Top 10 white heavyweights

Based on achievement starts with Marciano,Dempsey,J.Corbett,J.Sullivan,M.Schmeling,The Kleichkoe brothers, G.Tunney, M.Baer. J.Jeffries. But on pure talent or "what could've been". bases, Jerry Quarry/ Gerry Cooney, Tommy Morrison ,M.Baer ,esp in the case of Quarry who had all the tools but came along when some of the most talented heavys in history were around, and his indifference to training didn't help.

 

Joe Buggnar .

 

Primo Carnera

 

1. Marciano
2. Dempsey
3. John L Sully
4. Max Baer
5. Gene Tunney
6. Fitzsimmons
7. Corbett
8. Wlad K
9. Primo Carnera
10. JJJ
11. Vitali K

 

Aren't you ranking numbers 8 and 11 a bit high? I'm sure you could replace them with Burns and Francois Botha.

 

how? the others were unified champs, botha wasnt, and burns though unified was an obvious paper champ.

vitali though minor titlist, did much more than botha.


wlad though he took forever to unify is much more accomplished than burns.

 

Just giving your cage a shake to make sure you're still alive

 

so you have no explanation.

 

My explanation is that I wanted to annoy you.

However, one may as well try to annoy a rock.

 

rocky is top of my chart. strange.

 

Based on a combination of achievement, historical status, h2h matchups and most importantly my own personal opinion/preference which may or may not appear biased and incomprehensible to those here with a different opinion or preference so don't get too upset over it if you disagree with it.

1. Vitali Klitschko
2. Wladimir Klitschko
3. Rocky Marciano
4. Gene Tunney
5. Jack Dempsey
6. Max Schmeling
7. Jim Jeffries
8. Max Baer
9. Corrie Sanders
10. Gerry Cooney

I know I'm going to get a lot of heat for some of those choices especially number 10. so I better keep my head down for a while.

 

The top five in chronological order would be Sullivan, Jeffries, Dempsey, Marciano and Wlad.

My reasoning is that they are the only five who dominated a definable era.

 

can't forget H2H monster SNV

 

I'd have Jerry Quarry in the top 10 also.

 

Other fighters to consider when adding to the list:

Jack Sharkey
Ernie Schaff
Lou Nova
Luther McCarty
Rex Layne
Roland LaStarza
George Chuvalo