Where do you rate these modern era heavyweights who have retired in the past few years? Evander Holyfield (BoxRec #11) Vitali Klitschko (BoxRec #3 This content is protected ) Hasim Rahman (BoxRec #90) Chris Byrd (BoxRec #101) Nicolay Valuev (BoxRec #140) David Haye (BoxRec #151) Sam Peter (BoxRec #160) John Ruiz(Boxrec #16 This content is protected ) Lamon Brewster (BoxRec #1 This content is protected 9) Sometimes the BoxRec rankings change over time. The all-time rankings only include boxers who have retired. For example, if some of Vitali Klitschko's opponents like Odlanier Solis and Chris Arreola go on to have some meaningful wins and then retire, he'll move higher on the BoxRec all-time rankings.
I see three tiers, arguable placement within each tier. Holyfield Byrd Vitali Ruiz Rahman Peter Brewster Haye Valuev
Klitschko top 7-10 ATG Holyfield top 11-14 ATG Byrd 39 Ruiz 71 Rahman top 40-50 Vaulev top 90-120 Haye top 90-125+ Peter top 125+ Brewster top 125+ I have an older top 100 all time spread sheet from 1890-2008 that needs to be updated! Here's how I saw them a few years back. 1. M. Ali 2. L. Holmes L Lewis J. Jeffries J Louis V. Klitschko* S. Liston G. Foreman W. Klitschko*active J Dempsey R Marciano R. Bowe E Holyfield M. Tyson J. Frazier J. Johnson K Norton G. Tuney S. Langford B Fitzsimmons J. Corbett P. Jackson F Patterson E. Charles H Wills J Walcott M Schmeling J.L. Sullivan T. Witherspoon M Baer O McCall I Ibaeuchi D Tua*Active J Jeanette J Young M Spinks J Quarry C Byrd*Active H Rahman*Active M Morrer R Lyle T Sharkey E Shavers I Johanson S. McVey T Tucker E Terrell J Sharkey L Brewster*active P Thomas M Dokes R Mercer F Bruno T Morrison C Sanders R Ruddock J Smith Clev Williams T Berbick T Gibbons Z Folley G Cooney P Carnera G. Godfrey H Griffin B Douglas J Willard A Moore T Burns J Ruiz* Active J Bivins T Loughran B Miske G Page J Choynski J Ellis M Hart Gunboat Smith E Machen G Coetzee B Pastor L Fripo E Ray K. Johnson M Weaver L Donald G Ruhlin F Slavin F Fulton O Maskev J Clark J. Goddard H Aikenwande J Bugner C Henry H Hide P Maher D Williams B. Baer M Dooley Would add in 2014. A Povetkin R Chagaev S Ibragimov S. Briggs D Haye
