worst heavyweight champion of all time

[Southpaw16BF]

[Kid McCoy]

Who do you think was the worst world heavyweight champion of all time.
For me this is the shortlist
ingemar johnson
leon spinks
who else would you say was the worst and is there anyone else that comes to mind.

p.s does anyone know how leon spinks lost his two front teeth ive been wondering for a while.

Spinks was probably the worst of all the lineal champions, although I'd say Bruce Seldon runs him close, if anyone actually counts him.

Johansson wasn't that bad, probably underrated if anything. His straight right was a peach. Watch the first Patterson fight, where he frustrated Floyd with his jab and then timed Floyd's peek-a-boo style perfectly to land his right, the same punch that starched the undefeated and highly-rated Eddie Machen in his previous fight. Not saying he's one of the greats, but he doesn't deserve to be on this list.

[sonnyboyx2]

lots of candidates for The Worst heavyweight champion of all time But Hasim Rahman has to take the honours... Rahman lost everytime he fought a fighter who was above Class C Rahmans KO losses was always spectactular, twice poleaxed by Maskaev, easily beaten by Ruiz and he was also Old Holyfields last name win... Rahman was the worst by far i cannot see him having much chance against the likes of Leon Spinks, Tony Tubbs, Carnera etc

[mickey malone]

Well there's a fair bit of call for Rahman, but c'mmon, he KTFO a prime Lewis (& was briefly the baddest man on the planet lol) plus giving Tua big problems, I'd say, gets him out of it.. I think it should be between:

Bent
Damiani
Spinks

I mean, Spinks should be no3....

[Gettin Jiggy]

leon spinks may have had potential. just never had no dedication to boxing!

[sonnyboyx2]

Well there's a fair bit of call for Rahman, but c'mmon, he KTFO a prime Lewis (& was briefly the baddest man on the planet lol) plus giving Tua big problems, I'd say, gets him out of it.. I think it should be between

Bent
Damiani
Spinks

I mean, Spinks should be no3....

yes Rahman KOd Lewis but Lewis had a very suspect chin, Leon Spinks beat Muhammad Ali and it dont get better than that.... Bent & Damiani was only paper champions

[mickey malone]

yes Rahman KOd Lewis but Lewis had a very suspect chin, Leon Spinks beat Muhammad Ali and it dont get better than that.... Bent & Damiani was only paper champions

Ok... We'll take Bent & Damiani as non runners then.. So, do you think that Braddock or Spinks were better HW's than Rahman? Or alternatively is it Seldon??

[sonnyboyx2]

Ok... We'll take Bent & Damiani as non runners then.. So, do you think that Braddock or Spinks were better HW's than Rahman? Or alternatively is it Seldon??

Braddock, Spinks and Seldon i would favour to beat Rahman. . Leon Spinks was a good fighter, i have lots of his fights including his amateur fights and he was very good indeed, Leon fell apart after beating Muhammad Ali, we all know the Leon Spinks story.. But Rahman would be KOd by Spinks that i have no doubt about

[DonTaseMeBrah]

that ugly Sasquatch nikolay valuev.

2nd place John Ruiz.

[mickey malone]

Braddock, Spinks and Seldon i would favour to beat Rahman. . Leon Spinks was a good fighter, i have lots of his fights including his amateur fights and he was very good indeed, Leon fell apart after beating Muhammad Ali, we all know the Leon Spinks story.. But Rahman would be KOd by Spinks that i have no doubt about

That's cool with me.. Rahman is crap, but I'd say you think he's a hairs breath crappier than I do.. Maybe he'd DC Seldon, but I wouldn't put money on it.. Wonder what would happen, if he caught Valuev with the punch that KO'd Lewis, cos P4P, no one's that bad.. Jeez! I can't stand him..