Top 12 heavyweight fighter h2h in history

This content is protected

This content is protected

This content is protected

This content is protected

This content is protected

This content is protected

 

He wasn't just a four round fighter at his best, but his game changed considerably if you made it out of those rounds. I'd give him a shot against anyone at his best, but I think the fighters above him were just better suited overall against more styles even though I'd pock Mike over at least 1 of them h2h.

 

Find one of frankenfranks lists, I thinl he may have McCall #1.

Here we go. I was wrong, he has him #2!

(S)HW :
1. Nicolay Valuev
2. Oliver McCall
3. George Foreman
4. Vitali Wladimirovich Klitschko
5. David Tua
6. Tony Tucker
7. Mike Tyson
8. Evander Holyfield
9. Lennox Lewis
10. Riddick Bowe


11. Ike Ibeabuchi
12. Lamon Brewster
13. Ross Puritty
14. Wladimir Klitschko
15. Joe Frazier
16. Muhammad Ali
17. James Douglas
18. James Smith
19. Joe Louis
20. Chris Byrd

21. Larry Holmes
22. Henry Akinwande
23. Jameel McCline
24. Sultanakhmed Ibragimov
25. Frank Bruno
26. Charles Liston
27. Rocco Marchegiano
28. Dominick Guinn
29. Joe Mesi
30. George Chuvalo

31. Bob Cleroux
32. Micahel Grant
33. Orlin Norris
34. Jesse Fergusson
35. Bert Cooper
36. Ray Mercer
37. Luan Krasniqi
38. Lance Whitaker
39. Lou Savarese
40. Oleg Maskaev

41. Hasim Rahman
42. Corrie Sanders

 

I love Louis, he's the greatest heavyweight ever in my opinion. But h2h he has some *****s in his armor that in my opinion may not allow him to be as successful as those I ranked ahead of him. This doesn't mean I don't think he could be any fighter in history, just that his style might not always match up so well.

 

Probably because he destroyed almost everyone he fought and has arguably the best jab in heavyweight history. Most people who question Liston have only seen his fights with Ali. The guy was a beast.

 

I didn't give much thought past 12, but Rocky falls off significantly in my opinion compared to his all time ranking. He would give trouble to some in the top 12 and be slaughtered by others in my opinion. While I don't buy into the myth of size advantages, the Rock got hit to much and wasn't a technician like Louis or with the great head movement of Frazier. Im just hazarding a guess, but I'd say he would probably rank between 15 and 20 but would have to really put mor thought into it.

 

I rate Johnson very highly all time. My list isn't perfect and I just tried to do some comparitive thinking based on what I've seen from each fighter. Neither Marciano or Dempsey maky MY top 10. I suppose arguments can be made for Wills, but I haven't watched enough of him (though I've read plenty) bto rank him above the guys I have. Jeff would have a strong case in my opinion but again there is a lack of clear footage and he had such a short career its difficult to say how it would have panned out had he had to fight Johnson sooner and other top black fighters. Im interested in see the lists of others though if anyone is willing to post them. No wrong answers here, only opinion.