Updated September 17, 2012
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: Nov. 10 vs. Mariusz Wach
2. Vitali Klitschko
3. Alexander Povetkin Next: Sept. 29 vs. Hasim Rahman
4. Tomasz Adamek Next: Dec. 22 vs. TBA
5. Robert Helenius
6. David Haye
7. Chris Arreola Next: Nov. 10 vs.TBA
8. Seth Mitchell Next: Nov. 17 vs. Johnathon Banks
9. Denis Boytsov Next: Oct. 12 vs. TBA
10. Tyson Fury
11. Kubrat Pulev Next: Sept. 29 vs. Alexander Ustinov
12. Bryant Jennings
13. Eddie Chambers
14. Derek Chisora
15. Ruslan Chagaev
16. Tony Thompson
17. Kevin Johnson
18. Deontay Wilder
19. Michael Grant
20. Odlanier Solis
21. Mariusz Wach Next: Nov. 10 vs. Wladimir Klitschko
22. Nicolay Valuev
23. Francesco Pianeta
24. Alexander Ustinov Next: Sept. 29 vs. Kubrat Pulev
25. David Price Next: Oct. 13 vs. Audley Harrison
26. Manuel Charr
27. Samuel Peter
28. Alexander Dimitrenko
29. Cedric Boswell
30. Chazz Witherspoon
31. Shannon Briggs Next: Feb. 8 vs. TBA
32. Evander Holyfield
33. Hasim Rahman Next: Sept. 29 vs. Alexander Povetkin
34. Johnathon Banks Next: Nov. 17 vs. Seth Mitchell
35. Fres Oquendo
36. Juan Carlos Gomez
37. Bermane Stiverne
38. Mike Perez
39. Sergei Liakhovich
40. Luis Ortiz
41. Andrew Wawrzyk
42. Carlos Takam
43. David Tua
44. Tony Grano
45. Franklin Lawrence
46. Alex Leapai
47. Travis Walker
48. Edmund Gerber
49. Neven Pajkic
50. Shane Cameron
Dropped from the Top 50: Kirk Johnson, Chauncy Welliver, Ray Austin, Oleg Maskaev, 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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