My All Time Top 5 HWTs (Ive no doubt)

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  1. Bill Butcher

    Bill Butcher Erik`El Terrible`Morales Full Member

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    I know the top /best of lists get done to death but the HWTs have always been difficult for me but now Im confident that I have a top 5 that Im comfortable with, here they are......

    1. Muhammad Ali
    2. Joe Louis
    3. Mike Tyson
    4. Larry Holmes
    5. George Foreman


    :good
     
    Bill Butcher, Jan 21, 2009
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  2. stonerose

    stonerose Guest

    From one's i've seen, which eliminates **** loads it's ....


    1. Ali
    2. Tyson
    3. Lewis
    4. Frazier
    5. Foreman



    **** list i know but hey ho :roll: Was tempted to include Liston but not seen enough and Holmes has a major case for being in there .
     
    stonerose, Jan 21, 2009
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  3. jaffay

    jaffay New Orleans Hornets Full Member

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    Any reasons that Tyson is higher than Holmes, Holyfield, Foreman, Frazier, Lewis?
     
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  4. stonerose

    stonerose Guest


    Just ****ing loved the guy's style, for a brief spell i think he was as good as any HW bar Ali . I know this is controversial and is hard to back up cos his comp wasn't great and he ****ed his career up .

    Just my opinion, probably affected by my age , i grew up in his 80's heyday .
     
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  5. flamengo

    flamengo Coool as a Cucumber. Full Member

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    Ali
    Louis
    Holyfield
    ..................4th and 5th remains open
     
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  6. kosaros

    kosaros Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    1. Ali
    2. Louis
    3. Foreman
    4. Holmes
    5. Liston

    Those who missed out; frazier, lewis, tyson, norton, johnson (have not seen enough/heard enough to put him in the list)
     
    kosaros, Jan 21, 2009
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  7. sugar71

    sugar71 Active Member Full Member

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    Depends on the criteria also:

    1) Ali (with his athleticism chin & heart I believe the man can at least out point anyone in HW history.

    Holmes (see Ali

    Lewis

    Holyfield

    Liston/Tyson?/Foreman

    Always reluctant to include the 180/190 something pound Hw's of yesteryear.
     
    sugar71, Jan 21, 2009
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  8. PowerPuncher

    PowerPuncher Loyal Member Full Member

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    Holyfield beat 3 of your top 5, and Jimmy Young possibly deserves the verdict over 2 of them :good
     
    PowerPuncher, Jan 21, 2009
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  9. Bill Butcher

    Bill Butcher Erik`El Terrible`Morales Full Member

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    But IMO absolutely NONE of that would have happened if they were all in their prime at the same time.

    By your criteria, I should perhaps include Trevor Berbick for his victory over Ali.... after all, it was still Ali, or even James Toney for STOPPING Holy, **** taking primes & whole careers into account right ?

    Ps. Holyfield or Young would lose to every guy on my list prime for prime.
    Holy doesnt make my top 10 HWTs either (nor does Young obviously)
     
    Bill Butcher, Jan 21, 2009
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  10. rekcutnevets

    rekcutnevets Black Sash Full Member

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    Ali
    Louis
    Johnson
    Holmes
    Lewis
    Marciano
    Foreman
    Frazier
    Holyfield
    Tyson
     
    rekcutnevets, Jan 21, 2009
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  11. Rico Spadafora

    Rico Spadafora Master of Chins Full Member

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    1. Louis
    2. Ali
    3. Marciano
    4. Dempsey
    5. Foreman
     
    Rico Spadafora, Jan 21, 2009
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  12. downthatbottle

    downthatbottle Please don't ban me Full Member

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    1. Louis
    2. Marciano
    3. Ali
    4. Lewis
    5. Holmes
    6. Johnson
    7. Dempsey
    8. Foreman
    9. Tyson
    10. Frazier
     
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  13. janitor

    janitor VIP Member Full Member

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    Based on acomplishments:

    1. Joe Louis
    2. Muhamad Ali

    3. Jack Johnson


    4. It gets complicated
     
    janitor, Jan 21, 2009
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  14. Napoleon

    Napoleon Smokin' Full Member

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    1. Audley Harrison
    2. Muhammed Ali
    3. David Haye
    4. Audley Harrison
    5. Lennox Lewis
     
    Napoleon, Jan 21, 2009
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  15. mr. magoo

    mr. magoo VIP Member Full Member

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    Now that's a hell of a good list:good Jack Johnson is a tad higher than I'd put him, but I can still live with it. Nice job.
     
    mr. magoo, Jan 21, 2009
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