Top three heavyweight finishers of all time

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  1. janitor

    janitor VIP Member

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    Give me your top three, in order, or in not order at all if you prefer.

    You can throw in a maximum of two honorable mentions.
     
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  2. mr. magoo

    mr. magoo VIP Member Full Member

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    No order:

    Joe Louis
    Mike Tyson
    George Foreman
     
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    Louis 1
    Foreman 2
    Tyson 3

    Honourable mention

    Jack Dempsey
     
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  4. Sangria

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    Joe Louis
    Mike Tyson
    George Foreman
     
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    Louis
    Marciano
    Tyson

    HM
    Lewis
    Ali
     
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    Dynamicpuncher Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    The obvious ones have already been mentioned.

    But Wladimir had 53 KO's and 19 stoppages in world title fights.

    I think he deserves a mention somewhere.
     
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    Agreed. I contemplated putting him in as an honorable mention but just stuck to my three. But yeah. The man is definitely an ATG hitter and finisher
     
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  8. Seamus

    Seamus Proud Kulak Full Member

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    Liston and Frazier deserve mentions. When they had a foe hurt both stepped on the gas.
     
    Seamus, Apr 12, 2026
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    robert ungurean Богдан Philadelphia Full Member

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    Louis
    Tyson
    Foreman
    H.M.
    Dempsey
    Frazier
     
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    Gazelle Punch Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Foreman
    Marciano
    Tyson
    When these men saw you hurt they ended it
     
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    Mandela2039 OFFICIAL THREAD DIDDLER banned Full Member

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    I just know that if Louis hurt you it was WRAPS!!
     
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    ETM I thought I did enough to win. Full Member

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    1. Joe Louis
    2. George Foreman
    3. Sonny Liston

    HM
    Ali
    Tyson

    Not much love for Ali as a finisher.
     
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  13. George Crowcroft

    George Crowcroft He Who Saw The Deep Full Member

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    I don't know who's third, but I know Louis is one and Tyson is two.
     
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    As far as Marciano is concerned ,the referee or the corner ended it in the following fights.
    Pretzie
    Ferron
    Bilazarian
    Henri
    Mitchell
    Simmons
    Lastarza
    Jefferson
    Wilson
    Meeks
    Muscato
    Cockell
    Schkor
    Connolly
    Evans
    Richards
    Eatman
     
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    Louis
    Foreman
    Tyson
     
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