Rings Poll Of The Top Heavies Since 1987.

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  1. JohnThomas1

    JohnThomas1 VIP Member

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    That's a great list, i think they have the top 6 pegged well. Some might push Tyson above Holyfield but both deserve to be highly rated. Ike stands out a bit even if low. Hopefully AJ and Wilder (or even Fury) push those bottom 2 out later.
     
  2. manbearpig

    manbearpig A Scottish Noob Full Member

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    Aside from the top 4, none of the rest in that list is a "great". You're just being disingenuous now because I don't think Ivan Drago is anything other than a boring arm puncher who never beat anyone great or beat everyone else. At least Wlad did the second one.
     
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  3. Knights107

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    Great list.

    Lewis & holyfield have the best resume.
    I'am true?
    Wlad lack of quality opponent :yaay
     
  4. Mendoza

    Mendoza Hrgovic = Next Heavyweight champion of the world. Full Member

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    So now you're okay with him being 5th? This contradicts your words and the amount of trolling you do against him. Like I said, you can not be taken seriously!

    To me, Holyfield is overrated, and if we are talking since 1987, So it Tyson.

    Vitali is up for the boxing hall of fame this year. He'll likely be approved, so I guess the voters too vastly overrate him.
     
  5. manbearpig

    manbearpig A Scottish Noob Full Member

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    Do you have any honest comprehensive skills at all?

    Me saying I'm fine with him being ranked 5th best from 1987 is not an admission of greatness.

    There have been 4 champions of merit in those 30 years. And that number over that period of years is about average with history.

    Outside of that 4, which I believe to be, in my own order;
    Lewis
    Tyson
    Wlad
    Holyfield
    - there is no other real strength. Vitali is 5th, he's the best of the also rans. He is nothing of note.

    I am not being contradictory when I say he is both vastly overrated, and that I have no real problem with him being placed as 5th best in the last 30 years.


    You're just being weird about it.
     
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  6. choklab

    choklab cocoon of horror Full Member

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    I think the top three are about right. I think Ray Mercer and Oliver McCall were better than Ibeabuchi. Ruiz too.
     
  7. Bokaj

    Bokaj Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Yep, the top 4 are really in a league of their own. Then there's Vitaly or Bowe. But it's quite a drop between 4th and 5th.
     
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  8. JohnThomas1

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    Totally agree.
     
  9. ForemanJab

    ForemanJab Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Pretty decent list. Only significant change I'd make is putting Wlad above Holyfield and Tyson.
     
  10. Sting like a bean

    Sting like a bean Well-Known Member banned Full Member

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    I almost "liked" this but you threw Ruiz in there. Kinda had me scratching my head.
     
  11. VVMM

    VVMM Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Poor list Foreman,W. Klitschko, Moorer,Ibeabuchi,Byrd are overrated.
     
  12. Rock0052

    Rock0052 Loyal Member Full Member

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    You could juggle the top 4 pretty much any way you'd like and have a case for it. That's where the tier cutoff is.
     
  13. NoNeck

    NoNeck Pugilist Specialist

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    Foreman should not be on there.

    Ibeabuchi only in a head to head sense.

    I assume active fighters do not count.
     
  14. escudo

    escudo Boxing Addict Full Member

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    A bad style match up. A guy that big usually lacks a coherent inside game. Bowe is best SHW inside fighter we've seen. Holy got beat up inside where he was supposed to dominate and couldn't really stay out due to Bowe's longer jab. Holyfield was forced into plan C against Bowe which was mid-range lateral movement. Holy was never a great mid-range puncher.
     
  15. mcvey

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    You don't think the size disparity had any bearing on the result?