Create the weirdest heavyweight top 10 that you could actually argue for

Ten greatest heavyweights based on combined length of title reigns:

1. Wladimir Klitschko 12 years, 0 months, 0 days
2. Joe Louis 11 years, 8 months, 8 days
3. Muhammad Ali 9 years, 5 months, 5 days
4. Lennox Lewis 8 years, 5 months, 13 days
5. Vitali Klitschko 7 years, 5 months, 28 days
6. Larry Holmes 7 years, 3 months, 12 days
7. Jack Dempsey 7 years, 2 months, 19 days
8. John L. Sullivan 7 years, 0 months, 10 days
9. Jack Johnson 6 years, 3 months, 11 days
10. Evander Holyfield 6 years, 1 month, 1 day

 

1)Muhammad Ali
2) Joe Louis
3)Sonny Liston
4) Ezzard Charles
5) Sam Langford
6) James Jeffries
7) Wladimir Klitschko
8) Jack Johnson
9) Gene Tunney
10) Evander Holyfield
Man I feel dirty….couldn’t even make a fake list without Ali and Louis lol. This is pretty far off what is my normal list. But pretty much 3-18 is very subjective. One can rationalize Charles at four for example by his wins. Or Liston by his domination and style and punch output.

 

Rocky Marciano is 49-0 and Ali has a loss to Berbick. Berbick lost to Tyson... Tyson lost to Buster... Buster lost to Evander who lost to Ruiz... Lennox lost to Rahman who lost to Toney who lost to Jones who beat Ruiz my top 3 so far are...

Marciano
Jones
Ruiz

 

Well it’s a known fact Scrap Iron was robbed against Joe Frazier. The crowd knew it and Frazier admits it in his bio.

 

1. Muhammad Ali
2. George Foreman
3. Sonny Liston
4. Joe Frazier
5. Ken Norton
6. Max Schmeling
7. Jersey Joe Walcott
8. Max Baer
9. Elmer Ray
10. Lou Nova

Dunno how weird it is, but I think it's a pretty interesting collection of fighters.

 

Here’s my list based on who I think would win if all lineal heavyweight champions were put into a free-for-all battle royal in their peak primes (last 10 eliminated, final man standing as No. 1 — eliminations come from being knocked out, quitting or thrown over the top rope with both feet hitting the floor):

1. Tyson Fury
2. George Foreman
3. Primo Carnera
4. Lennox Lewis
5. Mike Tyson
6. Jess Willard
7. John L Sullivan
8. Jack Johnson
9. Evander Holyfield
10. Jim Braddock

 

That’s better than anything I can come up with. Good job

 

1. Muhammad Ali. No Matter how weird the list is, he's the GOAT.
2. Rocky Marciano
3. Joe Louis
4. Tyson Fury
5. Wladimir Klitschko
6. Jack Johnson
7. Lennox Lewis
8. Vitali Klitschko
9. Larry Holmes
10. Gene Tunney

 

1 R Marciano
2 R Bowe
3 G Tunney
4 S Ibragimov
5 I Johansson
6 L Lewis
7 F Damiani
8 J Tate
9 J Louis
10 T Morrison

 

1. Rocky Marciano - 0 losses
2. Gene Tunney - 1 loss, avenged 3 times
3. Riddick Bowe - 1 loss, avenged twice
4. Michael Spinks - 1 loss
5. James J. Jeffries - 1 loss
6. Lennox Lewis - 2 losses, both avenged
7. Joe Louis - 3 losses, 1 avenged
8. Joe Frazier - 4 losses against 2 opponents; holds win over one of those opponents
9. Sonny Liston - 4 losses against 3 opponents, 1 loss avenged twice
10. Michael Moorer - 4 losses; holds win over one of those opponents

Premise #1 - The facts show that these fighters, in sheer numbers, were the hardest champions to beat.
Premise #2 - If a fighter isn’t good enough to win THE lineal title, he’s not good enough to be top ten.
Premise #3 - Only retired fighters were considered. Thus no Tyson Fury.

 

Another interpretation:

1. Lennox Lewis
2. Shannon Briggs
3. George Foreman
4. Michael Moorer
5. Evander Holyfield
6. Buster Douglas
7. Mike Tyson
8. Michael Spinks
9. Larry Holmes
10. Muhammad Ali

Premise: Each man proved he was better than the fighter immediately below him because he beat the man who beat the man.