Questions for my New All Time Heavyweight List(Soon to be out)

Popz McCracken right?

I´d pick Byrd above McCall without any hesitation.

 

I don´t think either one is Top35 too. Byrd above McCall though.

 

Jess Willard

 

Hell, yeah he has a better case than quite a few on that list. :good

 

Not Cleveland, please ...at least the other guys beat fellow top 35 aspirants.

 

Some that might merit a look for a top 35 spot

Jimmy Young
Billy Miske
Ernie Terrell
Nikolay Valuev
Ray Mercer
Earnie Shavers
Jimmy Ellis
Gerry Cooney
Tommy Burns

Tony Galento and Primo Carnera have impressive KO numbers and all at HW although not nearly all against good fighters. You have to add the BEST TWO modern HW together to get in that ball park. This impresses me although I am the first to say that numbers alone do not tell the story - on numbers alone Sven Ottke is a Boxing legend and so is Butterbean

And you have a number of excellent LightHeavys in your list to consider for honors in the heavyweight category - would you think about Micheal Spinks qualifications in that list.

 

The list looks pretty good. Some thoughts:

What about Tommy Loughran? Defeated three heavy champions, Jimmy Braddock, Max Baer, and Jack Sharkey. Also defeated Georges Carpentier, Young Stribling, Ernie Schaaf, Jack Renault, King Levinsky, Tuffy Griffiths, Victorio Campolo, Johnny Risko, Paulino Uzcudun, Steve Hamas, Arturo Godoy, and Al Ettore. Also Mickey Walker and Harry Greb. Was erratic and lost quite a bit, and Braddock, Stribling, Greb, and Walker were defeated at lightheavy. Also did not fight black fighters. Still, this is an impressive list of opponents with a depth few fighters can match.

Deserves consideration at least.

 

Ike Ibeabuchi
Bob Fitzsimmons

 

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