BoxRec Forum HW Top 15 ranking - Dubois / Wardley / Jalolov

[Heldenjaeger]

Updating my list from August:

#1 Oleksandr Usyk
#2 Daniel Dubois
#3 Agit Kabayel
#4 Filip Hrgovic
#5 Frank Sanchez
#6 Fabio Wardley
#7 Efe Ajagba
#8 Tyson Fury
#9 Jarrell Miller
#10 Artem Suslenkov
#11 Murat Gassiev
#12 Justis Huni
#13 Deontay Wilder
#14 Damian Knyba
#15 Anthony Joshua

Dubois stays at #2. I already had him above Kabayel, beating Wardley again doesn't put him above Usyk. Wardley drops below Hrgovic and Sanchez to #6.

Suslenkov moves from #13 to #10 after stopping Kuzmin. He has followed the Joyce win with another stoppage and deserves credit for staying active and winning. BoxRec doesn't recognize it due to politics but that doesn't change reality, the fight happened.

Knyba IN at #14, Chisora OUT. Chisora hasn't won since February 2025. I gave him credit for the Wallin win and the close loss to Wilder, but that only carries him so far. Knyba earns the spot by dominating Ruiz after getting stopped early in Germany. Joshua stays at #15.

Parker, Itauma and Rico remain out for the reasons I gave last time.

Jalolov stays outside for now. Beating Dacres is progress but it's not enough for a top 15 place. Knyba has the stronger claim to a new entry.

[PRINCEKOOL]

No punch resistance? Are you kidding? He copped a fullllll ddd shot to the chin and his knee touched for half a second… then he copped 20 more and didn’t go down. No punch resistance… 99.9% of the world would have been snoring after the first shot… 90% of top heavyweights would too.

The fight was over in the first round 'he was completely ineffective, and posing an almost zero threat to Daniel Dubois after the first knock down'.

Note: Compare this to Anthony Joshua vs. Daniel Dubois 'just like Wardley, Joshua was caught early in the first round with a knockout blow'.

5 rounds later, Anthony Joshua even while severely concussed was still in the fight 'and beginning to turn the fight around. Every time he was decked, he got up and was still dangerous'.

It was Anthony Joshua's worst night ever strategically and tactically 'but he did fight courageously, until he was eventually knocked out. Even after the final knock down, he was still scrambling to get to his feet just after the count of 10'.

Fabio Wardley's durability has been overrated 'he has had two fights at genuine world level, and has been stopped twice. And the rematch vs. Dubois? The first big punch, rendered him completely ineffective'.

Fabio Wardley is of course a tough and durable fighter 'but many people in the boxing community were putting him right up there it seems with George Foreman and Evander Holyfield. Before this rematch his durability was being overrated by miles'.

He was doing nothing after the first big punch 'Fury has been hurt and comes back, and even Anthony Joshua time and time again in his career when hurt? Has always came back fighting, until the fight is done' etc.

Parker wasn’t at world levle? I’d say huni is too, but I won’t try convince you of that… but Parker… not world levle?

Why would you rate Justis Huni as a world level fighter? He has beaten nobody at world level. And? Joseph Parker depending on how high you rate Deontay Wilder at the time of their fight. That win could possibly make Parker just about at world level.

Martin Bakole, was not in optimal condition 'so Parker's win against him, really should not get super overrated. Even still? Martin Bakole was another fighter in the past few years who has been getting overrated'.

Note: Facts are: Fabio Wardley has lost 95% of all the rounds he has fought above domestic level 'and he has just fought a genuine world level fighter in Daniel Dubois twice, and got stopped twice'.

Solid fighter Fabio Wardley but many people in the British boxing community were getting carried away with him 'both his power and durability'.

Apparently Anthony Joshua's durability is terrible 'last time I checked, he has never disappeared inside 2 rounds. And even against Daniel Dubois on his worst night, he was dangerous and still trying to win until the fight was over' etc.