Boxing Heavyweight Rankings

What does the top 10 look like right now?

http://espn.go.com/boxing/story/_/id/9226826/division-division-rankings

From a couple days ago:

1. Wladimir Klitschko

2. Bermane Stiverne

3. Alexander Povetkin

4. Kubrat Pulev

5. Tyson Fury

6. Dereck Chisora

7. Vyacheslav "Czar" Glazkov

8. Carlos Takam

9. Ruslan Chagaev

10. Deontay Wilder

Stiverne and Wilder are supposed to be fighting in the fall. I'm looking forward to that fight.

Weird rankings, although heavyweight is really weird to try to rank currently since a lot of those guys haven't even fought each other. Stiverne at number 2 is a joke though. I'd have Povetkin number 2.

Chisora and Fury fight July 26th.

Im trying to get into boxing now i have watched lots of fights but mostly chechen boxing can anyone recomend some good international boxing fights ?.

Ruslan Chagaev is fighting in Grozny Chechnya tommorow in the ahmat arena which holds over 30 000 people

Deadanimal wrote:Im trying to get into boxing now i have watched lots of fights but mostly chechen boxing can anyone recomend some good international boxing fights ?.

Ruslan Chagaev is fighting in Grozny Chechnya tommorow in the ahmat arena which holds over 30 000 people

Chagaev is fighting Fres Oquendo. Chagaev should win but I think it could be an entertaining bout.

If you can get it you should check out Chisora/Fury on July 26th from England. Should be a good action bout. (heavyweight)

I don't know if you can get a stream of the event but next weekend Canelo Alvarez is fighting Erislandy Lara. I'm really looking forward to that match. (155 pounds)

Chisora and Takam above Jennings? Come onnnn.

wekka wrote:Chisora and Takam above Jennings? Come onnnn.

These are the ESPN rankings, so take them with a grain of salt. But I agree with what your saying.

Jennings has his chance to break into the top rankings when he fights next. Bryant Jennings vs. Mike Perez, 12 rounds, WBC heavyweight eliminator: on the undercard of Gennady Golovkin vs. Daniel Geale July 26th.

The division doesn't matter. It's Wlad and then everyone else. It's the worst division in boxing with one of the most talented fighters at the top. Think Anderson Silva UFC run, except the competition is all Leites or worse.

SRC wrote:The division doesn't matter. It's Wlad and then everyone else. It's the worst division in boxing with one of the most talented fighters at the top. Think Anderson Silva UFC run, except the competition is all Leites or worse.

Wow, you're an idiot. Bermaine Stiverne, Deantay Wilder, Povetkin, Tyson Fury. The list goes on. Wlad is just the only fighter you know.   Looks like a teenager trying to act cool and grasp horribly at straws to compare it to YOOEFFSEEE

SRC wrote:The division doesn't matter. It's Wlad and then everyone else. It's the worst division in boxing with one of the most talented fighters at the top. Think Anderson Silva UFC run, except the competition is all Leites or worse.

The heavyweight division always matters. Even if it's at a lowpoint it will always draw the interest of the casual fan.

In the past the divisions has been pretty weak. It's different now. The division has a lot of talent and legit challengers for the champion.

The division is in a much better state than it has been in the last few years. It still lacks real high end talent outside of Wlad, but it has some solid fighters. Of course, people will continue to overrate some of the lower weight divisions just because it's programmed into their brains to do so. Light middleweight isn't deep at all. Lightweight isn't either. Super featherweight and super bantamweight are also mostly trash in all honesty. The lowest three weight divisions are just irrelevant and boring.

backdoor to zuffa wrote:The division is in a much better state than it has been in the last few years. It still lacks real high end talent outside of Wlad, but it has some solid fighters. Of course, people will continue to overrate some of the lower weight divisions just because it's programmed into their brains to do so. Light middleweight isn't deep at all. Lightweight isn't either. Super featherweight and super bantamweight are also mostly trash in all honesty. The lowest three weight divisions are just irrelevant and boring.

It's in a better state when it comes to guys competing against each other I agree, but the talent is dropping off still.I think the lower divisions are tough to even compare because of all the weight changing that happens amongst the "stars."

The lowest 3 weight divisions have 3 of the best fighters in the world, bro 8) 

SRC wrote:The lowest 3 weight divisions have 3 of the best fighters in Japanese gymnasiums, bro 8) 

Agreed.

What about the Ring Rankings?

CHAMPION Wladimir Klitschko Record: 62-3-0 (52 KOs)
1. Kubrat Pulev Record: 20-0-0 (11 KOs)
2. Alexander Povetkin Record: 27-1-0 (19 KOs)
3. Bermane Stiverne Record: 24-1-1 (21 KOs)
4. Tyson Fury Record: 22-0-0 (16 KOs)
5. Vyacheslav Glazkov Record: 17-0-1 (11 KOs)
6. Tomasz Adamek Record: 49-3-0 (29 KOs)
7. Chris Arreola Record: 36-4-0 (31 KOs)
8. Deontay Wilder Record: 31-0-0 (31 KOs)
9. Bryant Jennings Record: 18-0-0 (10 KOs)
10. Mike Perez Record: 20-0-1 (12 KOs)

http://ringtv.craveonline.com/ratings/heavyweight

iforgotmypassword wrote:

SRC wrote:The division doesn't matter. It's Wlad and then everyone else. It's the worst division in boxing with one of the most talented fighters at the top. Think Anderson Silva UFC run, except the competition is all Leites or worse.

Wow, you're an idiot. Bermaine Stiverne, Deantay Wilder, Povetkin, Tyson Fury. The list goes on. Wlad is just the only fighter you know.   Looks like a teenager trying to act cool and grasp horribly at straws to compare it to YOOEFFSEEE

Dude is a grad A bum. Please stop posting.

backdoor to zuffa wrote:

SRC wrote:The lowest 3 weight divisions have 3 of the best fighters in Japanese gymnasiums, bro 8) 

Agreed.

Chocolito, Ioka, Yaegashi. Although Yaegashi is a personal favorite of mine he's been deading dudes.

Klitschko is a chicken  
He have fear of Stiverne

I don't know about Chris Arreola still being in the top 10 on the Ring rankings.

Transnational Boxing Rankings Board:

Tony Thompson recently lost to Carlos Takam.

Takam is an interesting fighter. I'm looking forward to see his future fights.