30 years of Dominance?....Lets have a gander.
Ukraine is a nation of fighters and survivors. Since massive losses to Mongol invaders in the 13th century their resiliency has only grown stronger. During the Soviet years Ukraine fed great fighters into the system and since declaring independence in 91 that natural talent has had the freedom to earn a living at fighting by going pro.
Among the Heavyweights, the impact of Ukrainian professionals has been impressive.
"Dominant" is, upon inspection, an exaggerated pronouncement, but certainly impressive!
1990 - 2025 Heavyweights
1. Lennox Lewis, UK
2. Wladimir Klitschko, UKR
3. Oleksandr Usyk, UKR
4. Tyson Fury, UK
5. Evander Holyfield, US
6. Mike Tyson, US
7. Rid**** Bowe, US
8. Anthony Joshua, UK
9. Deontay Wilder, US
10. Zhilei Zhang, CHI
11. Ike Ibeabuchi, NIG
12. Vitali Klitschko, UKR
13. George Foreman, US
14. Andy Ruiz Jr, US
15. Larry Holmes, US
16. David Tua, AUS
17. Frank Bruno, UK
18. Oliver McCall, US
19. Andrew Golota, POL
20. Hasim Rahman, US
21. Chris Byrd, US
22. Joseph Parker, NZ
23. Shannon Briggs, US
24. Daniel Dubois, UK
25. Luis Ortiz, CUB
26. Tommy Morrison, US
27. Donovan Razor Ruddock, Canada
28. Alexander Povetkin, RUS
29. Dillian Whyte, UK
30. Michael Moorer, US
31. Joe Joyce, UK
32. Agit Kabayel, GER
33. Ray Mercer, US
34. Corrie Sanders, SA
35. Ruslan Chagaev, UZB
36. David Haye, UK
37. Sultan Ibragimov, RUS
38. Lamon Brewster, US
39. Jared Anderson, US
40. Larry Donald, US
41. Jarrell Miller, US
42. Kubrat Pulev, BUL
43. Chris Arreola, US
44. Filip Hrgovic, CRO
45. Roy Jones Jr., US
46. Charles Martin, US
47. John Ruiz, US
48. Derrick Chisora, UK
49. Martin Bakole, CON
50. Alex Stewart, US
Ukraine is a nation of fighters and survivors. Since massive losses to Mongol invaders in the 13th century their resiliency has only grown stronger. During the Soviet years Ukraine fed great fighters into the system and since declaring independence in 91 that natural talent has had the freedom to earn a living at fighting by going pro.
Among the Heavyweights, the impact of Ukrainian professionals has been impressive.
"Dominant" is, upon inspection, an exaggerated pronouncement, but certainly impressive!
1990 - 2025 Heavyweights
1. Lennox Lewis, UK
2. Wladimir Klitschko, UKR
3. Oleksandr Usyk, UKR
4. Tyson Fury, UK
5. Evander Holyfield, US
6. Mike Tyson, US
7. Rid**** Bowe, US
8. Anthony Joshua, UK
9. Deontay Wilder, US
10. Zhilei Zhang, CHI
11. Ike Ibeabuchi, NIG
12. Vitali Klitschko, UKR
13. George Foreman, US
14. Andy Ruiz Jr, US
15. Larry Holmes, US
16. David Tua, AUS
17. Frank Bruno, UK
18. Oliver McCall, US
19. Andrew Golota, POL
20. Hasim Rahman, US
21. Chris Byrd, US
22. Joseph Parker, NZ
23. Shannon Briggs, US
24. Daniel Dubois, UK
25. Luis Ortiz, CUB
26. Tommy Morrison, US
27. Donovan Razor Ruddock, Canada
28. Alexander Povetkin, RUS
29. Dillian Whyte, UK
30. Michael Moorer, US
31. Joe Joyce, UK
32. Agit Kabayel, GER
33. Ray Mercer, US
34. Corrie Sanders, SA
35. Ruslan Chagaev, UZB
36. David Haye, UK
37. Sultan Ibragimov, RUS
38. Lamon Brewster, US
39. Jared Anderson, US
40. Larry Donald, US
41. Jarrell Miller, US
42. Kubrat Pulev, BUL
43. Chris Arreola, US
44. Filip Hrgovic, CRO
45. Roy Jones Jr., US
46. Charles Martin, US
47. John Ruiz, US
48. Derrick Chisora, UK
49. Martin Bakole, CON
50. Alex Stewart, US
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