2026 TOP 10 ALL-TIME HEAVYWEIGHTS SURVEY

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  1. MaccaveliMacc

    MaccaveliMacc Boxing Addict Full Member

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    It's been 6 years since Rummy's all-time heavyweight survey. Few things happened since then, mainly Usyk raising to the top of the division and becoming the next undisputed champ. Also, some more time passed since Wladimir Klitschko's retirement. I wonder how your all-time Top 10 HW lists changed. Maybe there were some people that didn't take part in the survey last time.

    So, drop your "Top 10 Greatest Heavyweights Of All Time" lists here!
     
    MaccaveliMacc, Aug 25, 2026 at 2:21 AM
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  2. Noel857

    Noel857 I Am Duran

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    1 : Muhammad Ali
    2 : Joe Louis
    3 : Larry Holmes
    4 : Lennox Lewis
    5 : Jack Johnson
    6 : George Foreman
    7 : Rocky Marciano
    8 : Mike Tyson
    9 : Sonny Liston
    10 : Joe Frazier
     
    Noel857, Aug 25, 2026 at 2:47 AM
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  3. OddR

    OddR Boxing Addict Full Member

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    I don't have a exact top 10 list in order but I think the top 4 is possibly Ali Louis Holmes Lewis.

    After that I struggle.
     
    OddR, Aug 25, 2026 at 4:22 AM
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  4. MaccaveliMacc

    MaccaveliMacc Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Try ;)
     
    MaccaveliMacc, Aug 25, 2026 at 4:30 AM
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  5. JackSilver

    JackSilver Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Ali
    Holmes
    Tyson
    Lewis
    Foreman
    Louis
    Holyfield
    Vitali
    Bowe
    Frazier
     
    JackSilver, Aug 25, 2026 at 4:46 AM
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  6. 723

    723 Delusional Old-Head + New Boxing Fan Full Member

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    Same. If I were to try:

    1. Muhammad Ali
    2. Joe Louis
    3. Larry Holmes
    4. Lennox Lewis
    5. George Foreman
    6. Sonny Liston
    7. Joe Frazier
    8. Rocky Marciano
    9. Oleksandr Usyk
    10. Mike Tyson

    The top 4 is set in stone, but the rest is very much subject to change.

    EDIT 1: Perhaps I should sub in Dempsey or Johnson in place of anyone from 5-10.

    EDIT 2: If I was strictly considering H2H, Vitali Klitschko would be in here.

    EDIT 3: I would actually include Wladimir Klitschko upon further thought, though I'm not sure where. Top 4 is still pretty set.
     
    723, Aug 25, 2026 at 4:49 AM
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  7. MaccaveliMacc

    MaccaveliMacc Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Lemme know in a separate post if you make any changes.
     
    MaccaveliMacc, Aug 25, 2026 at 5:00 AM
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  8. Fergy

    Fergy Walking Dead Full Member

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    Muhammad Ali
    Joe Louis
    Lennox Lewis
    Larry Holmes
    George Foreman
    Evander Holyfield
    Joe Frazier
    Jack Dempsey
    Mike Tyson
    Sonny Liston
     
    Fergy, Aug 25, 2026 at 5:13 AM
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  9. brb

    brb Boxing Addict Full Member

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    1. Joe Louis
    2. Muhammad Ali
    3. Rocky Marciano
    4. Wladimir Klitschko
    5. Jack Johnson
    6. Jack Dempsey
    7. Lennox Lewis
    8. Larry Holmes
    9. George Foreman
    10. Oleksandr Usyk
     
    brb, Aug 25, 2026 at 6:11 AM
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  10. Greg Price99

    Greg Price99 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    I only include boxers who have been retired a few years in my all time lists.

    1. Louis
    2. Ali

    3. Holmes
    4. Lewis
    5. Marciano

    6. Johnson
    7. Wlad

    8. Jeffries
    9. Liston
    10. Tyson

    Where no gap exists, I can see them in any order. I could also easily see Foreman (my 11) as high as 8. No problem with Frazier (my 12) being top 10 either.
     
    Greg Price99, Aug 25, 2026 at 6:48 AM
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  11. OddR

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    I would have had Wlad top 5 if he either didn't suffer those bad earlier losses or avenged them. Probably would have him in the 6-10 part.
     
    OddR, Aug 25, 2026 at 7:27 AM
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  12. MaccaveliMacc

    MaccaveliMacc Boxing Addict Full Member

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    He avenged 1 loss (Brewster) and tried to avenge another (Purrity), but the opponent wasn't interested.
     
    MaccaveliMacc, Aug 25, 2026 at 7:29 AM
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  13. Seamus

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    1. Lewis
    2. Louis
    3. Ali
    4. Wladimir Klitschko
    5. Holmes
    6. Tyson
    7. Holyfield
    8. Sullivan
    9. Usyk
    10. Wills
     
    Seamus, Aug 25, 2026 at 7:29 AM
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  14. OddR

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    Sanders was most of my thinking there. Either if it didn't happen or was avenged convincingly.
     
    OddR, Aug 25, 2026 at 7:29 AM
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  15. mcvey

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    In no order
    Liston
    Foreman
    Louis
    Ali
    Lewis
    Holmes
    Holyfield
    Johnson
    Tyson
    Dempsey
     
    mcvey, Aug 25, 2026 at 7:48 AM
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