BoxRec Forum HW Top 15 ranking update - Povetkin vs Whyte

[aicheligad]

Current list:

1. Tyson Fury - 30(21) 0 1 - next fight: TBA

2. Anthony Joshua - 24(22) 1(1) 0 - next fight: TBA

3. Alexander Povetkin - 36(25) 3(2) 1 - next fight: TBA

4. Deontay Wilder - 42(41) 1(1) 1 - next fight: TBA

5. Oleksandr Usyk - 18(13) 0 0 - next fight: TBA

6. Dillian Whyte - 28(19) 2(2) 0 - next fight: TBA

7. Andy Ruiz Jr - 33(22) 2(0) 0 - next fight: 01.05.2021 vs Chris Arreola - 38(33) 6(3) 1 - (unranked, inactive)

8. Michael Hunter - 19(13) 1(0) 1 - next fight: TBA

9. Joseph Parker - 28(21) 2(0) 0 - next fight: 01.05.2021 vs Dereck Chisora - 32(23) 10(3) 0 - (#13)

10. Joe Joyce - 12(11) 0 0 - next fight: TBA

11. Kubrat Pulev - 28(14) 2(2) 0 - next fight: TBA

12. Luis Ortiz - 32(27) 2(2) 0 - next fight: TBA

13. Dereck Chisora - 32(23) 10(3) 0 - next fight: 01.05.2021 vs Joseph Parker - 28(21) 2(0) 0 - (#9)

14. Otto Wallin - 22(14) 1(0) 0 - next fight: TBA

15. Óscar Rivas - 27(19) 1(0) 0 - next fight: 18.06.2021 vs Bryant Jennings - 24(14) 4(2) 0 - (unranked, inactive)

Question: How are the rankings affected by Dillian Whyte's TKO 4 win over Alexander Povetkin?

My vote: Whyte - #5, Povetkin - #6.

[joshj909]

Whyte to 3. Povetkin to 4 though I imagine he will retire soon or decline very quickly.

[oogiebe]

Pov down to 11. Everyone moves up.

[Pukka Cheese]

Whyte to 3, Povetkin to 6.

[stpeach]

Question: How are the rankings affected by Dillian Whyte's TKO 4 win over Alexander Povetkin?

My vote: Whyte moves to #4, Povetkin drops to #8.

[KiwiRider]

Whyte beats the covid riddled ghost of Povetkin, so he stays the same at #6, Povetkin drops to 8.

[DrDuke]

The guys from #4 to #10 move up, Povetkin moves to the 10th place.

[Finkel]

Whyte to #3
Povetkin to #6

For me even though Povetkin looks ready to retire now. Over 2 fights Povetkin only won 1 round against Whyte.

If Wilder decides to ever fight again he can potentially get back into the top 3.

[gregregegg]

Povetkin to 10, Whyte stays (shifts up 1 place with everyone else top 4-10).

Honestly Povetkin looked sooo old I think keeping him at 10 is a curtsy. I also don’t think Whyte fought well, when he gets wild he gets to wild, he was throwing some punches like how a fast bowler bowls in cricket.

[margaret thatcher]

i agree, i dont think whytes improved at all

pov is 41-42, just been in the hospital 2x with covid....just going on resume he's undoubtedly still top 10, but he has the look now of a guy who is beatable by a lot more than that.

punch stats only had him landing in single digits for the entire fight, and that looked about right


i'll say whyte moves between wilder and usyk, and pov drops to right ahead of ortiz

[Cyclops]

Really?!

You guys are insisting on putting that wobbly COVID destroyed shot fighter top 10 still?

Povetkin to 13, based on resume alone. I think every decent heavy would take him right now. That guy is shot to bits. I don't think he has another fight left in him, let alone a win. He looked f*cking awful in the first fight, too.

Wilder slides into his number 3 spot as does everyone behind, moving up one notch. Whyte obviously moves up to 5, but his performance last night did nothing to prove that he has improved as a boxer.

