Great New List of top 25 HWs

Vitali on the list at all kind of pisses me off, and Holyfield outside of the top 8 also pisses me off. They had to go and put him right above Holy though, just to make it worse.

*******s.

 

List is sh*t. Why? Criteria. He more or less admits it himself:

Too much of all of that.

 

Lists with better criterias, sure.

 

Resume. Achievements.

Just because one fighter is ranked above another fighter doesn´t mean he would beat him.

Just because a fighter is bigger and has a longer reach doesn´t mean he is stronger or better.

You want fesh air? Go outside. Nothing fresh about this list. Plenty of similar lists are posted and written everyday all over the globe.

 

I get tired of these lists. Just another assholes opinion. First of all, all the really short and really light guys probably wouldn't do very well vs. the likes of Ali, Holmes, Holyfield, Foreman, Lewis, Bowe, V. Klitschko, and V. Klitschko. These guys had the right combination of size, skill, and durability. Some more durable than others.

As much as I like guys like Charles, Tunney, Dempsey, Patterson, Langford, etc... I don't see them doing much vs. these guys.

I rank Louis, Marciano, and Frazier high but they didn't have the same combination of size, skill, and durability as the first group mentioned. Yes, Marciano was very durable but very small. Louis was down quite a bit. Frazier was destroyed by Foreman... I doubt Foreman could have done that to Holmes, Holyfield, Bowe, V. Klitschko, and some others.

Tyson and Liston are an interesting pair. Liston didn't beat too many giants. I think Liston gets overrated sometimes. I think they both deserve a high ranking though.

Norton and Patterson are interesting as well. Could give many good HWs a beat down or at least a good fight but not always the most durable guys. Honestly though, I don't think much seperates Norton and Frazier but Frazier is always seen as the better fighter.

Sullivan, Jeffries, Johnson, Wills, and some others... different times, almost a different sport in my opinion. Johnson was ahead of his time though.

 

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John Vale,
contributor, B/R (Bleacher Report)
August 3, 2011

"The criteria is this—how good they were at their best, and how often they were at their best."

25. Sam Langford
24. 'Jersey' Joe Walcott
23. Ken Norton
22. Max Schmeling
21. Riddick Bowe
20. Ezzard Charles
19 Harry Wills
18. Floyd Patterson
17. John L Sullivan
16. Wladmir Klitschko
15. Gene Tunney
14. Evander Holyfield
13. Vitali Klitschko
12. James J. Jeffries
11. Larry Holmes
10. Sonny Liston
9. Rocky Marciano
8. Jack Dempsey
7. Lennox Lewis
6. Joe Frazier
5. Jack Johnson
4. Mike Tyson
3. George Foreman
2. Joe Louis
1. Muhammad Ali

 

edit : sorry this is a **** list , Jack Johnson #5 , Louis @#2 , Frazier @ 6 , Dempsey @ 8 !! , Tunney , Norton , Schmelling , Charles , Patterson , too much to bare !

 

True. :thumbsup

 

You know there something wrong with a list when Vitali Klitsckho is placed above Evander Holyfield (and even Wladmir Klit)