WBO Heavyweight Title?

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  1. Fergy

    Fergy Walking Dead Full Member

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    Best and worst of their Champs iyo?
    From 1989 to 2016?
    Top three, got to be the K Bros and Riddick Bowe.
    Then there s a long list all the way to Michael Bentt!
     
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  2. GoldenHulk

    GoldenHulk Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Probably after them I would say Chris Byrd, Corrie Sanders, and Ray Mercer were the next best WBO belt holders.
     
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  3. Fergy

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    Some of the names may not have been the greatest, but there were some definitely decent ones in there.
    The three u mentioned are excellent choices.
     
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  4. Unforgiven

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    Morrison would rate below Bentt.
     
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  5. janitor

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    Probably not, despite the outcome of their actual fight.
     
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  6. Fergy

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    I don't see that actually. I know he kod him but that was it. That was his biggest win. And in another ten fights between em I'd say Tommy would win the majority.
     
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  7. JackSilver

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    Fury is top 3
     
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  8. Saad54

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    The only WBO HW title fights I remember when it was strictly just for the WBO title that kicked a&& were Morrison/Mercer and Moorer/Cooper.

    But yes Riddick Bowe was probably their best Champion.
     
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  9. red corner

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    These days the fighter pretty much defines the belt.
     
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  10. sweetsci

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    Thing is, some of the WBO champs weren’t even heavyweights, they were badgerweights. At least according to the WBC.

    (I’ll shut up now.)
     
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  11. mr. magoo

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    No. Bentt beating Morrison alone doesn’t make a strong enough case for him ranking higher. He had too few fights and didn’t beat anyone else
     
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  12. mr. magoo

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    Francesco Damiani was the first WBO champ at heavy and while he wasn’t one of the top ones he was actually a pretty decent fighter
     
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  13. Fergy

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    Has Fury held the WBO?
     
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  14. Fergy

    Fergy Walking Dead Full Member

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    I can remember that. Being a world champ at the same time has Tyson had the other belts, made Damiani look like a guy standing next to Elvis and trying to sing Suspicious Minds better!
    But he wasn't the worst, I didn't belive either.
    Wasn't he on his way to beating Mercer?
     
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  15. Charles White

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    If memory serves, he was beating Mercer handily until Mercer threw an awkward but powerful uppercut that broke Damiani’s nose and put him out of the fight.
     
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