2026 TOP 10 ALL-TIME HEAVYWEIGHTS SURVEY

Ali
Johnson
Dempsey
Louis
Holmes
Liston
Lewis
Foreman
Holyfield
Tyson

 

1. Ali.
2. Louis.
3. Foreman.
4. Holmes.
5. Lewis.
6. W.Klitschko.
7. Johnson.
8. Frazier.
9. Dempsey.
10. Marciano.

 

Ali
Louis
Lewis
Holmes
Wlad Klitschko
Usyk
Holyfield
Frazier
Tyson
Foreman

 

Your lists change quite a bit IIRC. Is this your real one?

 

My lists are under constant scrutiny and evaluation, as should be everyone's'. I defend the above list until such a time where I find fault in it.

 

Ali
Louis
Lewis
Tyson (Mike)
Dempsey
Holmes
Wlad
Evander
Usyk
Johnson

Tye Fields just misses the cut...

 

Ali
Louis
Lewis
Usyk
Holmes
Frazier
Klitschko
Tyson
Frazier
Johnson

 

Wladimir.

 

1. Ali
2. Holmes
3. Lewis
4. Foreman
5. Louis
6. Holyfield
7. Wladimir
8. Tyson
9. Frazier
10. Liston

I made this list in 2022 and I pretty much still agree with it, Louis down slightly and Foreman up slightly, a lot of this is built upon longevity, strength of competition and my own personal feelings toward the boxer (except Wlad lol). I favor Foreman for his two careers and still being relevant in the two strongest generations of heavyweights, I favor Holyfield for his fierce level of competition and amazing efforts and versatility. I dropped Louis down slightly for his strength of competition in my opinion and how the heavyweight division evolved in subsequent decades. In terms of legacy and impact, Louis would be higher, Dempsey would have made the cut--he is #12 for me and I feel that is generous considering his inactivity with the title.

 

Great list, I have the same names, maybe not exactly in that order, but close.