Dirtiest HW Champs

You obviously havnt seen that many Tyson fights, he butts, elbows, hits on the break, hit while they're down and hits after a fights been stopped. He bit Holyfield purely out of frustration, he couldn't handle what Holy was dishing out fists, head and all. Plus his personal life outside of boxing was crumbling down around him, he was angry at the world.

 

Check out Dempsey - Firpo.After a KD Dempsey would stand directly to the side of Firpo waiting for his gloves to leave the canvas as he was trying to get up. As soon as they left the canvas it was fair game to hit the poor ******* some more. Not dirty as this was a;llowed in those days. Doesn't look too good, though

 

Besides the pushing to get his distance (and put the other guy off balance) George would also hold an oppnent's neck / head with one hand and wallop him with the other

 

Bowe.

He seems to get a free pass for some reason on his hitting on the break. Hitting after the bell. Low blows. And the guy threw an absolute ton of rabbit punches. And you could throw in his pre-fight antics/corner/entourage/post fight altercations to boot.

 

I think Marciano's display against Don Cockell was one of the dirtiest ever. He did everything to Don in there.

 

Andrew Golota.... he had the WBA Fedelatin Heavyweight title so he was atleast a title holder and I don't think TS excludes them.
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bikoz it woz in most of his fights

 

In no particular order :

Mike Tyson
Rocky Marciano
Lennox Lewis
Jack Dempsey
Evander Holyfield
Riddick Bowe
Muhammad Ali
Max Baer
Larry Holmes
George Foreman


Horrible, 'orrible *******s.

 

John Ruiz (can't believe he hasn't been mentioned yet)

 

100% agree.

Cockell-Marciano is the first and only full Marciano fight I ever watched and I was very, very disappointed in what I saw.

It was sickening and I lost interest in studying Rocky right then and there.

 

I'm proud that the name of my favorite fighter of all-time, Smokin' Joe Frazier, does not seem to come up much at all on this thread.

:good

RIP, Joe.

 

that dirty trick the second coming of tyson used to do when he had the ref on the blind side and he'd be in a clinch and try and break his opponents arm.....of the top of my head i'm thinking about the botha and mcbride fights

 

His peers did not think so. Walcott fought way dirtier in their first bout.

 

Cockell was spinning like a top at times Marciano was just punching away, Cockell turned back on him. British sportswriters, notorious sore losers (like yourself) used 'Dirty fighter" excuse.