Who is the best currently active American heavyweight?

[BrotherDudeJack]

No, we're all equal.

No nationality or race is innately superior.

The American prosperity and soft lifestyle of the 80s and 90s has caused a decline in their heavyweights, but some time in the future the US will come back with some top notch heavyweights. The current hard times in the US may bring out the best in some of their young men.

This................ We've gotten soft. It's true.

[BrotherDudeJack]

BTW... I know "The Real Deal" isn't the best American HW. I'm just ashamed of every other name even being on that list.

[Bastian Loc]

That really is a sad looking list.

[BrotherDudeJack]

Hasim Rahman? Man that's depressing.

[Russian Crushin]

No, we're all equal.

No nationality or race is innately superior.

The American prosperity and soft lifestyle of the 80s and 90s has caused a decline in their heavyweights, but some time in the future the US will come back with some top notch heavyweights. The current hard times in the US may bring out the best in some of their young men.

I dont see how the US has become soft

Looking at any other sport, you can see what kind of shape the athletes are in. This is just a boxing problem and right now there is just no incentive for american athletes to become HW fighters

[BrotherDudeJack]

Where's Gabe Brown?

[paulf]

I'm not just saying this because he's my friend, but Tj Wilson Jr is the baddest American HW. He should have been (more than just IBF) champ.

[Team Vitaminas]

Carlos Negron

if only we could put some attention on lay away huh?lmao....

[Scott9945]

I'm not just saying this because he's my friend, but Tj Wilson Jr is the baddest American HW. He should have been (more than just IBF) champ.

When was TJ Wilson the IBF Heavyweight champion?

[nomadman]

Eddie Chambers. Not only is he the most athletic of the fighters mentioned, but he's also the most willing to prove his skills against the best. He took on Brock back when he was a heavy underdog and beat him. He gave a very good showing for the first few rounds against Povetkin, strafing Povs with fast and well timed right hands, and displaying an excellent high guard/sway back style of defence that negated a lot of Povs work on the inside before his poor condition (now rectified) caused him to gas. Then, whilst Povetkin was sitting on the sidelines doing nothing, Chambers took on Peter and Dimitrenko back to back, totally outclassing the then unbeaten Dimitrenko to a decision in Germany, before taking on Wlad. That not only took guts, but smarts as well, and it's just a shame for Chambers it ended as it did.

People like to harp on about the dominance of Eastern Europeans in the Heavyweight division, but if it wasn't for the Klitschkos I wouldn't be surprised to see Chambers with a belt. Really, who is a dead cert to beat him? Povetkin? Chagaev? Boytsov? They'd all be good competitive matches no doubt, but I'd givethe current Chambers a very good chance against all three fighters. Against Haye, Haye would be fighting against an opponent with equal handspeed to him, and a very tricksy defensive style that could cope with Haye's wild lunging attacks from a mile away. Against Adamek, well, I'd pick Adamek to beat Chambers by outworking him, but again by no means a dead cert to do so. Chambers is a very underrated and underappreciated fighter, I think. Definitely a cut above Arreola and Thompson at least.