Best to not become lineal HW champ?

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  1. Gazelle Punch

    Gazelle Punch Boxing Addict Full Member

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    One of the toughest questions/arguments in boxing to me. Who is the best to never win it at HW? With the likes of Quarry, Norton, Byrd, Archie, Wills, Tua, Johnson, Wilder, etc etc? Who’s the best to fall short?
     
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  2. Gazelle Punch

    Gazelle Punch Boxing Addict Full Member

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    To me it’s between Archie, Quarry, and Byrd. Unless you consider Vitali non lineal which there is debate about.
     
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  3. The Morlocks

    The Morlocks Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    THE LION OF FLANDERS of course.
     
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  4. The Undefeated Lachbuster

    The Undefeated Lachbuster On the Italian agenda Full Member

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    Byrd or Wills in terms of greatness

    Ibeabuchi or Vitali H2H
     
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  5. Gazelle Punch

    Gazelle Punch Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Lol you must be Belgian
     
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  6. blackfella96

    blackfella96 Active Member Full Member

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    Vitali and maybe even Ken Norton
     
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  7. Furey

    Furey EST & REG 2009 Full Member

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    Can't really include Wilder as he's still active and ironically enough will be going up against Fury next....
     
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  8. Webbiano

    Webbiano Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Peter Jackson
    Sam McVea
    Joe Jeanette
    Sam Langford
    Harry Wills
    Elmer Ray
    Archie Moore
    Harold Johnson
    Ken Norton
    Jimmy Young
    Mike Weaver
    Tim Witherspoon
    Chris Byrd

    in a mostly chronological order, probably missed a few along the way. Done this a few times before so it kind of rolled straight off the tongue
     
    Webbiano, Dec 13, 2019
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  9. zadfrak

    zadfrak Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Holmes.
     
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  10. JohnThomas1

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    Vitali and Norton would be on the short list.
     
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  11. Gazelle Punch

    Gazelle Punch Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Ahh true. Butttt is Fury still lineal? Think most people have AJ as lineal since Fury has retired.
     
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  12. The Morlocks

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    I JUST TEND TO WAFFLE ON MY OPINIONS. MERRY CHRISTMAS!
     
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  13. George Crowcroft

    George Crowcroft He Who Saw The Deep Full Member

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    Lol
     
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  14. George Crowcroft

    George Crowcroft He Who Saw The Deep Full Member

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    H2H, it's Vitali, Ike or Tua.

    For greatness, it's probably between Norton and Byrd, then Quarry and Wills.
     
    George Crowcroft, Dec 13, 2019
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  15. Gudetama

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    Sugar Ray Robinson, definitely :)
     
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