The First Heavyweight Title Fight -Sept 1962?

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  1. Fergy

    Fergy Walking Dead Full Member

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    The first ever title fight took place in sept 1962.
    Vacant title was won by sonny Liston in 1 round.

    If this was the case , so no other Champs before this, using this criteria for the greatest heavyweight s, how's your top 10 look?
     
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  2. Spreadeagle

    Spreadeagle Active Member Full Member

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    Not really that different,as Joe Louis is the only pre-Liston guy who gets into my all-time top 10 heavyweights.
    So my amended list is as follows :
    1) Muhammad Ali
    2) Lennox Lewis
    3) Larry Holmes
    4) Sonny Liston
    5) Mike Tyson
    6) Vitali Klitschko
    7) Evander Holyfield
    8) George Foreman
    9) Joe Frazier
    10) Riddick Bowe.

    The great Joe Louis is no 4 on my heavyweight ATG list.
     
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  3. catchwtboxing

    catchwtboxing Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    If Holy was still caught having HGH shipped to his house...

    Muhammed Ali
    Lennox Lewis
    Oleksandr Usyk
    George Foreman
    Joe Frazier
    Mike Tyson
    Evander Holyfield
    Larry Holmes
    Sonny Liston
    Wlad Klitschko
     
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