How Would You Rate The Current Heavyweight Division

[Scott9945]

Not quite...look up some of the top tens between Marciano and Patterson (pre-Liston and Williams seriously rising). The early 1930s was at least as bad as well and didn't have a Klitschko type up top.

After Ali had KO'd Liston twice, his first defense was against Patterson, who had been demolished twice by Liston. The sad fact was that Patterson was the best available contender. Now THAT is a shallow division.

[The Hammer]

Many people are not aware of it, but there's some talented heavyweights with good amateur pedigree who have turned pro the past couple of years:

Kubrat Pulev
Robert Helenius
David Price
Deontay Wilder
Vyacheslav Glazkov

However, they are all several fights away from a world title shot.

I enjoy this heavyweight division mainly because of its having the two ATG brothers as champions, but there's others who are decent HWs such as Boytsov, Chambers, Povetkin, Haye and Adamek.

Overall, the division is very good. The other "deep" divisions have about the same or less: two elite fighters, five contenders, five talented up-and-comers and about a dozen decent fringe contenders.

I think a lot of the negativity about the heavyweight division from the likes of Atlas and Kellerman has a lot to do with the fact that most of the best fighters are not Americans.

[Khalid X]

I say it's solid. To say it's the worst or even close to being the worst show a lack of knowledge on the history of the sport.

Hell even if you never took the time to do the research....if you just looked at the top 10 then there is no way you can call this division terrible.

Both Klit bros are HOF fighters, then you got Adamek, Solis, Povetkin, Bostkov (sp), Haye and a few other solid contenders.

Honestly I think the Klits dominance gives a fascade that this division is bad when it's just the simple fact that their light years ahead of all the other HW's.

[Swag Hustla]

It's fucking awful compared to other eras, but I wouldn't call it the worst ever.

I appreciate Vitali wanting to stay active, but a guy like Shannon Briggs getting a title shot or even just being in the ring with one of the Klitschkos at this stage of his career shows the lack of depth in this division. He knocked out 3 bums in one month and earned this shot.

Briggs had a pretty good career and fought some big names, but he was never a big name and he was fringe contender at best.

[The_Demon]

Its very poor,and only the klitschko nuthuggers will disagree with this.Trying to make the division out to be something its not by ****ing on about 'if the klitschkos were american and black' blah blah blah.total deluded bullshit

[Darkstar]

Its solid. Holmes and Tysons era were no better.

[King Ju-Ju]

Emanuel Steward says it's the worst he's ever seen and he's the champs trainer, that says a lot.

that does, he trains the 2nd best heavyweight in wlad and he says this??? lol.

[damned1974]

LMFAO @ the jerk-offs that would believe it to be "excellent" or "good"..... they must like watching grass grow or have eaten too many paint chips!

[damned1974]

Many people are not aware of it, but there's some talented heavyweights with good amateur pedigree who have turned pro the past couple of years:

Kubrat Pulev
Robert Helenius
David Price
Deontay Wilder
Vyacheslav Glazkov

However, they are all several fights away from a world title shot.

I enjoy this heavyweight division mainly because of its having the two ATG brothers as champions, but there's others who are decent HWs such as Boytsov, Chambers, Povetkin, Haye and Adamek.

Overall, the division is very good. The other "deep" divisions have about the same or less: two elite fighters, five contenders, five talented up-and-comers and about a dozen decent fringe contenders.

I think a lot of the negativity about the heavyweight division from the likes of Atlas and Kellerman has a lot to do with the fact that most of the best fighters are not Americans.

lol @ Adamek being a decent HW when he nearly got ko'd against old and shot to hell Michael Grant.3 out of 5 of those listed fighters should have stayed at or should be cruiserweights.

[edgarg]

Its not great but only because the contenders have been beaten or are to scared to fight for the title.

That period when Byrd was the best HW and I guess Ruiz was the #2 guy for a while had to be the worst ever.

I beliebe you to be correct, and discount Steward's meanderings. I'ts hard for a guy woth a scedule as packed as Manny's, to remember exactly what he;s said, especially since he is noted for making contradictory statements .

I think the division is not bad at all, and only LOOKS bad when compared against the Klitschko, against whom, ALL have looked hopeless and worse.

Just eradicate their K perfodmances and natch them against one another, to see the great difference.