By Victor Kanayo
Anthony Joshua has been ranked number one and Deontay Wilder second runners up, while WBA, IBF and WBO belt holder Oleksandr Usyk was rated champion by Ring Magazine.
Despite recording back-to-back loses and losing three of his last five, 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 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.
