Readers Respond: What Do You Think of Our Heavyweight Top 50?

Responses: 42

By Andrew Eisele, About.com Guide

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"Trust us" the Talent Pool isn't 50 deep. You "persons" haven't even any clue of what you speak. you are just looking for "POETIC JUSTICE". Keep up the "press", thank you but you-are-gloomy! IBO has "decent" ratings even if they are a "2nd echelon" -idea- ((they done "smart pr/ "shenanigans" to booster their image. TRUE FANS YET KNOW WHAT IS UP!)) Has a Top 100 Hvywt rankings. It's a BIG WORLD, fellahs. Just 'cuz none or your own cousins or relatives can excede in the Tough Sports doesn't mean the forest is unpopulated!
—Guest What do I think?

I think most of those included are overrated. There are better fighters out there yet to be discovered.
—Guest clecase@aol.com

Put this guy in your top 50 right now: Joe Hanks, 28 years old, now 16-0, and is 240 in shape pounds at 6'4". Bright, articulate, good ambassador for boxing and can bring the title back to the USA. Already been in camp with Klitschko's and having trouble getting folks to fight him. "Bring it Home, Joe."
—Guest Rod knows Boxing

I'll bet the winner is Tony Thompson! Is he putting a mirror in front of himself? Let's see Boytsov vs Helenius.
—Guest Who

Odlanier went down from a K-jab and hurt his knee. But, I am confident this guy will return as a top flight contender again. We all saw, in that brief first round against the Ukrainian - that he got it. Big time. He can easily return to a title match in the future. Give him a year or two... Haye is already trembling.
—Guest Cubano

Boxing's a joke!! Bunch of pussies who are lucky to fight twice a year. Do yourself a favour, watch MMA. These boys really want to fight and aren't scared to lose! No phantom punches and dives in mma!!
—Guest discount

I am not sure Adamek should be ranked ahead of Povetkin. He and Arreola should be closely rated. Only Vitali Klitschko and a questionable loss to Adamek sets him back.
—Guest richard Hill

What are you claiming to be? Ranking these bums is like rating milli vannilli with the Beatles? Sonny Liston, Cassius Clay/Ali, G.Foreman in their primes could mop up this top 50 list. If you don't believe me, do the research!!
—Guest mike w

He destroyed Attila Levin in the second round. The reigning EU and WBO intercontinental champ is 14-0 and has never looked better.
—Guest anotherguest

David Tua may still have knock out power but in his last 2 fights, Friday Ahunanya & Monte Barrett, David seemed a shell of his former self. And let us not forget Monte giving Tua his first taste of pro canvas. The David Tua that came against Barrett has no shot against any top ranked opponent let alone a Klitschko! Barrett is half the fighter these guys are and he was robbed of the Tua fight.
—Guest The Butcher

Very weird list.... "Lights Out" Toney nr 23 bellow Ruiz and Peter? :D Are you high? Toney beat Peter but was robbed because of Don King, and beat Ruiz easy. He was calling out Bitchko sisters and they are ducking him as well as Haye. This list is a joke you know nothing about boxing
—Guest Valentas

James Toney is the best heavyweight p4p now. Coming from middleweight to heavyweight + he's the champ right now. Ruiz higher than Toney? Dude you're blind or something?
—Guest Lights Out

All I CAN SAY IS DAVID TUA IS ON HIS WAY SO WATCH OUT EVERYONE....THIS HUMBLE FIGHTER HASN'T BEEN KNOCKED DOWN , DOESN'T TALK TRASH, AND ALL THOSE THAT FOUGHT HIM AND WON 12 ROUNDS WERE THE BOXERS WHO JAB JAB AND STAYED AWAY AND MANAGED TO AVOID HIS LETHAL PUNCHING POWER. TUA TO BE CHAMPION WITHIN 2 YEARS...LOOK OUT HE'S COMING...........
—Guest mark

Vitali Klitschko has a better chin than his brother should be # 1. The rest of the rankings are debatable of course.
—Guest Richard Hill

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