What is you top fifteen of Heavyweights still alive

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  1. lefthook31

    lefthook31 Obsessed with Boxing banned

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    Ali
    Holyfield
    Tyson
    Holmes
    Frazier
    Lewis
    Foreman
    Bowe
    Norton
    V. Klitschko
    W. Klitschko
    Tony Tubbs
    Greg Page
    Tim Witherspoon
    Oliver Mcall
     
  2. DonBoxer

    DonBoxer The Lion! Full Member

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    1. Muhammad Ali
    2. Lennox Lewis
    3. Larry Holmes
    4. Evander Holyfield
    5.George Foreman
    6. Mike Tyson
    7. Joe Frazier
    8. Riddick Bowe
    9. Wladimir Klitschko
    10. Ken Norton
    11. Tim Witherspoon
    12. Vitali Klitschko
    13. Buster Douglas
    14. David Tua
    15. Tony Tubbs
     
  3. punchy

    punchy Well-Known Member Full Member

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    While I don't agree with your list, I agree with you on Puritty, Douglas, McCall and McCline. These guys never got any hype like others but they were no one hit wonders and their records show this.
     
  4. lefthook31

    lefthook31 Obsessed with Boxing banned

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    Why Purrity? He has one win real stellar win on his resume, and it was after getting his ass kicked for most of the fight. To me hes like the top of the journeyman, but definitely not a top 15 heavyweight. There are so many more that would rank ahead of him.
     
  5. manbearpig

    manbearpig A Scottish Noob Full Member

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    I really don't understand how you have Foreman above Ali. I've called you on your bull**** lists before, and you said your criteria was head to head ability and resume. Ali has a far superior cv, and he also beat a prime George Foreman. You are a troll.
     
  6. punchy

    punchy Well-Known Member Full Member

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    He is not I my list but I recognize that the guy was a tough fighter and underrated The only man to stop him was Vitali and that was on a cut, he was never knocked down despite fighting hard hitters like Wlad, Vitali, Sanders, Rahman and Morrison.
     
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    Everyone has Forgot Frank Bruno
     
  8. Boilermaker

    Boilermaker Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    How about Ted Lowry?

    They made them much tougher in the older days!
     
  9. lefthook31

    lefthook31 Obsessed with Boxing banned

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    Wouldnt a guy like Ray Mercer be ahead of him though??
     
  10. Kalasinn

    Kalasinn ♧ OG Kally ♤ Full Member

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    1. Ali
    2. Holmes
    3. Holyfield
    4. Tyson
    5. Lewis
    6. Frazier
    7. Foreman
    8. Bowe
    9. Norton
    10. V. Klitschko
    11. W. Klitschko
    12. Tubbs
    13. Witherspoon
    14. Douglas
    15. Thomas
     
  11. Seamus

    Seamus Proud Kulak Full Member

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    Johansson is gone.
     
  12. TheGreatA

    TheGreatA Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    How does Jimmy Bivins rate? He was more of a light heavy but he has a solid record at heavyweight as well.

    He turned 90 last year.
     
  13. tommygun711

    tommygun711 The Future Full Member

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    wow that's a bull**** list sorry to say. there's no way you can rate the klits over Ali or holmes. H2H, they beat both klits, career wise, they beat them, and resume wise.
     
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    SuzieQ49 The Manager Full Member

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    OMFG i forgot he was alive!!!! :shock::shock::shock:
     
  15. SuzieQ49

    SuzieQ49 The Manager Full Member

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    Here is my revised list


    1. Muhammad Ali
    2. Larry Holmes
    3. Lennox Lewis
    4. Mike Tyson
    5. George Foreman
    6. Joe Frazier
    7. Evander Holyfield
    8. Wladimir Klitschko
    9. Riddick Bowe
    10. Ken Norton
    11. Ike Ibeubuchi
    12. Tim Witherspoon
    13. Jimmy Bivins
    14. Buster Douglas
    15. Ernie Terrell


    HM:

    Vitali Klitschko, Clarence Henry, Ron Lyle, David Tua, Hasim Rahman, Pinklon Thomas, Mike Weaver, Tony Tucker, Tony Tubbs, Earnie Shavers, turkey thompson.