Anthony Joshua's 11th round TKO of Wladimir Klitschko puts him at #2 in our Heavyweight rankings, ahead of previous interim champ Alex Povetkin, but still behind inactive #1 Tyson Fury. Klitschko drops from #2 to #3, his lowest ranking since March 2006 (in other words, since April of 2006, Wlad Klitschko has been either #1 or #2).
Top five in SportsRatings' Heavyweight rankings for May of 2017:
Apr May Fighter Record Rating
1 1. TYSON FURY (15-0-0) 59.41 last rated win -17 months.
5 2. ANTHONY JOSHUA (12-0-0) 43.04 TKO 11 #2 WLAD KLITSCHKO;
new INTERIM HW CHAMPION
2 3. WLAD KLITSCHKO (42-5-0) 33.99 L TKO 11 #5 ANTHONY JOSHUA
3 4. ALEX POVETKIN (25-1-0) 33.78
4 5. DEONTAY WILDER (14-0-0) 28.72
Interestingly Klitschko remains ever-so slightly ahead of Povetkin, whom he defeated a few years ago. And at #5 on our list, the other major player in the division, undefeated Deontay Wilder.
There's also #6 Joseph Parker and #7 Luis Ortiz, both undefeated, to reckon with. All in all, the division is as exciting as it's been since Lennox Lewis's reign. And Joshua vs. Klitschko might have been the best big HW fight since Lewis vs. Vitali Klitschko over 10 years ago.
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