The 10 BEST Heavyweight Boxers RIGHT NOW!

[@brandonadam7167]

21:36 FACTS. I'm tired of all the casual oldheads saying that Usyk wouldn't last with the heavyweights of the 80s and 90s. Usyk has shown all of the attributes to have been a champion in any era of HW Boxing. Slick and educated movement, unbelievable conditioning, granite chin, and good power.

[@masterchief5334]

I reckon Usyk would survive in that 80s and 90s era but he certainly wouldn’t be dominating like he is today

[@brandonadam7167]

@@masterchief5334 Oh he definitely would have a couple losses on his record at least, but he'd still very much be in the mix with the top heavyweights of those decades

[@hassnatahmad5339]

@@brandonadam7167 If anything I feel like current fighters have an advantage over fighters of the previous era as they did not have access to the sports science/research/technology that we have. These helps today’s athletes achieve their full potential.

[@donkeykoga]

@@hassnatahmad5339 Exactly, a lot of the advances we see come down to training methods and learning from the past. Imagine Ali going through a 2020s training camp, he'd have been even better

[@hassnatahmad5339]

@@donkeykoga true, imagine Mike Tyson training today.

[@Grognation232]

I absolutely love the this era of boxing heavyweights especially now that Saudis get involved and we get to watch best fight the best at their prime

[@Omnitrope]

Being someone from New Zealand, seeing Joseph parker come back so incredibly is so exciting for me

[@Sharp_Calidore]

Usyk is a great mix of Class, Bravery and dedication. A true role model for us all!

[@donkeykoga]

Gotta say this is probably my favourite boxing channel. Love how you've bigged up Bakole long before anyone has paid him any real attention

[@rickintheatl4940]

I love these ranking videos please do more!

[@sudgur990]

Im new to your channel and im really enjoying your presentation. Keep up the good work

[@Jack-ud]

Bro I think it would be sick if you did like a podcast for the more domestic and smaller fights in boxing ,keep up the good work🔥

[@doyinakinwale5625]

C😢 T

[@trystandavies2469]

Finally someone mentions Usyk's chin, for his size taking those punches from heavyweights is pretty insane. You can tell he get's rocked by them, but seems determined to not let them bother him too much. That's all in the mind

[@user-yw8lr5xg5p]

Great channel bro, great on the pain game too

[@JoeyKnightBoxing]

thanks bro!!

[@km27stfc22]

Yes i been asking for this video and we got it

[@JoeyKnightPodcast]

🫡

[@sagarsirpal4085]

Another great video!

[@JoeyKnightPodcast]

thank you! 🙏

[@noraodonnell2999]

100% agreed with the statement that Usyk would be a champion in any era, and would love to see you tackle a top ten from 1970 to current.

[@yermy682]

I actually agree with your whole list bro 💯 W list Joey Knight 🥊

[@Jayefive5]

That’s why I love your analysis. Everyone’s dismissing Hergovic but he kept DDD off him and made DDD respect his power (which people say he doesn’t have) for several rounds took a beating and never went down once. Please people think!!!

[@JoeyKnightPodcast]

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[@steadyimprovement156]

Hrgovic is good. I would rate him above Kabayel and Bakole personally. He punched himself out vs Dubois, on another day I believe he could have dominant win. Let's hope he will reconsider and come back to box another day.

[@toxic_j4ydn717]

Mint video

[@Giganotabehemoth87]

Perfect list and well explained reasons.

[@JerryL4rry]

1. Oleksandr Usyk 2. Daniel Dubois 3. Tyson Fury 4. Joseph Parker 5. Zhilei Zhang 6. Martin Bakole 7. Anthony Joshua 8. Fillip Hrgovic 9. Agit Kabayel 10. Jarrel Miller

[@TheGreatest1974]

I think the toughness of Usyk is underrated too. He took that uppercut from Fury and it was a huge shot, not that Fury’s the biggest puncher but when he hits you right he can hit hard. And Usyk just turned to steel- backed off, poker face, and kept himself out of trouble. He’s a great boxer like Ali but he also has a determined toughness about him like Ali- a refusal to ever, ever give up. And that’s part of what all the boxing greats had.

[@lonewolfboxing]

Can't lie, I think the Joshua ranking was quite generous.

[@billiethekid2.088]

Love the channel bro, do a top 10 of current cruiser weights please 🤜

[@lukemaker8618]

Great list bro would love to see you go through this list and give me who you think should be next fight for each guy maybe do in a perfect world and then maybe realistically

[@Andropov-l2w]

5:51 those two punches were educational.

