My top 20 heavyweights of all time

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  1. SuzieQ49

    SuzieQ49 The Manager Full Member

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    H2H/Resume/Accomplishments

    1. Joe Louis
    2. Muhammad Ali
    3. Larry Holmes
    4. Lennox Lewis
    5. Rocky Marciano
    6. Sonny Liston
    7. George Foreman
    8. Mike Tyson
    9. Joe Frazier
    10. Wladimir Klitschko
    11. Jack Johnson
    12. Evander Holyfield
    13. Harry Wills
    14. Jack Dempsey
    15. James Jeffries
    16. Sam Langford
    17. Jersey Joe Walcott
    18. Floyd Patterson
    19. Ezzard Charles
    20. Max Schmeling


    * If Jack Dempsey had defeated Harry Greb and Harry Wills, he would rate # 3 on my all time heavyweight list.

    * If Wladimir Klitschko defeated undefeated versions of Alexander Povetkin, Denis Boystov, Kubrat Pulev, and David Price in the next 2-3 years..he will move up to number 3 on my all time heavyweight list.
     
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  2. PhillyPhan69

    PhillyPhan69 Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    01 Louis
    02 Ali

    03 Holmes
    04 Foreman
    05 Lewis

    06 Frazier
    07 Marciano
    08 Johnson

    09 Holyfield
    10 Tyson

    11 Dempsey
    12 Liston
    13 Jeffries
    14 Wlad

    15 Schmeling
    16 Bowe
    17 Vitali

    18 Patterson
    19 Walcott
    20 Charles

    21 Wills
     
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  3. SuzieQ49

    SuzieQ49 The Manager Full Member

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    nice list
     
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  4. MrBumboclart

    MrBumboclart Active Member Full Member

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    Nice list

    Personally I'd have Ali at one. Seeing as he'd probably beat Joe Louis over 15 and his resume is more impressive.

    Liston should be higher imo and I'd probably drop Wills and add Norton or J. Corbett.

    Just my opinion though. Great list
     
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  5. McGrain

    McGrain Diamond Dog Staff Member

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    I like that list a lot Q.

    Where do you have Jackson and Corbett?
     
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  6. PhillyPhan69

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    wrong!
     
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  7. McGrain

    McGrain Diamond Dog Staff Member

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    You think Louis has a more impressive resume than Ali?
     
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  8. MrBumboclart

    MrBumboclart Active Member Full Member

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    After seeing how Conn outboxed him, who is a poor man's Gene Tunney, I reckon Ali would have done the same.

    As for resume. I don't see anyone on Louis' record who can touch Foreman, Frazier, Liston e.c.t.
     
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  9. SuzieQ49

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    Conn, a poor man's gene tunney? You're kidding right?


    Tunney-Conn is a 50-50 fight
     
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  10. SuzieQ49

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    I like them both, I believe I have one of them or both of them right around 22-26th spots all time. Corbett had balls, took on all the best of his era, even when past his prime. In his prime, he may have been the best of the bunch. Jackson was a stud, no one wanted to fight that guy. I think he was a h2h beast for that era.
     
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  11. PhillyPhan69

    PhillyPhan69 Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    I only meant to highlight the first part...Louis H2H....The opinion is fine the likely is not!
     
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  12. PhillyPhan69

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    I used to throw both of them in at mid 20's....My understanding of them is limited, and I feel beter not ranking them, than I do giving them a token 25-26.
     
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  13. Legend X

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    I truly believe that if George Foreman and Joe Frazier had come along and challenged for the title when Joe Louis was champion, there's a big chance that they wouldn't be remembered all-time greats today.
     
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  14. brnxhands

    brnxhands Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Suzie head to head what do you think of tyson?
     
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  15. janitor

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    That is quite a big jump based on beting two fighters.
     
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