Greatest Heavyweight performances among title challenges (wins and losses included)

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  1. Devon

    Devon Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Ali vs Liston 1

    What are some of your picks?
     
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  2. George Crowcroft

    George Crowcroft He Who Saw The Deep Full Member

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    Douglas beating Tyson has to be up there.

    Ali's herculean effort in the first Frazier fight too.

    Foreman blasting Frazier out.

    An interesting one, but from a sheer guts and toughness perspective, I'd put Cobb against Holmes. Sure he lost every minute of the fight, but goddamn did he show a chin - and a nose - to eat all that leather.
     
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  3. TheMikeLake

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    Billy Conn's effort against Joe Louis.
     
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  4. Shay Sonya

    Shay Sonya The REAL Wonder Woman! Full Member

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    Jersey Joe Walcott's win over Ezzard Charles, on his 5th try at the Lineal Heavyweight Title, has to be up there. That is some perseverance right there!
     
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  5. The Long Count

    The Long Count Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Wlad at 41 vs Peak Joshua was a losing performance for the ages in a sensational battle.
     
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  6. scartissue

    scartissue Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Jersey Joe Walcott against Joe Louis in their first fight
    Ali v Foreman
    Archie Moore against Marciano
    Mike Weaver against Larry Holmes in their first fight.
     
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  7. Melankomas

    Melankomas Prime Jeffries would demolish a grizzly in 2 Full Member

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    Corbett against Jeffries in the first fight
     
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  8. catchwtboxing

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    Usyk-Joshua I. Only a few of us knew he was going to do it.

    Dempsey-Willard

    Holmes-Norton. I'll give it to him. He was injured, and gutted it out.

    Liston-PAtterson is probably the right answer.

    Marciano-Walcott. Dealt with the adversity of getting the mysterious something in his eyes and swallowing a knockdown.
     
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