Bill Caplan's 20 greatest heavyweights

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  1. Bonecrusher

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  3. Bonecrusher

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    Not bad at all, Lewis a little high for me but completely understandable, love where you have Holyfield I feel like he is often massively underrated (he's #4 on my list) also like seeing Bowe as high as you have him, h2h at his peak he's a monster!!
     
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    I like you list as well, Wlad to high for me but I totally get it, based on merit and accomplishment and full body of work. He's lower for me because h2h I think he'd lose to many. By comparison Vitali would be a monster h2h but he didn't achieve what Wlad did. I'll also always put Holyfield over Tyson, though I can see both sides of it. Both are clearly top 10!
     
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  5. lufcrazy

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    Qual es tu problema con Sonny Liston?
     
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  6. Perry

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    Tunney was the greatest technical boxer ever to hold the championship. His high rating as such is justifiable.
     
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  7. Seamus

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    What a load of sh*t. Pro boxing is a result driven sport not ice dancing.

    He has the weakest possible heavyweight resume imaginable to still be included on this list.
     
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  8. Vanboxingfan

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    My list is something like this

    Louis
    Ali
    Holmes
    Lewis
    Foreman
    Holyfield
    Wlad
    Frazier
    Liston
    Marciano



    Close to being top 10 (Ie would make the top 15) would include Tyson, Dempsey, Bowe, Vitali, Schemling)
     
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  9. swagdelfadeel

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    Thought you said Patterson wasn't an ATG? :oops:
     
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  10. swagdelfadeel

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    Very good list. I'd take out Wlad, and add Dempsey. Rearange the list a bit.
     
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  11. Vanboxingfan

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    And where's your list?

    I really don't like Wlad especially after the Povetkin fight where I think he should have been disqualified, but in terms of accomplishments he simply has to be included. And h2h he's a monster, unless someone can get inside him, which only a select few could.

    I actually like Dempsey far more, but if you take an impartial look at their accomplishments, you have to give the nod to Wlad.
     
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  12. Vanboxingfan

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    " Rearange the list a bit"

    I don't think so man, this list is poured in concrete. lol
     
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  13. swagdelfadeel

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    10. Jack Johnson
    9. Lewis/Dempsey
    8. Lewis/Dempsey
    7. Larry Holmes
    7. Joe Frazier
    5. George Foreman
    4. Rocky Marciano
    3. Sonny Liston
    2. Joe Louis
    1. Muhammad Ali

    My lists never stay the same for a day. :lol:
     
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  14. swagdelfadeel

    swagdelfadeel Obsessed with Boxing

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    Don't confuse him with logic.
     
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  15. swagdelfadeel

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    :lol:
     
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