Who was the best out of these heavies?

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  1. mark ant

    mark ant Canelo was never athletic Full Member

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    Some say modern heavies would beat past greats so who was the best out of these diffderent sized heavyweight champs?
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    ironchamp Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Perhaps you should list them.
     
  3. janitor

    janitor VIP Member

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    Why no Tommy Burns?
     
  4. mark ant

    mark ant Canelo was never athletic Full Member

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    The heavies shown are the only ones on the vid.
     
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    Hard to compare fighters from different eras. If forced to choose, my vote would be Ali.
     
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    Richard M Murrieta Now Deceased 2/4/25 Full Member

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    All were great but Muhammad Ali will always be my favorite.
     
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    MarkusFlorez99 Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Ali or Lewis
     
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    Bujia Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Ali and Frazier.

    I understand Frazier’s small stature prevents him from being the potential GOAT head to head. But, among fighters I’ve seen fight at Heavyweight, he was the best along with Ali and Tyson. In pound for pound terms. And yes, that makes sense. The disparity in weight over time at Heavyweight is essentially as big as the gap between Straw and Cruiser. In absolute terms, anyway. As in raw poundage, not percentages.
     
  9. El Hans

    El Hans Member banned Full Member

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    Lewis does not belong in the top 8 H2H.
     
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  10. Fergy

    Fergy Walking Dead Full Member

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    Course he does, he's in the top five for me. He suffered only two defeats, both avenged, ruled over the division for years.
     
  11. Cecil

    Cecil Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Fury because he’s the biggest.
     
  12. WAR01

    WAR01 In the 7.2% Full Member

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    He ruled over no one great, fought little in the way of the best of his day he came around at the right time.
     
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  13. Fergy

    Fergy Walking Dead Full Member

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    He fought practically every top ten heavyweight of his era. Wasn't his fault that Holyfield and Tyson were on the down slide by time they met.
     
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    wtf Mark?
     
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    I think he does and, outside of Ali ,I think he is possibly the toughest for the others to beat!
     
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