[DrDuke]

i agree, i dont think whytes improved at all

pov is 41-42, just been in the hospital 2x with covid....just going on resume he's undoubtedly still top 10, but he has the look now of a guy who is beatable by a lot more than that.

Really?!

You guys are insisting on putting that wobbly COVID destroyed shot fighter top 10 still?

Povetkin to 13, based on resume alone. I think every decent heavy would take him right now. That guy is shot to bits. I don't think he has another fight left in him, let alone a win. He looked f*cking awful in the first fight, too.

That's right. Whyte didn't show any improvements. It's Povetkin, who got worse because of suffering a tough course of covid in his 40s.

Whyte just used his raw power against a shot fighter.

[Lennox]

Whyte to 3
Povetkin to 6

[morm]

Whyte to 5
Povetkin to 9

[Ruthless-RKO]

I can't justify Whyte any higher than #5..

Gonna give Povetkin the benefit of the doubt and keep him inside the top 8.

IF he fights and LOSES again, he'll be out of the top 10.. maybe even top 15 depending on who can beat him.

[Crease]

Whyte moves up to number 4.
Povetkin slips down to 7.

1 Tyson Fury
2 Anthony Joshua
3 Deontay Wilder
4 Dillian Whyte
5 Oleksandr Usyk
6 Andy Ruiz Jr
7 Alexander Povetkin

[aicheligad]

Finally we got some interesting voting with varying opinions

[digzee]

Whyte to 3
Povetkin to 6

Same as this.

[ironbeard]

Povetkin drops to 15
4-15 move up one spot.

[Belanio]

My vote: Whyte - #3, Povetkin - #5.

[keirw]

They should just swap places.
Whyte now 3, Povetkin now 6.

[candyslim]

Whyte to 3 Povetkin to 10

[aicheligad]

The voting is over.

Whyte goes to #4, Povetkin drops to #8.

Current list:

1. Tyson Fury - 30(21) 0 1 - next fight: TBA

2. Anthony Joshua - 24(22) 1(1) 0 - next fight: TBA

3. Deontay Wilder - 42(41) 1(1) 1 - next fight: TBA

4. Dillian Whyte - 28(19) 2(2) 0 - next fight: TBA

5. Oleksandr Usyk - 18(13) 0 0 - next fight: TBA

6. Andy Ruiz Jr - 33(22) 2(0) 0 - next fight: 01.05.2021 vs Chris Arreola - 38(33) 6(3) 1 - (unranked, inactive)

7. Michael Hunter - 19(13) 1(0) 1 - next fight: TBA

8. Alexander Povetkin - 36(25) 3(2) 1 - next fight: TBA

9. Joseph Parker - 28(21) 2(0) 0 - next fight: 01.05.2021 vs Dereck Chisora - 32(23) 10(3) 0 - (#13)

10. Joe Joyce - 12(11) 0 0 - next fight: TBA

11. Kubrat Pulev - 28(14) 2(2) 0 - next fight: TBA

12. Luis Ortiz - 32(27) 2(2) 0 - next fight: TBA

13. Dereck Chisora - 32(23) 10(3) 0 - next fight: 01.05.2021 vs Joseph Parker - 28(21) 2(0) 0 - (#9)

14. Otto Wallin - 22(14) 1(0) 0 - next fight: TBA

15. Óscar Rivas - 27(19) 1(0) 0 - next fight: 18.06.2021 vs Bryant Jennings - 24(14) 4(2) 0 - (unranked, inactive)

[Finkel]

I really think this ranking you have organized is the most balanced view of the Heavyweight division around.
Now, I'm probably biased, but I look at The Ring top 10 and theirs is abysmal in comparison to this one here.
Great job!

[aicheligad]

I really think this ranking you have organized is the most balanced view of the Heavyweight division around.
Now, I'm probably biased, but I look at The Ring top 10 and theirs is abysmal in comparison to this one here.
Great job!

Thanks and thanks to all voters, it works because there are people who vote even on fights like Rivas vs Sylvera Louis

For me personally it's also a motivation to watch more fights, not just check the result.