Who is the worst Lineal Heavyweight Champion of all-time?

[MartinC]

I don't about lineal, thought that title was vacated when Lewis retired but Fury is still WBA/IBF champ so he can't be worst. If he gets knocked out in his next fight, maybe. But if he makes a successful defense, he doesn't belong as the worst.

[285Kid]

The Last Lineal Champion per division

HVW: Fury 2015
200: Tomasz Adamek 2009
175: Stevenson 2015
168: Andre Ward 2015
160: Canelo 2015
154: Floyd 2015
147: Floyd 2015
140: Garcia 2015
135: Crawford 2015
130: Pacquaio 2008
126: Pacquaio 2005
122: Rigo 2015
118: Piñango 1987
115: Darchinyan 2011
112: Gonzalez 2015

So at 118 boxing has not had a real champion since 87, Damn

126 got 10 years without a real champion

[Scott9945]

No poll options for Hasim Rahman or Leon Spinks?

[juggernaut666]

Whoever voted Fury either lost money sat. night or never seen Carnera actually fight or looked at his record,maybe just cant distinguish what skill actually is?...smh....take your pick.He hasn't even lost yet,his lower teir guys are better than Carneras best ones..

[BrometheusBob.]

I honestly do not know much about Primo, though judging from the reactions in this thread I probably wouldn't care to know.

Fury has gotta be a better lineal champ than Briggs (and some of these other dudes too). Briggs robbed a ridiculously faded George Foreman for his belt whereas Fury ended a reign of dominance that lasted over a decade.

Only the Ring recognizes Fury as Lineal. Because they did Wlad in spite of the fact he never unified and refused to. The Ring just gave it to Wlad because he was the best heavyweight at the time. Not because he beat the man who beat the man...

Dam Fury got haters quickly. He beats a guy that many posters spent months arguing should be the #1 P4P fighter and these haters won't even acknowledge him as the lineal champ of the division.

[techliam]

Only the Ring recognizes Fury as Lineal. Because they did Wlad in spite of the fact he never unified and refused to. The Ring just gave it to Wlad because he was the best heavyweight at the time. Not because he beat the man who beat the man...

Everywhere that matters recognises Fury as lineal. In fact, I don't know a place that doesn't

Wad-Povetkin removed any doubt

[Tom Cruise]

Jess Willard was worse than Carnera imo. In terms of skill i think Willard is the worst

Hasim Rahman obviously was not Championship calibur.

[Tom Cruise]

I don't about lineal, thought that title was vacated when Lewis retired but Fury is still WBA/IBF champ so he can't be worst. If he gets knocked out in his next fight, maybe. But if he makes a successful defense, he doesn't belong as the worst.

It was retired, but it was re-established by Wlad when he beat either Chagaev, Haye, Povetkin, Ibragimov etc.

Most give Wlad a pass on not fighting his no.2 as that was Vitali, but even if you dont Povetkin fight was after Vit retired.

Wlad established a new lineage at some point

[!! Anorak]

I'd have to go Wlad Klitschko. I watched a fight recently where he was defending his title and just stood there doing nothing like a dumb shit.

[soul_survivor]

Carnera, Rahman and Briggs in my opinion.

Johanssen could be up there as a guy who was champ but not a great fighter.