Tyson Fury misses out to rival in latest heavyweight rankings

Tyson Fury has been pipped to the title of the best heavyweight boxer in the world by his arch-nemesis.

However, for now at least, Fury still has his work cut out to convince everyone that that is indeed the case.

The pair spent months trading insults and threats as their representatives attempted to organise a fight earlier this year, but in the end the proposed fight fell through.

It has been reported that Usyk was prepared to agree a 70-30 purse split in Fury's favour to make the fight happen, but still the two parties could not reach a deal.

Despite that, Fury still finds himself above both Deontay Wilder and Anthony Joshua in the rankings.

Wilder is rated No2 in the world, while AJ, fresh from his win over Jermaine Franklin, has been places at No3.

Olympic champions Joshua defeated Franklin by a unanimous decision in his return to the ring last weekend, and after the fight hinted that he could take on world No2 Fury in the not-too-distant future.

After Fury and Joshua, fellow British fighter Joe Joyce is ranked at No4 ahead of Andy Ruiz at No5 and Fury's recent foe Dillian Whyte at No6.

The American currently does not have any fights scheduled, but there has been talk that he could soon face one of AJ, Martin Bakole Ilunga, Hughie Fury or Filip Hrgovic.

Luis Ortiz and Joseph Parker come in at 7th and 8th in the rankings, while Hrgovic is rated at No9 in the world, just beating out Cuban fighter Frank Sanchez.