Top 5 greatest Cruiserweights of all time?

Top 50 yes.

 

Nah!

 

I was joking. I used to be a big Enzo fan actually.

Fancied him to KO Haye.

 

1. Holyfield- he could have made the 200Lb limit as late as the mid 90's, maybe he still can? He was 211 1/2 Lbs. for a fight in 2007, twelve days before his 45th birthday. He was 208 Lbs when he beat Foreman.

2. Louis- he could have made the 200Lb limit easy, his highest pre-Army weight was 207 1/2 Lbs.

3. Marciano- his highest weight was 192 1/2 Lbs.

4. Frazier- he was 205 1/2 Lbs. when he beat Ali.

5. Charles- his highest HW World Title fight weight was 192 1/2Lbs.

Ali, Holmes, and Foreman are excluded... otherwise they would be in the top 5. They did most of there important work well over 200Lbs. Sure, Ali could have made 200Lbs even after he was champ but whatever.

Lewis, Tyson, Bowe, Liston, and others are excluded as well.

 

I would rate Qawi as the #2 cruiser champ and then say it got difficult after that.

 

the best cruiserweights are still pro.
should we list some good cruisers first. we are just taking shots at random title holders. the serious cruiserweights where
al cole
orlin norris
arthur williams
vassily jirov
o'neil bell
ezra sellers
carl thompson (engine that could last for hours, lack of agility really hurt him but his heart and power is still rememberable )
kelvin davis (i was a fan, fought like james toney in a tysonesque shape. could of gone further)
anaclet wamba (fought almost exactly like celestino cabellero)

these are the guys who's careers that have peated out but not all boxreced accordingly. i dunno just some names to muddle over.


al cole vs arthur williams is my most interested fantasy fight here

 

For ability maybe, but what did he truly achieve at the weight?

 

Davis Haye
James Toney
Jirov

 

Beat an undefeated Piet Crous for the title, crushed a former lineal HW champ, beat another ex-champ in Lee Roy Murphy, and should've gotten a decision over another ex-champ in Ocasio.

 

Who wasn't very good.

DeLeon had already done the job against a better Leon Spinks.

Good win over Murphy, should have done a better job against Ocasio.

Not saying he couldn't be rated number 2 but I think as far as achievements he isn't quite up there.