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

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  1. SteveO

    SteveO MSW Full Member

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    This is damn tricky, Rumsfeld.

    What immediately springs to mind is:

    1) Ali
    2) Louis
    3) Johnson
    4) Holmes
    5) Foreman
    6) Dempsey
    7) Marciano
    8) Frazier
    9) Liston
    10) Tyson
     
  2. ripcity

    ripcity Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    1. Muhammad Ali
    2. Joe Louis
    3. Rocky Marciano
    4. Lennox Lewis
    5. Mike Tyson
    6. Larry Holmes
    7. George Foreman
    8. Sonny Liston
    9. Sonny Liston
    10. Riddick Bowe
    11. Joe Frazier
     
  3. prime

    prime BOX! Writing Champion Full Member

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    1. The Greatest
    2. The Galveston Giant
    3. Kid Dynamite
    4. The Manassa Mauler
    5. The Brown Bomber
    6. Big George
    7. Smokin' Joe
    8. The Brockton Blockbuster
    9. The Easton Assassin
    10. The Fighting Marine

    It is my very personal opinion that Mike Tyson is the last excellent heavyweight not aided by performance enhancers. Today it is a new sport and Lennox Lewis is the best of this group.

    And I try to rate head-to-head, simply because all the accolades mean nothing once you go in through the ropes. I would say the list of lists would be a who-beats-who.

    Thanks.
     
  4. Rumsfeld

    Rumsfeld Moderator Staff Member

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    Never mind, my mistake.

    :good
     
  5. Rumsfeld

    Rumsfeld Moderator Staff Member

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    I assumed you meant:

    1. Muhammad Ali
    2. Joe Louis
    3. Rocky Marciano
    4. Lennox Lewis
    5. Mike Tyson
    6. Larry Holmes
    7. George Foreman
    8. Sonny Liston
    9. Riddick Bowe
    10. Joe Frazier
     
  6. Rumsfeld

    Rumsfeld Moderator Staff Member

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    Please, in the future, if you participate in another one of these--just write the ****ing names out.

    Thank you.

    :smoke
     
  7. Rumsfeld

    Rumsfeld Moderator Staff Member

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    I did not count on so many people participating. This is more of a pain in the ass than I anticipated.

    :lol:

    OFFICIALLY TABULATED:
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    2. McGrain
    3. PetethePrince
    4. SuzieQ49
    5. dmt
    6. Sweet Pea
    7. OLD FOGEY
    8. Right Cross
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    13. MrPook
    14. Big Ukrainian
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    16. EireFightFan
    17. Mendoza
    18. Azumah1
    19. guilalah
    20. brownpimp88
    21. GPater11093
    22. djanders
    23. biglads
    24. Bill BUtcher
    25. Drew101
    26. ironchamp
    27. Dempsey1238
    28. TBooze
    29. Vanboxingfan
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    32. kmcc505
    33. teeto
    34. Minotauro
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    37. cpss68
    38. natonic
    39. Chaney
    40. the cobra
    41. PbP Bacon
    42. Bummy Davis
    43. SteveO
    44. ripcity
    45. prime
     
  8. SteveO

    SteveO MSW Full Member

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    I'm a bit surprised myself.

    Maybe limit it to the first 50? Or the true Classic addicts?

    I mean, I'm here a bit, but I don't have near the knowledge of Magoo, SuzieQ, or Janitor.

    Just being honest.
     
  9. Rumsfeld

    Rumsfeld Moderator Staff Member

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    Nah, I'll still let it run its course.

    For those favoring a different scoring method than the one I proposed, if you feel inclined to tabulate the scores the way you think it should be done, by all means, be my guest.

    Personally, I prefer a weighted points system that heavily favors your number one selection and one that also weighs the top five more highly than the bottom half.

    Contrary to the opinions expressed by a few others herein, I believe the results will reflect a more accurate consensus of who belongs where.
     
  10. BOGART

    BOGART Boxing Junkie Full Member

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

    dmt Hardest hitting hw ever Full Member

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    I am curious to see the results myself.
     
  12. Rumsfeld

    Rumsfeld Moderator Staff Member

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    Here you go. This includes the 45 individuals I noted were already tabulated.

    1. 999 Muhammad Ali (34)
    2. 745 Joe Louis (10)
    3. 353 Larry Holmes
    4. 352 Rocky Marciano
    5. 303 Lennox Lewis (1)
    6. 268 Jack Johnson
    7. 181 George Foreman
    8. 126 Jack Dempsey
    9. 118 Sonny Liston
    10. 110 Joe Frazier
    11. 107 Mike Tyson
    12. 76 Evander Holyfield
    13. 29 Jim Jeffries
    14. 15 Harry Wills
    15. 14 John L. Sullivan
    16. 11 Sam Langford
    17. 9 Jersey Joe Walcott
    18. 7 Gene Tunney
    19. 2 Riddick Bowe
     
  13. dmt

    dmt Hardest hitting hw ever Full Member

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    interesting top 10. Almost all the same names as mine except fot Johnson. Good work :good
     
  14. Rumsfeld

    Rumsfeld Moderator Staff Member

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    It's not the same order I had, but it is the same top ten.
     
  15. PbP Bacon

    PbP Bacon ALL TIME FAT Full Member

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    Well, other than Johnson, I got 9 of the top ten, right. But I am surprised that Holyfield is so low.

    Anyway, glad that there seems to be consensus that Mike Tyson doesn't belong to the top ten :good