Ranker.com out of Los Angeles features polls on everything you can think of. Last month...(Feb.2020)...they named the 20 best Heavyweights of all time.... 20.) V. Klitschko 19.) Ezzard Charles 18.) Max Baer 17.) Jersey Joe Walcott 16.) Max Schmeling 15.) W. Klitschko 14.) Sonny Liston 13.) Jack Johnson 12.) Evander Holyfield 11.) John L. Sullivan 10.) Gene Tunney 9.) Lennox Lewis 8.) Larry Holmes 7.) Joe Frazier 6.) Mike Tyson 5.) George Foreman 4.) Jack Dempsey 3.) Joe Louis 2.) Rocky Marciano 1.) Muhammad Ali
"Marciano is disrespected." "Marciano doesn't get his due." "Off this forum the bias against Marciano is even worse."
Tbh, apart from Marciano one spot too high than is justifiable and no Langford/Wills, that list is surprisingly good.
Ridiculous list. Would like to see a profile of all those who voted, Would probably be Caucasian males 60 yrs +.
Just my opinion, but Holmes after Tyson, Dempsey, and Frazier? I just don't see it. But I'm biased, Holmes is my favorite fighter
A lot of the right names are there, but not necessarily in the right order. Ali at no.1 is right imo.
This could be a good list with a couple of minor adjustments. If you moved Louis up to #2, and Marciano down to #3, then moved Wald up a few spots and Tunney down a few, then I don't see anything too far off!
It's strange that people often list Sullivan but Jeffries seems to be forgotten now. Maybe it's because of Johnson story but I think that Jim has better resume in tougher era than Sullivan.
What did Marciano do to be ranked ahead of Lewis, Foreman or even Tyson? What heavyweight resume does Tunney rely on to be considered a top 30 heavyweight? It's an intellectually insulting list. Those who endorse it are merely making a proclamation of ignorance.