Most well rounded heavyweight champion ever

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  1. dmt

    dmt Hardest hitting hw ever Full Member

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    Who is the most well rounded heavyweight champion ever?

    Someone who is good or great in all of the following categories: Power, Hand Speed, Footspeed, Defense. Durability, Endurance, Ring Generalship, Killer Instinct.

    I'll probably pick Holmes or Ali here personally. Tyson is up there too except he was too temperamental at times.
     
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  2. Reinhardt

    Reinhardt Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Joe Louis
     
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  3. AwardedSteak863

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    To me, Ali checks the most boxes. Might not be the heaviest handed guy ever but all of the other characters that you mentioned, he has more than most.
     
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  4. mrkoolkevin

    mrkoolkevin Never wrestle with pigs or argue with fools Full Member

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    I'd probably go with Holmes.
     
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  5. lloydturnip

    lloydturnip Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Holmes .very good at everything
     
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  6. Mendoza

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

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    Holmes
     
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  7. ETM

    ETM I thought I did enough to win. Full Member

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    First name that came to mind was Evander Holyfield. He could fight inside or midrange or even the outside.
     
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  8. It's Ovah

    It's Ovah I am very feel me good. Full Member

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    Holmes and Lennox. Holmes was a great outside boxer who could duke it out on the inside when he had to. Had great footwork, great technique, decent power, heart, stamina, a solid chin and recovery abilities, and that dog in him that allowed him to win fights in tricky circumstances. Ditto for Lennox, though Lennox had a lot more power and was slightly less adept in the boxing department. Holmes as he aged became a canny dog who could beat younger men on experience. Lennox never really had a chance to prove that.

    Fury is pretty well rounded, but lacks a little in the power and durability stakes.
     
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  9. Eye of Timaeus

    Eye of Timaeus Well-Known Member Full Member

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  10. scartissue

    scartissue Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Ezzard Charles ticks all the boxes for me. Most well-rounded, if just lacking in size.
     
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  11. George Crowcroft

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  12. Big Ukrainian

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    He was most well-rounded LHW ever, but like with Holyfield, who was the most well-rounder cruiserweight ever, he was too small.

    At HW... I don't know who. Probably Ali, Louis and Holmes. But none of them wa such well-rounded as Charles for LHW or Holyfield for HW division respectively
     
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  13. robert ungurean

    robert ungurean Богдан Philadelphia Full Member

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  14. janitor

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    If size is not a factor, then you could throw Bob Fitzsimmons and Tommy Burns into the argument!
     
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  15. Charlietf

    Charlietf Well-Known Member Full Member

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    The answer for this specific comment is a young Mike Tyson
     
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