Where are the Young Guns at Heavyweight?

[Rosco3387]

I used to have a heavyweight thread a year or two ago . I kind of got bored with the trolls and would probably have to do another one anyway ? Or list some here so the OP can deal with them and baby sit , I can see most are still around .

Oh indeed they are. This site welcomes them with open arms lol.

[Dr. Z]

We’ve had Joshua, Fury, and Wilder as the main players at HW for years now. Usyk, the relative newcomer, is also in his mid thirties.

Even the supposed “prospects” like Joyce, Hrgović, Zhang, Yoka, etc. are not young anymore, either.

I’ve heard names like Anderson and Jalalolov mentioned, but nothing beyond that.

I’d go so far as to wager the only heavyweight currently who could compete in any of the past eras is Fury — and I didn’t say dominate all comers, but compete.

Wilder would shine in some eras, but prime Mike Tyson lights him up, Joe Louis sparks him, and the Greatest, Muhammad Ali, simply embarrasses him.

Usyk would probably be a titleholder in some weaker eras, but I don’t see him beating the Klitschkos, or Lewis, or Louis, or Tyson.

I have doubts he can beat Wilder and Fury.

And like I said, there simply are no terrifying heavyweight prospects coming up and threatening Fury and Wilder (like an Ennis or an Ortiz to Spence and Crawford at welterweight).

Are we just in a painfully bad drought at heavyweight, with no new blood coming down the pipe?

Thoughts?

Check this tread. Ya want heavyweight prospects? https://www.boxingscene.com/forums/b...ight-prospects

[JEdwards12]

I may be biased here because he’s my little brother but Joshua Edwards is the one to watch. He just fought in the Strandja Tournament against Jalolov and put up a great showing. Scoring was atrocious but he learned a lot from it.

[RJJ-94-02=GOAT]

Manny didn’t know the division would be so weak and Klitchko would have been around much longer like Vitali retirement . He could see Wilders opponents for several years because he was around the prospects like Fury and Jennings who he considered a top future contender when he was alive . Not really that hard to predict Fury vs Wilder would eventually happen when he can foresee years ahead being around Klitchko who sparred all the top guys coming up besides Fury .

To bad he wasn’t around to watch Wlad batter Wilder in sparring though I think his prediction would not be the same . If Fury had more confidence in himself we would have also got a great rematch at some point but Joshua stepped up and signed to fight Klitchko instead in 2016 . Lol

Manny Steward knew exactly what he was talking about, unlike you, who famously predicted Anthony Joshua was the going to be the greatest Heavyweight of all time.

An idiot like you questioning the great Manny Steward’s opinion is truly laughable.