Daniel Dubois moved up to the #3 slot on the Ring Magazine heavyweight rankings following his fifth round knockout victory over Anthony Joshua on September 21st at Wembley Stadium in London.
The Ring Magazine rankings should be adjusted for each weight class, but especially at heavyweight because most of the rankings make no sense.
Dubois should be ranked #1, just behind WBA, WBC and WBO champion Oleksandr Usyk, as he has beaten the best fighters in the past year. There is still controversy surrounding Dubois’ fight against Usyk last year in Poland based on the fifth round body shot he dropped him with, which the referee deemed a low blow. Replays showed it was on the tape line. It should have been a knockout win for Dubois.
Ring Magazine still has Fury ahead of Dubois at #1, despite his loss in his last fight and his poor performance in his fight before that against Francis Ngannou in October 2023. Many felt that Ngannou was robbed in that fight, and I watched and had it 8-2 for Francis.
Champion: Oleksandr Usyk
- Tyson Fury
- Daniel Dubois
- Joseph Parker
- Zhilei Zhang
- Agit Kabayel
- Martin Cole
- Anthony Joshua
- Filip Hrgovic
- Worship Ajagba
- Justi Huni
It makes sense for Dubois to be moved up in the ratings, but he should be higher than #2, and should be above Fury. All you have to do is look at how Fury fared against rookie Ngannou, who was making his boxing debut, to know that he is not the same fighter he once was.
Fury should be further down the rankings below his buddies, Joseph Parker, Zhilei Zhang, Agit Kabayel and Martin Bakole, because those guys are fighting higher than him. The Gypsy King hasn’t looked like his old self since his second fight against Deontay Wilder in 2020. In all his performances since then, he has looked like a shadow of his former self.
My ranking:
Champion: Daniel Dubois
- Oleksandr Usyk
- Martin Cole
- Agit Kabayel
- Zhilei Zhang
- Bakhodir Jalolov
- Filip Hrgovic
- Anthony Joshua
- Moses It will hurt
- Tyson Fury
- Worship Ajagba
Last updated on 29/09/2024
