Greatest heavyweight h2h

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  1. jonesjrp4p1

    jonesjrp4p1 16 yr old prodigy Full Member

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    tyson, ali, lewis
     
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  2. JonOli

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    Ali, Tyson
     
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  3. Canibus81

    Canibus81 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    It was a biggest minus when he was losing to guys like douglas, when he never would of lost to a fighter of that stature in his prime.(who had talent but barely made the top 5 in the 80's) Only if you consider the fact(since you forgot) that same peak a boo style that was taught to him by Cus D'mato and later trancended by Rooney was completely gone in his later yrs., along with the poor training habits and inactivity which inevibly lead to his downfall. So the adversity you speak of is the same adversity that made him adjust in the Thomas fight and knock him out and adversity that Tucker gave him early on until he adjusted(clearly outjabbing a much taller opponent, which is very ipressive) with a more mutlidimensional approah, which eventually lead to a more one dimensional approach later in his career with the absence of good head movement, rapid fire combo's, a good jab, good body work, and the desire and killer instinct to compete.(all the things that made him great at his best)

    Lewis should just be happy he stayed in the ametuers when Biggs out boxed him in the olympics, rather than turn pro an face a force nature like Tyson, or he would of ended up looking like Larry Holmes on the canvas but the only difference he wouldn't of recovered after the first knockdown like Holmes did.
     
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  4. Rico Spadafora

    Rico Spadafora Master of Chins Full Member

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    Tyson was mentally fragile there are several Heavyweights that would have kicked his ass h2h.
     
    Rico Spadafora, Sep 21, 2008
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  5. Maxmomer

    Maxmomer Boxing Addict Full Member

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    In no order...

    Ali, Lewis, Tyson, Dempsey, Liston.
     
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  6. Boxing Gloves

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    Lewis and Ali
     
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  7. ripcity

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    Bowe is the wild-card. Not nesscarly an all time great but when he is at his best he is capabale of beating anyone at their best.
     
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  8. Brickhaus

    Brickhaus Packs the house Full Member

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    Solid list. Can't say I disagree. I might flip Lewis and Louis, but that's about it.

    I don't feel like Tyson can rank that high H2H, when there is a certain type of fighter who would beat prime Tyson as often as not.
     
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  9. irmina

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    w klitschko. v klitschko. corrie sanders, a golota
     
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  10. ipe

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    Prime Ali, Holmes, Tyson
     
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  11. Antsu

    Antsu Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Dont forget James Toney and Shannon Briggs
     
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  12. Anglosaxon

    Anglosaxon FASTEST HANDS ON ESB Full Member

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    Lewis, look what he did to Tyson, he was never the same after that.
     
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  13. Anglosaxon

    Anglosaxon FASTEST HANDS ON ESB Full Member

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    LOL
     
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  14. Dirty Bastard

    Dirty Bastard Dirty As Hell Full Member

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    WTF!!!
     
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  15. LennoxGOAT

    LennoxGOAT Well-Known Member Full Member

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    The more interesting question is who is 3rd. Ali and Lewis are clearly in their own league. A prime Louis probably beats a prime Foreman...

    Tyson isn't tall enough for the ride and Holmes is busy fighting the LeDoux's of the world...
     
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