If he good why he small? he not even beat mighty Sam Peter or Tyson 2.0 Jean Mormeck! so much for best ever atsch
I don't think so, he gets rated high for being the first black heavyweight champion. He was a big part of changing boxing forever along with Burns, who gave him a shot.
My top ATG heavies: 1. Joe Louis 2. Muhammad Ali 3. Jack Johnson 4-11. Dempsey, Marciano, Foreman, Sullivan, Jeffries, Holmes, Frazier, Tyson
Exactly he was a very important character, but in terms os H2H he is not top 20. Just like a 100 meter runner from 1920 would not even get into finals in any modern race.
You make excellent rankings usually, so I have to look closely at this... I would have Dempsey a bit lower.. and Lennox in the top 11 (Vitaly too if you are talking H2H). Jack Johnson I really don't think I would have no. 3... although in terms of sheer importance for HW boxing he can be ranked no. 3.
I don't think he would fair very well against modern heavyweights. Even h2h someone like Jack Dempsey would have been a stiff challange for him based on the limited video I have seen of both.
The guy went 25 plus rounds.... Come on Ali went 15 you tell me how him or Louis look in the 25th no where near as fresh