Who Are The Next Ten Heavyweights All Time?

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  1. mcvey

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    Which names fill out your 2nd ten all time heavies?
    In no order mine are,all retired.
    Marciano
    Frazier
    Bowe
    W Klitschko
    V Klitschko
    Langford
    Wills
    Tunney
    Charles
    Walcott
     
    mcvey, Aug 27, 2026 at 2:35 AM
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  2. Boxed Ears

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    Johnson
    Dempsey
    Bowe
    Usyk
    Liston
    Charles
    Vittles
    Fury
    Patterson
    Jeffries
     
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  3. MaccaveliMacc

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    Johnson
    Usyk
    Dempsey
    Liston
    Patterson
    Jeffries
    Charles
    Fury
    Bowe
    Vitali
     
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  4. catchwtboxing

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    Charles
    Liston
    WladKlit
    Harry Wills
    Holyfield
    Dempsey
    Jefferies
    Langford
    Patterson
    Walcott
     
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  5. McGrain

    McGrain Diamond Dog Staff Member

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    Ha ha you do this thread every three years mcvey. Tbf it's always a good one.

    11 - Sonny Liston
    12 - Jack Johnson
    13 - Jim Jeffries
    14 - Harry Wills
    15 - Jack Dempsey
    16 - Sam Langford
    17 - Floyd Patterson
    18 - Ezzard Charles
    19 - Jersey Joe Walcott
    20 - Ken Norton

    I don't do Jackson or Sullivan but if I did, they'd be around the bottom of this list. They might get the nudge though when Usyk and Fury retire.
     
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  6. Fergy

    Fergy Walking Dead Full Member

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    Nice list mate.cant fault any of those being in the top 20 .
     
    Fergy, Aug 27, 2026 at 12:38 PM
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  7. Greg Price99

    Greg Price99 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    I only consider retired fighters and also don't consider myself knowledgeable enough on Sullivan to assess his historical standing, so don't consider him:

    11. Foreman
    12. Frazier
    13. Wills
    14. Dempsey
    15. Holyfield
    16. Charles
    17. Langford
    18. Bowe
    19. Tunney
    20. Vitali
     
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  8. mcvey

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    Yes, I'm becoming redundant Mac!
     
    mcvey, Aug 27, 2026 at 2:50 PM
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  9. Shay Sonya

    Shay Sonya The REAL Wonder Woman! Full Member

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    Hello, .mcvey.

    01 Joe Louis
    02 Muhammad Ali
    03 Lennox Lewis
    04 Evander Holyfield
    05 George Foreman
    06 Sonny Liston
    07 Rocky Marciano
    08 Mike Tyson
    09 Jack Dempsey
    10 Joe Frazier
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    11 Jack Johnson
    12 Larry Holmes
    12 Wladimir Klitschko
    13 Oleksandr Usyk
    14 Vitali Klitschko
    15 James J. Jeffries
    16 Sam Langford
    17 Floyd Patterson
    18 Max Baer
    20 Max Schmeling
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    21 Tyson Fury
    22 Harry Wills
    23 Primo Carnera
    24 Riddick Bowe
    25 John L. Sullivan
    26 Sam McVey
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    I am still working on this.
     
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  10. Gudetama

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    11. Frazier
    12. Bowe
    13. V Klitschko
    14. Fury
    15. Dempsey
    16. Marciano
    17. Johnson
    18. Jeffries
    19. Wills
    20. Langford
     
    Gudetama, Aug 28, 2026 at 7:38 AM
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  11. The Long Count

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    Frazier
    Wills
    Liston
    Usyk
    Schmeling
    Charles
    Tunney
    Vitali
    Sharkey
    Bowe
     
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  12. Jel

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    11. Jack Dempsey
    12. Ezzard Charles
    13. Sonny Liston
    14. Wladimir Klitschko
    15. Jim Jeffries
    16. Vitali Klitschko
    17. Floyd Patterson
    18. Gene Tunney
    19. Oleksandr Usyk
    20. Ken Norton
     
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  13. Noel857

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    11 : Evander Holyfield
    12 : Jack Dempsey
    13 : Vladimir Klitschko
    14 : Ezzard Charles
    15 : Gene Tunney
    16 : James J Jeffries
    17 : Vitali Klitschko
    18 : Harry Wills
    19 : Riddick Bowe
    20 : Sam Langford
     
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    11 Lewis
    12 Dempsey
    13. Usyk
    14. Frazier
    15.Vitali
    16. Bowe
    17.Johnson
    18.Tunney
    19.Walcott
    20. Patterson
     
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  15. Dynamicpuncher

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    In no order and I'm not including fighters that are still active.

    Ezzard Charles
    Jersey Joe Walcott
    Jack Johnson
    Jack Dempsey
    Floyd Patterson
    Sonny Liston
    Riddick Bowe
    Vitali Klitschko
    Harry Wills
    James J. Jefferies

    No Gene Tunney on my list which is maybe surprising to some. But he only had a handful of fights at Heavyweight not enough of a resume for me.

    I also wanted to include Sam Langford but didn't Harry Wills beat him like 13 times ?

    I know Sam Langford was a much smaller man and his P4P achievements are amazing.

    But talking strictly at Heavyweight wouldn't Harry Wills be ranked higher ?

    What do you think @Greg Price99 ? And who out of my list would you replace to make room for Sam Langford.
     
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