Head-to-Head — Top 5/10 Heavyweights?

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  1. Qinglong

    Qinglong New Member Full Member

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    As the title says, rank a list of your top five/ten heavyweights. Not in terms of achievements, but in terms of how well they'd fare against their fellow heavyweights.
     
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  2. Claw4075

    Claw4075 Ezzard Charles GOAT Full Member

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    Lennox Lewis
    Muhammad Ali
    Evander Holyfield
    George Foreman
    Larry Holmes
     
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  3. ZoDoX

    ZoDoX Member banned Full Member

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    Lewis really? Foreman would struggle vs everyone fighter who is skilled
     
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  4. ZoDoX

    ZoDoX Member banned Full Member

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    Its hard its depends on styles and other things foreman would struggle vs skilled boxers Ali would struggle vs pressure fighters Lewis Would struggle vs Jabbers
     
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  5. 70sFan865

    70sFan865 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Chronological order:

    Joe Louis
    Muhammad Ali
    Larry Holmes
    Lennox Lewis

    Can't pick the last one. It has to be someone from this group:

    Sonny Liston
    Joe Frazier
    George Foreman
    Evander Holyfield
    Wladimir Klitschko
     
    70sFan865, Feb 21, 2022
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  6. swagdelfadeel

    swagdelfadeel Obsessed with Boxing

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    Ali
    Liston
    Louis
    Holmes
    Fury
     
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  7. OP_TheJawBreaker

    OP_TheJawBreaker NOBODY hit like that guy! Full Member

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    although I never liked him, but damn Tyson needs to be in this list along with:

    Holmes
    Ali
    Bowe
    Lewis
    Frazier
    Witherspoon
    Holyfield
     
    OP_TheJawBreaker, Feb 21, 2022
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  8. Mike Cannon

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    Firsty, welcome aboard ;) secondly a very astute observation. stay safe buddy.
     
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  9. Tonto62

    Tonto62 Boxing Addict banned Full Member

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    Ali
    Lewis
    Holmes
    Foreman
    Liston
    Louis
    Wlad
    Bowe
    Holyfield
    Tyson
     
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  10. Mike Cannon

    Mike Cannon Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Wow, didnt see this coming , very interesting and slightly left field with the inclusion of Bowe, and even more so Witherspoon !! .
    Also Frazier at 5 is a ranking I have not seen too many times over the years, equally different from the masses, no room for Louis, I have to admire your conviction matey, but as I live by, you pays your money, and you take your pick. stay safe matey.
     
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  11. Barrf

    Barrf Boxing Addict Full Member

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    George would lose to everyone on your list. I'd replace him with Tyson who, at his best, is going to win some of those.
     
    Barrf, Feb 21, 2022
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  12. Kosst Amojan

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    Rocky Marciano, Vitaly Klitschko, Jack Johnson, Riddick Bowe, Gene Tunney, Mike Tyson, George Foreman, Lennox Lewis, Alexander Usyk, Ike Ibeabuchi.
     
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  13. ThatOne

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    Ali/Holmes/Foreman/Lewis/Wlad
     
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  14. ikrasevic

    ikrasevic Our pope is the Holy Spirit Full Member

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    Fury, Vitali, Wlad, Lennox and for the fifth I have so many candidates that I do not know when to decide, so let it be Muhammad Ali.
     
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  15. RulesMakeItInteresting

    RulesMakeItInteresting Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Ali
    Liston
    Louis
    Holmes
    Tyson

    Holy is very honourable mention
     
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