Barry McGuigan MBE has revealed his high 10 heavyweight contenders, singling out one fighter for particular reward.
A blended pack of unbeaten skills, former champions and seasoned veterans are all jostling for a shot at undisputed champion Oleksandr Usyk.
McGuigan, 64, one of many sport’s most revered voices, included 5 British heavyweights in his rankings: Anthony Joshua (10), Tyson Fury (6), Daniel Dubois (5), Moses Itauma (2) and Fabio Wardley (1).
In his Each day Mirror column, McGuigan defended his determination to position Wardley, 20-0-1 (19 KOs), on the high.
“He deserves the rating. As he typically is, Wardley was behind in opposition to Joseph Parker but, as I predicted, discovered a solution to win. That’s the fantastic thing about the previous equaliser, you want pull it out of the bag solely as soon as.”
Nevertheless, it was one among Wardley’s gym-mates who McGuigan believes really has the world at his ft — unbeaten 20-year-old Moses Itauma.
“A southpaw with arms like lightening, Itauma is probably the most thrilling prospect on the planet. He punches precisely in addition to exhausting, the mixture of pace and energy [is] an explosive cocktail. Can he go the gap flat out? Can he take an elite punch? They’re the one questions left to reply.”
Itauma’s speedy rise has seen him compile 13 wins, together with 11 knockouts, throughout simply 26 rounds. Final outing, the WBA’s primary contender destroyed Dillian Whyte in a single spherical. His second struggle of 2025 might but be his final of the yr, as a proposed December return seems to have fallen by way of.
