FROM THE RING: THE GREATEST HEAVYWEIGHT OF ALL TIME

Discussion in 'Classic Boxing Forum' started by ThatOne, Jun 3, 2023.


Page 2 of 5
  1. Clinton

    Clinton Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

    20,201
    6,449
    Jan 22, 2009
    That poster is wrong
     
    Clinton, Jun 3, 2023
    Clinton, Jun 3, 2023
    #16
  2. Richard M Murrieta

    Richard M Murrieta Now Deceased 2/4/25 Full Member

    22,635
    30,394
    Jul 16, 2019
    Depends on everyone's taste and era.
     
    Richard M Murrieta, Jun 3, 2023
    Richard M Murrieta, Jun 3, 2023
    #17
    Reinhardt and RockyJim like this.
  3. ThatOne

    ThatOne Boxing Addict Full Member

    6,075
    8,357
    Jan 13, 2022
    If I bit my tongue any harder I would have had to go the hospital.
     
    ThatOne, Jun 3, 2023
    ThatOne, Jun 3, 2023
    #18
    Clinton and KidGalahad like this.
  4. ThatOne

    ThatOne Boxing Addict Full Member

    6,075
    8,357
    Jan 13, 2022
    To a point. If you don't have Rocky, Joe Louis, and Muhammad Ali in your top ten you should stop following boxing and follow ,say, pickleball.
     
    ThatOne, Jun 3, 2023
    ThatOne, Jun 3, 2023
    #19
    Levook, Hotep Kemba, PRW94 and 1 other person like this.
  5. Richard M Murrieta

    Richard M Murrieta Now Deceased 2/4/25 Full Member

    22,635
    30,394
    Jul 16, 2019
    pickleball ? Ha Ha
     
    Richard M Murrieta, Jun 3, 2023
    Richard M Murrieta, Jun 3, 2023
    #20
  6. PRW94

    PRW94 Well-Known Member Full Member

    2,138
    3,723
    Nov 26, 2020
    Absolutely. Anything I said about Rocky in that crazy Liston thread should not be construed as questioning his greatness in any shape form or fashion, and Ali and Louis are no brainers.
     
    PRW94, Jun 3, 2023
    PRW94, Jun 3, 2023
    #21
  7. ThatOne

    ThatOne Boxing Addict Full Member

    6,075
    8,357
    Jan 13, 2022
    Rocky was iconic. As fars as brands it's Dempsey, Ali, Louis, Tyson, Foreman, Tunney, and Rocky in no particular order.
     
    Last edited: Jun 3, 2023
    ThatOne, Jun 3, 2023
    ThatOne, Jun 3, 2023
    #22
    PRW94 likes this.
  8. Saintpat

    Saintpat Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

    23,115
    26,084
    Jun 26, 2009
    The key here is ‘greatest’ as opposed to ‘best’ or ‘top 10 H2H’ or some other way of looking at it.

    And the criteria of what that means is in the eye of the beholder — it even says that was left up to the voters to define.

    The two greatest IMO reckoning would be Ali and Louis in some order or other. But I’d rate, say, Marciano and Dempsey higher using ‘greatest’ than I would if I were trying to pick who the best heavyweights were. Johnson too.
     
    Saintpat, Jun 3, 2023
    Saintpat, Jun 3, 2023
    #23
    Paul McB likes this.
  9. C.J.

    C.J. Boxings Living Legend revered & respected by all Full Member

    46,772
    15,888
    Apr 14, 2009
    For me the #1 will always be The Greatest Muhammad Ali. People tend to forget we were denied of seeing him fight for over 3 1/2 years of his prime due to what were farcial political reasons accusing him of draft dodging. Imagine what he could have accomplished in those 3 1/2 years. When he came back he was no longer the lightening fast Ali & had to re invent himself but still ruled the roost till that dreaded disease took him from us. He should have been allowed to retire after Ali/Frazier 3 . For me no one comes close to him
     
    C.J., Jun 3, 2023
    C.J., Jun 3, 2023
    #24
    Levook, Clinton and ThatOne like this.
  10. turbotime

    turbotime Hall Of Famer Full Member

    42,532
    3,733
    May 4, 2012
    What a joke of a list.
     
    turbotime, Jun 3, 2023
    turbotime, Jun 3, 2023
    #25
    Reinhardt likes this.
  11. ThatOne

    ThatOne Boxing Addict Full Member

    6,075
    8,357
    Jan 13, 2022
    What would your top ten look like? Two of the panelists were Mike Tyson and Lennox Lewis. They actually had the benefit of actually beating up people for a living. Other panelists included Teddy Atlas and Don Turner. They actually have or had the benefit of training people who beat up other people for a living.
     
    Last edited: Jun 3, 2023
    ThatOne, Jun 3, 2023
    ThatOne, Jun 3, 2023
    #26
    DJN16 and cross_trainer like this.
  12. ThatOne

    ThatOne Boxing Addict Full Member

    6,075
    8,357
    Jan 13, 2022
    If it wasn't for all the other stuff he would have been just a great boxer and not one of the most recognized men to have ever walked on this planet.
     
    ThatOne, Jun 3, 2023
    ThatOne, Jun 3, 2023
    #27
    catchwtboxing likes this.
  13. catchwtboxing

    catchwtboxing Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

    27,099
    36,051
    Jul 4, 2014
    Their top four is exactly mine except that I have Lewis #3 instead of Johnson.
     
    Last edited: Jun 3, 2023
    catchwtboxing, Jun 3, 2023
    catchwtboxing, Jun 3, 2023
    #28
    My dinner with Conteh and ikrasevic like this.
  14. catchwtboxing

    catchwtboxing Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

    27,099
    36,051
    Jul 4, 2014
    I dunno. Tunney beat Dempsey and Greb. Event though Greb was a middle, that is still pretty fantasic.

    Carpentier....Loughran....Gibbons...Risko...Levinsky...that's not a bad career at all!
     
    Last edited: Jun 3, 2023
    catchwtboxing, Jun 3, 2023
    catchwtboxing, Jun 3, 2023
    #29
  15. Greb & Papke 707

    Greb & Papke 707 Active Member Full Member

    649
    639
    Apr 9, 2019
    Ali Louis and Rocky as top 3 after that the order doesn’t matter
     
    Greb & Papke 707, Jun 3, 2023
    Greb & Papke 707, Jun 3, 2023
    #30
    Levook, ThatOne, RockyJim and 1 other person like this.
Page 2 of 5