The best Cruiser Weight after Holyfield ?

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  1. zop

    zop Well-Known Member Full Member

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    There is no need for discussion about the best CW ever - every normal persons would agree. Of course, his name is Evander Holyfield.
    The number 2 could be questionable, but I will vote for David Haye. I have to mention Usyk, he has a great potential, but , personally, I would like to see him at HW, as soon as possible.
     
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  2. CutThroatFade

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    David Haye. Not even debatable.
     
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  3. theanatolian

    theanatolian Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Adamek or Gomez.
     
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  4. NASA

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    Johnny Nelson.
     
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  5. Absolutely!

    Absolutely! Fabulous, darling! Full Member

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    There's plenty of debate. Adamek and Gomez have at least as strong a claim.
     
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  6. lepinthehood

    lepinthehood When I'm drinking you leave me well alone banned Full Member

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    well he did beat the late great jean mormeck.
     
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  7. kk17

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    Toney ?
     
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  8. escudo

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    Toney.
     
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  9. zop

    zop Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Yes, he defeated Mormeck....And what is your point of view ?

    David Haye was better CW than Adamek (a level above), and he is/was much , much better HW - two levels above.....

    I wouldn't like to be missunderstood, I consider DH a great boxer, potential HW champion, but, very often I do not support his behaviour. Simply, he should be more polite.
     
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  10. sean

    sean pale peice of pig`s ear Full Member

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    rocky marciano .
     
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  11. lepinthehood

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    i dont rate haye as a top fighter, full stop.
    he is simply the most overated fighter of the 21st century.
     
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  12. BCS8

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    I disagree.

    I'd say Holyfield comes second after Rocky Marciano :hey
     
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  13. BCS8

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    I see Sean beat me to it :-(
     
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  14. zop

    zop Well-Known Member Full Member

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    OK, Cruiser Weight Division had been established 1979.

    You mentioned Marciano, but omitted Louis, and young Ali...

    I mean only modern day CWs...
     
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  15. sean

    sean pale peice of pig`s ear Full Member

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    any crusierweight today can fight at 195lb for the heavy title and weigh
    in at the cruiserwight limit so marciano at 185lb is a legit cruiserweight .

    truth is all cruiserweights want to fight at heavy because of money / and cruiserweight has always been seen as a stepping stone to heavy.

    there has hardly been a mainstay cruisrweight since the division started / johnny nelson maybe but he was terrible in his early attempts /

    haye is most probably the best cruiser/heavy since holyfield since the introduction of the division/ toney as was his want only had 1 fight of note then saw a kentucky he liked and stayed there for a month and became a heavyweight.
     
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