Am I outta line with this heavyweight ATG list?

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  1. MRBILL

    MRBILL Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    1. Ali
    2. Holmes
    3. Johnson
    4. Louis
    5. Foreman
    6. Lewis
    7. Vitali Klit
    8. Holyfield
    9. Tyson
    10. Bowe / Frazier (Tie)

    Runners up:

    11. Marciano
    12. Dempsey

    Deserve credit:

    13. Wlad Klit
    14. Liston
    15. Walcott
    16. Charles
    17. Tunney
    18. Jeffries
    19. Baer
    20. Sharkey / Patterson (Tie)

    Holler back at me.......

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  2. Atlanta

    Atlanta Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Bowe shouldn't be on that list, IMO. I would have Lennox ahead of Foreman. Patterson a little bit higher. Though Wlad is a bit of a stretch for 13 even though I like him.
     
  3. MrMagic

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    Klitschkos shouldn't be rated in such lists until their times up, we can't really say as of right now, but I do believe Wladimir will end up top 10, Vitali just missing out.

    Lewis clearly should be ahead of Foreman.
     
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    _King_ drunken master Full Member

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    doesn't look that bad, Bowe isn't top10,
     
  5. MRBILL

    MRBILL Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    I felt the need to place Bowe in there somewhere...... Yeah, he is a bum nowadays and, his career ended ugly with Golota in '96, but his best yrs of 1991 to 1993 were very good....... Bowe in 1992 was capable of holding his own in any era dating back to 1887.........

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  6. LukeO

    LukeO Erik Morales is God Full Member

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    As long as Ali is your #1 I will agree
     
  7. MRBILL

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    Oh, I am an 'ALI' jock-sniffer...........:good

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  8. Rise Above

    Rise Above IBHOF elector Full Member

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    Louis too low imo.
     
  9. Addie

    Addie Myung Woo Yuh! Full Member

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    Bowe and Frazier tied? ...Immensely out of order.

    Vitali in there? For what, his wins over Peter? Arreola? You tell me.
     
  10. MrMagic

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    I have:

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

    darthhutchence Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Bowe deserves it, Holyfield too high, he should be right behind Bowe, and Tyson is too low, ATG list is ranking them at there primes right? Tyson's Prime can't get any higher, but if your judging on overall career, then I guess I could agree.
     
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    frazier should be ahead of holmes.....tyson ahead of vitali
     
  13. LukeO

    LukeO Erik Morales is God Full Member

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    x10
     
  14. Addie

    Addie Myung Woo Yuh! Full Member

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    An ATG list in my estimation should be ranking fighters according to the following criteria: Resume (50%), Ability (20%), Dominance (20%), and Longevity (10%). On that basis, the notion that Bowe should be higher than Holyfield is beyond ludicrous.
     
  15. MrMagic

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    Props to the greatest left hooker of all time.

    [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9yATYM20Gl8[/ame]

    Also the winner of the FOTC.

    ATG bound in my book, without a doubt.