BoxRec Forum HW Top 15 ranking - Ajagba & Vacant Positions

[Ruthless-RKO]

Current ranking:
Oleksandr Usyk - 24(15) 0 0 - next fight: TBA

2. Agit Kabayel - 27(19) 0 0 - next fight: TBA

3. Fabio Wardley - 19(18) 0 1 - next fight: 09.05.2026 vs. Daniel Dubois - 22(21) 3(3) 0 - (#5)

4 . Joseph Parker - 36(24) 4(2) 0 - next fight: TBA

5. Daniel Dubois - 22(21) 3(3) 0 - next fight: 09.05.2026 vs. Fabio Wardley - 19(18) 0 1 - (#3)

6. Filip Hrgovic - 19(14) 1(1) 0 - next fight: TBA

7. Efe Ajagba - 21(15) 1(0) 1 - next fight: TBA

8. Martin Bakole - 21(16) 2(2) 1 - next fight: TBA

9. Frank Sanchez - 25(18) 1(1) 0 - next fight: 28.03.2026 vs. Richard Torrez Jr. - 14(12) 0 0 - (#13)

10. Moses Itauma - 13(11) 0 0 - next fight: 28.03.2026 vs. Jermaine Franklin - 24(15) 2(0) 0 - (Boxrec's #39)

11. Derek Chisora - 36(23) 13(4) 0 - next fight: 04.04.2026 vs. Deontay Wilder - 43(42) 4(3) 1 - (Boxrec's #42)

12. Richard Torrez Jr. - 14(12) 0 0 - next fight: 28.03.2026 vs. Frank Sanchez - 25(18) 1(1) 0 - (#10)

13. Justis Huni - 12(7) 1(1) 0 - next fight: 11.04.2026 vs. Frazer Clarke - 9(7) 2(1) 1 - (Boxrec's #92)

14. VACANT

15. VACANT

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Upcoming Heavyweight Fights

11.04.2026 - Tyson Fury - 34(24) 2(0) 1 - (inactive, unranked) vs. Arslanbek Makhmudov - 19(18) 2(2) 0 - (Boxrec's #23)

[Ruthless-RKO]

Zhang only had until the 22nd Feb til he was out anyway.. so he's gone now.

So he was 7th.. Everyone got moved up one place.

We need to votr on Efe.. Will do a poll on that.

We need to fill two vacant spots. We know Fury has a fight scheduled now so we can probably vote him back in.

Otherwise., Just give me your votes like this.

Example

14: Tyson Fury
15: Murat Gassiev

Let's get this thread back up to date, in honour of Dag.

[Ruthless-RKO]

We have a month til the next decent fight in HW.

[joshj909]

Efe up to 6

14. Vianello
15. Fury

Ajagba has been active and has better wins than Bakole overall who is one below him. Bakole is in fact not far from being dropped due to inactivity. Hrgovic best a past it Joyce somewhat recently but Ajagba's win over Vianello is probably better than that at the moment.

Vianello has been busy and holds some reasonably good wins recently (Makhmudov & Barriere) while only losing a close split decision to Ajagba and also a decision loss to Torrez.

Fury is a placeholder as he hasn't won a fight for 2.5 years and that was a very disputed victory over 0-0 Ngannou his last win before that was nearly 3.5 years ago. He has a fight with Makhmudov coming up and nobody else deserves the 15 spot. If Fury wins then 15 is a fair position for him to be in. If he loses then Makhmudov comes in.

[Perkin Warbeck]

Ajagba up to six due to activity.

Hrgovic down to 7, hasn't fought in a while and has nothing scheduled.

14. Gassiev
15. Vianello

[Ruthless-RKO]

I think ‘activity’ is the key word in the HW division.

Has been for a while.

AJ would have been back in this month, we know he was supposed to headline a Saudi card this month, but plans change. He’s not one to be too inactive usually.

Fury will probably re-enter following a win over Mak most likely. IF he wins.

[gilgamesh]

Image Oleksandr Usyk - 24(15) 0 0 - next fight: TBA

2. Agit Kabayel - 27(19) 0 0 - next fight: TBA

3. Fabio Wardley - 19(18) 0 1 - next fight: 09.05.2026 vs. Daniel Dubois - 22(21) 3(3) 0 - (#5)

4 . Joseph Parker - 36(24) 4(2) 0 - next fight: TBA

5. Daniel Dubois - 22(21) 3(3) 0 - next fight: 09.05.2026 vs. Fabio Wardley - 19(18) 0 1 - (#3)

6. Efe Ajagba

7. Filip Hrgovic

8. Martin Bakole - 21(16) 2(2) 1 - next fight: TBA

9. Moses Itauma

10. Dereck Chisora



I'm looking forward to the big Heavyweight rankings shake-up to come in April and early May. I'm just gonna leave them 2 vacant spots open for some names that could well be filling them in the not too distant future.

[margaret thatcher]

where is ewey to tell us we're all haters for not having fury at #2

[gilgamesh]

We don't got a separate thread for it I don't think, but on my P4P list I've begun dropping Bivol and Beterbiev a little bit with each passing few weeks they don't schedule a fight.

Beterbiev is coming off a loss, and his last bout was a year ago now so he's dropped out of my P4P Top 10 entirely. Bivol has swapped places with Shakur Stevenson for now going to #4 while Shakur is elevated to #3.

[Ruthless-RKO]

After the next HW fight. I’m gonna move the thread over to the British section.

