What is your list?
Below is mine....
1/2 Wlad/Vitali. Interchangeable which one is at the top--we'll never get to see who is better in the ring.
3 Haye, 4 Adamek. Both of these guys get a boost based on success at cruiserweight. Ultimately Adamek's wins at cruiser and heavy are better than Haye's, but Haye has simply been more dominant in the ring, while Adamek has had many close calls.
5. Chagaev-the guy has some decent scalps to his credit and his only loss is to Wlad. Since then he's achieved respectable victories over Meehan and Walker.
6. Povetkin-perhaps he ought to be #3, but he's clearly been slipping and has avoided good heavyweights for the past 2 years. Hopefully he'll finally step it up this summer.
7. Chambers-also has a good claim to be #3. His 2 best wins are against Peter and Dimitrenko--we'll have to see how Peter and Dimitrenko do in their upcoming fights--then we can revisit Chambers' (strong) resume.
8. Thompson--this guy has a strong claim at being a Top 5 heavy with many quality wins to his name. But he's been rather inactive as of late.
9. Peter--former champ and has only lost to the very best competition.
10. Dimitrenko--we'll see what he's really made of when he faces The Dragon on Saturday.
11. Solis-I can't demote the guy too much based on his fight with Vitali, where he was doing ok until the injury. If the loss serves as a wake-up call and Solis gets fit then he's a threat to any boxer alive.
12. Arreola--He may be past his prime. Above all he's gotta get the weight down. We'll see where he's at when he fights on the Ward/Abraham undercard in May.
13. Juan Carlos Gomez--the guy is a cruiserweight legend, and he's got many great heavyweight scalps as well, and only 1 loss (to Vitali). If he can get the weight under control...who knows maybe another title run is in the cards.
14. Helenius--perhaps the most dangerous undefeated contender. We'll see if he's Top 10 material on April 2 vrs. Sam Peter.
15. Boystov--While he's usually rated higher, let's face it his resume is paper thin and he's been hella inactive. Hopefully he heals up and gets in the ring soon.
16. Ustinov--this guy has been moving along so slowly that it makes K2 look like a bad promotional team. Let's see Ustinov in the ring with a live body pronto.
17. Mormeck--eventually it's time to give Mormeck props for wins against decent contenders, however sketchy the decisions. And he is a former lineal cruiser champ.
18. Cedric Boswell--he's been beating up bums for years and he UDed a solid boxer last Saturday...when will he get an eliminator?
19. Pulev--this guy is coming up fast and I hope he steps it up again soon.
20. Tua--it looks like he'll get his rematch against Barrett this summer. If he beats Barrett, he may be in position to fight Wlad as a WBO mandatory. Since I don't want to watch that mismatch, I'll be rooting for Monte.
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