Francis Ngannou denied place in Ring Magazine top 10 heavyweight rankings after Tyson Fury fight, and Anthony Joshua retains position
Francis Ngannou has not been included in the updated Ring Magazine heavyweight top 10 rankings.
The former UFC champion shocked the boxing world by flooring Tyson Fury and going toe-to-toe with him in a competitive fight on Saturday night, although he ultimately lost a controversial split decision.
Following this fight, many fans have gained a tremendous amount of respect for Ngannou's boxing ability.
Some are calling for him to rematch Fury.
Others want to see him take on top heavyweights such as Anthony Joshua and Deontay Wilder.
Time will tell what Ngannou's next move turns out to be, but for the moment the boxing world is still reacting to Saturday night.
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WBC president Mauricio Sulaiman has said he will be recommending that Ngannou joins the top ten of their sanctioning body's heavyweight rankings.
However, the Ring Magazine panel does not agree with this assessment.
Their independent group of writers have decided that Ngannou does not warrant a top ten position yet.
In fact, in their latest update, just one writer suggested installing him in the number ten position, but it was not a big point of discussion.
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Top 10 Ring Magazine Heavyweight Rankings
👑🇺🇦 Oleksandr Usyk
1️⃣🇬🇧 Tyson Fury
2️⃣🇺🇸 Deontay Wilder
3️⃣🇬🇧 Anthony Joshua
4️⃣🇨🇳 Zhilei Zhang
5️⃣🇳🇿 Joseph Parker
6️⃣🇭🇷 Filip Hrgovic
7️⃣🇺🇸 Jared Anderson
8️⃣🇬🇧 Joe Joyce
9️⃣🇨🇺 Frank Sanchez
🔟🇸🇪 Otto Wallin
Instead, the panel contemplated moving Fury down from his number one spot.
This did not happen in the end, with the rankings ultimately ending up unchanged after Fury vs Ngannou.
Usyk is the current Ring champion and so sits above the top ten.
Fury occupies the number one spot.
Deontay Wilder is ranked second, with Anthony Joshua in third.
Zhilei Zhang holds number four, with Joseph Parker number five and Filip Hrgovic number six.
Jared Anderson is now number seven and Joe Joyce is number eight.
Frank Sanchez and Otto Wallin round out the top ten.