua was destroyed by Andy Ruiz.
     
  6. fencik45

    fencik45 Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Actually a worse version of Klitschko. One who was distracted by his crazy fiancée, her pregnancy, and their crumbling relationship. Fury knew this and opted to throw away his prime avoiding the contracted rematch.
     
  7. Mickc

    Mickc Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Fury and Usyk both won there titles on the road away from home,Wilder won his title at home,Joshua won all his three titles at home . Being prepared and willing to fight abroad has to give kudos on any fighters when mentioning there resumes .
     
  8. Serge

    Serge Ginger Dracula Staff Member

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    In 29 fights AJ has fought - Usyk, Wlad, Povetkin, Parker, Fat Andy, Pulev, Whyte, Martin, Takam, Helenius

    In 35 fights Belly has fought Wlad, the biggest hype job of the last 25 years The Dosser who unlike AJ was knocked out in the gym by Wlad, and Whyte, Chisora, Cunningham, Wallin, 0-0-0 rank novice Ngannou

    Lost to bums McDermott and Ngannou, should've lost to Wallin and Cunningham, and ducked Usyk like crazy. Conversely, AJ fought Usyk twice

    You do the math
     
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  9. I Dont Play With Dolls

    I Dont Play With Dolls Member Full Member

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    Joshua by a mile... wlad may have been older but he was a far better version then the one vs Fury, also the much better performance and Fury being caught on PED's straight after and avoided the rematch just massively tainted the accomplishment.
     
  10. miniq

    miniq AJ IS A BODYBUILDING BUM Full Member

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    Belly after he defeats belly on January 27th 2024.

    But which belly will win?
     
  11. Mickc

    Mickc Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Ok il bite,what Peds was Fury caught using straight after the Klitschko fight ? This should be good .
     
  12. Jab in the Face

    Jab in the Face Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Usyk has the best resume if you count who he fought before jumping to Heavyweight.
     
  13. Jab in the Face

    Jab in the Face Well-Known Member Full Member

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    None have them have good resumes, no reason AJ, Zhang, Ruiz, Fury, Joyce, Anderson, Hrgovic can't all have fought each other by now. There all protecting the chance of the big pay day.