After a busy month of heavyweight boxing, Anthony Joshua is no longer champion and Tyson Fury can stake a claim for America’s best-known heavyweight.
The question of who is the best heavyweight, however, remains up for debate and here Metro.co.uk ranks the best fighters in the division.
1. Tyson Fury
After making short work of Tom Schwarz on Saturday night, it’s hard to argue Fury isn’t the best in the world right now. Really, he did beat Wilder and in a fairer world he would be the only undefeated fighter left in the heavyweight triumvirate.
2. Deontay Wilder
Although being outboxed by Fury in their first encounter, Wilder has every chance of knocking out the Gypsy King in the rematch. Wilder has established himself as the biggest puncher in the division by some distance and will shoot to the top of the list if he beats Fury in January.
3. Andy Ruiz Jr
It would be harsh to rank Ruiz Jr below Joshua, considering his comprehensive win over AJ in New York. Up until the Joshua fight, Ruiz’s record was thin and his knockout power well off the records of the division’s biggest punches. But, he’s the three-belt world champion and so gets third place.
4. Anthony Joshua
Fresh off his first defeat as a pro, Joshua’s reputation has taken a serious hit. It was well known Joshua had vulnerabilities, but the fact Ruiz exposed them so brutally ends Joshua’s aura of invincibility. Much depends on the rematch with Ruiz, which most expect Joshua will be able to win and bid to re-establish himself as the division’s best.
5. Dillian Whyte
When will Whyte get his world title shot? It remains to be seen, but the Bodysnatcher has beaten most of the world’s top contenders. Luis Ortiz might rival the Brit for fifth spot, but outside of the top four, Whyte is on the best winning streak in the division.
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