Mike Tyson ranks higher than Joe Frazier

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  1. NoNeck

    NoNeck Pugilist Specialist

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    Past prime light heavyweight Floyd?
     
  2. mr. magoo

    mr. magoo VIP Member Full Member

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    I think context and circumstances dictate the answer to that question.
     
  3. NoNeck

    NoNeck Pugilist Specialist

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    Bruno beat a guy who beat six champions (past/present/future) including a reigning Lennox Lewis to get his belt. The conclusion here is that Bruno sucked.
     
  4. bboyrei

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    Ali fans can be insufferable but only when Frazier is brought up or if they rank him as the greatest fighter of all time instead of HW.

    I am a Frazier guy but even I admit Ali has a better legacy than him as HW and is always within Top 3 of best HWs
     
  5. Drew101

    Drew101 Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Yeah, it's a pretty great win, even if you think Tyson took him lightly and didn't train properly. Buster lost to guys who were a lot worse, though.
     
  6. swagdelfadeel

    swagdelfadeel Obsessed with Boxing

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    ALMOST GOT A DRAW WITH HOLYFIELD? Scorecards were : 116–112 2X and 117–111. This doesn't even come CLOSE to a MD let alone a draw.
     
  7. swagdelfadeel

    swagdelfadeel Obsessed with Boxing

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    Or Liston-Patterson, or Foreman-Frazier or Ali-Foreman.
     
  8. 70sFan865

    70sFan865 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    No, past prime top 20 HW ever who was still elite fighter
     
  9. ZoDoX

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    Scorecards doesn’t mean anything watch with your eyes
     
  10. swagdelfadeel

    swagdelfadeel Obsessed with Boxing

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    I did. I gave Holmes MAYBE two rounds. Holmes is my 6th favorite fighter, but I'm perplexed as to how anyone could come close to a draw.
     
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  11. ETM

    ETM I thought I did enough to win. Full Member

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    Frazier's top 5 wins are better.
     
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  12. ETM

    ETM I thought I did enough to win. Full Member

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    There weren't mutiple belts floating around when Joe Frazier fought. There was one champion. Had There been 3 or 4 I'm sure Joe could have done the same.
     
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  13. ETM

    ETM I thought I did enough to win. Full Member

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    Yea about that .. Tony Tucker never beat the **** out of anyone. He was a timid fella. Ellis would box his ears off. TNT was only his nickname because of his Jeri Curl. Nobody smoked around him.
     
  14. Furey

    Furey EST & REG 2009 Full Member

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    Yeah the two HOF''s Frazier fought were in there pomp.............. you've miscounted Tyson and let's remember Larry Holmes was way past his sell by date and Spinks was a blown up light heavy who **** his pants before he was even in the ring
     
  15. ZoDoX

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    212 lbs same as blown up lightheavyweight joe frazier most overrated HW ever