Who was the best Southpaw heavyweight champ?

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Who was the best southpaw heavyweight champ

  1. Moorer

    9 vote(s)
    34.6%

  2. Byrd

    13 vote(s)
    50.0%

  3. Sanders

    3 vote(s)
    11.5%

  4. Chagaev

    0 vote(s)
    0.0%

  5. Ibragimov

    1 vote(s)
    3.8%

  6. Martin

    0 vote(s)
    0.0%
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  1. catchwtboxing

    catchwtboxing Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Please vote.

    I predict that Moorer will win, but for me, Chris Byrd!

    I think of Byrd as a shadow great. Great record with wins over Holyfield, VitKlit, Tua, McCline, Oquendo, Williamson, Cooper and a handfull of other decent guys that Tuesday Night FIght fans will remember like Lionel Butler, Phil Jackson, Jimmy Thunder, etc.

    For me, the fastest I have seen at heavy, and all of this as a guy who started at Super-Middle.
     
    catchwtboxing, Apr 30, 2020
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  2. Eggman

    Eggman "The cream of the crop! Nobody does it better! Full Member

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    Byrd baby.


    Too Hot for vitali to Handle, Too Cold To for his shoulder to Hold!”
     
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  3. fitzroy boy_iron mike

    fitzroy boy_iron mike Active Member Full Member

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    Definitely Byrd. Although I always remember the brutal fashion Wlad got rid of him
     
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  4. George Crowcroft

    George Crowcroft He Who Saw The Deep Full Member

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    Byrd has the best wins and achieved the most, but I'm confident that Sanders beats everyone else on that list.
     
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  5. ILikeBoxingForRealz

    ILikeBoxingForRealz Active Member Full Member

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    Moorer, Sanders, Byrd, Imbragomov
     
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  6. ILikeBoxingForRealz

    ILikeBoxingForRealz Active Member Full Member

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    Lennox was advised to avoid Sanders upon taking the Vitali fight. Cuz Sanders was a bad dude
     
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  7. PaddyGarcia

    PaddyGarcia Trivial Annoyance Gold Medalist Full Member

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    Sanders is really quite a fascinating fighter
     
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  8. Big Ukrainian

    Big Ukrainian Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Yeah, I loved how quickly he usually he got rid of his opponents. Fromer cruiserweight champ Al Cole, for example, who was never kncoked down before, went the distance against hard-hitting heavyweights like Witherspoon and Johnson (twice), and lost only by RTD10 to Michael Grant because of swellings around his eyes. Being 40-years-old Al COle went the disnance against 31-years-old hasim Rahman and never was hurt in that fight.

    Sanders got rid of him in 63 seconds

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  9. PaddyGarcia

    PaddyGarcia Trivial Annoyance Gold Medalist Full Member

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    He's someone who - until I became more invested into the sport - I had only known of as the bum that Wlad lost to, which is ridiculous retrospectively
     
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  10. christpuncher

    christpuncher Active Member banned Full Member

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    Sanders king of that list
     
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  11. The Real Lance

    The Real Lance Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    From that list, Moorer was the only one to hold the actual World HW title. That accomplishment alone already puts him atop that list. Now, in terms of H2H, that's another story. Sanders is a tough one, because he could be aggressive and had very nice hand speed. But he also didn't always pace himself properly. All losses came by (T)KO .
     
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  12. Pat M

    Pat M Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Some fighters can pick up the left hand from a southpaw, others can't...when they can't, it's brutal if the southpaw can punch. I saw a guy spar Ezra Sellers, it was his first time in with a southpaw and he couldn't see the left hand. It didn't last long.
     
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  13. WhataRock

    WhataRock Loyal Member Full Member

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    An Ezra left would sleep most humanoids.
     
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  14. Dubblechin

    Dubblechin Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    The best southpaw heavyweight champion is Tyson Fury.

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  15. ILikeBoxingForRealz

    ILikeBoxingForRealz Active Member Full Member

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    You certainly make a case for Tyson. He switches back and forth so with such fluidity its really remarkable to watch. Hard to train for a switch hitter, especially with
     
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