The heavyweight GOAT, another way of looking at it

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  1. PowerPuncher

    PowerPuncher Loyal Member Full Member

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    GOAT = personal preference and favorite
     
    PowerPuncher, Jul 26, 2010
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  2. Bokaj

    Bokaj Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Good point. As it has been for the last two-three decades, with the biggest fights often not being made or being made too late, something has to change radically for anyone to be able to put together a record to rival that of Ali or Louis.
     
    Bokaj, Jul 26, 2010
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  3. Unforgiven

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    I dont think Joe Louis will ever be replaced.
     
    Unforgiven, Jul 26, 2010
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  4. Unforgiven

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    My lineage of greatest heavyweight would be :

    Joe Louis
    Jack Dempsey
    Jim Jeffries

    And I cant really ascertain who was greatest before Jeffries came along.
     
    Unforgiven, Jul 26, 2010
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  5. SuzieQ49

    SuzieQ49 The Manager Full Member

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    Dempsey and Jeffries over Jack Johnson?
     
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  6. Unforgiven

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    Yeah, probably.
    Jeffries' record is pretty hard to find fault with. He went unbeaten, and beat some great ones.

    Dempsey, i just prefer him to Johnson (and Jeff).
     
    Unforgiven, Jul 26, 2010
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  7. bodhi

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    Anybody considers Marciano as the GOAT between Louis and Ali?
     
    bodhi, Jul 26, 2010
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  8. tommygun711

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    Kind of hard to envision anybody else but Ali or Louis for me.
     
    tommygun711, Jul 26, 2010
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  9. Stevie G

    Stevie G Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Yes indeed. The disgusting racist colour bar of the times stopped many potentially great fighters gaining recognition.
     
    Stevie G, Jul 26, 2010
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  10. janitor

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    Good question.

    I think that Tyson was poised to replace him before he departed from the script in Tokyo.

    Had he extended his rampage where he was knocking everybody out for a few more years he probably would have sliped into the slot rightly or wrongly.

    The next GOAT will probably be a Tysonesque fighter who holds it together for a longer period.
     
    janitor, Jul 26, 2010
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  11. The Kurgan

    The Kurgan Boxing Junkie banned

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    Sure-

    [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rdjblkRkoPU[/ame]
     
    The Kurgan, Jul 26, 2010
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  12. Dempsey1238

    Dempsey1238 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Joe Louis did say Marciano was the greatness of all time(Which sort of counts I suppose between the Louis and Ali thing.)

    Not sure it would count because this is more a media trend, and Louis has a right of his own options.

    If any one has the computer fights, Go to Marciano vs ANY ONE, and if you didnt know who Louis was, one would have think he was Q lol.
     
    Dempsey1238, Jul 26, 2010
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