Your personal fav three heavyweights of all-time

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  1. Addie

    Addie Myung Woo Yuh! Full Member

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    Bert Cooper was bad man when he turned up, and gave us some of the more entertaining fights of the 90s. Brilliant attitude, came to fight. What ain't to like about Smokin' Bert Cooper. :good

    Truth be told, I'm not all that big on Heavyweights, but those three I have a lot of time for. Bowe is one of the more intriguing fighters to me because of how he came and went so very quickly. He also showed a ton of heart against Golota, when he was all but spent. Hard to not admire that.

    Those three, f'sho.
     
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  2. McGrain

    McGrain Diamond Dog Staff Member

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    Bert Cooper is my #4.
     
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  3. Addie

    Addie Myung Woo Yuh! Full Member

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    Good times.

    My all-time favorite journeyman. Came so close to winning the title.
     
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  4. Robbi

    Robbi Marvelous Full Member

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    Big Larry would have sorted them all out, including Liston. I'll give Liston credit for his jab impact. But Holmes used that tool like a real boxer. He could use it from the waist as well as shoulder height. And it was the best jab in heavyweight history. Certainly the most well rounded.
     
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  5. McGrain

    McGrain Diamond Dog Staff Member

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    Zivic 1952 had an interview with Holmes where he talks about Liston and Larry admits that this would have been one of his hardest fights. Which for Larry, is saying plenty.
     
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  6. Bill Butcher

    Bill Butcher Erik`El Terrible`Morales Full Member

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    To each their own n all that but I just have to ask the question....

    Why on earth Braddock ?
     
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  7. McGrain

    McGrain Diamond Dog Staff Member

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    Breifly -

    He was broke, finished, one broken, ruined hand, working one handed on the ****ing docks in an economic crisis that makes this one look like a weekend back at Butlands, he stays in shape, he studies boxing, he strenghtens his left hand - co-incidently - he comes back, he beats the #1 prospect in the world, a top-drawer pure boxer, exacly the type of fighter that has been beating him up for years, then the #1 contender then the most feared HW champion, possibly in history up until that point.

    What's not to like?
     
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  8. PetethePrince

    PetethePrince Slick & Redheaded Full Member

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    You probably like Walcott too then.
     
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  9. Maxmomer

    Maxmomer Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Dempsey, Liston, Frazier(Louis).
     
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  10. yancey

    yancey Active Member Full Member

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    Frazier
    Holmes
    Patterson
     
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  11. brando18b4h

    brando18b4h Active Member Full Member

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    Louis
    Ali
    Dempsey
     
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  12. IntentionalButt

    IntentionalButt Guy wants to name his çock 'macho' that's ok by me

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    Holmes
    Louis
    Tua/Braddock
     
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  13. Seamus

    Seamus Proud Kulak Full Member

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    Joe Louis
    Lennox Lewis
    Jack Dempsey

    today...
     
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  14. PbP Bacon

    PbP Bacon ALL TIME FAT Full Member

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    Since this is a list on HW that are our favorites one, regardless their accomplishments...

    Ali
    Foreman
    Norton
     
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  15. Clinton

    Clinton Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    1.Muhammed Ali
    2.Joe Frazier
    3.I can't decide on the third.Either Holyfield,Jack Johnson or Larry Holmes.Sorry Robbi.
     
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