[tiny_acres]

May I ask why we are putting Fury back in the ratings before he fights?
He has been retired and I don't even trust the fight will come off. He is kind of flakey.

[joshj909]

May I ask why we are putting Fury back in the ratings before he fights?
He has been retired and I don't even trust the fight will come off. He is kind of flakey.

I have put him there because I can't be bothered to fine comb the fights of all the other guys that don't deserve it. Fury or Makhmudov will deserve that spot when they fight and nobody else will fight sooner and deserve it.

[Ruthless-RKO]

Any more here?

[tiny_acres]

Efe to #6
no other changes at this moment

[2316464]

No change for me. His natural rise to #7 seems fair enough to me. If he fights someone in the top 15 and gets a clean win, then I would be happy to talk about him being higher.

I would also be happy to put Gassiev at #14 based on beating even an aged Pulev. The winner of Fury v Makhmudov will make the rankings, so just wait for the fight to happen

[CMCanavessi]

Efe to 6 and maybe Vianello 14. No other deserves to enter.

[Finkel]

No change for me. His natural rise to #7 seems fair enough to me. If he fights someone in the top 15 and gets a clean win, then I would be happy to talk about him being higher.

I would also be happy to put Gassiev at #14 based on beating even an aged Pulev. The winner of Fury v Makhmudov will make the rankings, so just wait for the fight to happen

Strange, it didn't attach my name to the post.

[Ruthless-RKO]

Anymore?

[Ruthless-RKO]

Will wrap this up soon

[Ruthless-RKO]

New Fights Added

13. Justis Huni - 12(7) 1(1) 0 - next fight: 11.04.2026 vs. Frazer Clarke - 9(7) 2(1) 1 - (Boxrec's #92)

Upcoming Heavyweight Fights

11.04.2026 - Tyson Fury - 34(24) 2(0) 1 - (inactive, unranked) vs. Arslanbek Makhmudov - 19(18) 2(2) 0 - (Boxrec's #23)

11.04.2026 - Richard Riakporhe - 19(15) 1(0) 0 - (Boxrec's #11) vs. Jeamie Tshikeva - 9(5) 2(2) 0 - (Boxrec's #85)

26.04.2026 - Lawrence Okolie - 23(17) 1(0) 0 - (Boxrec's #6) vs. Tony Yoka - 15(12) 3(0) 0 - (Boxrec's #31)

[Eolaithe]

Why rate Efe Ajagba so highly?

[joshj909]

Why rate Efe Ajagba so highly?

For beating Vianello and being active

[Ruthless-RKO]

Why rate Efe Ajagba so highly?

Some of it was due to others inactivity and Efe moving up automatically. otherwise, activity is also key in these rankings.

[Ruthless-RKO]

I think we done with this.

I’ll wrap it up this week.

[Ruthless-RKO]

The vote is over.

• Ajagba moves up to #6

• Vianello enters at #14

• Gassiev and Fury was a tie for #15. Neither enters for now

Current ranking:
Oleksandr Usyk - 24(15) 0 0 - next fight: 23.05.2026 vs. Rico Verhoeven - 1(1) 0 0 - (unranked)

2. Agit Kabayel - 27(19) 0 0 - next fight: TBA

3. Fabio Wardley - 19(18) 0 1 - next fight: 09.05.2026 vs. Daniel Dubois - 22(21) 3(3) 0 - (#5)

4 . Joseph Parker - 36(24) 4(2) 0 - next fight: TBA

5. Daniel Dubois - 22(21) 3(3) 0 - next fight: 09.05.2026 vs. Fabio Wardley - 19(18) 0 1 - (#3)

6. Efe Ajagba - 21(15) 1(0) 1 - next fight: TBA

7. Filip Hrgovic - 19(14) 1(1) 0 - next fight: TBA

8. Martin Bakole - 21(16) 2(2) 1 - next fight: TBA

9. Frank Sanchez - 25(18) 1(1) 0 - next fight: TBC vs. Richard Torrez Jr. - 14(12) 0 0 - (#12)

10. Moses Itauma - 13(11) 0 0 - next fight: 28.03.2026 vs. Jermaine Franklin - 24(15) 2(0) 0 - (Boxrec's #39)

11. Derek Chisora - 36(23) 13(4) 0 - next fight: 04.04.2026 vs. Deontay Wilder - 43(42) 4(3) 1 - (Boxrec's #42)

12. Richard Torrez Jr. - 14(12) 0 0 - next fight: TBC vs. Frank Sanchez - 25(18) 1(1) 0 - (#9)

13. Justis Huni - 12(7) 1(1) 0 - next fight: 11.04.2026 vs. Frazer Clarke - 9(7) 2(1) 1 - (Boxrec's #92)

14. Guido Vianello - 14(12) 3(1) 1 - next fight: TBA

15. VACANT

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Upcoming Heavyweight Fights

11.04.2026 - Tyson Fury - 34(24) 2(0) 1 - (inactive, unranked) vs. Arslanbek Makhmudov - 19(18) 2(2) 0 - (Boxrec's #23)

11.04.2026 - Richard Riakporhe - 19(15) 1(0) 0 - (Boxrec's #11) vs. Jeamie Tshikeva - 9(5) 2(2) 0 - (Boxrec's #85)

26.04.2026 - Lawrence Okolie - 23(17) 1(0) 0 - (Boxrec's #6) vs. Tony Yoka - 15(12) 3(0) 0 - (Boxrec's #31)