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1. Anthony Joshua
All he did he was beat a 40-something year old Klitschko who had been out of the ring for years. His next best win is either over another old man in Alexander Povetkin, or his win over Dillian Whyte who hasn’t proven anything besides he can hang with Joshua. He won his other two titles over Joseph Parker and Charles Martin, who aren’t even top 10 heavyweights.
2. Andy Ruiz
Ruiz has nothing on his resume except for a dominant win over Joshua. He also lost to Joseph Parker. While many thought he won, it was close enough for him to lose and that’s the only other name on his resume.
3. Leon Spinks
Had his one shining moment against Muhammad Ali, who was shot, and that was basically the end of it. He would be number one but it was Ali and Spinks was very early into his career when it happened. It’s probably one of the best wins in this list.
4. Tyson Fury
He had a great win to become unified champion but he never defended the titles. Outside of the Klitschko win, his resume is garbage. I expect him to eventually leave this list as I think he’s the best heavyweight today.
5. Hasim Rahman
Landed a lucky punch against an out of shape Lennox Lewis and lost the title in the rematch. He lost to every other top heavyweight he ever fought. His best wins outside of Lewis are Obed Sullivan and Monte Barrett, although somehow he became a two time heavyweight champion.
Others to know:
Buster Douglas
Outside of his win over Tyson, Douglas’ best wins are over Greg Page and Oliver McCall. He didn’t make the list because he throughly dominated prime Tyson and didn’t land a lucky punch to win like Rahman did.
Michael Moorer
Moorer beat Evander Holyfield but was destroyed in the rematch. He also lost his titles to a 45-year old George Foreman. Outside of Holyfield, his best wins are Axel Schultz, Frans Botha, Vaughn Bean, James Smith and Vassily Jirov. He didn’t make the list because his win over Holyfield was very impressive, maybe the best win on this list (although it was close and disputed)
George Foreman
Foreman knocked out Michael Moorer, in a fight he was behind in. He then struggled with a bunch of average opponents while being stripped of all his belts. He finally lost in a disputed decision to Shannon Briggs and retired. He’s not on the list because his win over Moorer is impressive and even more so knowing he was 45 at the time.
Give me your lists please!!!
All he did he was beat a 40-something year old Klitschko who had been out of the ring for years. His next best win is either over another old man in Alexander Povetkin, or his win over Dillian Whyte who hasn’t proven anything besides he can hang with Joshua. He won his other two titles over Joseph Parker and Charles Martin, who aren’t even top 10 heavyweights.
2. Andy Ruiz
Ruiz has nothing on his resume except for a dominant win over Joshua. He also lost to Joseph Parker. While many thought he won, it was close enough for him to lose and that’s the only other name on his resume.
3. Leon Spinks
Had his one shining moment against Muhammad Ali, who was shot, and that was basically the end of it. He would be number one but it was Ali and Spinks was very early into his career when it happened. It’s probably one of the best wins in this list.
4. Tyson Fury
He had a great win to become unified champion but he never defended the titles. Outside of the Klitschko win, his resume is garbage. I expect him to eventually leave this list as I think he’s the best heavyweight today.
5. Hasim Rahman
Landed a lucky punch against an out of shape Lennox Lewis and lost the title in the rematch. He lost to every other top heavyweight he ever fought. His best wins outside of Lewis are Obed Sullivan and Monte Barrett, although somehow he became a two time heavyweight champion.
Others to know:
Buster Douglas
Outside of his win over Tyson, Douglas’ best wins are over Greg Page and Oliver McCall. He didn’t make the list because he throughly dominated prime Tyson and didn’t land a lucky punch to win like Rahman did.
Michael Moorer
Moorer beat Evander Holyfield but was destroyed in the rematch. He also lost his titles to a 45-year old George Foreman. Outside of Holyfield, his best wins are Axel Schultz, Frans Botha, Vaughn Bean, James Smith and Vassily Jirov. He didn’t make the list because his win over Holyfield was very impressive, maybe the best win on this list (although it was close and disputed)
George Foreman
Foreman knocked out Michael Moorer, in a fight he was behind in. He then struggled with a bunch of average opponents while being stripped of all his belts. He finally lost in a disputed decision to Shannon Briggs and retired. He’s not on the list because his win over Moorer is impressive and even more so knowing he was 45 at the time.
Give me your lists please!!!
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