Top Ten Heavyweights Ever

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  1. Muchmoore

    Muchmoore Guest

    Here's my list, it is based on 50 percent head to head and 50 percent resume

    1. Ali
    2. Louis
    3. Tyson
    3. Marciano
    5. Lewis
    6. Holmes
    7. Liston
    8. Johnson
    9. Foreman
    10. Frazier

    HM: Wills, Dempsey.

    What do you think about this and what's yours?
     
    Muchmoore, Aug 28, 2008
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  2. Quickhands21

    Quickhands21 Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Heres mine
    1.Ali
    2.Louis
    3.Holmes
    4.Rocky Marciano
    5.George Foreman
    6.Dedrick Tatum
    7.Sonny Liston
    8.Frazier
    9.Lewis
    10.Johnson
     
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  3. Jennifer Love Hewitt

    Jennifer Love Hewitt Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    1. Lennox Lewis
    2. Joe Louis
    3. Larry Holmes
    4. Muhammad Ali
    5. Mike Tyson
    6. George Foreman
    7. Evan Fields
    8. Jack Dempsey
    9. John L. Sullivan
    10. Jack Johnson
     
    Jennifer Love Hewitt, Aug 28, 2008
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  4. klion22

    klion22 Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Evander Holyfield anyone?
     
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  5. Loufatski

    Loufatski Boxing Junkie banned

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    Yea, I see Tyson in these lists yet Holy dominated Tyson. Better yet, Bowe dominated Holy. Lewis dominated Tyson. These lists are a joke. It's a very subjective subject.
     
    Loufatski, Aug 28, 2008
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  6. Muchmoore

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    Because Tyson was really at his peak against Lewis, and even Holyfield :lol:

    Yes, It's a subjective thing and that's why it's fun. Styles make fights as well, just because Holyfield beat Tyson doesn't mean he deserves to be ranked above him on these lists which factor in resume/head to head against other greats.
     
    Muchmoore, Aug 28, 2008
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  7. Muchmoore

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    Holyfields about 13th on my list. Great warrior, great fighter but not a top ten HW. He lost his trilogy with Bowe and is the very good fighter that Bowe beat, Moorer defeated him as well. Holyfield avenged that loss but it hurts him.
     
    Muchmoore, Aug 28, 2008
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  8. Asterion

    Asterion Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    1. Ali
    2. Joe Louis
    3. Lennox Lewis
    4. Larry Holmes
    5. Jack Johnson
    6. Rocky Marciano
    7. Evander Holyfield
    8. Jack Dempsey
    9. George Foreman
    10. Mike Tyson

    Just missing: Joe Frazier, Sonny Liston, Ezzard Charles.
     
    Asterion, Aug 28, 2008
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  9. klion22

    klion22 Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    For those of you putting Lewis so high up, how much does his win over Tyson affect his place? Say he didn't fight Tyson and didn't have that name on his resume, where do you place him then?
     
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  10. lfsdan

    lfsdan Active Member Full Member

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    Louis should be above Ali imo
     
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  11. Jetset78

    Jetset78 Well-Known Member Full Member

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    and Danny Williams beat Tyson so he must be better than him

    and Tyson beat Holmes

    and Holmes beat Ali

    and guess what - Fraudley beat Williams

    Therefore Harrison must be better than Ali

    I see your thinking :thumbsup
     
    Jetset78, Aug 28, 2008
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  12. Muchmoore

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    It doesn't really affect him much. Tyson was a 2 or 3 round fighter at that point, It's a good win for Lewis because Tyson was still blasting out fringe contenders but nothing that really changes his legacy much. Lewis beat more ranked contenders than all but a few HWs ever, so it would be one less win for that but that's it...
     
    Muchmoore, Aug 28, 2008
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  13. Muchmoore

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    What's your argument for having Holy, and Dempsey in the top 8? Dempsey beat less quality fighters than Tyson and avoided easily the best fighter of his era. Head to Head he's behind him too, just my opinion of course but just want to hear why you regard both so highly.
     
    Muchmoore, Aug 28, 2008
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  14. cuchulain

    cuchulain Loyal Member Full Member

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    This one's been done to death, here and in the Classic, but here goes again:

    1. Ali

    2. Louis

    3. Lewis/Foreman



    5. Marciano/Holmes



    7. Liston

    8. Tyson

    9. Frazier

    10. Patterson



    PS.

    My list only considers fighters from the Joe Louis era and later.
    If I was to go back further (to a very different game than today's), I would probably include Dempsey and Johnson somewhwere in my list and drop my last two.




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    cuchulain, Aug 28, 2008
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  15. OBCboxer

    OBCboxer Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    1. Ali
    2. Louis
    3. Tyson
    4. Marciano
    5. Liston
    6. Holmes
    7. Lewis
    8. Johnson
    9. Foreman
    10. Frazier
     
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