Best Southpaw Heavyweight

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  1. Seamus

    Seamus Proud Kulak Full Member

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    I'm disqualifying those that achieved their noteworthy accomplishments form an orthodox stance.
     
  2. HerolGee

    HerolGee Loyal Member banned Full Member

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    ok cool bro.
     
  3. uncletermite

    uncletermite Boxing Addict banned

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    Yuri Vaulin while a short career wasn't half bad either.A very crisp hard puncher but smaller HW. based on who had the best win as a southpaw, I would go with Sanders,moorers resume doesn't scream world beater either.Ability all around wise I would take Byrd.
     
  4. HerolGee

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    moorer was actually a title holder.

    sanders wasn't - he only in retirement got a title shot because of the unprecedented paucity of his opposition - any other period, prime sanders wouldn't have got close to the world title.

    but in klitschko era, in his worst shape age 37/38 he is almost able to unify, and wipe out one champ in seconds.
     
  5. Seamus

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  6. fists of fury

    fists of fury Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Tyson I think.
     
  7. mcvey

    mcvey VIP Member

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    Yuri Vaulin:patsch Who the f*ck did he stop who was any good?:-(
     
  8. Vysotskyy

    Vysotskyy Boxing Addict banned Full Member

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    Zolkin was another, would have beat Bowe in 96 had he got the shot as initially intended instead of Golota.
     
  9. N_ N___

    N_ N___ Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Juan Carlos Gomez was pretty good.
     
  10. energie

    energie Boxing Addict Full Member

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    michael moorer
     
  11. energie

    energie Boxing Addict Full Member

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    nah man he couldnt even beat feather fisted akinwande
     
  12. Rock0052

    Rock0052 Loyal Member Full Member

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    Fun fact, Moorer is the only southpaw HW titlist that hasn't fought Wlad.

    I give fighters like Holyfield and Wlad credit for never skirting around southpaws. I'm not gonna say top level southpaws were out and out ducked, but there wasn't a surplus of top heavies willing to fight them and matchmaking for them was tougher as a result.