How Many of Your All Time Top 10 Heavyweights Are Pre 1960?

3 for me

Joe Louis, Rocky Marciano and Floyd Patterson

 

You rank Floyd Patterson in your all time heavyweight top 10? Just asking I havnt seen that before.

 

Yeah he creeps in at number 10 for me. I understand that's very rare, just my opinion.

Maybe personal preference on certain things he's achieved which others don't account for so much

 

Seven .....jeffries, Johnson, dempsey, tunney, louis,marciano, charles

 

All 10 of mine are pre-1880.

Do I win?

 

Joe Louis
Jack Johnson
Rocky Mariciano

 

I wonder what a pure bareknuckle list would look like.

Maybe something like:
1. Tom King
2. Jem Mace
3. Jem Belcher
4. John Jackson
5. Daniel Mendoza
6. Tom Molyneux
7. Tom Cribb
8. John C. Heenan
9. Jack Broughton
10. Tom Hyer

 

Johnson
Dempsey
Louis
Jersey Joe.
I have a soft spot for Jersey. I'm convinced in his prime ,with every thing going for him ,he'd be s nightmare for nearly all pre 60 s heavy s .

 

I'd consider Lennox, and Holyfield as very deserving. Wlad and Tyson probably too.

 

My top ten changes depending on my mood and how heavily I want to weigh “greatness.” But at the absolute most Louis, Liston, and Marciano for me, to go along with:

Ali
Holmes
Lewis
Tyson
Wlad
Foreman
Holyfield

 

Johnson
Dempsey
Louis
Marciano
Liston

 

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