Stewart and Moorer do not have any wins at heavyweight that would suggest they were bigger punchers than Holyfield. Neither kayoed any really...
Were Duplooy, Sprott or Cooper ranked highly when Sanders fought them? I didn't think any of them were rated in the top 10 at the time they...
James Toney was able to take punches from top contenders at heavyweight when he was getting quite old. How do people explain this?
I don't think the Grant fight was a similar situation. Grant did not have any wins that suggested he should be considered a match for Lewis.
I thought Sanders only beat one heavyweight ranked in the top 10 his entire career. Aside from Wladimir, who did Sanders ever beat that was...
Lewis has good credentials as a puncher but Hide lacks wins that would establish him as a threat to the divisons elite.
The Tyson fight does not help Lewis's legacy much. Lewis's failure to face prime versions of Holyfield and Tyson hurts his stature a bit but...
There seem to be numerous examples of fighters using illegal tactics that did not result in lifetime bans. I take it that people feel that...
Vitali has not beaten much highly ranked oppossition. It would be interesting to look at the rankings of the guys he beat. Sanders was ranked...
Dokes was not even rated in the top 10 which is a fairly good reason why Bowe would not recieve credit for beating him. Many heavyweights would...
Foreman and Holmes did have success in their old age but there would be a better case for 70s fighters being great if guys like Young, Lyle and...
I don't see why people would favor Bowe. Bowe avoided the divisions big punchers and was not great defensively or extremely durable.
The main issue regarding Holmes challengers is that he failed to face many of the most deserving contenders and some of his challengers were less...
Why would one include Bowe in the debate?
Perhaps people are upset that none of the heavyweights of their times had the consistancy of Marciano and this upsets them because it suggests the...