Where does Klitschko vs. Joshua rate among great heavyweight fights?

Less action

 

a fight where one guy just needs to survive to beat the 40something by gassing and then koing him isnt a great fight.

 

it wasn't fought in the 70s so it can't be considered a great fight.

why were the 70s great? well all the great fighters of course.
well why was foreman great? well he beat frazier.
why was frazier great? well he beat ali.
well why was ali great? well he beat foreman.

and round and round we go.

 

Higher than average but not that great imo. Def. entertaining though.

 

Here's 20 other potential candidates, in no particular order (Only partial footage exists for some of the ancient ones)...

• Muhammad Ali vs. Joe Frazier I
• Muhammad Ali vs. Joe Frazier III
• Muhammad Ali vs. George Foreman
• Cassius Clay vs. Sonny Liston I
• George Foreman vs. Ron Lyle
• Larry Holmes vs. Ken Norton
• Mike Weaver vs. John Tate
• Riddick Bowe vs. Evander Holyfield I
• Rocky Marciano vs. Jersey Joe Walcott
• Joe Louis vs. Billy Conn
• Jim Jeffries vs. Tom Sharkey II
• Jersey Joe Walcott vs. Ezzard Charles III
• Jack Dempsey vs. Luis Firpo
• Rocky Marciano vs. Ezzard Charles
• Floyd Patterson vs. George Chuvalo
• Max Schmeling vs. Joe Louis I
• Jim Braddock vs. Max Baer
• Michael Moorer vs. Bert Cooper
• Lennox Lewis vs. Vitali Klitschko
• Floyd Patterson vs. Ingemar Johansson III

 

It was one of the best live bouts ive ever seen.

 

So, Marciano-Walcott wasn't that great either?

 

Louis-Schmeling I, Liston-Clay I. I'd say it's right up there.

 

Somehow some klitschko fans try to excuse this WK loss by this "great fight" blah-blah.
The punchstat can't prove this only 69 landed power punches by Aj and 44 by wladimir klitschko compared to
the Tyson-Douglas 78 vs 102 landed power punches or the Tyson-Ruddock II. 183 vs 105 power punches !!!
Other problem the quality considering Joshua's weak stamina and wladimir's 41 years and poor chin.
All in all to me the Joshua-Klitschko was an interesting fight without greatness or remarkable quality.

Otherwise i think the Holyfield-Bowe II. & III and the Tyson-Ruddock II are vastly underrated fights.

 

off the top of my head.....

Ali vs. Frazier 1, 2 and 3
Ali vs. Foreman
Ali vs. Norton 1 (maybe 3)
Max vs. Louis
Jeffries vs. Johnson
Marciano vs. Walcott 1
Marciano vs. Charles 1
Bowe vs. Holyfield 1 (and frankly 2)
Tyson vs. Holyfield 1
Tyson vs. Razor 2
Norton vs. Holmes
Lewis vs. Holyfield 2

 

Johnson Jeffries was about as competitive and engaging as a Usain Bolt v Woody Allen footrace.

 

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I know what you mean, but frankly, Wlad doesn't have 1/10th the aura of invincibility that Jeffries had going in. He was considered the best ever. Yes, Johnson handled him, but not many would have fighting then. But It's more than what Johnson physically faced, imagine the mental weight of such a fight. If people are listing stuff like the feel, the size of the stadium and how many people watched it, or were enthralled it,; Johnson Jeffries poops on it frankly, and for good reason. Imagine the anticipation leading up to the fight, then think of Wlad and Joshua... you'll giggle

 

That may be the smartest thing you've ever posted here and maybe the smartest thing anyone who usually gets everything wrong in forum history!