Marciano in your top 10.

Moore was actually Marciano's last opponent.

But "He ended it beating up the #1 Heavyweight contender, Light Heavyweight Champion, future Hall of Famer, All time Great that was said to be the boogeyman he was ducking for over a year." doesn't have the same ring to it.

You could have just spruced it up with "old" and "fat" though.

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Louis
Ali
Holmes
Johnson
Marciano
Tyson
Lewis
Foreman
Dempsey
Frazier
Holyfield
Liston
Wlad

 

Bla bla bla, he still won. Get over it.....

P.S he retired after knocking Archie Moore into "Bolivion." Next please.........

 

That's it. All a fighter can do is the best that are around. That's what he should be measured by. Measuring ones standing how he hypothetically would have done against other fighters is pure speculation. Add to that how wrong all of us often are when predicting the outcome of today's fights makes it an even lesser tool to rank a fighter IMO.

 

Louis
Ali
Lewis
Holmes
Dempsey
Fraizer
Holyfield
Wlad
Liston
Schmeling

 

Yes he beat Moore in 1955,Moore had turned pro in 1935!

 

Max beat a much MUCH better Louis than Rocky did.

Foreman was very good, but there was better.

Tyson, in terms of sheer skill, is better than all of them. But his resume (not his problem) is thin.

 

Louis
Ali
Lewis
Holmes
Wladmir Klitschko
Tyson
Foreman
Frazier
Marciano
Holyfield

 

1 Louis
2 Ali

3 Holmes
4 Lewis

5 Foreman
6 Wlad

7 Holyfield
8 Frazier
9 Tyson

10 Marciano
11 Liston

So I guess on my 10-11 tier. I guess 7-12 seems reasonable

 

I would like to his tox screen, I bet it is a longer list.

 

Sorry my bad. He went out not beating a fat light heavyweight but a 40 something light heavyweight with over 100 fights on his clock and had to get off the canvas to do so.

Either or. Neither makes impressive reading.

 

Louis and Ali won more fights, held the crown longer, had 3 times as many successful titles defenses. In Ali`s case his opposition was much greater. Louis was about on par with Rocky`s opp but again he had the title 12 years and a record 25 defenses. Rocky did a lot and he retired smartly but I don't believe he has any valid argument as GOAT.