Greatest heavyweights since Joe Louis-

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  1. Black2023

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    You can include Joe Louis reign from 1937 so the last 75 yrs-


    Head to head top ten-

    1 L Lewis
    2 M Tyson
    3 M Ali
    4 G Foreman
    5 R Bowe
    6 S Liston
    7 Vitali Klitschko
    8 E Holyfield
    9 Wlad Klitschko
    10 L Holmes


    Achievement/ Head to head/overall greatness

    1 M. Ali
    2 J. Louis
    3 L. Lewis
    4 L. Holmes
    5 E Holyfield
    6 M Tyson
    7 G Foreman
    8 J Frazier
    9 R Marciano
    10 Wlad Klitschko
     
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  2. African Cobra

    African Cobra The Right Honourable Lord President of the Council banned Full Member

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    Ali defeats everyone head to head and greatest achievements. Holmes is next. Marciano and Klitshckos bottom of both lists.
     
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  3. Primadonna Kool

    Primadonna Kool Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Head to Head match ups are purely opinion. But if most people where given drugs that make you 100% honest and realistic in you're opinion.

    Lennox Lewis
    Larry Holmes
    Muhammad Ali
    Evander Holyfield
    Mike Tyson
    Riddick Bowe

    These are the hardest heavyweights head to head of all-time. They could all beat each other, and would be involved in close fights between each other.

    These guys up above would beat most of the other guys, at their peaks.

    Lennox Lewis would probably blast most guys out, a pissed off Lennox Lewis is probably the baddest heavyweight of all-time.
     
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  4. SkillspayBills

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    It's a shame Larry Holmes came at a time when he missed out on the really massive fights, He was certainly some fighter and maybe could of added to his legacy. It's a little like Wlad at the moment but Wlad's opposition is a fair bit lower to say the least..
     
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  5. BoxingAnalyst

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    Larry Olubamiwo.
     
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  6. mrplow182

    mrplow182 Seasoned Veteran Full Member

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    Joe Louis is the greatest heavyweight of all time.
     
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  7. Black2023

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    ah drugs it skews things when do you reckon it came on the scene-

    Always thoughts late 80s onward
     
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  8. Black2023

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    Holmes beat mercer and mccall when he was in his 40s not bad but didnt have that big commercial name


    He should have been champ again with the WBC
     
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  9. Black2023

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    Anyone care to do a head to head list and an overall greatness list-


    Wonder how much it would differ-
     
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  10. ero-sennin

    ero-sennin Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Head to head, I would have to go with Tyson.
     
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  11. brown bomber

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  12. Bronxbull666

    Bronxbull666 The Beast From The East Full Member

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    Rocky Marciano
    Muhammad Ali
    Ezzard Charles
    Joe Louis
    Larry Holmes
    Wladimir Klitschko
    Lennox Lewis
    Riddick Bowe
    Vitali Klitschko
    George Foreman
    Evander Holyfield
    Sonny Liston
    Joe Frazier
    Mike Tyson
    Earnie Shavers
    Ingemar Johansson
     
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  13. Jon Saxon

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    lol do have Wlad ahead of Lewis?
     
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  14. luke

    luke Well-Known Member Full Member

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    holmes style is terrable against a swarmer/pressure fighter or a counter puncher. every time he loads up and steps in with that power jab hes right next to the fighter within distance to get hit. i love holmes but h2h norton and bowe 2 guys who are not the greatest, would rank higher imo, sluggers or cutesy guys like byrd and young would be easy work for a guy like holmes so would a tua.
     
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  15. Flea Man

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    Holmes is becoming overrated.
     
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