1. Jack Johnson
2. Joe Louis
3. Muhammad Ali
4. Larry Holmes
5. Lennox Lewis
6. Andrew Golota
7. Evander Holyfield
8. Ray Mercer
9. George Foreman
10.Vitali Klitschko
Mine;
1. Muhammad Ali
2. Joe Louis
3. George Foreman
4. Joe Frazier
5. Jack Dempsey
6. Evander Holyfield
7. Sonny Liston
8. Rocky Marciano
9. Larry Holmes
10. Mike Tyson
1. Jack Johnson
2. Joe Louis
3. Muhammad Ali
4. Larry Holmes
5. Lennox Lewis
6. Andrew Golota
7. Evander Holyfield
8. Ray Mercer
9. George Foreman
10.Vitali Klitschko
Golota,Mercer and VK have no business on that list or any top 20 list IMO.
1 Muhammad Ali
2 Joe Louis
3 Jack Johnson
4 Rocky Marciano
5 George Foreman
6 Larry Holmes
7 Jack Dempsey
8 Lennox Lewis
9 Evander Holyfield
10 Sonny Liston
(1st 3 were easy. 4-7 were all very close.)
Next Ten
11 Joe Frazier
12 Mike Tyson
13 Gene Tunney
14 Jim Jeffries
15 Jersey Joe Walcott
16 Riddick Bowe
17 Sam Langford
18 James J. Corbett
19 Ezzard Charles
20 Max Schmeling
1. Jack Johnson
2. Joe Louis
3. Muhammad Ali
4. Larry Holmes
5. Lennox Lewis
6. Andrew Golota
7. Evander Holyfield
8. Ray Mercer
9. George Foreman
10.Vitali Klitschko
Golota at 6 and Foreman only at 9? can't agree with those. :)
I relent from stating what my top 10 heavyweights of all time because I have to admit I am to unaware of the older boxers who deserve in my opinion no less respect merely because they were not covered by television. I dont know to rate Joe Louis over Jack Dempsey as I have not really seen either of them in actual bouts.
All I have t go on in these guys who fought in days past is the reputation and opinions they recieve by the prominent media. What they say really does not influence my descison. I have to see things for myself.
1. Jack Johnson
2. Joe Louis
3. Muhammad Ali
4. Larry Holmes
5. Lennox Lewis
6. Andrew Golota
7. Evander Holyfield
8. Ray Mercer
9. George Foreman
10.Vitali Klitschko
I dont think that Andrew Golota is by any means one of the top 10 heavyweight of all times. I do think however that he is without a doubt one of the premier fighters of the 90's. Top 10 no question in a very deep division that included Tommy Gun Morrison, George Foreman, Evander Holyfield, Riddick Bowe, Michael Moore, Evander Holyfield, Mike Tyson, and others.