Classic Forum Collective Top 10 All-Time Heavyweights--POLL CLOSED!

1. Muhammed Ali
2. Joe Louis
3. Larry Holmes
4. Rocky Marciano
5. Lennox Lewis
6. Jack Johnson
7. George Foreman
8. Joe Frazier
9. Evander Holyfield
10. Mike Tyson

 

1.joe louis
2.jack johnson
3.rocky marciano
4.ali
5.larry holmes
6.lennox lewis
7.joe frazier
8.george foreman
9.jack dempsey
10.sam langford

 

1. Muhammed Ali
2. Joe Louis
3. Rocky Marciano
4. Jack Johnson
5. Larry Holmes
6. Jack Dempsey
7. George Foreman
8. Joe Frazier
9. Sonny Liston
10. Mike Tyson

 

Great thread, Rummy! I think a thread where posters top 10s are listed should be a sticky.

1. Muhammed Ali
2. Joe Louis
3. Rocky Marciano
4. Jack Dempsey
5. Larry Holmes
6. Sonny Liston
7. George Foreman
8. Joe Frazier
9. Mike Tyson
10. Sam Langford

I also like Old Fogey's idea of scoring the fighters at a scale of 1 - 10 points to give a more accurate indicator of voting.

 

1. Muhammed Ali
2. Joe Louis
3. Lennox Lewis
4. Larry Holmes
5. Rocky Marciano
6. Sonny Liston
7. Jack Johnson
8. George Foreman
9. Joe Frazier
10. Evander Holyfield

 

There goes my list :deal

1 Ali
2 Louis
3 Holmes
4 Holyfield
5 Marciano
6 Lewis
7 Dempsey
8 Foreman
9 Liston
10 Frazier
11 Tyson

Places 1-5 are pretty sure. Places 6-9 I am kinda not so sure; specific names could move up or down in the future.

The 10th place was a tough call. At the end I decided to take Tyson out and keep Frazier in :think

Sure Tyson had a lot of more stat and record achievements than Frazier. But I feel that Frazier fought way tougher rivals and took part in legendary fights like the "Thrilla in Manilla".

At the end, I decided that Tyson, although an ATG, doesn't make the top ten because my impression is that anyone of the top ten would have been able to defeat him :hey

 

1) Joe Louis
2) Rocky Marciano
3) Ali
4)Lennox Lewis
5)Jersey Joe Walcott
6)Smokin Joe Frazier
7)George Foreman
Jack Dempsy
9(Mike Tyson
10)Larry Holmes

 

Nice list man. I love Holyfield too he just barely misses on mine (He's been in before but I just cut him :?

 

I love your list man. Very nice.

 

I LOVE this pick

 

"5)Jersey Joe Walcott"

Well, you will never get Mendoza's vote for president.

 

LOL, I know JJ was eratic but I love him as the spoiler of the heayweight pack and on a good night he could upset the top 10

 

Agreed bummy. Walcott also has one of the best win resmes in heavyweight history, and has a proven style h2h vs ATG heavyweight champions. He also has taken on more ranked punchers than any other champion except lewis and ali

 

I know Holyfield had good wins over Douglas, Tyson,Bowe and beat an old Holmes and Foreman...he missed the ATG list this time but I will squeeze him in next time....In reality there should be shared spots...a top 10 was easy back in the day, there were less greats. this is my real ratings

1) Joe Louis
2) Rocky Marciano
3) Ali
4)Lennox Lewis
5)Jersey Joe Walcott
6)Smokin Joe Frazier
7)George Foreman/Jack Johnson
Jack Dempsey/Jim Jeffries
9(Mike Tyson/Evander Holyfield
10)Larry Holmes/Harry Wills/Sonny Liston