Choose the best Heavyweight in boxing history.

Discussion in 'Classic Boxing Forum' started by CroBox29, Jan 26, 2020.



Best Heavyweight in your opinion

  1. Muhammad Ali

    44 vote(s)
    54.3%

  2. Joe Frazier

    1 vote(s)
    1.2%

  3. George Foreman

    1 vote(s)
    1.2%

  4. Larry Holmes

    5 vote(s)
    6.2%

  5. Wladimir Klitschko

    0 vote(s)
    0.0%

  6. Joe Louis

    13 vote(s)
    16.0%

  7. Rocky Marciano

    5 vote(s)
    6.2%

  8. Mike Tyson

    6 vote(s)
    7.4%

  9. Lennox Lewis

    5 vote(s)
    6.2%

  10. Evander Holyfield

    1 vote(s)
    1.2%
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  1. CroBox29

    CroBox29 Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Who do you think was the best?
     
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    #1
  2. The Morlocks

    The Morlocks Boxing Junkie Full Member

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  3. George Crowcroft

    George Crowcroft Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Ali.
     
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  4. Seamus

    Seamus Proud Kulak Full Member

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    Dempsey doesn't quite rank with this group.
     
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  5. Abysmal Brute1981

    Abysmal Brute1981 Member banned Full Member

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    You are right. He ranks above it.
     
    Abysmal Brute1981, Jan 26, 2020
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  6. janitor

    janitor VIP Member Full Member

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    Perhaps there isn't one!
     
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  7. Heisenberg

    Heisenberg Well-Known Member Full Member

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    My favourite growing up was Holyfield. The best? I don’t think there’s any such thing.
     
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  8. George Crowcroft

    George Crowcroft Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Objectively, and obviously incorrect.
     
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  9. robert ungurean

    robert ungurean Богдан Philadelphia Full Member

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    From the list you really cant go wrong between Louis Ali and Holmes
     
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  10. JohnThomas1

    JohnThomas1 VIP Member Full Member

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    Ali or Louis are both perfectly acceptable. There is absolute daylight to any other name on the list.



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  11. john roberts

    john roberts Member Full Member

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    Ali
     
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  12. thistle

    thistle Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Louis
    Tyson
    Ali

    S-HW - LL (Big Klit???)

    Oldtimes - Jeffries, Johnson, Sullivan.... I dunno, you tell me.
     
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  13. janitor

    janitor VIP Member Full Member

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    The perfect heavyweight, would probably look more like Joe Louis than anybody else!
     
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  14. The Undefeated Lachbuster

    The Undefeated Lachbuster I check this every now and then Full Member

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    Louis

    Ali

    Marciano







    The rest
     
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  15. louis54

    louis54 Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Probably dempsey....then louis
     
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