Anthony Joshua ranked number 2 by WBC

[chad]

Can't believe he's ranked so highly. We still have no idea if he can take a punch, has the stamina to go 12 rounds or what happens if he faces someone who can take his punches. Surely Eddie won't rush him into a world title fight?

[Bobbyptsd]

That is odd, usually the WBC looks at performances and ranks fighters according to abili......

.....Nah, I can't even finish that.

[TheGman]

Can't believe he's ranked so highly. We still have no idea if he can take a punch, has the stamina to go 12 rounds or what happens if he faces someone who can take his punches. Surely Eddie won't rush him into a world title fight?

What about wilder didnt he blow everyone away and ppl asking if he can take a punch,he is the champ now. Doesnt matter about takin a punch heavyweights punch hard and if caught clean most will b stunned or taken out anyway look at wlad everytime he gets hit he looks stunned

[Tarkus]

Question you should be asking is how did Joshua become 2nd without fighting anyone in top 15. That is in the nutshell the problem with HW division, contenders don't fight each other.

[ScottDetonator]

He must be above Fury then?

So the win over Johnson puts him higher than - Fury, Stiverne, Jennings(I think he was all ready above Jennings after 12 fights)? I don't think Pulev is in the top 15 with the WBC.

Strange rankings, built on hype more than actual content.

[MarkMcBurney]

He must be above Fury then?

So the win over Johnson puts him higher than - Fury, Stiverne, Jennings(I think he was all ready above Jennings after 12 fights)? I don't think Pulev is in the top 15 with the WBC.

Strange rankings, built on hype more than actual content.

Fury not rated by WBC.

EDIT:

1 .- Alexander Povetkin (Russia) SILVER
2 .- Anthony Joshua (GB) INTL
3 .- Vyacheslav Glazkov (Ukraine)
4 .- Bermane Stiverne (Haiti/Canada)
5 .- Bryant Jennings (US)
6 .- Lucas Browne (Australia)
7 .- Eric Molina (US)
8 .- Andy Ruiz (Mexico) NABF
9 .- Artur Szpilka (Poland)
10 .- Carlos Takam (Cameroon)
11 .- Tony Thompson (US) AMERICA
12 .- Chris Arreola (US)
13 .- Johann Duhaupas (France)
14 .- Mike Perez (Cuba/Ireland)
15 .- Kyotaro Fujimoto (Japan)

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16 .- Manuel Charr (Lebanon/Syria) BALTIC
17 .- Billy Wright (US) LATINO/FECARBOX
18 .- Andrey Fedosov (Russia)
19 .- Derek Chisora (GB)
20 .- Shannon Briggs (US)
21 .- Steve Cunningham (US)
22 .- Charles Martin (US)
23 .- Erkan Teper (Germany)
24 .- Amir Mansour (US)
25 .- David Price (GB)
26 .- Edmund Gerber (Germany) INTL SILVER
27 .- Herve Hubeaux (Belgium) YOUTH/FRANCOPHONE
28 .- Alexander Ustinov (Russia)
29 .- Mariusz Wach (Poland)
30 .- Malik Scott (US)
31 .- Joseph Parker (New Zealand)
32 .- Hughie Fury (GB)
33 .- Arnold Gjergjaj (Switzerland)
34 .- Marcin Rekowski (Poland)
35 .- Dominic Breazeale (US)
36 .- Gerald Washington (US)
37 .- Eddie Chambers (US)
38 .- Derric Rossy (US)
39 .- Ergun Mersin (Switzerland)
40 .- Oscar Rivas (Canada/Colombia)

* NA = NOT AVAILABLE
Ruslan Chagaev (Uzbekistan/Germany) WBA Champion
Luis Ortiz (Cuba) * NA - Legal
Kubrat Pulev (Bulgaria) * NA - IBF
Fres Oquendo (P. Rico) * NA - WBA
Agit Kabayel (Turkey) * NA - Legal
Tyson Fury (GB) * NA - WBA

[JC]

I assume he's that high because the fight with Johnson was for the WBC "International" title. Not sure what the criteria for a fight being sanctioned for that title is.

edit: my mistake the fight with Baktov was for the WBC International Title, all very confusing

[milpool]

