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The heavyweight division is the glory division in boxing. The saying goes that as goes the heavyweights, goes boxing. So how does it go? The Klitschkos' reign supreme and apparently nobody can do anything about it. It's been that way for a few years now, and now the brothers hold all four of the major belts.

Heavyweight division rankings last updated March 2012

1. Wladimir Klitschko – David Haye was finally supposed to give Klitschko a good fight, but instead he ran around all night and Klitschko cruised to another easy win. It's 15 straight victories, 11 title defenses and 12 wins by stoppage in his current run.
2. Vitali Klitschko – Just as Haye was supposed to give Wladimir a good challenge, Odlanier Solis was supposed to be a good match for Vitali. How'd that turn out? Tomasz Adamek had nothing to offer Vitali either. Dereck Chisora made for a fun evening, but he was outclassed too. So... who's next?
3. Alexander Povetkin – After beating Chris Byrd and Eddie Chambers in back-to-back fights in a three month period of time at the end of 2007-beginning of 2008, Povetkin basically fell off the map. He's back now, winning a unanimous decision over Ruslan Chagaev for the (fake) WBA heavyweight title... the one that Wladimir won from David Haye, before the WBA branched off super and regular versions of the strap. Struggled to defeat cruiserweight champ Marco Huck in his last outing.
4. Robert Helenius -At 6'6", the Nordic Nightmare, undefeated at 17-0, represents for many the next "Klitschko-Killer". Of course, then he was extremely lucky just to get a decision victory over Dereck Chisora. Helenius has size, power and toughness, but he doesn't have a compete game yet. That was evident against Del Boy.
5. Tony Thompson - It's been six straight wins for Thompson since he lost to Wladimir. Now he's back in position to face him once again. Alrighty then.
6. Tyson Fury - The big man surprised a lot of people when he defeated Dereck Chisora, who had been widely viewed as the better fighter of the two. He's busy in the domestic and European scene, but there's also talk of a Klitschko match, so Fury's people have to decide if they sacrifice him now, or if they believe if he can improve enough to become a real force in the division and claim a title a year or two down the road after more on the job training.
7. Dereck Chisora - We got to see what Chisora can do when he's in shape. He took the fight to Helenius and certainly deserved to win that fight, but got robbed in front of Helenius' loyal followers. He gave Vitali a stern challenge but lost, and is now mired in the aftermath of his controversial actions from that evening, the weigh-in slap, the pre-fight spit, and the post-fight rumble with Haye.
8. Ruslan Chagaev – After taking care of the sideshow Nikolay Valuev, Chagaev was gaining recognition as one of the best heavyweights in the world. After both of their fights got canceled, Chagaev stepped in to meet champion Wladimir Klitschko. Add him to the list of challengers who were "supposed to" against Klitschko, and failed to perform whatsoever. He had his moments against Povetkin but failed to capitalize and lost a close but clear verdict.
9. Eddie Chambers – Chambers did his best to get something done against Wlad, however the size disadvantage left him unable to generate any kind of significant offensive attack. He weighed in at 209 lbs for the fight, so one has to ask if cruiserweight is where he should be plying his trade. It's a suggestion he doesn't take kindly to, but it may be his best bet at winning titles, at least as long as the Klitschkos are around. That said, he'd love another crack at Povetkin, who is now a "titleholder". Has only fought once in the past two years due to injury, which is why he's dropping down the list.
10. Bryant Jennings - Jennings cracks the top 10 with his decisive win over former titleholder turned gatekeeper Sergei Liakhovich. Guys like Mariusz Wach and Denis Boytsov have more professional experience, but the Liakhovich win is the best of the bunch for any of them, and Jennings' total package is better than either man.

Other Names: Seth Mitchell, David Haye, Sergei Liakhovich, Odlanier Solis, Alexander Dimitrenko, Bermane Stiverne, Chris Arreola, Tomasz Adamek, Mariusz Wach, Denis Boytsov

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