BoxRec Forum HW Top 15 ranking - Usyk / Rico/ Sanchez / Torres

[joshj909]

Not surprised with WBC, but surprised with WBA.. At least it's only #15

WBC have Novytskyi ranked and WBA have Hysa, Suslenkov, Ljungquist and Mamoyan ranked. All terrible rankings.

The WBA always has the worst ratings. It is always filled with misfits and scrubs.

I've always found WBO to be the worst. I think WBA has always included a few ransoms towards the end of their ratings but WBO tends to have can crushers ranked all over their top 15. IBF are generally the best with WBC behind.

There's more of a pattern in who the guys are. WBO usually has Queensbury heavyweights and those with padded records from Oceania, Asia and a few less common countries. WBC have tended to be US-centric heavyweights and PBC associated. WBA tends to have had Don King's guys and a few second rate guys amongst decent heavies. IBF cuts guys loose as soon as they know they're not going for their title so often exclude some big names but they're generally credible when it comes to eliminators, however, I don't know how Wallin got one recently.

[Ruthless-RKO]

IBF are only good at enforcing.

Some of their rankings aren’t always good and they end up having the same mandatories.

[joshj909]

IBF are only good at enforcing.

Some of their rankings aren’t always good and they end up having the same mandatories.

I think the thing is, you generally have to win the eliminators to get the mandatories which discounts some of the cans that get other mandatories. It's the best of a bad bunch for me. The rankings are definitely flawed but the promoter or nation bias isn't as clear for them.

[CMCanavessi]

Usyk 1
Sanchez 6
Torrez 13
Rico to 9


1. Usyk
2. Kabayel
3. Dubois
4. Parker
5. Wardley
6. Sanchez
7. Ajagba
8. Fury
9. Rico
10. Hrgovic
11. Huni
12. Itauma
13. Torrez
14. Wilder
15. Riakporhe

Vianello out

[Ruthless-RKO]

Was supposed to be closed by now..

Any more?

[Ruthless-RKO]

The vote is over.

Changes:

• Usyk remains

• Sanchez climbs to #8

• Rico Verhoeven enters at #13

• Torrez Jr. drops to #15

Exit: Guido Vianello

Current ranking:
Oleksandr Usyk - 25(16) 0 0 - next fight: TBA

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

3. Daniel Dubois - 23(22) 3(3) 0 - next fight: TBA

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

5. Fabio Wardley - 19(18) 1 1 - next fight: TBA

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

7. Tyson Fury - 35(24) 2(0) 1 - next fight: TBA

8. Frank Sanchez - 26(19) 1(1) 0 - next fight: TBA

9. Filip Hrgovic - 20(15) 1(1) 0 - next fight:TBA

10. Justis Huni - 13(7) 1(1) 0 - next fight: TBA

11. Moses Itauma - 14(12) 0 0 - next fight: TBA

12. Deontay Wilder - 45(43) 4(3) 1 - next fight: TBA

13. Rico Verhoeven - 1(1) 1(1) 0 - next fight: TBA

14. Richard Riakporhe - 20(16) 1(0) 0 - next fight: TBA

15. Richard Torrez Jr. - 14(12) 1(1) 0 - next fight: TBA

Upcoming Heavyweight Fights

11.07.2026 - Murat Gassiev - 33(26) 2(0) 0 - (Boxrec's #5) vs. Tony Yoka - 15(12) 3(0) 0 - (Boxrec's #26)

11.07.2026 - Joe Joyce - 16(15) 4(2) 0 - (Unranked, Inactive) vs. Artem Suslenkov - 14(9) 0 0 - (Boxrec's #31)

25.07.2026 - Anthony Joshua - 29(26) 4(2) 0 - (Boxrec's #6) vs. Kristian Prenga - 20(20) 1(0) 0 - (Boxrec's #29)

[Ruthless-RKO]

I'm thinking of dropping Parker out.

Got a PED case that is just dragging out at this stage.

Can get Vianello back in at #15?

Any in favour?

[joshj909]

I'm thinking of dropping Parker out.

Got a PED case that is just dragging out at this stage.

Can get Vianello back in at #15?

Any in favour?

Guess it depends on what a likely bad would be. Gotta be two years right? Can't see him getting away with some sort of tainted food or drink.

[Ruthless-RKO]

I'm thinking of dropping Parker out.

Got a PED case that is just dragging out at this stage.

Can get Vianello back in at #15?

Any in favour?

Guess it depends on what a likely bad would be. Gotta be two years right? Can't see him getting away with some sort of tainted food or drink.

Wasn't it cocaine?

Sounds like his team are fighting it..

[joshj909]

I'm thinking of dropping Parker out.

Got a PED case that is just dragging out at this stage.

Can get Vianello back in at #15?

Any in favour?

Guess it depends on what a likely bad would be. Gotta be two years right? Can't see him getting away with some sort of tainted food or drink.

Wasn't it cocaine?

Sounds like his team are fighting it..

Yeah. Exactly. Only way you're getting contaminated with that is if someone spiked you but Parker would definitely have noticed given his previous cocaine use. Do we know how small the traces were? I wonder if they could argue that it's because of contaminated water supply or something. Could have accidentally used the wrong scoop when scooping out supplements

[Finkel]

I'm thinking of dropping Parker out.

Got a PED case that is just dragging out at this stage.

Can get Vianello back in at #15?

Any in favour?

Personally, I think you should wait until the UKAD ruling comes in. Innocent until proven guilty and all that.

I don't particularly have much trust in these doping agencies to be honest. Parker's failed test seemed a bit too convenient after the dodgy stoppage, paving the way for Wardley v Dubois. In the last decade, a lot of the high-profile failed tests always seem quite convenient for one financially interested faction or another.

[pound per pound]

I still have a soon-to-be 40-year-old Oleksandr Usyk as the clear #1 heavyweight in the world, but with each passing month, more sand is running out of his boxing hourglass

My Current Top 10 Heavyweights:

Usyk
Kabayel
Dubois
Fury
Joshua

Usyk has already beaten his best opponents twice. After that, it becomes more speculative..

Parker
Hrgovic
Itamua
Wardley
Jalolov

[pound per pound]

NM

[Perkin Warbeck]

Sad to see that none of the top 15 heavyweights have a fight scheduled.

What is wrong with "Allegedly"? He has a excellent heavyweight roster.

Why is Usyk delaying the fight with Kabayel?

Who will Tyson Fury fight in August (it was supposed to be announced two weeks age)? Now Belly is saying he may fight Kabayel.

[Ruthless-RKO]

Itauma has a date in August.

Dubois-Wardley had a rematch due.