My top 10 Heavyweights

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  1. McGrain

    McGrain Diamond Dog Staff Member

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    Tell you what, for such a long list, there's not much to object to here.

    Foreman's far, far to high though:D
     
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  2. cross_trainer

    cross_trainer Liston was good, but no "Tire Iron" Jones Full Member

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    Thanks. It's debatable whether Louis or Ali were the better win, but I'd go with Louis. He seemed to be a bit closer to his heavyweight peak, and proved it by decimating everybody else for quite some time after Schmeling destroyed him. It was also the more decisive victory--Frazier won a clear but close decision, Schmeling dominated Louis and knocked him out.

    Not sure that the rest of the top 10 would defeat Schmeling...of course, that's what they said Joe Louis would do as well. ;)
     
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  3. hopkinsfan07

    hopkinsfan07 Well-Known Member Full Member

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    were do you guys have Gene Tunney and Harry Wills on your lists
     
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  4. TBooze

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    Thank you
     
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  5. McGrain

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    Those boys are the elephant in my particular room.

    Thanks for bringing them up.

    Gene Tunney, low teens.

    Wills, not high enough my friend. That's the only answer I can give right now.
     
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  6. TBooze

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    Tunney #21 (once had him #7) Wills #15.
     
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  7. Lostmykeys

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    1. Ali
    2. Louis
    3. Foreman
    4. Holmes
    5. Lewis
    6. Liston
    7. Holyfield(His use of steroids might take him off my list. havent decided)
    8. Tyson
    9. Dempsey
    10. Marciano
     
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  8. McGrain

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    Nothing proven of course. Well.

    You have a solid list there.
     
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  9. TBooze

    TBooze Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    But I love redemption and Foreman redeemed himself 20+ years after the Rumble in the Jungle... That is what define as redemption, thus he is so highly rated in my rankings.
     
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  10. McGrain

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    Where your own persomal criterea are concerned, you can't be faulted. Any other examples on your heavyweight list?
     
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  12. McGrain

    McGrain Diamond Dog Staff Member

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    Many of the screens have a black background, so posting in black may not be the thing!

    Nice list but let's hear about why you have Frazier and Tyson listed above Louis.
     
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  13. TBooze

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    Well #1 with Ali redeeming himself from the Frazier defeat.

    Louis redeeming himself, his race and country from Schmeling is a close #2
     
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  14. hopkinsfan07

    hopkinsfan07 Well-Known Member Full Member

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    My top 20

    1. Muhammad Ali
    2. Joe Louis
    3. Jack Johnson
    4. Larry Holmes
    5. Sonny Liston
    6. George Foreman
    7. Lennox Lewis
    8. Joe Frazier
    9. Jack Dempsey
    10. Evander Holyfield
    11th. Rocky Marciano
    12th. James Jeffries
    13th. Jack Dempsey
    14th. Gene Tunney
    15th. Jersey Joe Walcott
    16th. Ezzard Charles
    17th. Max Schmelling
    18th. Jersey Joe Walcott
    19th. Sam Langford
    20th. Jack Sharkey
     
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  15. TBooze

    TBooze Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    :shock: You have all the right fighters; just they are all pretty much in the wrong place!!! ;)
     
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