Top ten Heavyweight champs based upon dominance of era

Should Jack Johnson be in there somewhere or perhaps just outside of it?

 

I misunderstood the criteria.

 

Liston should be there, no?
Mayb Jeffries higher?
Or Bowe for a short time-does longevity matter?

 

Well your caveat of lineal makes it a bit tricky. Especially regards Wlad and Vitali.

You could argue Vitali was lineal right up until Wlad v Povetkin and you could argue Wlad has been lineal right since Wlad v Chagaev.

They're the only issues actually but if you are being strict on reign it makes a huge difference.

Louis
Wlad
Sullivan
Marciano
Jeffries
Tyson
Lewis
Holmes
Ali
Frazier

Although if we regard Wlad as only lineal from Povetkin I would remove him and place him at the bottom of the list.

 

1. Sullivan
2. Louis
3. Wlad
4. Marciano
5. Jeffries

After that you are getting into serious omissions, or very short periods of dominance.
After that you are getting into serious omissions, or very short period's of dominance.

 

just highlights the weak heavyweight era we have today.

 

I might be a bit out there but I don't think Sullivan and Jackson overly overlapped from what I recall.

Isn't it a bit like Holmes/Tyson in that the eras seemed to follow each other rather than Co exist?

 

I am giving the candidates a bit of a pass, if there was minimal overlap between them and the person they should have fought.

 

I don't understand how you can have anyone above Louis tbh.

 

1. Wladimir Klitschko - 18 title defenses, and by my estimation only 3 opponents have won 3 rounds --- and no more. Never tasted the canvas either.

2. Mike Tyson - Even more dominant than Wladimir, but had a significantly shorter reign.

3. Joe Louis - 25 title defenses, an all-time record, but he wasn't dominant on a number of occassions, such as the Godoy, Conn and Walcott fights.

4. Larry Holmes - 19 title defenses, but he had very iffy decisions in 2 of them, regardless if he was prime or not.

5. Muhammad Ali (64-67) - 9 title defenses and nobody came close to beating him.

 

The way I see it Sullivan's prime ended 86 and Jackson's prime began in 86.