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

Of the ones I've seen enough of...

1. Ali
2. Louis
3. Marciano
4. Johnson
5. Tyson
6. Holmes
7. Frazier
8. Holyfield
9. Foreman
10. Lewis

 

Edit: Go to post #214

 

Got kicked off a computer ... I'm finishing my previous post.

1) The good news: I counted all the votes for each boxer (thru June) at each ranking-spot;
2) The bad news: I added up all the votes at each ranking-position, and my total's are a bit off for fourth, fifth, sixth and eight place votes.

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#X/Y means 'Y X'th place votes',
eg, #3/12 means 'Twelve 3rd-place votes'



Muhammad Ali
Mentioned on 61 of 61 Ballots.
#1/45 #2/11 #3/2 #4/2 #6/1

Joe Louis
Mentioned on 61 of 61 Ballots.
#1/14 #2/42 #4/1 #5/2 #6/1 #9/1

Larry Holmes
Mentioned on 58 of 61 Ballots.
#2/1 #3/16 #4/12 #5/9 #6/8 #7/7 #8/1 #9/2 #10/2

Rocky Marciano
Mentioned on 59 of 61 Ballots.
#2/3 #3/15 #4/10 #5/6 #6/6 #7/6 #8/5 #9/4 #10/4

Lennox Lewis
Mentioned on 52 of 61 Ballots.
#1/1 #3/10 #4/11 #5/12 #6/5 #7/5 #8/5 #9/2 #10/1

Jack Johnson
Mentioned on 46 of 61 Ballots.
#2/3 #3/8 #4/7 #5/5 #6/8 #7/7 #8/3 #9/2 #10/3

George Foreman
Mentioned on 51 of 61 Ballots.
#3/1 #4/4 #5/8 #6/4 #7/11 #8/15 #9/4 #10/4

Jack Dempsey
Mentioned on 36 of 61 Ballots.
#1/1 #3/2 #4/4 #5/4 #6/6 #7/5 #8/3 #9/5 #10/6

Mike Tyson
Mentioned on 41 of 61 Ballots.
#2/1 #3/1 #4/5 #5/5 #7/1 #8/7 #9/9 #10/9

Sonny Liston
Mentioned on 41 of 61 Ballots
#3/2 #4/3 #5/4 #6/7 #7/8 #8/2 #9/10 #10/5

Joe Frazier
Mentioned on 49 of 61 Ballots.
#3/1 #5/2 #6/6 #7/7 #8/11 #9/13 #10/9

Evander Holyfield
Mentioned on 26 of 61 Ballots.
#4/2 #5/2 #6/2 #7/2 #8/5 #8/5 #10/8

Jim Jeffries
Mentioned on 7 of 61 Ballots.
#3/3 #5/1 #6/1 #8/1 #10/1

Sam Langford
Mentioned on 6 of 61 Ballots.
#6/1 #7/2 #9/1 #10/1

John L Sullivan
Mentioned on 3 of 61 Ballots.
#4/1 #8/1 #10/1

Jersey Joe Walcott
Mentioned on 3 of 61 Ballots.
#5/1 #9/1 #10/1

Gene Tunney
Mentioned on 4 of 61 Ballots.
#8/1 #9/1 #10/2

Harry Wills
Mentioned on 3 of 61 Ballots.
#10/3

Riddick Bowe
Mentioned on 1 of 61 Ballots.
#9/1

 

If my tallies are correct, currently (7/5/09), the man who would fight any boxer in the world except James J Jeffries (Sam Langford) has been mentioned on seven ballots -- exactly and all of one less than the number of ballots (eight) mentioning Jeffries himself. :huh

Now, I'm not scratching my head over the number of ballots Langford has received .....

 

1. Rocky Marciano
2. Jack Dempsey
3. Mike Tyson
4. Gene Tunney
5. Ezzard Charles
6. Joe Louis
7. Muhammad Ali
8. James J. Jeffries
9. Jersey Joe Walcott
10. George Foreman

 

This should be stickyed when the voting ends

 

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

 

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

 

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#X/Y means 'Y X'th place votes',
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Muhammad Ali
Mentioned on 61 of 61 Ballots.
#1/45 #2/11 #3/2 #4/2 #6/1

Joe Louis
Mentioned on 61 of 61 Ballots.
#1/14 #2/42 #4/1 #5/2 #6/1 #9/1

Larry Holmes
Mentioned on 58 of 61 Ballots.
#2/1 #3/16 #4/12 #5/9 #6/8 #7/7 #8/1 #9/2 #10/2

Rocky Marciano
Mentioned on 59 of 61 Ballots.
#2/3 #3/15 #4/10 #5/6 #6/6 #7/6 #8/5 #9/4 #10/4

Lennox Lewis
Mentioned on 52 of 61 Ballots.
#1/1 #3/10 #4/11 #5/12 #6/5 #7/5 #8/5 #9/2 #10/1

Jack Johnson
Mentioned on

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of 61 Ballots.
#2/3 #3/8 #4/

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#5/5 #6/8 #7/7 #8/

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#9/2 #10/3

George Foreman
Mentioned on 51 of 61 Ballots.
#3/1 #4/4 #5/8 #6/4 #7/11 #8/15 #9/4 #10/4

Jack Dempsey
Mentioned on 36 of 61 Ballots.
#1/1 #3/2 #4/4 #5/4 #6/6 #7/5 #8/3 #9/5 #10/6

Mike Tyson
Mentioned on 41 of 61 Ballots.
#2/1 #3/1 #4/5 #5/5 #7/1 #8/7 #9/9 #10/9

Sonny Liston
Mentioned on 41 of 61 Ballots
#3/2 #4/

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#6/7 #7/8 #8/2 #9/10 #10/5

Joe Frazier
Mentioned on 49 of 61 Ballots.
#3/1 #5/2 #6/6 #7/7 #8/11 #9/13 #10/9

Evander Holyfield
Mentioned on 26 of 61 Ballots.
#4/2 #5/2 #6/2 #7/2 #8/5 #8/5 #10/8

Jim Jeffries
Mentioned on 7 of 61 Ballots.
#3/3 #5/1 #6/1 #8/1 #10/1

Sam Langford
Mentioned on 6 of 61 Ballots.
#6/1 #7/2 #9/1 #10/1

John L Sullivan
Mentioned on 3 of 61 Ballots.
#4/1 #8/1 #10/1

Jersey Joe Walcott
Mentioned on 3 of 61 Ballots.
#5/1 #9/1 #10/1

Gene Tunney
Mentioned on 4 of 61 Ballots.
#8/1 #9/1 #10/2

Harry Wills
Mentioned on 3 of 61 Ballots.
#10/3

Riddick Bowe
Mentioned on 1 of 61 Ballots.
#9/1

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If I understand correctly, this poll is closing after July 15th 2009.

 

In 1904 ,when Jeffries retired as Champ, Langford was 21 years old and weighed around 150lbs.Anyone think it was cowardly of him at 5 ' 7'' 150lbs, not wanting to meet the 6' 2'' 220lbs Jeffries? atsch
Two years later ,when Langford got a hiding from Jack Johnson he only weighed 156lbs .
Want to see Shane Mosley in with Wlad?

 

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

 

Why do you call Ali "Clay?" Are just trying to provoke a reaction? I'm not mad, I'm just wondering...

 

Awesome, looks like I barely made the deadline

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