Who would you have most liked to seen these HW champs face during their title reign?

And what exactly does that mean in regards to the question at hand?

 

Tyson

 

Johnson should have faced Langford and Dempsey should have faced Wills and Greb.

 

Larry Holmes: 1978-1985
Michael Dokes

Mike Tyson: 1986-1989
Evander Holyfield
Tim Witherspoon

Rocky Marciano: 1952-1955
Nino Valdez

Jack Dempsey: 1919-1926
Harry Wills

Gene Tunney: 1926-1928
Max Schmeling

Ezzard Charles: 1949-1951
Jersey Joe Walcott...???

Floyd Patterson: 1956-1962
Rocky Marciano

Jack Johnson: 1908-1915
Sam Langford

Joe Louis: 1937-1948
Maxie Rosenbloom

Joe Frazier: 1967-1973
Ken Norton
Earnie Shavers

Lennox Lewis: 1997-2003
Vit Klitschko II
Wlad Klitschko
Corrie Sanders
Chris Byrd
John Ruiz
Roy Jones, Jr.

James Jeffries: 1899-1904
Jack Johnson in a cellar

George Foreman: 1994-1997
Mike Tyson

 

Larry Holmes: 1978-1985
Pinklon Thomas
Gerrie Coetzee

Mike Tyson: 1986-1989


Rocky Marciano: 1952-1955

Jack Dempsey: 1919-1926
Sam Langford
Gene Tunney: 1926-1928

Ezzard Charles: 1949-1951

Floyd Patterson: 1956-1962
Chuvalo , Cleroux and Doug Jones didn't deserve a shot at him at that time
all that much , not to mention Machen and he later outpointed Chuvalo and Machen anyway and stopped Archie Moore for the title , even Harold Johnson and Zora Folley didn't deserve to fight him too much , yet people accuse him as being a picky champion . I say , it was simply a shitty era.

Jack Johnson: 1908-1915
Sam Langford


Joe Louis: 1937-1948

Joe Frazier: 1967-1973
A rematch against Chuvalo as Frazier thumbed him
A rubbermatch with Bonavena

Lennox Lewis: 1997-2003
a real rematch with McCall when McCall is clear
Chris Byrd
rematch with Vitali
Corrie Sanders
rubber match with Rahman to decide whose da daddy


James Jeffries: 1899-1904

George Foreman: 1994-1997
haha
Holyfield rematch , Tyson , Bowe (at least Tyson and Bowe would have probably ended his career by then)
But most of all : Larry Holmes , and then either one of the done Tucker or James Smith

 

Larry Holmes: 1978-1985 = There was not really anyone around who could beat him IMO

Mike Tyson: 1986-1989 = Same goes for Mike

Rocky Marciano: 1952-1955 = Hmm... maybe Liston or Floyd

Jack Dempsey: 1919-1926 = Wills & Greb

Gene Tunney: 1926-1928 = not really anyone. I would have wanted him to face pime Dempsey.

Ezzard Charles: 1949-1951 = Nobody in particular

Floyd Patterson: 1956-1962 = Liston, but the resuly would have been forgone.

Jack Johnson: 1908-1915 = Langford

Joe Louis: 1937-1948 = Nobody really. Maybe Charles earlier than he did.

Joe Frazier: 1967-1973

Lennox Lewis: 1997-2003

James Jeffries: 1899-1904

George Foreman: 1994-1997

 

Larry Holmes: 1978-1985 - would have liked him to unify titles but that's more don king's fault.

Mike Tyson: 1986-1989 - cleaned out what was there

Rocky Marciano: 1952-1955 - ditto

Jack Dempsey: 1919-1926 - wills, old langford

Gene Tunney: 1926-1928 - none

Ezzard Charles: 1949-1951 - none

Floyd Patterson: 1956-1962 - none

Jack Johnson: 1908-1915 - langford, jeannette, mcvey, young wills

Joe Louis: 1937-1948 - none

Joe Frazier: 1967-1973 - norton

Lennox Lewis: 1997-2003 - bowe (would have been better in lewis' first reign as champ)

James Jeffries: 1899-1904 - rematch with choynski

George Foreman: 1994-1997 - tyson, lennox, old holmes

 

Larry Holmes: 1978-1985 =coetzee

Mike Tyson: 1986-1989 = witherspoon

Rocky Marciano: 1952-1955 =nino valdes

Jack Dempsey: 1919-1926 = harry wills

Gene Tunney: 1926-1928 = paulino uzcundun, larry gains, godfry (more heavyweights)

Ezzard Charles: 1949-1951= bob baker or clarance henry

Floyd Patterson: 1956-1962 = zora folley

Jack Johnson: 1908-1915 = bombadier billy wells, carl moris, gunboat.

Joe Louis: 1937-1948 = joe baksi, melio bettina, lem franklin

Joe Frazier: 1967-1973 =floyd patterson

Lennox Lewis: 1997-2003= sanders, hide

James Jeffries: 1899-1904 = johnson

George Foreman: 1994-1997 = Tyson, ruddock, bonecrusher, lewis, grant, golota, bowe, botha, bruno, witherspoon, holmes, tony tucker....he would have lost most if not all...

 

neither were rated.

 

I guess we should blame Archie Moore for bumping off Valdes. I didnt think there was much more Marciano could have done in 52-55 time frame. He clean out his era.

 

Liston didnt even have 15 fights yet I belive.