(05-16-2020, 11:35 PM)craigyid14 Wrote:(05-16-2020, 12:50 PM)diehard Wrote: This looks like it has some good meat on it for Parker. Pulev is accounted for, as he awaits his shot at AJ. Maybe Usyk too. But Martin, Hunter, and Ruiz are fair game, as are Helenius and Hrgovic. Forget Chisora, he's too much bother: Yes, Parker is ranked WBO #2, but there's not much to fight there. The IBF looks like better opponents.
IBF:
Champ: AJ
1. Kubrat Pulev
2. Charles Martin
3. Oleksandr Usyk
4. Michael Hunter
5. Andy Ruiz Jr.
6. Robert Helenius
7. Filip Hrgovic
8. Joseph Parker
9. Tom Schwarz
10. Dereck Chisora
11. Tony Yoka
12. Agit Kabayel
13. Zhang Zhilei
14. Demsey McKean
15. Otto Wallin
I'll never understand the governing bodies, why have the IBF chosen not to rate Wilder or Whyte? Do they not see them as in the top 15 heavyweights in the world?
Makes no sense. I do know that if you are the champ, the other alphabets won't rank you. But as you say, Wilder and Whyte aren't champs, and aren't ranked in all the governing bodies. At their level, you'd think the other alphabets would want them to have some fights with the top tier in their alphabet.
Wilder is ranked in two alphabets at least. Please explain Trevor Bryan ranked WBA #1 for almost two years now with no activity?