Do you agree with the BoxRec HW ATG list?

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Do you agree with the BokRec HW ATG list?

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  1. ikrasevic

    ikrasevic War for Souls Full Member

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  2. NoNeck

    NoNeck Pugilist Specialist

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    The list is based on a formula. It’s not an opinion. There’s nothing to agree or disagree with.
     
    NoNeck, Aug 15, 2022
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  3. janitor

    janitor VIP Member

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    The rankings of Patterson and Tunney will raise the most eyebrows.

    In Patterson's case I can at least see why a statistical approach would place him high.
     
    janitor, Aug 15, 2022
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  4. ivancho

    ivancho Member Full Member

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    HELL no, wheres larry holmes? he should be top 3
     
    ivancho, Aug 15, 2022
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  5. salsanchezfan

    salsanchezfan Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Where the **** is Larry Holmes?
     
    salsanchezfan, Aug 15, 2022
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  6. Cecil

    Cecil Boxing Addict Full Member

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    It starts off ok then deteriorates from there.
     
    Cecil, Aug 15, 2022
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  7. djanders

    djanders Boxing Addict Full Member

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    I don't know where to start really, so I'll begin here: Patterson and no Dempsey? Tunney and no Holmes? Liston and no Foreman? Even a pure statistical approach is not usually that bad!
     
    djanders, Aug 15, 2022
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  8. Dubblechin

    Dubblechin Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    I'm with you. Melio Bettina is listed as the 40th best heavyweight ever. And he was only ranked at heavyweight for two years during the mid 40s.

    Who knew?

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  9. Journeyman92

    Journeyman92 Mauling Mormon’s banned Full Member

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    In there P4P at one point Bivins was like 4th lol.
     
    Journeyman92, Aug 15, 2022
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  10. BitPlayerVesti

    BitPlayerVesti Boxing Drunkie Full Member

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    I don't agree because of that thing between my ears that won't shut up
     
    BitPlayerVesti, Aug 15, 2022
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  11. janitor

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    As others have said, it is a statistical approach.

    For the most part it identifies the head to head monsters, such as Louis, Ali and Lewis.

    We can perhaps give it a pass for missing men like Jack Johnson and Jack Dempsey, based on the fog of their era.

    It completely misses Larry Holmes, which is a serious omission, with no similar excuse

    It also gets triggered by men like Patterson, who have impressive statistics on paper, but clearly weren't as dangerous as some of the other men on the list.
     
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  12. Seamus

    Seamus Proud Kulak Full Member

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    Marciano is far too high.
     
    Seamus, Aug 15, 2022
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  13. mr. magoo

    mr. magoo VIP Member Full Member

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    I’m ok with the top three but from there things go down hill. As much as I love Floyd Patterson and respect him, there’s no way he’s the 4th best heavy of all time. As others have mentioned they don’t have Holmes in their top 10 which I find a tad bizarre. Tunney was a great fighter p4p but I wouldn’t have him in the heavyweight top 10. Tyson Fury is a head to head monster but his resume is too thin to make the list right now. There are other discrepancies but I’ll stop there
     
    mr. magoo, Aug 15, 2022
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  14. choklab

    choklab cocoon of horror Full Member

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    And yet so Uncharacteristic from you.
     
    choklab, Aug 15, 2022
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  15. Seamus

    Seamus Proud Kulak Full Member

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    Yes, I am characteristically correct.
     
    Seamus, Aug 15, 2022
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