Toughest oppositions faced , win or lose

This is 1 way 2 bypass robberies and duckings : simply ask who faced d toughest opposition ? it does have 2 consider d state of d opponents when faced in comparison with d fighter whose opposition is at stake .
Sometimes , if i mentioned / included a not great opponent , look 4 d gape in age/size/both .
Same case if/when i ommit big names because of age/size/state arguments .

My candidates :

HW:

Oleg Maskaev : Alexander Miroshnichenko , Oliver McCall , David Tua , Kirk Johnson , Lance Whitaker , Corey Sanders , Derrick Jefferson , Hassim Rahman*2


Chris Byrd : Vitali Klitschko , Wladimir Klitschko*2 , David Tua , Ike Ibeabuchi ,
Jameel McCline , Andrezj Golota , Ross Puritty .

Evander Holyfield : Riddick Bowe*3 , Lennox Lewis*2 , Mike Tyson*2 , Michael Dokes , Bert Cooper , Michael Moorer*2


Ross Puritty : Vitali Klitschko , Wladimir Klitschko , Hasim Rahman , Corrie Sanders , Michael Grant , Chris Byrd , Jorge Luis Gonzalez , Tommy Morison .

Oliver McCall : Lennox Lewis*2 , Henry Akinwande , Bruce Seldon , Jesse Ferguson , James Douglas , Tony Tucker , Orlin Norris


Orlin Norris : Vitali Klitschko , Henry Akinwande , Tony Tucker*2 , Oliver McCall , Greg Page , Bert Cooper , Andrezj Golota , Vassily Jirov , Ola Afolabi , Arthur Williams*2 , Adolpho Washington*2 , Nate Miller*2 , Tony Tubbs , Renaldo Snipes .

Hasim Rahman : Lennox Lewis*2 , David Tua*2 , Wladimir Klitschko , Corrie Sanders , Ross Puritty , Oleg Maskaev*2 ,

Jese Ferguson : Riddick Bowe , Mike Tyson , Oliver McCall , Hasim Rahman , Ray Mercer*2 , Orlin Norris , Carl Williams , Reggie Gross , Michael Dokes , James Smith , Bruce Seldon , Jeremy Williams , Obed Sullivan , Andrez Golota

Doug Jones : Joe Frazier , George Chuvalo , Muhammad Ali , Zora Folley*2 , Bob Foster , Harold Johnson , Eddie Machen .

Floyd Patterson : Charles Liston*2 , Muhammad Ali*2 , George Chuvalo , Oscar Bonavena , Jerry Quarry*2 , Eddie Machen , Ingemar Johanson*3 , Joey Maxim .


Each of these men definitely faced a much more lethal opposition than Ezzard Charles , Rocco Markegiano , Joe Louis and Larry Holmes fought .

notice : i also did not include Lennox Lewis , Mike Tyson , Riddick Bowe , George Foreman , Muhammad Ali , Joe Frazier , David Tua (probably because he was avoided) , Corrie Sanders (maybe avoided) .

I may post some more d next time , and maybe other divisions as well .

 

Good mention : Arnold Raymond Cream : Louis*2 , Markegiano*2 , Charles*4 , Harold Johnson , Joey Maxim*3 , Lee Q Murray , Curtis Sheppard , Abe Simon , Joe baksi , Tiger Jack Fox*2 ,


some will mention Rex Layne and Elmer Ray*2 but in truth they weren't/aren't worth mentioning .

 

As if i forgot 2 mention him in my 1st post

 

great opposition , but usually not heavyweights or close 2 it .
Charles is a top 50 p4p fighter , possibly top 40 or even a bit more , but he rarely fought quality heavyweights near their prime .
Great fighter , not a great heavyweight .