At present, heavyweight boxing can be called the best stage since the 21st century, many people compare it with the 70s and 90s of the last century, thinking that a new glorious period has ushered in, so in the new glorious period, who is the best in heavyweight boxing?
This week, the famous super middleweight champion and Hall of Fame member Carl Frog named his top five best fighters, and WBO interim champion Zhang Zhilei, known as the "Big Bang", was on the list. On the contrary, Otto Wallin and Filip Hrgovic, who were at the top of other institutions, failed to make the list.
5. Zhang Zhilei
Whether it is professional or amateur career, Zhang Zhilei has achieved outstanding results, and the 40-year-old will shine in 2023, gaining high recognition inside and outside the industry for his consecutive destruction of Joe Joyce, and in the words of the media - Zhang Zhilei can definitely be among the top 5.
Zhang Zhilei has competed in two Olympic Games, including a silver medal at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, and after turning professional in 2014, he lost just one fight, a narrow defeat to Hrgovic in August last year. Next, Zhang Zhilei will be the inevitable opponent for the winner of Tyson Fury vs Olekosandr Usyk, which is also the highest achievement of the Asian yellow race in his field so far.
4. Anthony Joshua
Floch and Joshua were once close friends, but now they are incompatible, and the past week the two have lashed out at each other to the point where they seem to be at odds with each other. However, in the latest evaluation of Joshua, Florge still gave full affirmation and due encouragement.
According to Floach, Joshua is at a crossroads in his career, but he remains one of the best fighters in the heavyweight division.
"In the last few years of losses, Joshua has lost to the best fighter – Usyk and was injured by Chubby Ruiz," Florch said. Joshua got his revenge on an in-form Ruiz, but Joshua is an Olympic gold medalist and a two-time world champion, what a feat, and Joshua can obviously keep fighting, you can't take anything away from him. ”
3. Deontay-Wilde
Although Wilder has only completed two games in the last three years, in Floch's opinion, he should be ranked third ahead of Joshua. Wilder's prowess is evident, knocking out almost everyone, owning a whopping 97.6% knockout rate and settling 21 fights in a single round.
Obviously, Wilder has a lot of experience and you can't blame Floch for putting him in that position, and if Wilder were to knock Joshua out of the woods in the future, he would cement his place in his time, or at least show that he was more prominent than Joshua.
2. Orekosandr Usyk
Usyk is currently undefeated, unifying the entire welterweight division back in 2018 and now owns three of the four major boxing organizations, making him the third fighter to successfully move from 200-pound welterweight to heavyweight after Evander Holyfield and David Haye (Spinks, Muller, Jones are the 175-pound lightweight champions).
Now, a lot of media regard Usyk as the first person in heavyweight boxing, but in Flochi's mind, Usyk can only be second, and Floch's reason is that you can only be the best if you beat the best, but unfortunately Usyk has not beaten the best yet.
1. Taimori - Tomisato
In Floy's mind, WBC champion Fury is at the top of the rankings, and Floy's reasoning is: "I'm going to put Fury at No. 1, even though he may lose to Usyk, Fury is undoubtedly No. 1 at the moment." Usyk needs to beat Fury to become the new No. 1. According to Fury's strength, achievements, and influence, he can indeed overshadow Usyk, who can only rank second. ”
If Fury defeats Usyk next, he will not only be able to secure the top spot, but also become the strongest man of his era. You need to understand why Floch ranked Fury at No. 1, and while there may be a bias in favoring his British compatriots, one thing no one can match is that Fury is the only undefeated two-time World Champion in the heavyweight division to date, an unprecedented feat.