Beginning with underdog Tyson Fury’s points win over a long dominant Wladimir Klitschko last November, the heavyweight division has seen a major shake-up. We currently have five fighters claiming at least a portion of the heavyweight title. The unbeaten Fury is recognized as THE champion – the man who beat the man and all that – but who is the best heavyweight today?
We’ve seen new talent aside from Fury crowned with a strap: Charles Martin, also unbeaten, and Cuban banger Luis Ortiz, himself sporting a perfect record recently being crowned. Added to these two is Lucas Browne, who made history as the first-ever Australian to hold a version of the heavyweight crown this past Saturday, with his thrilling win over Ruslan Chagaev.
Add up all the top heavyweights of today, and you have a number of potentially great fights.
Here is a top-10 you may or may not agree with:
1: Tyson Fury, 25-0 – WBA/WBO champion.
The fight we want to see: Fury Vs. Deontay Wilder
2: Wladimir Klitschko, 64-4 – former king.
The fight we want to see: Klitschko in that rematch with Fury
3: Alexander Povetkin, 30-1 – former WBA champ.
The fight we want to see: Povetkin against Deontay Wilder
4: Deontay Wilder, 36-0 – WBC champ
The fight(s) we want to see: Wilder against Povetkin and then Fury
5: Luis Ortiz, 25-0 – WBA champ
The fight we want to see: Ortiz against Fury
6: Lucas Browne, 24-0 – WBA champ
The fight we want to see: Browne Vs. Joseph Parker
7: Kubrat Pulev, 22-1
The fight we want to see: Pulev against Fury
8: Charles Martin, 23-0-1 – IBF champ
The fight we want to see: Martin Vs. Anthony Joshua
9: Ruslan Chagaev, 34-3-1 – former WBA champ
The fight we want to see: Chagaev in a rematch with Browne
10: David Haye, 27-2 – former WBA champ
The fight we (still) want to see: Haye Vs. Fury
It’s clear to see: heavyweight king Tyson Fury is a wanted man. Now, if we only get to see half of these massively intriguing showdowns…….