Rank these HW wins

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  1. bboyrei

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    Schmeling over Louis
    Louis over Schmeling
    Ali over Liston
    Frazier over Ali
    Ali over Foreman
    Douglas over Tyson
    Foreman over Moorer
     
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    70sFan865 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Taking into account context and fighting display:

    1. Schmeling over Louis
    2. Ali over Foreman
    3. Frazier over Ali
    4. Douglas over Tyson
    5. Foreman over Moorer
    6. Louis over Schmeling
    7. Ali over Liston
     
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    1. Louis over schmeling
    2. Frazier over Ali
    3. Ali over foreman
    4. Douglas over Tyson
    5. Foreman over moorer
    6. Ali over Liston
    7. Schmeling over Louis

    Louis was green when he lost to schmeling and avenged the loss. Still a great win obv the all are.

    Ali over Liston great upset but also rumors of a fix and Liston's lackluster performance.

    Foreman over moorer great achievement but moorer was a light heavy who may only have won the title to begin with bc of evanders heart problems.

    The rest are all pretty phenomenal could see them all be shuffled around but I picked Louis over schmeling bc of the worldwide implications and bc he avenged a loss in devastating fashion.
     
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  4. Blaxx

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    1. Ali vs Liston
    2. Ali vs Foreman

    Ali was the underdog and people even feared for his life against Foreman. He made it look easy against the two most feared HWs of all time.

    3. Louis vs Schmeling
    4. Frazier vs Ali
    5. Douglas vs Tyson
    6. Schmeling vs Louis
    7. Foreman vs Moorer
     
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    Schmeling over Louis
    Louis over Schmeling
    Douglas over Tyson
    Frazier over Ali
    Ali over Foreman
    Ali over Liston
    Foreman over Moorer
     
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  6. SuzieQ49

    SuzieQ49 The Manager Full Member

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    louis green? He put on by far his best display on film vs Baer prior to the fight along with career best performances vs uzcuden levinsky and Carnera. Right after the schmeling fight he put on another career best film performance vs Ettore and Sharkey


    Louis never looked better on film than he did around the time schmeling beat him
     
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    SuzieQ49 The Manager Full Member

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    Schmeling over Louis is arguable the greatest upset in history. Louis not only beat, he destroyed 3 men in under 5 rounds whom had defeated schmeling, it was a complete mismatch on paper. The greatest game plan of all time by schmeling
     
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    Really? I think he was looking pretty good when he demolished Schmeling in the rematch. Maybe green is overstating it, but he was 2 years into his pro career, never held the title, with half as many fights under his belt as schmeling.
     
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    yes agreed but Louis himself said baer fight was his peak fight snd I’ve never seen him look better on film
     
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    Fair enough though Baer was like made for Louis so of course he looked good sending that big guy crashing down
     
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    I remember seeing an old thread which debated whether Schmeling or Louis had the greater win, nice to see differing opinions.
     
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    Max vs Joe
    Douglas vs Tyson
    Ali vs Foreman
    Frazier vs Ali
    Louis vs Max
    Ali vs Liston
    Foreman vs Moorer
     
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    Ali over Liston ranks at the bottom by a mile.

    Actually I think this fight doesn't even belong to the list, with al the signs of being fixed.
     
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    1. Schmeling over Louis
    2. Frazier over Ali
    3. Ali over Foreman
    4. Foreman over Moorer
    5. Louis over Schmeling
    6. Douglas over Tyson
    7. Ali over Liston
     
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    1 Ali v Foreman
    2 Schmeling v Louis
    3 Frazier v Ali
    4 Ali v Liston
    5 Douglas v Tyson
    6 Foreman v Moorer
    7 Louis v Schmeling
     
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