Who's your Top 5 heavyweights now???

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  1. james5000

    james5000 2010's poster of the decade Full Member

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    1.Usyk (Uncrowned champ, will beat them all)
    2.Fury
    3.Wilder
    4. Parker (got robbed by Brits x2 should be undefeated)
    5.Juicy J (would be much lower if not for TUE's)
    6.Hunter (robbed blind against Povetkin, gave Usyk a fight)
    7.Ruiz
    8. Ortiz
    9. Povetkin
    10. Gassiev
     
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  2. Decker

    Decker Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Good list, anyone could change a few of the rankings and still have a good set. Only surprise is the exclusion of DDD. I can go with your top 5 as you have it and many others have a similar top 5.

    If     Pov was 5+ years younger he could be #3. I think Ruiz gets a bit disrespected here. He is 1-1 (with a stoppage win) vs AJ who most have as #2 if not co #1. Showing up like a blimp in his 2nd w/AJ will do that.
     
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  3. cuchulain

    cuchulain Loyal Member Full Member

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    1) Fury
    2) AJ
    3) Povetkin
    4) Wilder
    5) Usyk
     
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  4. CroBox29

    CroBox29 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    1. Fury
    2. Joshua
    3. Povetkin
    4. Wilder
    5. Ruiz Jr.
     
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  5. vast

    vast Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    1. Fury
    2. Joshua
    3. Wilder
    4. Povetkin
    5. Ruiz
     
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  6. piprules

    piprules Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Why do you have Usyk at number 2?
    Who has he beaten at heavyweight for you to rank him so highly?
    Shouldn’t you wait to see if he can at least beat Chisora before you lord him as one of the top 5?
     
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  7. Vegan Beast

    Vegan Beast Grandpappy Ortiz Full Member

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    I really don't understand some of you who have put Usyk in your lists.

    He's fought ONE heavyweight fight against... who?

    Opinion is opinion, but I don't see how him whooping at Cruiserweight and beating someone below Chisora level is proof of his Heavyweight abilities.

    Needs at least 1 top 10 fight surely?
     
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  8. McGrain

    McGrain Diamond Dog Staff Member

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    I just listed my five favourites gahahahsaas
     
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  9. It's Ovah

    It's Ovah I am very feel me good. Full Member

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    I think to a certain degree it's riding on the coat tails of Hunter's success. Hunter arguably beat Povetkin last time out, and Povetkin is now unquestionably in the top five. Usyk completely dominated Hunter and at a weight not much less than Hunter is fighting at now. He'd likely dominate him again, which instantly puts him in the upper echelons of the division.

    But yes, until he actually beats someone in the top ten, and does so with ease, I don't think we should be jumping to conclusions. Though given Usyk's success against big sized HWs like Joyce in the past I don't think we need to worry.
     
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  10. mark ant

    mark ant Canelo was never athletic Full Member

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    AJ beat Povetkin.
     
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  11. mark ant

    mark ant Canelo was never athletic Full Member

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    Usyk is the most skilled heavyweight right now, it`s just a case of whether he can take a heavyweight shot.
     
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  12. mark ant

    mark ant Canelo was never athletic Full Member

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    Dubois has done nothing to prove he is above Usyk, Ortiz, Povetkin or Parker, we need to see if he can beat Joyce before we can tell if he`s ready for the top heavies yet.
     
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  13. It's Ovah

    It's Ovah I am very feel me good. Full Member

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    He took Gassiev's and Briedis's, who both hit as hard as any HW. Also took Joyce's, Nistor's and Medzhidov's who are all fully fledged HWs.
     
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  14. Reinhardt

    Reinhardt Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    That's about as good an order as can be made , I might sneak Danial Dubois in around the bottom
     
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  15. CST80

    CST80 De Omnibus Dubitandum Staff Member

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    :beer-toast1: Thank you, and I'll answer the point about Dubois below...

    I just didn't think he'd accomplished enough at HW to be included, same goes for Makhmudov, Hrgovic, Ajagba and Yoka. Eye test doesn't count for enough to be included. The resume has to come close to matching. I'd probably include Bakole, Martin, Rivas, Jennings and Hughie before I added any of them.
     
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