[@yermy682]

Thank you Joey!

[@hassnatahmad5339]

One thing which confuses me a little bit is why does everyone put the heavyweights of previous generations on this pedestal as these unbeatable monsters. People claim AJ, Fury wouldn’t stand a chance against the likes of Lewis, Holyfield, Bowe, Mercer, etc. I feel like the heavyweights today are at an advantage and are better than the previous ones due to: better access to sport science and research.

[@Sharp_Calidore]

There's a lot of redemption stories here, says something about Heavyweight boxing!

[@funnyjupiter4499]

uysk would have been a problem in any era, he might not dominate every era but he definitely would have been a problem, and usyk has showed that power and size is not the only thing that matters in even heavyweight boxing

[@Ragg32]

Hrgovic definitely got a one of the best chins…he was throwing with DDD and getting success cos he had confidence in his chin

[@yermy682]

We all ready to see Miller vs Hergovic?

[@TheGreatest1974]

Dubois should be number 2. Fury has been beaten and hasn’t got a belt. Dubois is a champion.

[@flamepepsi1031]

This is my list: 1. Oleksandr Usyk 2. Daniel Dubois (better wins than Fury recently) 3. Tyson Fury (Not many good wins as of recent) 4. Joseph Parker (Wilder n Zhang were top 5 when he beat them) 5. Anthony Joshua (despite the Dubois loss still has great wins) 6. Zhilei Zhang (Joyce n Wilder were top 10 at the time,thought he beat hgrovic too) 7. Agit kabayel (some good wins recently ) 8. Martin Bakole (Anderson win, could see him higher in the future 9. Filip Hgrovic (Overrated but still technically has win over Zhang and gave Dubois problems) 10. Fabio wardley (British champion)

[@Ramp4ge]

As a Croat and I only really tune in sometimes when there’s a big card or when hrgovic is fighting, so I was happy you placed him in 9th and I am a casual bc I watch mma 24/7 but I like boxing sometimes

[@DJShamtown]

Says viewers will disagree with the list. Viewers disagree by agreeing with the list. Legendary.

[@frankjaeger393]

1. Usyk 2. Dubois 3. Fury 4. Parker 5. Zhang 6. Hrgovic 7. Bakole 8. Kabayal 9. Joshua 10. Miller

[@RocksteadyBob99]

A good analysis. I don’t agree that Parker ever lacked heart (as demonstrated by him getting up off the canvas several times, including managing to get up within the 10 count against Joyce after being brutalised) but I’d agree he did lack self belief at times. Against AJ his game plan was to get inside of AJs longer Jab but every time he did the ref broke them up and he became too easily discouraged. Against Whyte he was piecing Whyte up for the first few rounds but then he was put down off a blatant head clash on the temple . If it wasn’t for the head clash he would likely have won that fight.

[@michaeltaylor939]

How about Usyk v Bertebiev ??

[@TheGreatest1974]

I think personally, Daniel Dubois beats or knocks out EVERY ONE in the top ten today and that includes Usyk who I am a huge fan of but the transformation of Dubois is so total I cannot see anyone being able to stop Dubois before they get CHINNED by him themselves. Dubois definitely destroys Fury. No doubt whatsoever. Imagine if Fury beats Usyk in December? A NEW ‘undisputed’ ALL BRITISH fight between Fury and Dubois? But Fury knows he will not beat Daniel and will ask for a billion pounds ‘now he’s back’. If Usyk wins, HE will not face this version of Dubois. He’ll say he already has a win over Daniel and no one could blame him.

[@donkeykoga]

I'm with you. He's continually been on an upward trajectory. A lot of people thought I was mad thinking that Dubois would decimate AJ

[@goport]

Good list. I think maybe Parker needs to do something to prove he is not punching above his weight but I don't disagree with your top 10 or the placements.

[@simbasamoa6345]

He did that by beating wilder and zhang 😂

[@chrislewis6052]

Duboise looks like a mike tyson

[@brianhanes5413]

AJ's chin has been the same but his recovery got worse since Ruiz stopped him. I think that is because he gets afraid now when he is rocked. It is not that he does not get back up but he wont fight back.

[@calbriggs1074]

When you mentioned how Joe Joyce has finished Dubois and Parker yet, we don't really talk about him much anymore. Just shows how fast the heavyweight division is moving right now.

