Comments Thread For: The Top 10 heavyweights of the 21st century so far

[crimsonfalcon07]

It's a little premature, TBH, because there could still be Fury v AJ and possibly AJ v Wilder. We have to see how well AJ's win over Parker will age as well. Part of the problem is that the top guys haven't fought each other much, and a lot of that comes down to Fury and his antics.

And Usyk isn't finished. What if he beats the winner of Dubois v Parker and actually manages to go down again and unify cruiserweight again?

[Damn Wicked]

Usyk would have been VERY difficult for Wlad and Lewis. Usyk doesn't just stand in front of his opponent and throw 3 punches per round. There was NOBODY that had his craft in the 80's, 90's and 2000's. Not a damn heavyweight was as crafty, skilled AND had that kind of endurance. I think Wlad and Lennox would have a lot of trouble catching him AND keeping up with him. Neither of them were volume guys. They both had to temper their output to control their stamina and they definitely didn't have the reflexes that Usyk has showed. Vitali would probably be tougher for Usyk simply because he had better stamina than the other two and he wouldn't burn out as easily in the late rounds. I still think Usyk might have been a handful for all of them,...so would Fury. In fact, Fury could have beat them sometimes, too.

[JULESLUPOWITZ]

In his prime, in his glory days, between 19 and about 23 years old, Mike Tyson is untouchable. Possibly Joe Louis or Cassius Clay may’ve gotten decisions. Maybe. OK, this probably isn’t targeting these champ’s primes. Why not? Isn’t that when they all were at their peak?

[BrankoB]

To me Lennox but I'm not going to criticise anyone who has Vitali or Usyk as 1. I think they all have a good claim. I am getting furious about people saying Lennox retired rather than give Vitali a rematch as though he somehow ducked him! Everyone has to retire at one point & imo Lennox got out at the perfect point. Listen to Lennox giving his opinions now & he doesn't slur his words at all. Listen to Evander. listen (if you can) to Rid**** Bowe. You can't demand that a man stays in boxing til he is brain-damaged!

I am sorry to disagree but in my humble opinion Lennox did not want to share the ring with Vitali again. If Vitali didn't sustain that cut (most likely from the side of the glove), the way the fight was going, it was not going to end up well for Lennox. That was the first time somebody really had Lennox's number in the ring (apart from one punch KOs he suffered and avenged) and got the better of their exchanges.

[wrecksracer]

Give me fat James Toney over Andy Ruiz and Deontay Wilder

[Buggy bear]

There is one fight out there nobody is talking about and that is fury v Dubois

1) if fury fights again it could motivate him for another title and possibly a 3rd usyk fight which would I think sell again as fury has a title should he defeat Dubois .
2) both with Warren , in theory easier to make

3) it would probably sell out Wembley with a decent backed Saudi undercard .

[JeBron Lamez]

In his prime, in his glory days, between 19 and about 23 years old, Mike Tyson is untouchable. Possibly Joe Louis or Cassius Clay may’ve gotten decisions. Maybe. OK, this probably isn’t targeting these champ’s primes. Why not? Isn’t that when they all were at their peak?

Tyson was not a legit threat after 1999.

[Oldskoolg]

Nah, Lennox is #1.

[letsgochump]

Where tf is Adam Kownacki?????

[Oregonian]

Usyk over Lewis on any list is blasphemy. Lewis was the best HW of this era by far.

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They measured the 21st century fighters so only fights after 1999 was counted. And he was blasted out by a journeyman in one if those fights.