Who is the worst heavyweight titleholder since 2000?

[Freedom]

Charles Martin's performance yesterday compelled me to make this thread.

[Master]

True. Martin won a title by injury, fighting club fighters to get into that position and sold the title to the highest bidder. Good luck to him but that is the best of Martin.

AJ has still got to go the distance and get some experience before he fights a genuine world class fighter.

Wilder is a champ but still vulnerable.

Fury won the title by throwing more than 4 punches per round to beat an old champion.

This is the golden age of heavyweight boxing, we have never had it so good.

[Beanz]

True. Martin won a title by injury, fighting club fighters to get into that position and sold the title to the highest bidder. Good luck to him but that is the best of Martin.

AJ has still got to go the distance and get some experience before he fights a genuine world class fighter.

Wilder is a champ but still vulnerable.

Fury won the title by throwing more than 4 punches per round to beat an old champion.

This is the golden age of heavyweight boxing, we have never had it so good.

4 and a half ?

[mikeeod]

My vote is John Ruiz. Seldon, Kirk Johnson, and Sam Peter are up there as well. Rahman also, but he was actual champ (not just Titlist).

[nuggetdotcom]

My vote is John Ruiz. Seldon, Kirk Johnson, and Sam Peter are up there as well. Rahman also, but he was actual champ (not just Titlist).

Never seen such bollox pretending to be a title fight ....EVER

[SlimTrae]

Valuev belongs in this group.

[ono]

There's been a few. Martin is up there, although it's impossible to tell how bad he actually is.

[Syntax Error]

Seldon was before 2000.

Since 2000, it's Charles Martin if you're talking about trinket holders & Hasim Rahman if you're talking about linear champions.

[p4pking]

Shannon Briggs, and Liakovich were also really really poor. I'm not sure either of those guys the night they fought each other would be clear favourites over Charles Martin

John Ruiz wasn't that bad. Yes he stunk to watch and was never near the top guy, but he was also a perennial contender who knew how to handle himself and was consistently good over years. He looked worse against Jones and Toney because he wasn't a puncher and just couldn't box with them, but he was effective against some bigger and stronger guys than himself, at the very least he was a solid pro. I'm pretty sure I scored both Valuev fights(along with maybe every Valuev fight I ever watched for that matter) against the giant freak, who is also a good mention for this really.

Basically everyone since Lewis aside from the Klits and with the exception of a few hopefuls now, has been fairly poor to have been called a HW champion.

[ykdadamaja]

Charles Martin's performance yesterday compelled me to make this thread.

Charles Martin.

[Master]

Charles Martin's performance yesterday compelled me to make this thread.

Charles Martin.

Same thing.

[ykdadamaja]

Charles Martin's performance yesterday compelled me to make this thread.

Charles Martin.

Same thing.

Bruce Seldon... Charles Martin... these two guys are awful. I mean, I wouldn't even rank John Ruiz with them because Ruiz was a helluva lot better than them. When John Ruiz is rated higher than you, that's saying something!!

[Dark Lord Al]

Did anyone else notice the stare down , Martin had that just glad to be here look about him.

[jon09]

Roy Jones because it was 1 and done. But without a doubt Charles Martin who should be ashamed of himself to be even called a champion.

[imp]

Prince charles martin.

His hairstyle annoyed me and the way he likes to flick it in interviews!