What is your list of top 6 ATG heavyweights?

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  1. FanFromEurope

    FanFromEurope New Member banned Full Member

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    My list is -

    Ali - Almost everyone has him in top list so does me. Knocking out beast like Foreman was awesome... Even Evander could not finish the job against fat past prime big George ....

    Lennox Lewis - Yes , he was knocked out twice by lesser fighters but he avanged his defeats in good fashion. He was very big and could box very well. For being a tall guy he had awesome inside game. He had killer combinations and beast uppercuts. He is of of the most completed boxers in HW division love it or hate it. He had almost everything.


    Evander Holyfield - I rate Evander over Tyson. He was just a smarter boxer with better boxing skills. He fought almost everyone and never ducked any fight. He faced greats like - Lennox Lewis , Foreman , Tyson , Bowe , Byrd, Holmes and even as an old man he was robbed against Valuev.

    George Foreman - He was very powerfull puncher. Probably the strongest puncher of all time. Even as and old man he was not knocked out by boxers like young Briggs or Evander (who knocked Tyson out)

    Rocky Marciano - He would get probably tko by boxers like Lennox for being too small. Not real super heavyweight. But he had amazing career without losing .


    Vitaly Klitschko - Big , agressive and granite chin. His resume is much worse than Wladimir's but he is 5x better boxer overall.




    Another honorable mentions are - Mike Tyson , Joe Luis , Ridick Bowe
     
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  2. Gerushio

    Gerushio Active Member Full Member

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    Classic section homie. Take your garbage over there
     
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  3. andrewa1

    andrewa1 Boxing Addict banned Full Member

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    Why top 6? Leaves alot of people out who should be left on, no list should be smaller than top ten, and top 20 is a better list that captures the he's who most deserve atg rankings.
    Also, is this h2h, legacy and impact, resume, or a combination of all?

    My would include all, and it would go Louis, Ali, Lewis, Marciano, Dempsey, Johnson, Sullivan, Foreman, Holmes, Vitali, Tyson, Wlad, Frazier, Schmeling, Tunney, Corbett, Holyfield, Jeffries, in that order at the moment.
     
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  4. KiwiMan

    KiwiMan Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Joe Louis must be top 6 (not in a H2H sense, but for his achievements).
     
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  5. Gil Gonzalez

    Gil Gonzalez Boxing Addict banned Full Member

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    I can only think of a clear top 5. The sixth is a toss up.

    1. Ali
    2. Joe Louis
    3. Foreman
    4. Mike Tyson
    5. Frazier
     
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  6. heerko koois

    heerko koois Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    1-Foreman
    2-Holmes
    3-Tyson
    4-Marciano
    5-Bowe
    6-VK
     
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  7. latineg

    latineg user of dude wipes Full Member

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    No Ali or Lewis??
     
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  8. heerko koois

    heerko koois Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    No Clay/ali because he had too many close fights...( even Cooper almost ko,d him )
    Liston 2 was a hoax. but he did have heart ( maybe number 1 in that appartment)
    Lewis lost ofcourse 2 times in his prime
     
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  9. Keith-Joshua

    Keith-Joshua New Member Full Member

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    I give you a top 10 :

    1. Muhammad Ali
    2. Joe Louis
    3. Lennox Lewis
    4. Evander Holyfield
    5. Larry Holmes
    6. George Foreman
    7. Mike Tyson
    8. Vitali Klitschko
    9. Wladimir Klitschko
    10. Joe Frazier
     
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  10. GolovKing

    GolovKing ESB Since 2006 Full Member

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    Any list sans Louis and Ali is not a list to be considered. It's the rare situation where opinions can be wrong.
     
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  11. cuchulain

    cuchulain Loyal Member Full Member

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    Ali
    Louis
    Lewis
    Foreman
    Marciano
    Holmes



    Rounding out the top ten...

    Tyson
    Frazier
    Liston
    Wlad
     
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  12. The Akbar One

    The Akbar One Obsessed with Boxing banned Full Member

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    lol. A younger Joe Luis would have beaten the **** out of Marciano, so would Tyson. I'd have Jack Johnson in there over Evan Fields as well. I don't honor that steroid using mother ****er.
     
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  13. northpaw

    northpaw Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    In order:

    1. Lennox
    2. Ali
    3. Holmes
    4. Louis
    5. Foreman

    At any given time, these men were effectively unbeatable.
     
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  14. HerolGee

    HerolGee Loyal Member banned Full Member

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    1. Louis
    2. Ali
    3. Holmey
    4. Lennox
    5. Marciano

    number 6 is where you include the slightly less cast iron votes, so it could be several names.
     
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  15. Mordechai

    Mordechai Boxing Addict Full Member

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    H2h and resume combined

    1. Muhammad Ali
    2. Joe Louis
    3. Lennox Lewis
    4. Wlad
    5. Big George
    6. Evander Holyfield
    7. Mike Tyson
    8. Larry Holmes
    9. Vitali klitschko
    10. Sonny Liston
     
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