Best 15 HWs of the last 50 years?

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  1. andrewa1

    andrewa1 Boxing Addict banned Full Member

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    Including today. On legacy/impact, not h2h. I'd rate it:

    1Ali
    2.Lewis
    3. Foreman
    4. Holmes
    5-6. Wlad and Vitali tied
    7. Tyson
    8. Frazier
    9.Holyfield
    10. Bowe
    11.(big drop off) Joshua
    12. Norton
    13. Fury
    14. Witherspoon
    15. Wilder

    Best of era means a lot to me in rankings, hence proven in era #3s or 4s like Frazier, Holyfield, and Norton not fairing too well under my ranking. Joshua and Fury could still rise or fall( I like Fury over Joshua h2h, but Ajs had the more impressive overall career to this point). Wilder edges in with 5 successful title defenses: while bad quality for true atgs, his opponents are no different than those of lesser belt holders with one or two defenses. Honorable mention includes Sanders, Rahman, Byrd, Peter, drug marred Povetkin.

    Who do you rate in your top 15?
     
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  2. CST80

    CST80 De Omnibus Dubitandum Staff Member

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    Fury, Wilder and Joshua aren't even close to my top 15. I'll put mine up after I give it some thought.
     
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  3. andrewa1

    andrewa1 Boxing Addict banned Full Member

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    They are very debatable, definitely. I just think there is a huge gap between the top ten and everyone else, and they have laid a good groundwork. Who is in yours?
     
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  4. CST80

    CST80 De Omnibus Dubitandum Staff Member

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    I edited into my last post, I'll get one up, I have to contemplate it for a few minutes first.
     
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  5. Dfaulds

    Dfaulds Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Lol Wilder isn't even top 15 of the last 10 years nevermind 50... I'd have Fury and Joshua head of him as does boxrec who rank Wilder at 200+ of all time showing how poor his opponents have been...
     
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  6. Dfaulds

    Dfaulds Well-Known Member Full Member

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    1.Ali
    2.Lewis
    3.W.Klitschko
    4.Tyson
    5.Holyfield
    6.Holmes
    7.Frazier
    8.V.Klitschko
    9.Bowe
    10.Foreman
    11.Norton
    12.Moorer
    13.Byrd
    14.Witherspoon
    15.Fury
     
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  7. ForemanJab

    ForemanJab Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    1. Ali
    2. Holmes
    3. Foreman
    4. Lewis
    5. W Klitsch
    6. Holyfield
    7. Tyson
    8. Frazier
    9. V Klitsch
    10. Norton
    11. Bowe
    12. Witherspoon
    13. Moorer
    14. Byrd
    15. Ibeabuchi
     
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  8. rayrobinson

    rayrobinson Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Witherspoon kills Joshua , those looping overhand rights that he wouldn't see coming.

    Timber!!!
     
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  9. Dfaulds

    Dfaulds Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Lol.
     
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  10. tommyg6

    tommyg6 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Lol at OP's post including Wilder in the top 15. What a joke.
     
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  11. Jacques81

    Jacques81 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Wilder



    Lmao
     
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  12. ForemanJab

    ForemanJab Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    He'd rank higher on a worst of the last 50 years list than best of for me.
     
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  13. rodney

    rodney Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Top 9 are good.
     
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  14. Faceplant

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    If you include Wilder you have to include his daddy Dustin Nichols.
     
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  15. andrewa1

    andrewa1 Boxing Addict banned Full Member

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    Good lists from people. Seems to be wide agreement about the first 10-12 names, then alot of disagreement, which is how I see it.

    As far as Wilder, there's alot to dislike about his choice of comp, I'm the first to criticize. He may not belong on here, but its also easy to go too far in the other direction. There are less than two dozen fighters over this era who have consistently beat top 20ish hws like he has. My inclusion of his name was largely toward making that point.
     
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