Who Was The Most Popular Heavyweight Of All Time (Apart From Ali And Tyson)?

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  1. Azzer

    Azzer Nose Bone Into His Brain Full Member

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    Everyone talks about who was the greatest in ring....but who was most popular heavyweight outside the ring?
    (APART from Muhammad Ali and Mike Tyson.....)

    (This will be interesting)

    your thoughts people?
     
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  2. Taylor_brogdon

    Taylor_brogdon Active Member Full Member

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    Foreman for me.
     
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  3. standing 8countboxing

    standing 8countboxing Well-Known Member Full Member

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    George Foreman or Jack Dempsey
     
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  4. Azzer

    Azzer Nose Bone Into His Brain Full Member

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    i got the idea while watching VK Vs Sam Peters Entrance...how everyone was relatively quiet for Foreman, Frazier, Evander And Lennox And Then A Big Roar For Mike
     
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  5. ToneLoneLostboy

    ToneLoneLostboy Active Member Full Member

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    uuuuuhhh...hate to say it people...but Oscar f-kn DeLaHoya
     
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  6. Arriba

    Arriba Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    No love for Joe Louis?

    Honestly I'd say George Foreman. His 2nd career rejuvenation has made him a face in and out of boxing.
     
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    why else would he still sell out and set PPV records when he keeps on losing all his big fights. PPV's don't lie
     
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  8. ToneLoneLostboy

    ToneLoneLostboy Active Member Full Member

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    **** man my fault I just re-read the the question...ha
     
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  9. ToneLoneLostboy

    ToneLoneLostboy Active Member Full Member

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    Either Rocky or Jack Dempsey
     
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  10. Maelstrom

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    Joe Louis.
     
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  11. tony mush

    tony mush Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    heavyweight noob
     
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  12. BigBone

    BigBone Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Dempsey
     
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    Rocky Marciano
     
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  14. Alcaldemb

    Alcaldemb Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Dempsey, hands down. Dempsey, due to him coming before the era of television, satelites, and cable, could technically be seen as more popular than the other two fighters.
     
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    Joe Louis.
     
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