{"id":304872,"date":"2025-07-30T21:03:10","date_gmt":"2025-07-30T21:03:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/304872\/"},"modified":"2025-07-30T21:03:10","modified_gmt":"2025-07-30T21:03:10","slug":"the-rings-heavyweight-rankings-questioned-why-is-tyson-fury-still-1-with-a-0-2-record","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/304872\/","title":{"rendered":"The Ring’s Heavyweight Rankings Questioned: Why Is Tyson Fury Still #1 With A 0-2 Record?"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Ring updated their latest heavyweight rankings with Tyson Fury surprisingly at #1 despite a 0-2 record<\/strong> in his last two fights. That should be enough to remove \u2018The Gypsy King\u2019 from the Ring\u2019s ratings.<\/p>\n

Kabayel\u2019s Knockout Dominance<\/strong><\/p>\n

Agit Kabayel is positioned below Fury and Joseph Parker on the updated list at #3. That ranking is way too low. The way Kabayel (26-0, 18 KOs) is fighting, he\u2019d beat Fury and Parker.<\/p>\n

Kabayel did a far better job of defeating Zhilei Zhang than Parker did, knocking him out in the sixth round in his last fight in February. In contrast, Parker was dropped twice by Zhang and forced to go the 12-round distance to win a majority decision in 2024.<\/p>\n

Champion: Oleksandr Usyk<\/p>\n

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  1. Tyson Fury<\/li>\n
  2. Joseph Parker<\/li>\n
  3. Agit Kabayel<\/li>\n
  4. Daniel Dubois<\/li>\n
  5. Anthony Joshua<\/li>\n
  6. Filip Hrgovic<\/li>\n
  7. Fabio Wardley<\/li>\n
  8. Zhilei Zhang<\/li>\n
  9. Martin Bakole<\/li>\n
  10. Efe Ajagba<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Why Fury Isn\u2019t Top 10<\/strong><\/p>\n

    Other than the weirdness of Fury at #1, the rest of the rankings aren\u2019t too bad in comparison, but still not good. If Tyson\u2019s career was still steaming along like it had been when he defeated Deontay Wilder for the second time in 2021, a #1 would be logical.<\/p>\n

    Fury\u2019s wins since then have come against lesser fighters, like Dereck Chisora, Dillian Whyte, and Francisco Ngannou. Are these pity rankings?<\/strong> Did The Ring give Fury his #1 ranking based on his past accomplishments many years ago? It\u2019s hard not to see it that way because if you go by Tyson\u2019s 0-2 record and his controversial 10-round split decision victory over Ngannou, he doesn\u2019t belong in the top 10 of the best heavyweights.<\/p>\n

    When you lose twice and are gifted a decision against an 0-0 prospect, Ngannou, you don\u2019t rate being on a top 10 or even top 15 of the best heavyweight lists.<\/p>\n

    Parker\u2019s Soft Schedule<\/strong><\/p>\n

    The Ring has Joseph Parker at #2. He hasn\u2019t beaten anyone to redeem himself since being knocked out by Joe Joyce in 2022. Parker\u2019s recent victories since then have come against 310-lb Martin Bakole, 42-year-old Zhilei Zhang, and 39-year-old Deontay Wilde. Those aren\u2019t good enough wins for Parker to deserve a #2 ranking unless we\u2019ve lowered the bar for what it takes to receive that high of a spot.<\/p>\n

    Rethinking Top Heavyweights<\/strong><\/p>\n

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    1. Agit Kabayel<\/li>\n
    2. Lenier Pero<\/li>\n
    3. Richard Torrez Jr.<\/li>\n
    4. Joseph Parker<\/li>\n
    5. Daniel Dubois<\/li>\n
    6. Fabio Wardley<\/li>\n
    7. Zhilei Zhang<\/li>\n
    8. Efe Ajagba<\/li>\n
    9. Filip Hrgovic<\/li>\n
    10. Anthony Joshua<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      Boxing News 24<\/a> \u00bb The Ring\u2019s Heavyweight Rankings Questioned: Why is Tyson Fury Still #1 With a 0-2 Record?<\/p>\n

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