Who were the top 10 heavyweights in tyhe last 20 years?

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  1. The Long Count

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  2. cross_trainer

    cross_trainer Liston was good, but no "Tire Iron" Jones Full Member

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    You're missing Tua, who scored fantasy victories over Marciano, Dempsey, and Tyson during the 2001-2021 period.
     
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  3. BitPlayerVesti

    BitPlayerVesti Boxing Drunkie Full Member

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    Tua transcends time, space, and reality itself. So I think it's unfair on the other greats to include him
     
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  4. cross_trainer

    cross_trainer Liston was good, but no "Tire Iron" Jones Full Member

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    He's proof that you really *do* only need a left hook and a bad haircut.
     
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  5. McGrain

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    Yes. That's fair. He is "better". That said, I didn't interpret things that way and have gone for most accomplished. Usyk has so few fights at HW.
     
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  6. SailorSharkey

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    There is no way Mike Tyson has a better resume than Wlad lol.
     
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  7. Bigcheese

    Bigcheese Well-Known Member Full Member

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    He has a much better resume than Wlad
     
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  8. mark ant

    mark ant Canelo was never athletic Full Member

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  9. mark ant

    mark ant Canelo was never athletic Full Member

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    No I meant the stage they were at in the last 20 years, Tyson only had one decent performance during that period v Golota, he was way past his best.
     
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  10. Journeyman92

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    You can argue Wlad has the most successful championship career ever at HW.
    I fancy his roster over Louis's personally by a small margin.
     
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  11. The Long Count

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    It is criminally underrated.
     
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  12. swagdelfadeel

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    @Devon’s not gonna like that.
     
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  13. Fogger

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    This list is based strictly on events which took place from 20 years ago through Friday, the night before Wilder-Fury 3. It is not based on who would beat whom, but rather on achievements and quality victories. I am sure there will be a lot of disagreement because there is a lot of room for disagreement but that is the fun of this forum.

    1. Wladimir Klitschko
    2. Vitali Klitschko
    3. Anthony Joshua
    4. Deontay Wilder
    5. Tyson Fury
    6. Chris Byrd
    7. Nikolai Valuev
    8. Alexander Povetkin
    9. Lennox Lewis
    10. Ruslan Chagaev
     
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  14. SailorSharkey

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    The best names on Mike Tyson's resume are Berbick, Pinklon Thomas, Frank Burno twice and Michael Spinks.

    The best names on Wladimir Klitschko's resume are Chris Byrd twice, Sam Peter twice, Ibragimov, Chagaev, David Haye, Tony Thompson twice, Povetkin, Pulev, Brewster and Chambers.

    Wladimir definitely had a better resume.
     
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  15. mark ant

    mark ant Canelo was never athletic Full Member

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    Ali beat Foreman and Liston, those two championship wins out-do any of Wlad`s.
     
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