Which Former Heavyweight Champ Has The Most" Rose Coloured Glasses," Wearing Fans?

In my lifetime, I'd go with Mike Tyson.

 

Marciano ... he was sh*te

 

Johnson
Marciano
Tyson
Lewis

 

Lennox Lewis

 

Probably Mike Tyson.
But then again, apart from Ali, he probably has the most "fans" of any type, and they're not all oblivious to his flaws and limitations.

 

Ali...could do no wrong...the perfect fighter...could have beaten anyone in heavyweight history...you know...according to his fans...he was unbeatable....but we know better!!!

 

Dempsey

Hey, you asked.

 

Proportional to number of total fans, it is probably Lennox Lewis.

 

Johnson, or Tyson.

In smaller circles, Marciano or Lewis.

 

Ali. He has the most fans and is regarded as almost being unbeatable. In reality, he had plenty of shortcomings. Namely, he had poor defense against left hooks and didn't body punch effectively even in his prime. He also devolved into a boring fighter who clinched excessively as the 70s wore on, often doing barely enough to win, which is largely overlooked. His fame rubbed off his own opponents and elevated their status although I have doubts that they were better than the early 80s crop as a whole. It's hard to say with real certainty if he'd beat beat Tyson, Louis, Frazier (vs pre-exile Ali), Lewis, Holmes, Vitali, etc. or even an "on" Liston or Holyfield, but he's given the benefit of the doubt in any one matchup. Odds are, if he had to fight all of them consecutively he'd take several loses.

 

Wlad or Tyson.

 

Marciano and it's not even close.
A couple on this site have him beating everyone, before or since.

Delusion at it's finest.



P.s.
I like this thread!

 

You type as though you have emphysema!

Tell us who you would favour over Marciano.?
Somehow i don't think i will receive a reply and that will tell us all we need to know about a Rocky fan.

 

Ali. who professed to be "The Greatest", based on Gorgeous George The Wrestler shill. What started out as a Marketing ploy, which Ali "winked-winked" as it was played out to the public, overlooked the dark side that existed throughout his career.