Top 10 Favourites HW?

My faves -
1. Muhammad Ali
2. Joe Frazier
3. Larry Holmes
4. Evander Holyfield
5. Jack Johnson
6. Joe Louis
7. George Foreman
8. Rocky Marciano
9. Marion Wilson
10.Tyson Fury

Cheers All.

 

What's with the cheers everywhere you go? lol

 

It sure beats being sad or frowning, Ha Ha.

 

true

 

I'm shocked !

No love for Big George.

Not even an honourable mention...

 

What was your explanation?

 

No-one could ever accuse him of not following thru, with interest!!!!

 

Yes, I have edited it for his inclusion. I do watch a lot of George.
Foreman was a beast. A unique heavyweight in that he was physically the strongest fighter in a strictly boxing specific sense I have ever seen. Brave too. Not as aesthetically pleasing to watch, but accurate in his prime. I rooted for him in his comeback even though I knock the comeback quite a bit because I think there were by then better heavyweights than he had become while he was linear champion. But the guy is a genuine legend and I still rate him my #11 of all time.

1Ali
2 Louis
3 Marciano
4 Holmes
5 Dempsey
6 Johnson
7 Lewis
8 Frazier (Before the Ali fight)
9 Jeffries
10 Tyson
11 Foreman
12 Wlad klitschko
13 Schmeling
14 Charles
15 Liston
16 Patterson
17 Walcott
18 Holyfield
19 Tunney
20 Baer
21 Johanssson
22 Bowe
23 Sharkey
24 Carnera
25 Douglas
26 Willard
26 Burns
27 Micheal Spinks
28 Braddock
29 Moorer
30 Leon Spinks
31 Briggs

 

This is my take on the top 10. 1. Muhammad Ali 2. Joe Louis 3. Rocky Marciano 4. Larry Holmes 5. Iron Mike Tyson 6. Joe Frazier 7. Sonny Liston 8. George Foreman 9.Jack Dempsey 10. Jack Johnson

 

My favorites aren't necessarily the greatest (for me the greatest are, in order, Ali Louis Holmes). My faves are

1. Holmes 2. Foreman 3. Ali 4. Frazier 5. Liston 6. Bowe 7. Holyfield 8. Louis 9. Norton 10. Marciano

 

In no particular order:
1 Smokin Joe Frazier
2 Muhammad Ali
3 Big George Foremen
4 Evander Holyfield
5 Rocky Marciano
6 Jack Dempsey
7 Mike Tyson
8 Jersey Joe Walcott
9 Gene Tunney
10 Sonny Liston
11 Floyd Patterson
12 George Chuvalo
13 Joe Louis
14 Jack Johnson
15 Jimmy Young
16 Max Schmeling
17 Billy Miske
18 Archie Moore (Yeah I know)
19 Joe Bugner
20 Henry Cooper

 

It's personal faves rich.

 

Hmmmmmmmmm -

Muhammad Ali
Greg Page
Sonny Liston
George Foreman
Mike Tyson
Lennox Lewis
Joe Louis
Evander Holyfield

I'm actually struggling a bit after this believe it or not as far as faves go. I am critical comparative to some others on Holmes but he's a great fighter and I've enjoyed so many of his fights of which we have lots on film so he'd a logical inclusion. The likes of Weaver, Shavers, Fury, Norton and Marciano would all be on my mind.

Lets tag Holmes and Weaver on. Weaver was the other champ not long after i got serious following boxing and i had early exposure to him.

Muhammad Ali
Greg Page
Sonny Liston
George Foreman
Mike Tyson
Lennox Lewis
Joe Louis
Evander Holyfield
Larry Holmes
Mike Weaver

 

Excellent list my man. Ali, Liston, Holmes, Holyfield, and Louis all make my top ten as well. A bit surprised to see Holmes there however. Never really took you for a Holmes guy.

 

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