Best HW wins

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  1. h8me

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    As I came across a lot of criticism of Foreman, I began to wonder how many heavyweight greats have a more impressive win than his knockout of Joe Frazier in their first bout?
    I'm talking only about the best wins of the greatest HW fighters, let's say top 20 heavyweights of all time, so no Rahman vs Lewis or Douglas vs Tyson type of wins.

    So, what’s your opinion - what are the best heavyweight wins in that context?
     
    h8me, Aug 25, 2025 at 4:08 AM
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  2. MaccaveliMacc

    MaccaveliMacc Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Joe Louis vs Max Schmeling II
    Joe Frazier vs Muhammad Ali I
    Muhammad Ali vs George Foreman
    Mike Tyson vs Michael Spinks
     
    MaccaveliMacc, Aug 25, 2025 at 4:24 AM
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  3. OddR

    OddR Well-Known Member Full Member

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    This will surely turn into a another 70s vs modern heavyweights thing.

    But from a historical sense I don't think there are many victories which would rank above it that aside.
     
    OddR, Aug 25, 2025 at 4:27 AM
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  4. Yorbals

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    I’d put it the third best win below FOTC and the jungle rumble
     
    Yorbals, Aug 25, 2025 at 8:52 AM
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  5. Gazelle Punch

    Gazelle Punch Boxing Addict Full Member

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    My top five
    Frazier over Ali
    Foreman over Frazier
    Louis over Schmeling
    Ali over Foreman
    Marciano over JJW

    Almost put in Usyk over Fury as it’s one of my favorite wins for a fighter.
     
    Gazelle Punch, Aug 25, 2025 at 9:22 AM
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  6. Jakub79

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    Wasn't beating Ken Norton just as impressive?
     
    Jakub79, Aug 25, 2025 at 9:33 AM
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  7. themaster458

    themaster458 Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Overrated win Frazier was on the slide and Foreman was a horrible matchup for him the only thing that carries that wins is name value.
    Usyk vs Fury or Joshua are both better wins a smaller CW taking on huge SHWs and schooling them.
    FOTC was a better wins two prime HW ATG ducking it out and Frazier showing he was better
    Spinks vs Holmes 1 was better
    Buster vs Tyson was another great win
    Bowe vs Holyfield was another great win etc
     
    themaster458, Aug 25, 2025 at 9:43 AM
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  8. janitor

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    Perhaps his own accomplishment of beating Moorer at the age of 46.
     
    janitor, Aug 25, 2025 at 10:06 AM
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  9. swagdelfadeel

    swagdelfadeel Obsessed with Boxing

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    You can make a serious argument that Foreman had the two greatest wins in heavyweight history, 21 years apart. That is the kind of stuff that would be laughed off in a fictional novel for being unrealistic.
     
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  10. Bronson666

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    Dempsey win over Willard, first win over Miske, Sharkey and Gibbons
    Louis rematch win over Walcott and Schmeling
    Schmeling win over Louis
    Marciano rematch win over Charles
    Walcott's wins over Charles
    Liston 2x each wins over Patterson and prime Williams, Folley
    Ali win over Foreman and Frazier
    Norton win over Ali and arguably won rematches
    Holmes win over Norton
    M. Spinks win over Holmes 2x
    Tyson wins over Biggs, Tucker, Ruddock 2x
    Foreman wins over Frazier, Norton, Moorer
    Lewis over Holyfield, Vitali, Tua, Ruddock
    Holyfield wins over Tyson and Bowe
     
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  11. Melankomas

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    Sullivan beating Kilrain deserves a mention, bro beat a top 4 heavyweight like 8 months after he was in an alcohol induced coma that destroyed his body.

    I think it definitely deserves a mention amongst Ali over Foreman, Louis over Schmeling, Spinks over Holmes, etc
     
    Melankomas, Aug 25, 2025 at 12:44 PM
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    These three lines are just the epitome of bias and hypocrisy
     
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  13. Marvelous_Iron

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    Tunney beating Dempsey
     
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  14. themaster458

    themaster458 Well-Known Member Full Member

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    LOL cry more nothing I said was wrong
     
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