Boxrec's 2011 Top 10 American Heavyweights.

1. Eddie Chambers
2. Tony Thompson
3. Chris Arreola
4. Franklin Lawrence
5. Evander Holyfield
6. Ray Austin
7. Antonio Tarver
8. Jonathan Banks
9. Seth Mitchell
10. Chazz Witherspoon

Should Klitchkos be scared ?

 

F'n hell....

 

Yes, US boxing is back!!!! Wait......

 

The football rosters must be chocca, bursting at the seams in fact, with all those great names and physical talents.

 

Good call.

 

Why are you so obsessed with American heavyweights?

 

So many questions!

Did Calvin Brock retire?

Is Milk Dud actively fighting again? And as a heavyweight?

Is that the same Jonathan Banks I am thinking of? The guy that was a fringe top 40 contender about ten years ago?

Is that Tim Witherspoon's son?

In the end it's pretty telling that one of the best American heavyweights around these days is a fat Mexican. haha

 

does the winner of Grant/Fields tonight crack the top ten?

 

I don't know man, that's a pretty elite list. They don't let just anyone in.

 

good point ::

 

I thought Franklin Lawrence must be Franklin Zuri Lawrence or Zuri Franklin Lawrence, but it is just some guy named Franklin Lawrence.

 

I will say that Seth Mitchell has impressed me a bit. The kid seems humble and has a good jab.

 

I just find it interesting how the mighty have fallen...

 

Damn right. Top 5 more like it

 

Kevin Johnson deserves a spot

 

That is a fucking hilarious list.

1 to 5 is funny. 5, 6, 7 is just the icing on the cake.

You don't know whether to laugh or cry at the current heavyweight division.

 

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Awesome. I'm still laughing.

I saw that name and assumed it was made up as a joke.
I'm reserving that position until proven otherwise.

 

Agree.

I'm going to go boxrecking and try to get a real top 10 without made up guys on it.

 

Wow is it thin.

I guess I'd go

1. Tony Thompson
2. Eddie Chambers
3. Kevin Johnson
4. Arreola
5. Deontay Wilder
6. Tarver
7. Toney, McCall, Briggs, Rahman, holyshitistheusscenesuckingass

 

I know, I mean wtf, I've never even heard of "Franklin Lawrence".

Apparently he's a 35 year old heavyweight who lost to Oliver McCall a year and a half ago. ::

 

is it possible a biQueen from just south of canuck-ville could top this list within 3 years?

 

hmmm, if those are his two best boxing skills, not sure how promising he can be

 

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Yeah that Gamboa seems like an awesome fighter, so humble.

 

i heard mahatma gandhi was ranked top 5 at featherweight just on the back of his killer humility.

 

Actually among that group of top 10 guys, being humble and having a good jab are tantamount to being god-like.

 

Tony Thompson will be putting his lofty status on the line against Maurice Harris...

http://sports.espn.go.com/sports/boxing/columns/story?columnist=rafael_dan&id=3911650

http://www.ibf-usba-boxing.com/

WBA heavyweight rankings:

8 Maurice Harris United States
9 Tony Thompson United States

 

LOL.

 

They're all intentionally looking bad to get a title shot. Don't you know anything?

Seriously though, this murders row is the 'talent' the Klits are up against.

 

Really? It is? Last I heard Wlad was penciled in to fight Haye and Vitali was penciled in to fight either Lyakhovich or Adamek.

 

Maybe they can pencil in Wlodarczyk or Shumenov after.