Wlads best 10 opponents that he beat. I'll start. Alexander Povetkin Chris Byrd David Haye Sultan Ibrigamov Lamon Brewster Tony Thompson Samuel Peter Hasim Rahman Jameel McCline Kubrat Pulev
I agree with your list. Any chance that Eddie Chambers might have been better than one or two of those guys ? How about Ruslan Chagaev ?
1) Alexander Povetkin 2) David Haye 3) Chris Byrd 4) Sultan Ibragimov 5) Ruslan Chagaev 6) Kubrat Pulev 7) Samuel Peter 8) Lamon Brewster 9) Ray Mercer 10) Jameel McCline
I skipped over Chagaev I'd definitely have him taking Rahmans place because Rahman was pretty shot in that fight. Chambers could be better than McCline, Peter or Pulev, he's more skilled but I'd have put him around there.
Purely based on standing of opponent and disregarding Wlad's performance: 1. Povetkin 2. Byrd 2 3. Haye 4. Chagaev 5. Peter 1 6. Pulev 7. Chambers 8. Brewster 9. Ibragimov 10. Byrd 1
I had Byrd 1 at #10, but decided to replace with Thompson 1, I could see either win being claimed as better.
Fairs. I think Byrd was in his prime 1st fight and even though more accomplished by the 2nd slightly faded in comparison.
Perhaps. Byrd was ranked #7 going into their first fight and #1 going into their second, for whatever that is worth. I agree Byrd 1 ahead of Thompson 1 is a good shout though, I'll edit my list accordingly.
His best win was Povetkin , a fight he had no option but to debase, humiliate and disgrace himself in. Taking this into account it's no suprise he got completely mogged by Fury in retrospect. Therefore there's no justification to favour him over anyone better than Povetkin.
The 1st win is close. Maybe even the 2nd win being just outside the top 10 as Thompson proved he still had something left when he nailed Price twice after.
1. Byrd 2 2. Chagayew 3. Byrd 1 4. Schulz 5. Thompson 1 6. Brook 7. McCline 8. Pulev 9. Thompson 2 10. Povietkin
