My top 10 Heavyweights of all time.

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  1. hookfromhell

    hookfromhell Well-Known Member Full Member

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    1. Ali
    2. Louis
    3. Foreman
    4. Tyson
    5. Dempsey
    6. Lewis
    7. Liston
    8. Holmes
    9. Marciano
    10.Frazier
     
    hookfromhell, Jun 24, 2012
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    manbearpig A Scottish Noob Full Member

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    It's hardly a great secret. I keep forgetting to log out of that account on my phone. My avatar is a manbearpig with a false moustache glasses disguise ffs, so congrats Columbo, you solved the mystery.
     
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  3. Legend X

    Legend X Boxing Addict banned Full Member

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    Good list. :good

    If I had to make a critcism, I'd say Lennox Lewis is a little too high.
     
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  4. Hookie

    Hookie Affeldt... Referee, Judge, and Timekeeper Full Member

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    I'd beat a prime Jack Dempsey like he stole something! Liston beat one fighter in HW title fights. John L.? Really? No Mike Tyson?
     
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  5. Hookie

    Hookie Affeldt... Referee, Judge, and Timekeeper Full Member

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    Vitali would probably beat your #10
     
    Hookie, Jun 25, 2012
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  6. Hookie

    Hookie Affeldt... Referee, Judge, and Timekeeper Full Member

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    opinions are like assholes... everybody has one and most of them stink!
     
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  7. Hands of Iron

    Hands of Iron #MSE Full Member

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    I don't get it either Hookie. It's the hipster way.
     
    Hands of Iron, Jun 25, 2012
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  8. Asterion

    Asterion Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    1. Ali
    2. Louis
    3. Holmes
    4. Lewis
    5. Foreman
    6. Marciano
    7. Frazier
    8. Klitschko
    9. Liston
    10. Johnson
     
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  9. SuzieQ49

    SuzieQ49 The Manager Full Member

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    Asterion has always been one of the more intelligent posters
     
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  10. SuzieQ49

    SuzieQ49 The Manager Full Member

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    My top 10

    1. Joe Louis
    2. Muhammad Ali
    3. Larry Holmes
    4. Lennox Lewis
    5. Rocky Marciano
    6. Sonny Liston
    7. George Foreman
    8. Mike Tyson
    9. Joe Frazier
    10. Wladimir Klitschko
     
    SuzieQ49, Jun 25, 2012
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  11. Hands of Iron

    Hands of Iron #MSE Full Member

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    How do they even rate over Spinks, Holmes, Tucker, Ruddock? :blood
     
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  12. Hands of Iron

    Hands of Iron #MSE Full Member

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    I don't even rate Tyson any higher than between 7th and 9th and he was everything grandpops wishes Dempsey was.
     
    Hands of Iron, Jun 25, 2012
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  13. ironchamp

    ironchamp Boxing Addict Full Member

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    :good

    It's not about being the prettiest; watching film gives all the evidence we need as observers. The point he was making was that Ali ranks ahead of Dempsey on just about every criteria necessary for putting together these top 10 lists that the only saving grace Dempsey has is if he's remarkable on film, suggesting that his h2h ability would be the only reasonable claim to rank him ahead of Ali. And Ali, on film, looks far more effective against a wider range of styles and against far better competition.


    Johnson is a spoiler, he's far more effective than most people give him credit, not to mention that he has incredible stamina, and is a master at feinting. He's an old school fighter that you can take and plug into any era and he's earn a title shot and depending on the era, upset the champion.

    My List:

    1. Joe Louis
    2. Muhammad Ali
    3. Jack Johnson
    4. Larry Holmes
    5. Rocky Marciano
    6. Mike Tyson
    7. Lennox Lewis
    8. George Foreman
    9. Evander Holyfield
    10. Joe Frazier
     
    ironchamp, Jun 25, 2012
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  14. Stevie G

    Stevie G Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Alternatively like a fragrant deodourised armpit !
     
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  15. Hands of Iron

    Hands of Iron #MSE Full Member

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    Quality.

    Agree completely. I find Senor Pepe' very entertaining and I'm genuinely not a fan of Ali but he's no worse than #2.
     
    Hands of Iron, Jun 25, 2012
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