[@JoeyKnightBoxing]

true! but one solid win (possibly an upset even) and hes back in the mix

[@ethan-adam]

I might be out of my mind but i genuinely believe Daniel Dubois is better than the version of Tyson Fury that we have right now Also i want to point out that since styles make fights, fury doing better than aj or dubios aginst usyk means absolutely nothing because imo Derek Chisora actually had by far the most sucess out of all the heavyweights

[@JoeyKnightBoxing]

good point mate. but when you combine that with the fact i value Furys best wins higher than either AJ’s or Dubois’ thats why i have him above 👊

[@ethan-adam]

​@@JoeyKnightBoxingfair enough

[@FilthyCasualBoxing]

Hrgovic versus Sanchez anyone? 🤔

[@frittenfried]

I think Kabayel deserves a higher spot, top 5 contender

[@hassnatahmad5339]

Joey if Joshua was to rematch Dubois, how do you think it will go? Also what changes do you think should AJ make to rematch Dubois 👊?

[@donkeykoga]

Even quicker next time. Dubois knows all he has to do is hit Joshua clean once and its open season. Meanwhile, AJ 'rocking' Dubois consisted of Dubois taking a step back and straightening up

[@hassnatahmad5339]

@ his legs wobbled, one more shot and Dubois would’ve likely been done

[@donkeykoga]

@@hassnatahmad5339 Except AJ did keep giving him one more shot, and another one, and Dubois did not go down. He took Hrgovic's punches well, no reason he couldn't handle AJ

[@km27stfc22]

I want to see wilder vs miller think it would be a close fight and if wilder wins then its a good comback against a very good miller

[@JoeyKnightPodcast]

I think Miller walks through him if im honest!

[@km27stfc22]

@JoeyKnightPodcast I would favour miller but like every wilderfight, he goes into if he lands it could be over

[@modernguitarist1992]

where would you rank Wardley?

[@justinwadey3236]

Look at the difference at choices body shape versus Daniel Dubois no wonder people think he’s treading on sand at the moment he’s put on about four stone by the looks

[@justinwadey3236]

Maybe slightly less, but you know what I mean

[@bibiranger]

Agit can anyone explain why this Agit Kabayel dude is ranked???? i dont get it

[@benhardacre588]

Would be interested to know what Joey (KTBFFH) & those in the comments think would win - Usyk v prime Lennox Lewis. I love Usyk, I really do but prime Lennox just ain’t losing this imo. Thoughts?

[@w00x360]

Chisora deserves a spot over big baby. But not a bad list

[@generalzod3753]

What about Charles Martin. ?

[@gmanlimitedanderson-0drisc211]

I agree with you on hirgovic he's a better boxer than AJ I'm not saying he beats AJ because styles make fights but hirgovic took DDD shots and early he was winning the rounds although you could see the way the fight was going i think your list is really good i probably have bakolie a bit higher maybe 5th i love Parker so 4th i would say but i think bakolie would beat parker and possibly Zhang depending on his chin lol but your list is almost identical to what I would say 👍

[@Priceluked]

I want to see Usyk reach 25-0 and retire for the sake of symmetry lol.

[@owenglaus2609]

13:42 not disagreeing with you. Zhang is an elite heavy weight. They both top 5. So park does have a win against a elite

[@jacehuff2389]

I would love to see somebody do to Jake Paul what Tyson did to Larry Homes to avenge Ali.

[@Jeff-jo5ie]

Usyk would not have been a champion in the 70s, the golden era of heavyweights

[@brianhanes5413]

AJ vs Parker was oddly much better than he was against Dubois. But Parker is leagues better

[@pavloz1818]

Dubois>AJ>Fury

[@lemonland6523]

Chisora has been robbed. Chisora gave usyk one of his hardest fights at heavyweight and he’s coming off a dominating fight vs Joyce, Washington and pulev (ik fury was in there but no shame in losing that) I truly think chisora is a hard night for a lot of this list and would beat a few. Also chisora and Parker went to war multiple times that was competitive too

[@JoeyKnightPodcast]

I would have him just outside of my 10 mate 👊

[@Fooknose88]

Chisora beats Aj but there mates apparently

[@agnikaineverdies7646]

We all know klitschko was better when he fought Fury, fighters don’t improve with age past 38+, klitschko was on the decline, he didn’t improve when he fought Aj, his style was just a better match for Aj than it was for Fury

[@Mohit-zt3jk]

No deontay wilder ?

[@tommiac3214]

It's a relatively decent list. It is just that I cannot give Miller any top 10 spot. Ever since he popped for every drug under the sun, he has not won a fight yet. Got stopped by Dubois and went to a draw (albeit a robbery) to an unmotivated Ruiz. It just shows that Miller is not as good as it used to show when he was on PEDs. So until he gets a solid win, like a Bakole or a Kabayel, he shouldn't be a top 10.

