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BWH Rankings as of 28 February 2015:

Champion: Wladimir Klitschko
1. Alexander Povetkin
2. Tyson Fury
3. Deontay Wilder
4. Kubrat Pulev
5. Bryant Jennings
6. Vyacheslav Glazkov
7. Bermane Stiverne
8. Carlos Takam
9. Dereck Chisora
10. Tony Thompson
11. Steve Cunningham
12. Chris Arreola
13. Odlanier Solis
14. Artur Szpilka
15. Ruslan Chagaev

Topic A - How are the rankings affected by Tony Thompson's RTD8 win over Odlanier Solis?

My vote: Thompson to #9, Solis OUT

Topic B - How are the rankings affected by Tyson Fury's RTD8 win over Christian Hammer?

My vote: Fury to #1, Hammer remains unranked

Note: This topic is for voting on the rankings of Thompson, Solis, Fury and Hammer. Posting your own Top 15 will not count as a vote. Please cast your vote in the manner than I have done above.

Thompson to #9
Fury remains at #2

Solis out
Hammer remains out

Thompson #9
Fury #1
Solis so far out of the ratings that we forget him.

Thompson to #9
Fury to #1

Fury remains at #2
Hammer remains out

Thompson to #9
Solis out

fury remains and 2
thompson to 9

solis out
hammer stays out

move everyone else up 1 and add Charles Martin to 15 after his victory yesterday over zumbano Love

Thompson to #9
Fury remains at #2

Mike Perez to #15

Fury remains at #2
Hammer remains out

Thompson out
Solis out

Coachmanager wrote:Fury remains at #2
Hammer remains out

Thompson out
Solis out

How is Thompson out? Why even bother having fights if results don't matter?

Thompson to #9.
Solis out.

No other changes.

Fury to #1.
Povetkin to #2
Thompson to #9
Solis out

Thompson remains at #10, Solis OUT
Fury to #1, Hammer remains unranked

Lackeos wrote:Thompson remains at #10, Solis OUT
Fury to #1, Hammer remains unranked

Why would you have Thompson not move? He just stopped a guy with a solid record.

Topic A - How are the rankings affected by Tony Thompson's RTD8 win over Odlanier Solis?

My vote: Thompson to #9, Solis OUT

Topic B - How are the rankings affected by Tyson Fury's RTD8 win over Christian Hammer?

My vote: Fury remains where he is, Hammer remains unranked

I just can't see ranking Fury over Povetkin based on the unranked Hammer quitting. Povetkin's record is still better.

Tony1244 wrote:

Coachmanager wrote:Fury remains at #2
Hammer remains out

Thompson out
Solis out

How is Thompson out? Why even bother having fights if results don't matter?

His punches doesn't have any pop since Takam fight. He is done as an elite fighter.

Thompson #9
Solis OUT
Fury #2
Hammer Unranked

Fury - Up to No. 1
Hammer - Stays out
Thompson - Up to No. 9
Solis - Out

Coachmanager wrote:

Tony1244 wrote:

Coachmanager wrote:Fury remains at #2
Hammer remains out

Thompson out
Solis out

How is Thompson out? Why even bother having fights if results don't matter?

His punches doesn't have any pop since Takam fight. He is done as an elite fighter.

I never really thought Thompson's punches had a lot of pop; he just lands them. He's not in the elite because he lost to Takam and Pulev, but when you beat up a 20-2 and make him quit, you should move up IMO.

Tony1244 wrote:Fury to #1.
Povetkin to #2
Thompson to #7
Solis out

The number 8 (Takam) recently beat Thompson? Really think he moves to 7?

Tony1244 wrote:

Lackeos wrote:Thompson remains at #10, Solis OUT
Fury to #1, Hammer remains unranked

Why would you have Thompson not move? He just stopped a guy with a solid record.

a) Because I saw the first fight, and he schooled Solis in that one as well. His recent win barely adds anything to his resume that wasn't already there.
b) I think Chisora is better. I can't move him ahead of Chisora if I don't think he's better than Chisora.
c) He lost very widely to Takam. He probably shouldn't be ranked a single slot below Takam when there is in fact a pretty big gap of ability between them.

Lackeos wrote:

Tony1244 wrote:

Lackeos wrote:Thompson remains at #10, Solis OUT
Fury to #1, Hammer remains unranked

Why would you have Thompson not move? He just stopped a guy with a solid record.

a) Because I saw the first fight, and he schooled Solis in that one as well. His recent win barely adds anything to his resume that wasn't already there.
b) I think Chisora is better. I can't move him ahead of Chisora if I don't think he's better than Chisora.
c) He lost very widely to Takam. He probably shouldn't be ranked a single slot below Takam when there is in fact a pretty big gap of ability between them.

Chisora????
When was the last time he beat a contender?
When did he ever beat a contender?

Thompson to 9, Solis out (and shot in the head)
Fury stays 2, Hammer remains out

Lackeos wrote:

Tony1244 wrote:

Lackeos wrote:Thompson remains at #10, Solis OUT
Fury to #1, Hammer remains unranked

Why would you have Thompson not move? He just stopped a guy with a solid record.

a) Because I saw the first fight, and he schooled Solis in that one as well. His recent win barely adds anything to his resume that wasn't already there.
b) I think Chisora is better. I can't move him ahead of Chisora if I don't think he's better than Chisora.
c) He lost very widely to Takam. He probably shouldn't be ranked a single slot below Takam when there is in fact a pretty big gap of ability between them.

a) A win is a win but I see your point. Arreola was still ahead of Stiverne in some ratings even after Stiverne beat him as was Solis after TT beat him. But when you go 2-0 that kind of puts a stamp on it.

b) I don't think Chisora is better, but even if he is, Chisora never beat a guy as good as Solis, much less beat him twice. He actually did "beat" Helenius though.

c) I was wrong and corrected that. I rate TT now behind Takam. I'd be a total hypocrite if I didn't. I went back to edit the change.

Tony1244 wrote:b) I don't think Chisora is better, but even if he is, Chisora never beat a guy as good as Solis, much less beat him twice. He actually did "beat" Helenius though.

Helenius is better than Solis. I'd say Scott and Johnson were better as well.

Thompson to #9, Solis out

Fury remains at #2, Hammer remains unranked