Larry Holmes rated 17th best fighter P4P in the last 50 years

Hilarious that Ali is at the forefront of what he could have done better. Certainly exposes a bit of bias. How about unifying the division?

 

Every point you made is opinion, not fact. I'm not saying I agree or disagree with any of it and I understand how that could have effected his ranking, but do you not find it moronic that they centralised what Holmes could have done better around Ali rather than what actually held him back from being ranked higher. You could have said the same about him beating Tyson or Holyfield, but I guess it's pretty evident that Holmes was always going to be left in Ali's shadow, which shouldn't be the way.

 

So, 17th best fighter P4P in the last 50 years, from an article 22 years ago?

I'm sure he's probably dropped down a few notches and some fighters who have come along in the past 22 years have moved ahead of him.

Nearly a quarter of a century is a long time.

 

That would have to take a further look into as you'd be losing every viable contender on the list from 1936-1958.

 

It didn't go back to 1936 even then. 1996-50=1946

1968 to 2018.

 

Holy crap, maths was genuinely one of my stronger subjects in school. That's just embarrassing

 

Dude I have that magazine. Can't believe it's been 22 years!

I think Sugar Ray Robinson was rated #1. What would've made him better: If he would've walked on water. That was Ring's answer.

 

I think I have it, too.

That said, I don't think Holmes makes the top 17 P4P from 1968 to 2018.

 

I don't even know if he makes the top 5 heavyweights from 1968 to 2018. Maybe just slides in.

There have also been a lot more fighters who were champs in multiple weight divisions over the last 22 years than there ever were before that.

(Because of moving the weigh-ins back a day in the late 80s and the addition of title belts.)

 

I don't care what Anthony Joshua thinks. (LOL)