WBA, IBF and WBO belt holder Oleksandr Usyk has been rated champion by Ring Magazine while Anthony Joshua and Deontay Wilder were ranked first and second runners up respectively.
Despite recording back-to-back loses and losing three in his last five, Anthony Joshua the British boxer of Nigerian descent is still being highly rated by Ring Magazine.
WBC Champion, Tyson Fury missed out on the rankings after announcing his retirement from the sport few months ago precisely in August.
Although, Fury has since come out of retirement, he hasn’t had any fight since he last defeated Deontay Wilder in a trilogy battle.
Joshua suffered his second consecutive defeat to Oleksandr Usyk in September, which has put him out of the heavyweight world title picture for the first time in several years.
Ring Magazine only listed WBA, IBF and WBO belts holder, Oleksandr Usyk as the champion but not ranked.
Meanwhile, Fury announced he had retired from the sport after his successful title defence against Wilder but has now announced he will return to the ring in December.
Fury’s on-off retirement from the sport appears to be the reason he has been left out of the Ring Magazine rankings with the likes of Whyte and Luis Ortiz making the top 10 ahead of him in fifth and sixth respectively. Joshua tops the pile having recently fought for the title belt against Usyk.
The Ring Magazine belt is not a typical world title like the WBA, WBC, IBF and WBO, but regarded as a prestigious trophy handed out only when the best fight the best
The Magazine may consider ranking Fury again if his purported bout with Dillian Whyte sees the light of the day in December.
Below is the list of the top 10 heavyweight boxers in the world
10 Zhilei Zhang
Zhang is 24-1-1 (19 KOs) and is a top heavyweight contender.
9. Frank Sanchez
Sanchez is 20-0 (13 KOs) and is a top heavyweight contender.
8. Filip Hrgovic
Hrgovic is 15-0 (12 KOs) and is a top heavyweight contender.
7. Joseph Parker
Parker is 30-3 (21 KOs) and is a former WBO heavyweight world champion.
6. Luis Ortiz
Ortiz 33-3 (28 KOs) and is a two-time former heavyweight world title challenger.
5. Dillian Whyte
Whyte is 28-3 (19 KOs) and is a former heavyweight world title challenger.
4. Andy Ruiz Jr
Ruiz Jr is 35-2 (22 KOs) and is a former WBA, IBF and WBO heavyweight world champion.
3. Joe Joyce
Joyce is 15-0 (14 KOs) and is a top heavyweight contender.
2. Deontay Wilder
Wilder is 42-2-1 (41 KOs) and is a former WBC heavyweight world champion.
1. Anthony Joshua
Joshua is 24-3 (22 KOs) and is a former two-time WBA, IBF and WBO heavyweight world champion.
Champion – Oleksandr Usyk
Usyk is 20-0 (13 KOs) and is the current WBA, IBF and WBO heavyweight world champion.