Current Heavyweight Rankings

The heavyweight division has always been and will always be the glamour division of the sport ... but it's kind of a mess at the present time. Lennox Lewis was the (more-or-less) undisputed champ ... but then he retired. Then Vitali Klitschko seemed to be on his way to becoming the (more-or-less) undisputed champ ... but then he retired too ... for nearly four years. Plus all the top pound-for-pound fighters in the sport are campaigning in lower weight categories. Nevertheless, the big money and the majority of the media attention continues to focus on the big boys. Accordingly, it seems appropriate to have an in-depth look at who's who in today's heavyweight division and rank them accordingly. Plenty of magazines and web sites will give their top ten. However, if you really love boxing, then ten is definitely not enough. So here they are -- the top fifty heavyweight fighters in the world today. Let the debates begin!

1. Wladimir Klitschko Next: July 7 vs. Tony Thompson
2. Vitali Klitschko
3. Alexander Povetkin Next: July 14 vs. Hasim Rahman
4. Robert Helenius
5. Tomasz Adamek Next: June 16 vs. Eddie Chambers
6. Chris Arreola
7. David Haye
8. Derek Chisora
9. Marco Huck
10. Tony Thompson Next: July 7 vs. Wladimir Klitschko
11. Eddie Chambers Next: June 16 vs. Tomasz Adamek
12. Seth Mitchell
13. Denis Boytsov
14. Kubrat Pulev
15. Kevin Johnson
16. Ruslan Chagaev
17. Tyson Fury
18. Michael Grant
19. Nicolay Valuev
20. Alexander Ustinov
21. Odlanier Solis Next: May 19 vs. Konstantin Airich
22. Mariusz Wach
23. Francesco Pianeta Next: May 16 vs. Oliver McCall
24. Bryant Jennings Next: June 16 vs. Steve Collins
25. Manuel Charr
26. Deontay Wilder Next: May 26 vs. TBA
27. Samuel Peter
28. Alexander Dimitrenko
29. Cedric Boswell
30. Chazz Witherspoon
31. Shannon Briggs
32. David Price Next: May 19 vs. Sam Sexton
33. Evander Holyfield
34. Hasim Rahman Next: July 14 vs. Alexander Povetkin
35. Antonio Tarver
36. Chauncy Welliver Next: June 16 vs. Raphael Love
37. Johnathon Banks
38. Sergei Liakhovich
39. Bermane Stiverne
40. Juan Carlos Gomez Next: May 11 vs. TBA
41. Oleg Maskaev
42. Fres Oquendo Next: May 19 vs. Joey Abell
43. Kirk Johnson
44. David Tua
45. Mike Perez
46. Franklin Lawrence
47. Neven Pajkic
48. Alex Leapai
49. Ray Austin
50. Travis Walker Next: June 30 vs. TBA

Dropped from the Top 50: Kali Meehan, Jean-Marc Mormeck, Oliver McCall, James Toney, Lamon Brewster, John Ruiz, Sultan Ibragimov, Calvin Brock, Andrew Golota, Joe Mesi.

We're sure your list would look quite different. Tell us and your fellow fight fans where you agree and where you disagree on the boxing bulletin board.

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