[@agnikaineverdies7646]

Tbh most people in the UK picked Bakole to smoke Anderson

[@JoeyKnightBoxing]

Yeah, i could be influenced by the fact i was in the states for it around the american media but most people i spoke too were picking Anderson

[@Anarchistarchitect]

Bakole should be top 3, he needs the big fights now to prove it

[@JoshH1407]

1. Oleksandr usyk 🇺🇦 2. Tyson fury 🇬🇧 3. Daniel Dubois 🇬🇧 4. Joseph Parker 🇦🇺 5. Zhillei Zhang 🇨🇳 6. Anthony Joshua 🇬🇧 7. Martin bakole 🇨🇩 8. Agit kabayel 🇩🇪 9. Jarrell miller 🇺🇸 10. Andy Ruiz jr. 🇲🇽 11. Filip hrgovic 🇭🇷 12. Dillian Whyte 🇯🇲 13. Derek chisora 🇬🇧 14. Joe Joyce 🇬🇧 15. Deontay wilder 🇺🇸 16. Michael hunter 🇺🇸 17. Otto wallin 🇸🇪 18. Frank Sanchez 🇨🇺 19. Jared Anderson 🇺🇸 20. Efe ajagba 🇳🇬 21. Guido Vianello 🇮🇹 22. Bakhodir jalolov 🇺🇿 23. Hughie fury 🇬🇧 24. Murat gassiev 🇷🇺 25. Jermaine Franklin 🇺🇸 26. Kubrat pulev 🇧🇬 27. Luis Ortiz 🇨🇺 28. Fabio wardley 🇬🇧 29. Frazer Clarke 🇬🇧 30. Justis Huni 🇦🇺

[@JoeyKnightPodcast]

love that mate. some GREAT fights to be made from your 11-30 that ide love to watch

[@samwarrilow2881]

A good list but does go back to the debate between what a fighter has achieved and where they are right now. If you are thinking about current level, Dillian and Deontay are way too high. I don’t think I would pick either of them against either Clarke or Wardley

[@ivanbuzov6279]

Jerrel Miller better than Hrgovich?😂

[@JoshH1407]

@ he basically beat Andy Ruiz… who’s a proven world class heavyweight He also performed much better against Dubois than hrgovic did…. Hrgovic has beaten who? Dempsey Mckean? He lost to Zhang… It’s all about what you’ve done lately imo

[@ivanbuzov6279]

@@JoshH1407 😂 no way! i watch whole Hrgovich vs Zhang fight again and i that fight on boxing scoring rules only Hrgovich can win or Max draw ,Zhang can't win that fight at all ,he was better in some rounds with strong punches but hrg Survive that and punch him back, win more rounds,more points,more combination punches to body and head,win on scorecards just Like Parker did in Zhang fight,you say hrg lose from Zhang but it was not even Split decision on judge scorecards and ofically he win the fight and then you say that Miller win Ruiz fight but ofically he didn't😂,but yes i also think Miller was better then ruiz but for me Hrgovich marginally win Zhang fight! So no matter what you think,Hrgovich is better then Miller for shure!

[@hooperhumble5455]

Big baby and no mention of drugs

[@karlkuttup]

look at wilders list of fights before fury none exchamps or title contenders they had a run of 3 or more losses on the bounce ,,and time out the ring ,facts not opinion its there in black and white wilder picked fury thinking a ring rusty shot world champ ,and went wrong

[@igorsvacic217]

Usyk has a heart of a lion. Unlike Hrgović. PS. I agree with the list, maybe Id switch a couple, but in general, its spot on. Cheers from Croatia

[@rodbrown8306]

The bums you have above Bekole won't give him a fight, to me, they're all frauds!

[@bklel1172]

Hmmm.. No Americans, i am feeling their is some Agenda 😂😂

[@JoeyKnightBoxing]

I had Miller in there? 🤣 but out of interest, what OTHER american heavyweights would you have then mate?

[@LeonardLufkin]

I’m sorry, but when you were talking about The Zang and Philip Horovitch fight Zang clearly won by 1,000,000 miles

[@ivanbuzov6279]

No,by boxing scoring Zhang lose that fight,i watch whole fight again,only Hrgovich can win that or draw,Zhang can't win that fight just like in Parker fight,and that ko of Hrgovich in first round was not real ko Punch from Zhang,it was colosion of the foots and pulling behinde head Punch!