Tyson Fury's Top 5...

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  1. RockyJim

    RockyJim Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Tyson Fury was asked by IFL TV who he thought were the top 5 Heavyweight Champions. Fury said his list is in no particular order....
    Joe Louis...
    Rocky Marciano...
    Muhammad Ali...
    Larry Holmes...
    Lennox Lewis...
     
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  2. Gazelle Punch

    Gazelle Punch Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Not a bad list. Would replace Larry w Foreman or Liston though but that’s me.
     
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  3. George Crowcroft

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    Swap Marciano out for Foreman, and mess with the order and you have my own list. Good effort from Mr. Fury IMO. Certainly much better than Joshua's.
     
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  4. red cobra

    red cobra Loyal Member Full Member

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    If it weren't for Fury, I would have absolutely NO, as in "0" interest in the modern heavyweight scene...and sadly, that admission comes from a 50+ year boxing fan, and btw, admittedly, the heavies have never been my favorite weight class. Never before, in my estimation, has the heavyweight division been so dreadfully mediocre. I wish for Tyson Fury that he absolutely decimates the rest of the division, player by player, until the emergence on the horizon of some legitimate contender who will spark the restoration of a once great division in a once great sport.
     
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  5. THE BLADE 2

    THE BLADE 2 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    No Larry is Top 5
     
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  6. Gazelle Punch

    Gazelle Punch Boxing Addict Full Member

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    In your opinion...which is fine. Just not mine. Def in my top ten. But closer to ten then 5
     
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  7. mr. magoo

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    I agree with that top five. Not necessarily in that order but I realize he wasn’t numbering them
     
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  8. THE BLADE 2

    THE BLADE 2 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    I have a doubt about Lewis.One could reasonably rank him just outside the Top 5
     
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  9. Shahpoor Saiq

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    What is Joshua's list?
     
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  10. Eye of Timaeus

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    Fury would give 4 of these guys major problems.
     
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  11. THE BLADE 2

    THE BLADE 2 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    who do you think he would beat?
     
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  12. George Crowcroft

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    #1. Ali
    #2. Tyson
    #3. Holmes
    #4. Lewis
    #5. Holyfield

    I think.
     
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  13. Eye of Timaeus

    Eye of Timaeus Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Louis and Marciano.
     
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  14. Knights107

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    Great list for legacy.. but not for Head to head..
     
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  15. salsanchezfan

    salsanchezfan Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    It's a good list. Kinda mirrors my own, which I'm making now...…...
     
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