How long will you consider Tyson Fury the number 1 heavyweight without fighting?

[Teetotaler]

He's not the top heavy. Dude hasn't fought in almost 2 years. That's like Floyd coming back and saying after 2 years off that he should be rated the best in the world. You don't get it by default, you get it by staying relevant by getting in the ring and beating top competition.

lol thats his whole career. Didnt he have two comeback fights when he "retired"? One against marquez (in which he missed weight) and the guerrero and/or ortiz fight?

But to answer the OP's question, no he is no longer #1

[joe strong]

Only if he comes back. That is a big if. If he stays out of the ring then no. If he does come back the WBO, IBF & WBA champions need to beat him to be considered the best. He never lost any of those belts just like John Ruiz got Lennox Lewis' hand me down title that was stripped. That is just my opinion. If he comes back a shell of himself I think it still needs to be cleared up. It doesn't matter which title holder does it or if Fury loses in a tune up he can no longer be considered the best if he loses. The thing is he is the undefeated champion that never lost any of his 3 belts in the ring.

[BM dnobagaV]

Joshua has a better resume than Fury...

[Sun_Tzu]

Ive never considered him the best in the world.

[miniq]

Joshua has a better resume than Fury...

How do you work that one out?



Tyson Fury is the king...but he needs to retake his throne.

[KillaCamNZ]

Lineal doesn't mean you're the best. Just the man who beat the man.

So, so true.

[Scipio2009]

lol

Tyson Fury edged Wladimir Klitschko in a dreadfully bland 7-5 fight, over 18 months ago, and lost his mind (Fury is currently in a place where there's blind optimism for him being near fight fit this summer, and not much else).

The #1 heavyweight claim, as of now, is left open while the consolidation happens again. Joshua, Wilder, Fury, and Klitschko are all in that mix, so we'll see.

[Scipio2009]

... not really

He's not the top heavy. Dude hasn't fought in almost 2 years. That's like Floyd coming back and saying after 2 years off that he should be rated the best in the world. You don't get it by default, you get it by staying relevant by getting in the ring and beating top competition.

Floyd left as the clear-cut dominant top fighter in the sport, took off 20 months, and then returned to whitewash a fellow top-5 p4p fighter upon his immediate return.

Floyd left the best in the world, and returned to the sport still the best in the world.

[TBear]

I consider him retired. At least he steps into the professional ring again.

[Zaryu]

That's a good point. Anthony Joshua should be considered the number 1 heavyweight.