Who Is The Best Black Heavyweight Never To win the Crown?

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  1. mcvey

    mcvey VIP Member Full Member

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    I'd put Bivins a level below
    Jackson
    Wills
    Langford
    McVey
    Jeannette
     
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  2. mcvey

    mcvey VIP Member Full Member

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    Yes two split decisions when he was 36 years old ,very creditable but the trouble is that's about it, other big names on his winning record are distinctly missing.
     
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  3. Bonecrusher

    Bonecrusher Lineal Champion Full Member

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    It's a shame Butler couldn't (wouldn't) stay in shape he had some good power and a stout chin. I'll never forget being excited that he was fighting Lewis on HBO and getting his shot on the big stage and then he came in weighing over 260 pounds..............
     
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  4. SILVER SKULL 66

    SILVER SKULL 66 Well-Known Member Full Member

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    WTF, ummm wrong division..

    And he wasn't Black
     
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  5. lufcrazy

    lufcrazy requiescat in pace Full Member

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    The best of the bunch is hard to assert because they didn't compete.

    It is easier to assess the chances of dethroning a current champ to see who would have been the most likely champ had they got the shot.

    I do apologise for my horrific derailment of a thread though, I don't understand forum etiquette
     
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  6. lufcrazy

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  7. red cobra

    red cobra Loyal Member Full Member

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    Name the guy who outclassed Lyle twice.
     
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  8. Ragamuffin

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    Jimmy young.
     
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  9. mcvey

    mcvey VIP Member Full Member

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    Best not to take it too seriously you never know where it will go.:good
     
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  10. lufcrazy

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    :lol:
     
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  11. heerko koois

    heerko koois Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    :heyAnthony Joshua...
     
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  12. UnleashtheFURY

    UnleashtheFURY D'oh! Full Member

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    Ross Purrity. Basically the Chuvalo of the 90s/early 2000s.
     
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  13. dinovelvet

    dinovelvet Antifanboi Full Member

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    Lionel Butler was knocked out in Rid**** Bowe's professional debut.
     
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  14. klompton2

    klompton2 Boxing Junkie banned Full Member

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    No guy who gets knocked out by Chris Byrd (Lionel Butler) should ever be described as having a "stout chin."
     
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  15. Dubblechin

    Dubblechin Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Elmer Ray's best "name" win (Charles) was considered a bad decision.

    There was nothing controversial about Shavers' wins over Norton, Ellis and Young.

    And Norton and Ellis were top contenders when he starched them. Norton was the #1 contender - a few months removed from his epic fight with Holmes. Ellis had only lost to Ali and Frazier in the previous nine years.

    So, yes, they were top guys.
     
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