Trivia: Which Heavyweight champion faced the most Heavyweight champions/titlists?

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  1. D.T

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    and who were those champs?
     
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  2. D.T

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    bump?
     
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  3. Boucher

    Boucher Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Maybe Joe Louis?
    Schmeling
    Baer
    Braddock
    Carnera
    Walcott
    Charles
    Marciano
    Sharkey
    Plus Lhvy Champs.
    Conn
    Lewis
     
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  4. D.T

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    no, not Louis (remember it can include titlists or champions)
     
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  5. johnmaff36

    johnmaff36 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    just gotta be holyfield.

    Sorry, havent the time to go through them all

    think its around 17
     
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  6. hhascup

    hhascup Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Holyfield faced the most:

    1. Pinklon Thomas
    2. Michael Dokes
    3. James Buster Douglas
    4. George Foreman
    5. Larry Holmes
    6. Riddick Bowe
    7. Michael Moorer
    8. Mike Tyson
    9. Lennox Lewis
    10. John Ruiz
    11. Hasim Rahman
    12. Chris Byrd
    13. Sultan Ibragimov
    14. Nikolay Valuev

    This is not counting several other Organizations besides the IBF, WBA, WBC & WBO.
     
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  7. D.T

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    Yes, Holyfield is correct.
     
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  8. Boilermaker

    Boilermaker Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Who is second?
     
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  9. D.T

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    Tire between Lewis and Holmes I think

    Lewis:

    Evander Holyfield
    Mike Tyson
    Hasim Rahman
    Oliver McCall
    Vitali Klitschko
    Tony Tucker
    Frank Bruno
    Ray Mercer
    Henry Akinwande
    Tommy Morrison
    Shannon Briggs
    Mike Weaver


    Holmes:

    Muhammad Ali
    Ken Norton
    Mike Tyson
    Evander Holyfield
    Mike Weaver
    James Smith
    Oliver McCall
    Ray Mercer
    Michael Spinks
    Tim Witherspoon
    Leon Spinks
    Trevor Berbick


    12 each
     
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  10. Foreman Hook

    Foreman Hook ☆☆☆ G$ora ☆☆☆ Full Member

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    Big George has a v.good list -

    Kenny Norton [robbed in Ali 3]
    Joey Frazier
    Shan Briggs
    Tommy Morrison
    Evander Holyfeild
    Jimmy Young [robbed VS Ali]
    Muhammad Ali
    Ronny Lyle [robbed VS Ali - B$ TKO]

    That 8 :smoke
     
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  11. AREA 53

    AREA 53 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Ali did not do too bad (despite 3 years out and plenty of Return matches)

    Liston
    Patterson
    Terrell
    Frazier
    Ellis
    Norton
    Foreman
    Spinks
    Holmes
    Berbick
     
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  12. Sangria

    Sangria You bleed like Mylee Full Member

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    Tyson has 14 (15 if you count Douglas)

    1. Ratlif
    2. Berbick
    3. Smith
    4. Thomas
    5. Tucker
    6. Holmes
    7. Tubbs
    8. Spinks
    9. Bruno
    10.*Douglas*
    11. Seldon
    12. Holyfield
    13. Botha
    14. Norris
    15. Lewis

    Edit: My bad, 2 Cruiserweights. Only 13 including Buster.
     
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  13. MAG1965

    MAG1965 Loyal Member banned

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    let me try and answer this without seeing the later answer. I think Evander Holyfield. He fought everyone.
    Dokes
    Foreman
    Holmes
    Tyson
    Douglas
    Moorer
    Lewis
    Mercer etc etc etc... There are more, but how can there be anyone else.
     
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