I don't necessarily agree with all of your opinions, but this was the type of post I was looking for, not a rehashing of "Foreman-Briggs-Lewis"...
Braddock faced Louis, but I see your point. In fact, another thread I thought of making was "who do you recognize as having held the title of...
Big George definitely earned the title. But he could not claim to be champ when the only guys he fought in the two years after winning the title...
I agree that Bruno, Botha and Seldon were just manufactured champs. That's partly why I posed this question. As I said, Bowe and Holyfield were...
You make some great points. I agree with this.
After George Foreman KO'd Moorer, he was obviously the legitimate lineal champ. However, Foreman declined to fight the top contenders and was...
Joe Frazier defeated Muhammad Ali in what was rightly called The Fight of The Century. He really does not get enough credit for that win on...
Joe Frazier can't be ranked higher? I swear, Frazier has become embarrassingly underrated on here. Frazier's run as a champion from 1968-73 is...
Lewis did have more longevity. But let's not forget that Lewis was only the recognized champion from 1999-2003 (except for Rahman's brief reign)....
Much has been said in these forums about certain fighters having bad, or weak, or mediocre chins. However, I want to clarify one thing: What...
I think the following can convincingly be ranked higher than Lewis: Louis Ali Johnson Frazier Foreman Holmes Tyson Holyfield Liston Marciano...
