my favorite heavyweight ever

Hey Mr M,

I like Holy too, and mainly for the same reasons as you.

However, no 6 is a bit iffy.

The Evan Fields Balco disgrace is certainly a fiasco in my book, and the 1000,000 illigitimate children is an out of ring disaster!!

Still, a genuine tough guy. I keep reviewing the Bowe trilogy...

 

Ali

Lewis

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Holmes and Lewis.

 

what movie was made on Dempsey

 

Top 5.

1. Ali. It still has to be Ali, despite me going off him a 'little' in the past few years, mostly because of the bull**** that written about him. But his flawed personality still fascinates me, and he wasn't a bad fighter either.


2. Foreman. I actually like Foreman as a 'bloke' more than anything, he seems like a decent geezer and Holmes calling him a phoney convinces me that he was geniunely ok. Even Ali once said (around 74 ish) "Why does he act like a mean mother when he's a really nice guy". I don't always like watching him fight, but when against a brawler there was no one better.


3. Lewis. As a Brit that wasn't keen on Frank Bruno (a rarity), I found the perfect guy to root for. The fact that he was the best for a few years helped too, as the public finally took him to their hearts (around 2001).


4. Holyfield. The Deal came along when I was desperate for someone to beat Tyson up, so he was my favourite fighter during the 1990s (after Nigel Benn). Found it really difficult to pick who to support between him and Lewis when they first fought in 1999.


5. Johnson. The first book I ever read on boxing was Papa Jack by Randy Roberts and it still could be my favourite. I've forgotten more about Johnson than anyone. A few years ago I probably could have matched someone like Janitor in this area. I've a feeling a re-discovery is due.

 

The Towering Inferno. It was about Fireman Jim Flynn 1st round KO of Jack.

 

Ali. Followed by Louis. Followed by Tyson.

 

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1. Sam Langford
2. Joe Louis
3. Jack Johnson
4. Max Schmeling
5. Peter Jackson
6. Jack Dempsey

 

Perhaps your finest yet, so frigging funny on so many damn levels and all of 2 sentences long :yikes

:rofl:rofl:rofl:rofl

 

Sam Langford
Bob Satterfield
Peter Jackson
Tom Sharkey
Rocky Marciano
Francesco Damiani
Harry Wills
Wayne Bethea

 

Jack Dempsey,Joe Louis,Rocky Marciano,Walcott,Ali,Frazier,Foreman,Tyson, Lewis....exciting fighters of the elite.....2nd ...Vitali,Vlad,Golota,Galento,Quarry,Bonavena,Firpo,Satterfield,Langford,Baer,

IF I HAD TO PICK ONE OF ALL IT WOULD BE JERSEY JOE WALCOTT

 

ha ha very funny, however we all know ur posts have always been anti-Dempsey so i wasn't surprised at all. That however does not change that he was one of the best ever:good

 

I was only joking mate. I know you're a Dempsey man. Just jesting. :good