I know these lists can be subjective but my Top 10 Heavyweights of All Time list is:
1. Muhammad Ali
2. Joe Louis
3. Rocky Marciano
4. Jack Dempsey
5. George Foreman
6. Joe Frazier
7. Larry Holmes
8. Lennox Lewis
9. Evander Holyfield
10. Mike Tyson
Hard to say, as with some of the older guys you are relaying on the stories from the historians.
In no particular order :
Ali
Louis
Johnson
Lewis
Foreman
Fraizer
Holmes
Dempsey
Marciano
Liston
This is among the dumbest posts I've ever seen on NSB and that says a helluva lot.
What part do you disagree with? You don't think the ropes were loosened? You don't think Ali staged brilliant psychological games before the fight? Or you don't think Foreman would win without the first two factors.
Frankly, your post just stinks like you are a cunt or something.
Vitali Klitschko
Rocky Marciano
Tyson Fury
Jack Dempsey
Wladimir Klitschko
Gene Tunney
Bob Fitzsimmons
James John Corbett
John Lawrence Sullivan
James J. Jeffries
I know it isn't necessarily a popular opinion, but I have Foreman over Ali.
I honestly believe that Ali cheated in his victory over Foreman. I also consider Ali's victory came mostly before they stepped into the ring.
If you just dropped the best version of both fighters into a fair ring and let them fight? Foreman wins.
Plus the way Foreman crushed Frazier was otherworldly.
It will always be Foreman>Ali>Frazier for mine.
Since that era, and knowing how hard it is to compare eras, it is Lewis at the top of the heap for me.
This is among the dumbest posts I've ever seen on NSB and that says a helluva lot.
I know it isn't necessarily a popular opinion, but I have Foreman over Ali.
I honestly believe that Ali cheated in his victory over Foreman. I also consider Ali's victory came mostly before they stepped into the ring.
If you just dropped the best version of both fighters into a fair ring and let them fight? Foreman wins.
Plus the way Foreman crushed Frazier was otherworldly.
It will always be Foreman>Ali>Frazier for mine.
Since that era, and knowing how hard it is to compare eras, it is Lewis at the top of the heap for me.
Ali
Foreman
Holyfield
Holmes
Louis
Frazier
Lewis
Marciano
Tyson
Liston/Wlad/some others
a rough outline of a top 10
I have an official top 10 on here but I'll link it later
In no particular order:
Lennox
Wlad
Tyson
Ali
Holmes
Frazier
Foreman
Vit
Louis
Holyfield
Excluding anyone under 200lbs as they're no longer technically heavyweights.
I'd also consider Fury and Bowe over Louis and Frazier if talking H2H.
Putting very little thought into it, a few I'd include;
Frazier
Ali
Norton (fk you, I'm not taking him off my list)
Vitali K.
Lewis
Holmes
Foreman
Holyfield
I'm not including the pre-Ali heavies, mostly because I'm less familiar with that era.
Jack Johnson, Joe Louis,muhammad Ali ,jack Dempsey ,gene tunney,rocky marciano,George foreman,Larry Holmes,Lennox Lewis,evander holyfield
Gene Tunney was good! Very underrated. And of course Jack Johnson was a polarizing figure back then. SMH I can't believe they fought 45 rounds, WTF, crazy.
You mean by skills or just likability?
1. George Foreman
2. Smokin' Joe
3. Gene Tunney
4. Muhammad Ali
5. Larry Holmes
6. Mike Tyson
7. Michael Spinks
8. Shannon "Let's Go Champ" Briggs
9. Lennox Lewis
10. Future Brian Sutherland.
By body of career work, accomplishments, just overall how they measure up to each other and who would be #1 through 10.
A lot of people's list will look different or slightly different. But this is for who you consider to be the top 10. I know everyone has different opinions or how they view things so it's interesting. Good List BTW
So go ahead everyone, give us who you consider the top 10 Heavyweights of All Time in your opinion.
You mean by skills or just likability?
1. George Foreman
2. Smokin' Joe
3. Gene Tunney
4. Muhammad Ali
5. Larry Holmes
6. Mike Tyson
7. Michael Spinks
8. Shannon "Let's Go Champ" Briggs
9. David Tua
10. Lennox Lewis