Since you guys like lists, here's Ringside report's's top 100 heavies

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  1. Mendoza

    Mendoza Hrgovic = Next Heavyweight champion of the world. banned Full Member

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    Source:
    [url]http://ringsidereport.com/?cat=2284[/url]

    100. Bob Satterfield
    99. Lou Nova
    98. Joe Baksi
    97. Tommy Farr
    96. Luis Firpo
    95. Jack Renault
    94. Greg Page
    93. Joe Choynski
    92. Pinklon Thomas
    91. Ike Ibeabuchi
    90. Paulino Uzcundun
    89. Roland LaStarza
    88. Bob Baker
    87. Tony Galento
    86. Joe Goddard
    85. Luther McCarty
    84. Buddy Baer
    83. Johnny Risko
    82. Trevor Berbick
    81. George Godfrey
    80. Michael Spinks
    79. Henry Cooper
    78. Tommy Jackson
    77. Tony Tucker
    76. Leotis Martin
    75. Steve Hamas
    74. Rex Layne
    73. Razor Ruddock
    72. Joey Maxim
    71. Elmer Ray
    70. Nino Valdes
    69. Gerry Cooney
    68. Ray Mercer
    67. Tony Tubbs
    66. Tommy Loughran
    65. George Chuvalo
    64. Ernie Schaaf
    63. Jimmy Bivins
    62. Archie Moore
    61. Zora Folley
    60. John Ruiz
    59. Marvin Hart
    58. Earnie Shavers
    57. Oliver McCall
    56. Billy Conn
    55. David Tua
    54. Eddie Machen
    53. Chris Byrd
    52. Billy Miske
    51. Tommy Gibbons
    50. Michael Moorer
    49. Tim Witherspoon
    48. Ernie Terrell
    47. Bob Pastor
    46. Mike Weaver
    45. Jimmy Ellis
    44. Joe Bugner
    43. Jim Braddock
    42. Hasim Rahman
    41. Buster Douglas
    40. Fred Fulton
    39. Oscar Bonavena
    38. Primo Carnera
    37. Ron Lyle
    36. Jess Willard
    35. Sam McVea
    34. Tommy Burns
    33. Ingemar Johansson
    32. Jerry Quarry
    31. Tom Sharkey
    30. Joe Jeannette
    29. Harry Wills
    28. Jimmy Young
    27. Peter Jackson
    26. John L. Sullivan
    25. Jack Sharkey
    24. Max Schmeling
    23. Bob Fitzsimmons
    22. Floyd Patterson
    21. Sam Langford
    20. Riddick Bowe
    19. Jim Corbett
    18. Ken Norton
    17. Max Baer
    16. Jersey Joe Walcott
    15. Ezzard Charles
    14. Gene Tunney
    13. Mike Tyson
    12. Sonny Liston
    11. Evander Holyfield
    10. Rocky Marciano
    9. Lennox Lewis
    8. Jack Dempsey
    7. Larry Holmes
    6. Jack Johnson
    5. Joe Frazier
    4. James J. Jeffries
    3. George Foreman
    2. Joe Louis
    1. Muhammad Ali
     
    Mendoza, Feb 24, 2011
    Mendoza, Feb 24, 2011
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  2. Bill1234

    Bill1234 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    In the top 20, I think the following are a bit too high:

    Foreman (#3 is more than just one or two spaces too high)
    Frazier
    Jeffries
    Norton
    Baer
     
    Bill1234, Feb 24, 2011
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  3. di tullio

    di tullio Guest

    Frazier's spot is reasonable, especially when you consider he has a win over the #1 on their list, and only ever lost to their 1# and 3#. I guess it depends on how you rank Foreman.
     
    di tullio, Feb 24, 2011
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  4. ironchamp

    ironchamp Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Foreman, Frazier, Norton and Tunny are too high

    Wills, Marciano and Langford too low.
     
    ironchamp, Feb 24, 2011
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  5. El Bujia

    El Bujia Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Not a big Heavyweight fan here, but I went through the list top to bottom and I gotta say I don't think too much of this one. Plenty of good placings, but a lot of iffy/flat out wrong ones as well.
     
    El Bujia, Feb 24, 2011
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  6. Mendoza

    Mendoza Hrgovic = Next Heavyweight champion of the world. banned Full Member

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    Pretty much agree.
     
    Mendoza, Feb 25, 2011
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  7. D.T

    D.T Guest

    Patterson, Holyfield, Tyson, Liston, Marciano and Holmes are too low.

    Lewis is too high.
     
    D.T, Feb 25, 2011
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  8. Nicky P

    Nicky P Jamiva Boxing Full Member

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    Looks like a solid list. I'd drop Foreman down and bring Langford higher though. No way Langford is lower than Riddick.
     
    Nicky P, Feb 25, 2011
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  9. DDDUUDDDEE

    DDDUUDDDEE Undisputed Ambien (taker) Full Member

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    Lewis should be in the top 5, and so should Holmes.

    Foreman is definitely too high.
     
    DDDUUDDDEE, Feb 25, 2011
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  10. turpinr

    turpinr Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    jeffries is on the wrong page
     
    turpinr, Feb 25, 2011
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  11. Boucher

    Boucher Well-Known Member Full Member

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    I too think Jeffries is too high, by about 10 placings, but I think he has a very good chance of winning the Heavy Tournament, under LPR rules currently being polled
     
    Boucher, Feb 25, 2011
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  12. DDDUUDDDEE

    DDDUUDDDEE Undisputed Ambien (taker) Full Member

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    Agreed.

    Jeffries is way too high, he shouldn't even be in the top 10 in my opinion.
     
    DDDUUDDDEE, Feb 25, 2011
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  13. Kalasinn

    Kalasinn ♧ OG Kally ♤ Full Member

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    David Tua at #55, above McCall, Michael Spinks, Berbick, Thomas, Tucker. :lol::lol:

    Tua wasn't even an alphabet title holder.
     
    Kalasinn, Feb 25, 2011
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  14. Vic-JofreBRASIL

    Vic-JofreBRASIL Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Chris Byrd and Tommy Farr too low.....
     
    Vic-JofreBRASIL, Feb 25, 2011
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  15. Boucher

    Boucher Well-Known Member Full Member

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    But, that was the whole point of posting the list.:lol:
     
    Boucher, Feb 25, 2011
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