1 .- Alexander Povetkin (Russia) SILVER
2 .- Anthony Joshua (GB) INTL
3 .- Vyacheslav Glazkov (Ukraine)
4 .- Bermane Stiverne (Haiti/Canada)
5 .- Bryant Jennings (US)
6 .- Lucas Browne (Australia)
7 .- Eric Molina (US)
8 .- Andy Ruiz (Mexico) NABF
9 .- Artur Szpilka (Poland)
10 .- Carlos Takam (Cameroon)
11 .- Tony Thompson (US) AMERICA
12 .- Chris Arreola (US)
13 .- Johann Duhaupas (France)
14 .- Mike Perez (Cuba/Ireland)
15 .- Kyotaro Fujimoto (Japan)

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16 .- Manuel Charr (Lebanon/Syria) BALTIC
17 .- Billy Wright (US) LATINO/FECARBOX
18 .- Andrey Fedosov (Russia)
19 .- Derek Chisora (GB)
20 .- Shannon Briggs (US)
21 .- Steve Cunningham (US)
22 .- Charles Martin (US)
23 .- Erkan Teper (Germany)
24 .- Amir Mansour (US)
25 .- David Price (GB)
26 .- Edmund Gerber (Germany) INTL SILVER
27 .- Herve Hubeaux (Belgium) YOUTH/FRANCOPHONE
28 .- Alexander Ustinov (Russia)
29 .- Mariusz Wach (Poland)
30 .- Malik Scott (US)
31 .- Joseph Parker (New Zealand)
32 .- Hughie Fury (GB)
33 .- Arnold Gjergjaj (Switzerland)
34 .- Marcin Rekowski (Poland)
35 .- Dominic Breazeale (US)
36 .- Gerald Washington (US)
37 .- Eddie Chambers (US)
38 .- Derric Rossy (US)
39 .- Ergun Mersin (Switzerland)
40 .- Oscar Rivas (Canada/Colombia)

* NA = NOT AVAILABLE
Ruslan Chagaev (Uzbekistan/Germany) WBA Champion
Luis Ortiz (Cuba) * NA - Legal
Kubrat Pulev (Bulgaria) * NA - IBF
Fres Oquendo (P. Rico) * NA - WBA
Agit Kabayel (Turkey) * NA - Legal
Tyson Fury (GB) * NA - WBA

Looking at that list makes me weep for heavyweight boxing.

[keirw]

He must be above Fury then?

So the win over Johnson puts him higher than - Fury, Stiverne, Jennings(I think he was all ready above Jennings after 12 fights)? I don't think Pulev is in the top 15 with the WBC.

Strange rankings, built on hype more than actual content.

Pulev and Fury were dropped out of the WBC rankings because they fought in eliminators for the IBF and WBO, respectively.
Yet Jennings is still ranked, despite recently challenging for those same titles.

I'd say they are making it up as they go along.
They also made Wilder vs Scott a final eliminator, despite Scott being ranked 20-something at the time

[Marlo Stanfield]

£££££££

[Stuarty]

They best start moving Joshua up a level or two and fast then because potentially he could be in line for a crack at the WBC this time next year! The rankings are farcical though in all honesty!

[Counter-puncher]

#stayhumble

[freddydoesdallas]

£££££££

you cynic!!!

[Tarkus]

£££££££

you cynic!!!

Cant be, its not FIFA.

[mullenman]

This is the bullshit side of boxing

[dbf]

Povetkin V Joshua in September please

[baron_otto]

Povetkin V Joshua in September please

Actually now you say that it could be an interesting fight. Povetkin isn't the most dynamic fighter so if AJ boxed well it would be a good test of his ability. Make it happy Eddie,

[Horse]

Joshua being at No. 2 with the WBC is no worse than Browne being No. 3 with the WBA (with No. 1 vacant), Charles Martin being No. 2 with the WBO & No. 5 with the IBF (No. 2 vacant) or Andy Ruiz Jr being No. 3 with the WBO.

Joshua is now generally considered to be a top 15 world ranked heavyweight, so him having high rankings with the big four organizations is not surprising.

[MightyWarrior]

On the one hand Eddie will be pleased that he obviously doesn't have to work very hard to get his man a title shot, but he probably knew that anyway, and on the other hand, he won't be too pleased to see him that high up the rankings, which is just ridiculous.

It's just a sign of the greedy, grasping boxing organisations desperate for what they see as a box office fighter, to be associated with their belt, and all the money it might bring in.

[chad]

It's bad news when this guy is calling for the WBC to be investigated over this

[Bard of Boxrec]

It's bad news when this guy is calling for the WBC to be investigated over this

[Coco]

Wilder will have to pick his opponents carefully to stay champ, maybe this is a good time to take on Joshua