Which heavyweight do you think has the best resume ever?

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  1. lufcrazy

    lufcrazy requiescat in pace Full Member

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    Resume including only opponents who have been rated in the ring's top ten.

    Muhammed Ali 34-5-0 (20)

    Daniels, Moore, Jones, Cooper (x2), Liston (x2), Patterson (x2), Chuvalo (x2), London, Mildenberger, Williams, Terrell, Folley, Quarry (x2), Bonavena, Frazier(x3), Ellis, Foster, Bugner (x2), Norton (x3), Foreman, Wepner, Lyle, Young, Evangelista, Shavers, Spinks (x2) holmes, berbick. (28.)

    Joe Louis 44-3-0 (32)

    Pareda, Massare, Ramage (x2), Perroni, Brown (x2), Reztlaff, Carnera, Levinski, Baer, Uzcudun, Schmelling (x2), Sharkey, Attore, Pastor (x2), Braddock, Farr, Mann, Galento, Paycheck, Godoy (x2), Burman, Dorazio, Simon (x2), Musto, Baer (x2), Conn (x2), Nova, Mauriello, Walcott (x2), Charles, Brion (x2), Beshore, Agoramante (x2), Savold, Bivins, Marciano (36)

    After these two noone comes close until the coloured champions of the 1900's.
     
    lufcrazy, Jun 25, 2011
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  2. Cableaddict

    Cableaddict Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Jack Johnson.
     
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  3. Steenalized

    Steenalized Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Honestly kind of appalled that people haven't mentioned Louis. :thumbsup I put his resume at #2.
     
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  4. The_President

    The_President Boxing Addict banned

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    True, but sadly, mostly undocumented due to incompetents running the show. :good
     
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  5. Bubby

    Bubby Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Rocky Merciano! Stupid!!!
     
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  6. bRoNeR**a**G

    bRoNeR**a**G Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Ali has the best. Holy has a great resume. Lewis has a great resume. Foreman has an amazing one as well.
     
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  7. Cableaddict

    Cableaddict Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Yep.

    One must also factor-in the times. Anytime he fought a white guy, the ref & judges would be against him. Ring sizes, gloves weights, etc, would often be skewed in his opponents favor.

    - And those guys sometimes fought 20-30 rounds! Pretty significant considering that at age FORTY EIGHT he still had a record of 61-6, with a handful of N/C's. (and a few of the 6 losses were blatantly bad decisions.)

    Plus, the guy fought often, and he fought everyone.

    He was also impressive outside the ring. Six kids, which he raised & personally taught to read. Three WHITE wives (in America in the early 1900's) Outspoken on racial issues at a time it could get you lynched. Also he was evidently well-spoken & a gentleman with the press.

    Beat that, Muhammad.
     
    Cableaddict, Jun 25, 2011
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  8. DDDUUDDDEE

    DDDUUDDDEE Undisputed Ambien (taker) Full Member

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    Ali, Louis, Lewis, Holyfield and Foreman all have fantastic resumes.

    Ali is the definite standout though.
     
    DDDUUDDDEE, Jun 25, 2011
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  9. zoo

    zoo Active Member Full Member

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    Probably Holyfield, Foreman or Ali.
     
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  10. HEADBANGER

    HEADBANGER TEAM ELITE GENERAL Full Member

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    chris arreola
     
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  11. Rock0052

    Rock0052 Loyal Member Full Member

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    I give it to Joe Louis, but just slightly over Ali. Those bums of the month were generally rated contenders that Louis just blew out that badly, so people don't give it the just due it deserves. And look how tough he was matched early on....just incredible. Those two guys, a strong argument can be made for and I wouldn't begrudge anyone who fell on either side of it. Ali is the only one I can think of who didn't really miss any names, whereas there is a case that can be made that Louis didn't fight some of his top black contenders.

    Flip a coin between Louis and Ali, and there's no wrong answer.
     
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  12. H .

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    Ali of course

    ..not sure why some say Lewis
    :huh
     
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  13. elchivito

    elchivito master betty Full Member

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    Ali, Lewis, Holyfield, Foreman
     
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  14. badassQatari

    badassQatari Active Member Full Member

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    because they know boxing
     
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  15. assasin

    assasin Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    :rofl no it isn't!! get the hell out of here. adameks best opponent at heavy is that fat mexican, arreola.

    ARREOLA!!

    HAYE'S HEAVYWEIGHT RESUME IS MUCH BETTER THAN ADAMEKS. :deal
     
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