Rank these HW wins

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  1. Hannibal Barca

    Hannibal Barca Active Member Full Member

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    Approaching this like a baseball W.A.R. rating, I have the following:

    Frazier over Ali
    Schmeling over Louis
    Ali over Foreman
    Ali over Liston
    Douglas over Tyson
    Foreman over Moorer
    Louis over Schmeling

    Approaching it as historical impact:

    Frazier over Ali
    Louis over Schmeling
    Ali over Foreman
    Douglas over Tyson
    Foreman over Moorer
    Ali over Liston
    Schmeling over Louis
     
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  2. George Crowcroft

    George Crowcroft He Who Saw The Deep Full Member

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    Schmeling over Louis
    Ali over Foreman
    Frazier over Ali
    Douglas over Tyson
    Ali over Liston
    Foreman over Moorer
    Louis vs Schmeling
     
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  3. Austinboxing

    Austinboxing British Boxing fan Full Member

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    1. Schmeling Vs Louis
    2. Ali Vs Foreman
    3. Douglas Vs Tyson
    4. Ali Vs Liston
    5. Frazier Vs Ali
    6. Foreman Vs Moore
    7. Louis Vs Schmeling
     
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  4. bboyrei

    bboyrei Member Full Member

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    Schmeling over Louis seems to be the favorite, wonder why moreso than the rematch or FOTC?
     
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  5. KasimirKid

    KasimirKid Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Baer with the bad right hand was a made-to-order target for Louis.
     
  6. Philly161

    Philly161 "Fundamentals are the crutch of the talentless" banned Full Member

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    Yeah i like Baer but he dug way back to get that power and Louis through explosive, compact punches with great accuracy he was going to find that chin
     
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  7. KasimirKid

    KasimirKid Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Yeah, Baer was a wind-up, roundhouse puncher. Louis would always have reached Max's chin more quickly than Baer would have reached his.
    But Joe could be hit, and the fight would have been more competitive if Max had two good hands.
     
  8. mr. magoo

    mr. magoo VIP Member Full Member

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    I’d have to rank Douglas over Tyson as number 1. I don’t think any of those other guys were as big of an underdog and while Tyson may not rank so highly today, back then he was seen as practically invincible.
     
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  9. EddieLima

    EddieLima Member Full Member

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    1 Ali over Foreman

    2 Louis over Schmeling

    3 Frazier over Ali

    4 Ali over Liston

    5 Schmeling over Louis

    6 Douglas over Tyson

    7 Foreman over Moorer

    I'm rating on the fight's importance at the time they were fought. If it was the biggest upset my list would be upside down. With the exception of Foreman over Moorer and Ali over Foreman
     
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  10. BoB Box

    BoB Box "Hey Adam! Wanna play Nintendo?" Full Member

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    I was going to rank these fights but you already did in exact order I was going to put, thanks!☺️
     
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