Quote Originally Posted by Freedom View Post
I have him just inside my top ten at #10.

Two or three wins against decent opponents (Povetkin, Pulev, Fury, Price) and he'll be securely in the top ten on my list, about #8. And with four to six such wins, he can go even higher.
Even taking their best potential upside into consideration, none of those guys really add to Wladimir's legacy because they're not all that great from a historical perspective. Would any of them beat Sharkey, Baer, Schmeling, Johansson, or Liston? Because that is the level of fighter guys like Dempsey, Louis, Ali, Holyfield, Foreman, Holmes, Marciano, Frazier, Johnson beat. It's a tough, tough list. In no fault of his own, Wladimir just hasn't faced that level of competition, and given his potential opponents, it's impossible. Now, with that said, Wladimir will end his career with over 60 wins. He definitely merits a high ranking, but top ten is tough in my opinion, given that his career-defining win is David Haye?