Starting with Iron Mike.....

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  1. Noel_philly

    Noel_philly Member Full Member

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    Can someone list the names in succession of the fighters who beat "the man", regardless of what belt it was for?

    Tyson (undisputed) lost to J.B. Douglass.
    Douglass lost to Holyfield
    Holyfield lost to... (up until today)

    THANKS IN ADVANCE!!
     
  2. the cobra

    the cobra Awesomeizationism! Full Member

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    Holyfield lost to Bowe
    Bowe lost to Holyfield
    Holyfield lost to Moorer
    Moorer lost to Foreman
    Foreman lost to Briggs (Foreman was stripped of his titles by this point, but hadn't lost since beating Moorer)
    Briggs lost to Lewis
    Lewis lost to Rahman
    Rahman lost to Lewis

    Lewis retired
     
  3. OBCboxer

    OBCboxer Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    That about sums it up.
     
  4. Noel_philly

    Noel_philly Member Full Member

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    So the last "real" champion at heavy is Lewis?

    Boy, I can't wait til someone Unifies them all again!
     
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    OBCboxer Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Yes, the last "Man" in the division was Lewis.
     
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    Heavyrighthand Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    That Lennie was quite a fighter, wasn't he?
     
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    :yep
     
  8. evalistinho

    evalistinho Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Makes you kind of miss Lewis. i hope there is some unification real soon and that by the end of the year there is an undisputed champ in the HW division.
     
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    Originally Posted by the cobra
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    Holyfield lost to Bowe
    Bowe lost to Holyfield
    Holyfield lost to Moorer
    Moorer lost to Foreman
    Foreman lost to Briggs (Foreman was stripped of his titles by this point, but hadn't lost since beating Moorer)
    Briggs lost to Lewis
    Lewis lost to Rahman
    Rahman lost to Lewis

    Lewis retired



    Lewis retired because V. Klitschko was beating him before the fight was stopped due to, as Lewis put it, "the state of his face"

    This makes V. Klitschko the closest thing we have to a "man" right now
     
  10. the cobra

    the cobra Awesomeizationism! Full Member

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    Not really.

    If the fight had continued, maybe Vitali would have won or maybe not, but the fact is that the fight couldn't continue, because, as Lewis put it, "the state of his face."

    Wlad is the one who has been doing the best work in the division and has unified two belts. He's the top guy.
     
  11. Marnoff

    Marnoff Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    ...And horseshoes.
     
  12. rusty nails

    rusty nails Tszyu for PM!! Full Member

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    bowe
    holyfield
    moorer
    foreman
    briggs
    then it gets foggy..
     
  13. drunkenspaniard

    drunkenspaniard Active Member Full Member

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    Say what you will about Lewis but he got the job done.
     
  14. radianttwilight

    radianttwilight Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Lewis retired as the last lineal champion.