Rank these 10 heavyweights in terms of their greatness...

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  1. catchwtboxing

    catchwtboxing Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Just rank Fury as is he retired and his career is done...


    Tyson Fury
    Joe Walcott
    Ken Norton
    Max Baer
    Max Schmeling
    Riddick Bowe
    Vitali Klistchko
    Tim Witherspoon
    Floyd Patterson
    Chris Byrd

    I am not going to attempt it because I want to hear your answers.
     
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  2. Pedro_El_Chef

    Pedro_El_Chef Active Member Full Member

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    Max Schmeling
    Floyd Patterson
    Joe Walcott
    Riddick Bowe
    Ken Norton
    Max Baer
    Tyson Fury
    Vitamin Klitschko

    Can't speak about Witherspoon or Byrd.
     
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  3. swagdelfadeel

    swagdelfadeel Obsessed with Boxing

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    Tyson Fury
    Floyd Patterson
    Riddick Bowe
    Ken Norton
    Max Schmeling
    Vitali Klitschko
    Jersey Joe Walcott
    Max Baer
    Tim Witherspoon

    Admitttedly don't know much about Byrd.
     
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  4. Noel857

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    Vitali Klitschko
    Floyd Patterson
    Riddick Bowe
    Jersey Joe Walcott
    Tyson Fury
    Max Schmelling
    Max Bear
    Tim Witherspoon
    Ken Norton
    Chris Byrd
     
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  5. Jakub79

    Jakub79 Active Member Full Member

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    it's very hard to compare someone like Joe Walcott to Tyson Fury or any of the modern fighters. imo it's impossible. He might as well be last or first... I'll put him in the middle just because I have no idea how good he really was. It was a different competition, completely.
    Vitali
    Bowe
    Norton
    Patterson
    Fury
    Walcott
    Whitearspoon
    Byrd
    Baer
    Schmelling
     
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  6. MaccaveliMacc

    MaccaveliMacc Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Floyd Patterson
    Riddick Bowe
    Tyson Fury
    Vitali Klistchko
    Jersey Joe Walcott
    Tim Witherspoon
    Ken Norton
    Chris Byrd
    Max Schmeling
    Max Baer
     
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  7. catchwtboxing

    catchwtboxing Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Thanks for the responses. I think its great that we are getting a side variety of answers. Seems like Floyd and Bowe are the two that are consistently high.
     
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  8. HistoryZero26

    HistoryZero26 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Bowe
    Norton
    Max Baer
    Schmeling
    Witherspoon
    Patterson
    Tyson Fury
    Byrd
    Vitali
    Walcott


    Theres a lot of ways you can interpret "greatness" btw I acknowledge that. Is it who you think would beat the other or who you think is better P4P or is it who has the most fancy resume.
     
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  9. Chuck Norris

    Chuck Norris Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Schmeling.
    Patterson.
    Walcott.
    Norton.
    Klitschko.
    Fury.
    Bowe.
    Baer.
    Byrd.
    Witherspoon.
     
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