Greatest heavyweight of all time from each continent

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  1. Devon

    Devon Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Not H2H, based on what they did in their careers.

    Europe: Lennox Lewis (Usyk if you consider Lewis to be from North America due to him partly growing up in Canada)

    North America: Muhammad Ali

    Asia: Zhilei Zhang (Edit: Chagaev)

    Africa: Corrie Sanders

    Oceania: Joseph Parker

    South America: Arturo Godoy or Oscar Bonavena

    What are your picks?
     
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  2. Eddie Ezzard

    Eddie Ezzard Boxing Addict Full Member

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    I'd add Bonavena for south America and then agree.

    To be fair, there isn't really much to debate outside of North America. This might turn into a who's best - Ali or Louis thread.
     
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  3. Devon

    Devon Boxing Addict Full Member

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    I forgot to add South America, but I agree, I’d say it’s between Arturo Godoy and Oscar Bonavena.
     
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  4. MarkusFlorez99

    MarkusFlorez99 Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Has Usyk really surpassed Klitschko as a heavyweight, maybe if you include his cruiserweight run
     
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  5. catchwtboxing

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    North America- Ali

    Asia would be Chageav, or even WladKlit since he was born in Kazakhstan.

    Africa- Ike Ibeabuchi

    Oceana- Tua

    Europe- Lewis

    South America- Godoy or Firpo
     
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  6. Seamus

    Seamus Proud Kulak banned Full Member

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    No, he has not and it's not even close.
     
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  7. HistoryZero26

    HistoryZero26 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    No.

    A lot of the world forum people truly believe Usyk is in the P4P GOAT conversation.
     
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