Comments Thread For: Hearn: Wilder-Fury Winner Can't Say They Are No. 1 Above Joshua

[Larry the boss]

Joshua is literally not ranked #1 by any ranking system right now...so what is the argument here?? ya'll wanna agree with Ruiz being ranked #1 by beating Joshua?? well the same people still dont rank Joshua being#1

[Larry the boss]

ESPN
Deontay Wilder. Record: (42-0-1) Last: W (KO7) Luis Ortiz, Nov. ...
Anthony Joshua. Record: (23-1) ...
Tyson Fury. Record: (29-0-1) ...
Dillian Whyte. Record: (27-1) ...
Andy Ruiz Jr. Record: (33-2) ...
Joseph Parker. Record: (26-2) ...
Luis Ortiz. Record: (31-2) ...
Alexander Povetkin. Record: (35-2-1)

Ring Has

1-Fury
2-Wilder
3-Joshua


TBRB-
- - -
1 Deontay Wilder 42-0-1 (41) USA 1
2 Tyson Fury 29-0-1 (20) ENG 2
3 Anthony Joshua 23-1-0 (21) ENG 3
4 Andy Ruiz Jr. 33-2-0 (22) USA 4
5 Dillian Whyte 27-1-0 (18) ENG 5
6 Luis Ortiz 31-2-0 (26) CUB 6
7 Alexander Povetkin 35-2-1 (24) RUS 7
8 Michael Hunter 18-1-1 (12) USA 8
9 Kubrat Pulev 27-1-0 (14) BUL 9
10 Filip Hrgovic 10-0-0 (8) HRV 10


so what is the argument here?

[Monty Fisto]

If you are going to rank fighters objectively, you look to who they have beaten in recent years. Tyson Fury has beaten no fighters of any note in the last four years. I just can't see why he should be ranked so highly on the back of that.

Turn it on its head: if Joshua's only victories in the last four years were Otto Wallin, Tom Schwartz and Francesco Pianeta, where do you think he would deserve to be ranked?

[DaNeutral.]

Call him 3, 19, 4094. There is only one unified world champion in the Heavyweight division and he has been the only one trying to make undisputed.

That counts more than some number that doesn't really mean anything.

At the end of the day all roads STILL lead to Joshua. That's what will be expected of the winner of Fury v wilder 2. And that in itself says everything you need to know about these fighters standings.

[VislorTurlough]

Don’t feed the troll was invented for these Hearn bots. They are from an alternate universe where Ruiz never flattened their man. And where Eddie didn’t bribe criminal organizations BBBoC and UKAD to make Whyte’s career of cheating go away. Of course real boxing fans know the truth. The winner of Saturday’s fight is the heavyweight champion of the world. It will be universally recognized by everyone but those on the Matchroom payroll.

[sledgehammer17]

What a complete and utter total jealous knobhead Eddie ***** is, at this point Wilder should be considered no. 1 not BJ, he lost that right when he got smashed to pieces in New York.

[REDEEMER]

AJ has belts ,Fury has none and if he picks up the WBC he’s officially number one on most rankings I would assume but neither are over AJ because they have defeated far less top 10 guys . Whoever wins on Saturday can say they’re the best but proven it is something else ,AJ is a far harder fight for either ,I would suspect AJ walks through Wilder and Fury is the tougher fight in that particular match up .

[JakeTheBoxer]

Nobody cares about claims who is N1. Wilder - Fury winner must face Joshua.

[thack]

The question is Edward 'what's he going to do next' asking questions like Joshua did in his corner can't give anyone much confidence..........McCracken should have told Joshua the truth 'he's going to knock you out' then party like it's 1999 so you'll win the belts back if you can run because Ruiz can hardly walk!...we will NEVER forget that night Edward when the wheels totally came off and the look on your face along with the old man and thanks for arranging it!

[Southpaw010]

I guess Fury must be irrelevant then because he fights that way all the time.

Wilder lost to Fury, he should not be rated in the top 2. So no it won't decide who the best HW is.

He didnt fight one way his whole career and then switch it up to beat a fat man with fast hands. AJ is broken and you're a little cry baby ***** who disapproves any comments that you don't agree with. Grow up you little twat.