Who is the ATG Heavyweight Champ and why?

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  1. bronx

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    These are my top 4 let me know what u guys think?

    1.Joe Louis
    2.Ali
    3.Lenox Lewis
    4.Marciano
     
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  2. kg0208

    kg0208 Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    After Louis and Ali, it gets sketchy for me, depends on the criteria.

    But I do have Louis as my top HW.
     
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  3. cuchulain

    cuchulain Loyal Member Full Member

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    1 Ali
    2 Louis
    3/4 Lennox/ Foreman

    5/6 Marciano/Holmes.
     
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  4. bronx

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    Overall acheivement and historical relevance that should be the criteria.
     
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  5. bronx

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    1 Ali
    2 Louis
    3/4 Lennox/ Foreman

    5/6 Marciano/Holmes




    Where do Holyfield and Frazier belong below Holmes?
     
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  6. Cachibatches

    Cachibatches Boxing Junkie banned

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    Louis is my all time guy, and his acheivements trancend boxing.

    But I got to say Ali. He beat the most great, near great, and championship caliber fighters. Period.
     
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  7. kg0208

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    Historical relevance admits outside factors that I find irrelevant (I don't rate Ali because of his outside the ring legend) and many people include the subjective criteria of ability and Head to Head.

    There is no "should be" that works for everyone.
     
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  8. inchpunch

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    1. Louis
    2. Ali
    3. Lewis
    4. Foreman/Holmes

    Ali probaby would have towered over all others if three years of his prime were not stolen. The Ai of the 70's was still great, but got lucky against Norton and had several boring fights with endless clinching.

    Holyfield and Frazier belong below Holmes. Holyfield and Frazier both lost four out of five against their two best opponents. Holmes ruled his era.
     
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  9. Sweet Pea

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    Ali is the clear cut #1.

    1. Ali
    2. Louis
    3. Lewis
    4. Holmes
    5. Marciano/Foreman(interchangable at 5 or 6)
     
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  10. Warfist

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    WTF?!? No Golota on list? What kind of poll is this?! Clearly you are all just haters.
     
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  11. BigBone

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    #1 is Louis
     
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  12. Jbuz

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    Ali is number 1, because he beat the best fighters (by a very long way), AND because at his peak, he was the closest to unbeatable in the HW division. (IMO).

    Louis is clearly second.

    Then daylight.

    Then the rest.
     
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  13. cuchulain

    cuchulain Loyal Member Full Member

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    7 Liston
    8 Tyson
    9 Frazier
    10/11 Patterson/Holyfield
     
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  14. Asterion

    Asterion Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    1. Louis
    2. Ali
    3. Holmes
    4. Lewis
    5. Marciano
     
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  15. C HOP

    C HOP The World Awaits Full Member

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    I aint no tyson nuthugger but i gota admit tyson deserves to be ranked higher than marciano
     
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