I voted for Jared Anderson. By the eye test he seems to be the most skilled, while he destroyed the almighty Jerry Forrest, who whooped Franklin, Zhang and Hunter.
Based on record I have gone with Efe. I originally thought Makhmudov but I think Efe's wins are ultimately better. That would change if Takam beats Yoka. Others might win based on eye test or potential but they haven't backed that up with good wins yet.
Weird seeing Anderson getting votes seeing as he's arguably the worst on the list as his best and only win worth acknowledging is against Jerry Forrest who has also lost to Pulev (who just lost to Chisora), Franklin (who just lost to Whyte) and Takam (who just lost to Makhmudov). His best performances have been in draws against Hunter who we don't have ranked and against Zhang who just "lost" to Hrgovic. I don't think Forrest has a win inside the top 100.
ya people complained about chisora being ranked, then vote in a guy whose best win by miles is over someone who'd just lost 9-1 to chis's last victim? the talent's obviously there for jah, but don't knock other dude's resumes and make it about that if you're gonna vote him in.
tbh, efe prob deserves it most atm. the win over demi has aged fairly well. the shaw fight sucked but a win over another prospect is still decent. johnny rice win too is looking better.
mak has the takam win (another guy who beat forrest) but wasnt impressive. although like efe that johnny rice stoppage is looking nicer too, and he beat him better than efe did.
margaret thatcher wrote: ↑06 Feb 2023, 13:17
ya people complained about chisora being ranked, then vote in a guy whose best win by miles is over someone who'd just lost 9-1 to chis's last victim? the talent's obviously there for jah, but don't knock other dude's resumes and make it about that if you're gonna vote him in.
tbh, efe prob deserves it most atm. the win over demi has aged fairly well. the shaw fight sucked but a win over another prospect is still decent. johnny rice win too is looking better.
mak has the takam win (another guy who beat forrest) but wasnt impressive. although like efe that johnny rice stoppage is looking nicer too, and he beat him better than efe did.
efe............he would undoubtedly be in if he hadn't lost to sanchez i think. but none of the other candidates have beat anyone as good as sanchez either, so i cant hold it against him much. his resume is solid compared to the other contenders for the spot....pretty good mix with demi, shaw, and rice in there. demi is probably close to top 20 himself.
had dubois beat lerena convincgly i prob would've voted him in....instead he goes down 3x in the 1st
frank's 2 notable fights for me are a debatable win over forrest and a debatable loss to whyte......i thought he lost both tbh. so i wouldnt rate him top 15 yet.
margaret thatcher wrote: ↑07 Feb 2023, 02:03
frank's 2 notable fights for me are a debatable win over forrest and a debatable loss to whyte......i thought he lost both tbh. so i wouldnt rate him top 15 yet.
Yeah, I wonder how this lazy blob was brought into the mix of top fighters. Who needs him so much?
I voted Zhang. The manner of the fight with Hrgovic (which I think Zhang clearly won) should put him alongside Hrg regardless of result. Plus I think it is fair to say people are more excited for Joyce v Zhang than Joshua v Franklin for that very reason.
Tyson Fury - 33(24) 0 1 - next fight: TBA
Oleksandr Usyk - 20(13) 0 0 - next fight: TBA
Deontay Wilder - 43(42) 2(2) 1 - next fight: TBA
Zhilei Zhang - 24(19) 1(0) 1 - (BoxRec's #26)
Andy Ruiz Jr - 35(22) 2(0) 0 - next fight: TBA
Joseph Parker - 31(21) 3(1) 0 - next fight: TBA
Martin Bakole - 18(13) 1(1) 0 - next fight: TBA
Luis Ortiz - 33(28) 3(2) 0 - next fight: TBA
Kubrat Pulev - 29(14) 3(2) 0 - next fight: TBA
Filip Hrgovic - 15(12) 0 0 - next fight: TBA
