Top 3 heavyweights by country

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  1. Eggman

    Eggman "The cream of the crop! Nobody does it better! Full Member

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    yeah I’m just being biased haha.

    both were exciting, didn’t know what shape they would show up in, and both were genuinely tough men.

    botha dancing around tyson boxing his ears off(before being smashed)

    sanders looking like he had stumbled into the ring by accident with his belly but was super aggressive, accurate and was a world champ.

    Even when he was walking onto vitalis punches at the end he was throwing massive haymakers haha.
     
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  2. Big Ukrainian

    Big Ukrainian Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Ranking UK heavyweights would be interesting even beyond top 3.

    So, we have Lennox at #1, Fury at #2 and AJ at #3. But who are after them? Fintzimonns (as heavyweight)? Haye? Bruno? Cooper? Bugner? Peterson? Cockell? Farr? Woodock? Harvey? Hide? Akinwande? How would you rank these guys in order?
     
  3. Eggman

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    hmmmm

    Bruno or Haye since they were world champs I suppose.

    Il go Bruno
     
  4. JackSilver

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    He was and so was Lennox Lewis who should be put down as being the top heavyweight for both Canada and the UK.
     
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  5. thistle

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    UK - Farr, Cooper, Bugner

    Fitz, left Britain as a child, his Boxing belongs to others.
    Same with LL, though he returned and competed while living here, so 'possible' British claim.
    Joshua, ah, let's wait will we.

    Fury, proving to be good, but in a weak division (Super - HW), and Era, so he's still needs another 1 or 2 definable fights.
     
  6. mattdonnellon

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    Ireland-Maher, Sharkey, Coffey(Rogan)
    Canada is interesting,Ruddock, Burns, Godfrey, Lewis(?)Chuvalo, Berbick, Cleroux, LANGFORD!
     
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  7. mattdonnellon

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    Now a top ten would be something! As for Australia, Slavin should be in th top three.
     
  8. JackSilver

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    Bermane Stiverne was also a Canadian national when he won his wbc belt.
     
  9. JackSilver

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    You can add ‘aussie’ Joe Bugner and even Bob Fitzsimmons as well.
     
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  10. NoNeck

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    Third for Cuba is definitely Juan Carlos Gomez.
     
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