The heavyweight division, like plenty of its biggest stars, is enjoying something of a resurgence. The leaders suddenly can’t get enough of fighting each other as an exciting era verges on becoming a great one. Here we examine all the key players, their strengths and weaknesses, alongside what the future of those fighters – and the division as a whole – may look like.
THE BIG THREE
Oleksandr Usyk, 22-0 (14 KOs), 37 years old
Recent Form: The Ukrainian presented his latest exhibition in heavyweight wizardry when he deservedly outpointed Tyson Fury on May 18 to claim supremacy of the division in a titanic encounter. Before that, last August, came a ninth-round KO of Daniel Dubois which is a result – and let’s not reopen low-blow-gate – that suddenly looks even better when one considers the Englishman’s subsequent form.
