Other than Klitschko, who is the best heavyweight right now?

[The Hammer]

Wladimir Klitschko is obviously the best heavyweight, but who is the SECOND best?

A look at how the last 10 (defeated) opponents of The Transnational Boxing Rankings' Top 10 Heavies (and champion) have fared since that fight.

All stats according to Boxrec.


Champion: Wladimir Klitschko

Last 10 defeated opponents combined record since their loss to Klitschko:

Fights: 26. Wins: 19. Losses: 7. Draws: 0. Win rate: 73.1%


1. Alexander Povetkin

Last 10 defeated opponents combined record since their loss to Povetkin:

Fights: 20. Wins: 15. Losses: 4. Draws: 1. Win rate: 75%


2. Tyson Fury

Last 10 defeated opponents combined record since their loss to Fury:

Fights: 39. Wins: 20. Losses:18*. Draws: 1. Win rate: 51.3%

* 1 of those losses was against Tyson Fury again in the rematch (Chisora).


3. Deontay Wilder

Last 10 defeated opponents combined record since their loss to Wilder:

Fights: 21. Wins: 7. Losses: 14. Draws: 0. Win rate:33.3%


4. Kubrat Pulev

Last 10 defeated opponents combined record since their loss to Pulev:

Fights: 46. Wins: 20. Losses: 26. Draws: 0. Win rate: 43.5%


5. Bermane Stiverne

Last 10 defeated opponents combined record since their loss to Stiverne:

Fights: 43. Wins: 11. Losses: 32*. Draws: 0. Win rate: 25.6%

* 1 of those losses was against Bermane Stiverne again in the rematch (Arreola).


6. Carlos Takam

Last 10 defeated opponents combined record since their loss to Takam:

Fights: 86. Wins: 25. Losses: 59. Draws: 2. Win rate: 29.1%


7. Vyacheslav Glazkov

Last 10 defeated opponents combined record since their loss to Glazkov:

Fights: 27. Wins: 10. Losses: 17. Draws: 0. Win rate 37.0%


8. Bryant Jennings

Last 10 defeated opponents combined record since their loss to Jennings:

Fights: 20. Wins: 9. Losses: 11. Draws: 0. Win rate: 45.0%


9. Steve Cunningham*

Last 10 defeated opponents combined record since their loss to Cunningham:

Fights: 68. Wins: 47. Losses: 19. Draws: 2. Win rate: 69.1%

*Cunningham's last 10 wins go back 9 years and some are obviously at cruiserweight and therefore his opponents' subsequent stats are too.


10. Mike Perez

Last 10 defeated opponents combined record since their loss to Perez:

Fights: 85. Wins: 35. Losses: 49. Draws: 1. Win rate: 41.2%

[emre belozoglu]

deontay wilder

[The Hammer]

deontay wilder

After last Saturday's fight, I'm sure you're not alone in that opinion.

[IMDAZED]

Gotta be Wilder but he is far, far, far away from #1.

[gmc_rfc_06]

Povetkin, clearly.

If Haye returns (and is the fighter he was pre-injury), he'll be right there beside Povetkin.

[removed]

lol @ Wilder

It's Povetkin followed by Fury.

[bojangles1987]

Povetkin, definitely.

[IronDanHamza]

Got to be 2FAST

[1hourRun]

Povetkin by far is the experienced and accomplished fighter of the group ; consistently defending and competing against highly ranked credible ( Klitschko ; Takam, Chagaev ,Charr) opponents during and after his reign as WBA champion.WBC champion Deontay Wilder has the best recent win over Stiverne , trailing is Jennings with success over Perez imo.

[IMDAZED]

Povetkin by far is the experienced and accomplished fighter of the group ; consistently defending and competing against highly ranked credible ( Klitschko ; Takam, Chagaev ,Charr) opponents during and after his reign as WBA champion.WBC champion Deontay Wilder has the best recent win over Stiverne , trailing is Jennings with success over Perez imo.

I'm not convinced Potvetkin beats Wilder. At all.