Who is the greatest HW Champ since Muhammad Ali (VIDEO)

1. Lewis
2. Holyfield
3. Tyson
4. Holmes
5. Wlad Klitchsko

 

With all due respect though, my man. This belongs in the Classic

 

Holmes or Lewis. Rummie's list was accurate.

 

Lennox The Lion Lewis !!!!!!!

 

1.Holmes
2.Lewis
3.Tyson
4.Bowe
5.Fury
6.Viali
7.Wlad

Bowe still holds the single greatest win at HW to date and that's why he's at #4. Quality is better than quantity.
Frazier is a top 10 all time great HW because of one win.

 

No. I don't have to think how you want me to. But respect to your personal opinion.

 

How can people place Holmes above Holyfield or Tyson? Holmes lost to both of them and I'd take any version of Holmes to lose to Holyfield and Tyson.

 

No.

The 1980 version of the Easton Assassin is as tough as nails with the heart of a lion, granite chin and skills on par with any HW in history. Prime for prime, Holmes beats Holyfield and is 50/50 with Tyson. Larry's jab is arguably the best the division has ever seen...

 

My top four in no order are Klits, Lewis and Tyson. Holmes is at 5 and Holyfield at 6.

 

Lennox Claudius Lewis

 

Larry Holmes. He had all the tools. The best jab ever and the best uppercut ever in the HW-divison.

 

Foreman was a Monster...and to win a World Title when he was 48 has to put him up there...

 

Holmes was always susceptible to right hands; Tyson would always eat his lunch, any version of Holmes loses to prime Tyson. Holyfield is a closer fight but Holmes lost twice to Spinks, who isn't as good as Holyfield. Holmes arguably lost to an old Norton and Tim Witherspoon. I'm pretty confident The Real Deal would beat Holmes more often than he would lose to him.

 

“I used to be the greatest, and now you’re the greatest”

Ali said that in the ring to Lewis after one of his fights. Might have been Rahman 2.

I’m not saying he’s right, but it’s a pretty good endorsement.

 

Of course you don't have to think what I want you to think, and I apologise if that's the impression my post gave you. What I'm saying is it's hard to rate Holmes over Wlad on anything other than perhaps a H2H basis, but even then I'd give a prime Wlad the advantage.

Holmes was a badass but he had his fair share of controversial wins and closer than expected tussles, not to mention a number of fighters whom he appeared to avoid for one reason or another. The only fighter Wlad truly avoided during his time was his brother and he never had to rely on favourable judging for a win.