THE CLASSIC HALL OF FAME INAUGURAL INDUCTION: The Heavyweights (Closed - Results In)

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  1. TBooze

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  3. Drew101

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    Langford
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  5. slash

    slash Boxing Addict Full Member

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    holyfield is destroying him, for some reason. lucky for bowe he was 25 yrs old. rabbit punch.
     
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  6. Gazelle Punch

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    Love the diverse picks at Heavy. Seems to be a lock top five but the last two picks will be interesting. My man Liston doesn’t seem to be garnering votes…maybe next time.
     
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  7. Rumsfeld

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  8. JohnThomas1

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    Liston has a dozen or so, not tooooo bad.
     
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  9. Dempsey1238

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    Then it get's dicey, Since there is no Sullivan in the pick.

    Johnson
    Corbett
    Jeffires

    And with that my 7 are done lol.
     
  10. Hannibal Barca

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  11. djanders

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    ALPHABETICAL:
    Muhammad Ali
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    Jack Johnson
    George Foreman
    Sam Langford
    Joe Louis
    Rocky Marciano
     
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  12. White Bomber

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    Why are guys like Mike Tyson, Lennox Lewis, Evander Holyfield, the Klitschkos etc not on this list yet inferior boxers like Baer, Schmelling etc are ?!?
     
  13. White Bomber

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  14. White Bomber

    White Bomber Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Not just Holmes, but also Tyson, Lewis, Holyfield, the Klitschkos etc
     
  15. McGrain

    McGrain Diamond Dog Staff Member

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    The clue to this great mystery, is in the opening post of this thread.
     
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