Updating the BOXREC Forum heavyweight rankings CLOSED

[The Great John L]

Maybe so.But Jennings has done nothing to convince me that he is top 5 as stated by the above poster.

LOL. OK, then drop him and you can make Czar the #5. You know, the guy who needed friendly judges to get by Rossy, Cunningham and Scott. Or maybe the ancient Tony the Tiger, or possibly Szpilka?? And then there's always those reliable slugs, Chisora and Arreola.

You may not be impressed, but Jennings is clearly more deserving of recognition than most of the other guys in the HW rankings. I don't see anyone outside of the top 5 in this poll any more deserving than him, and he actually won some rounds against Wlad.

[Freedom2013]

Let's move on from this thread now, we are all in agreement that Povetkin should remain at #1 and Perez be dropped out.

It will be interesting to decide who replaces Perez at #15.

[pound per pound]

My point is Jennings is getting credit for Wlad's average performance.I believe due to Wlad's advancing age.
Jennings looks decent but not elite by any standard.

Besides Wlad, none of these guys are elite. There is no reasonable to way to evaluate Jennings solely on his performance against Perez. You're saying that Wlad gave an "average performance" due to Wlad's advancing age, but it's also likely that Perez entered the ring totally unprepared against Povetkin and was just there to collect a large paycheck.

Jennings is at the same level as every other top HW not named Klitschko. He'd beat some of them and lose to some, just the same as everybody else if they actually fought each other.

I would say Povetkin is good enough to qualify as world class. Take Wlad out of the picture. Suddenly Povetkin is the undefeated heavyweight champion.

[jezzamundo]

Votes have been tallied, Povetkin remains at #1, Perez drops out of the rankings.

Champion: Wladimir Klitschko
1. Alexander Povetkin
2. Tyson Fury
3. Deontay Wilder
4. Kubrat Pulev
5. Bryant Jennings
6. Vyacheslav Glazkov
7. Carlos Takam
8. Bermane Stiverne
9. Tony Thompson
10. Dereck Chisora
11. Artur Szpilka
12. Steve Cunningham
13. Chris Arreola
14. Ruslan Chagaev
15. VACANT