The Top 30 Heavyweight Boxers Ever

[Scott9945]

Criteria


* Punching Power
* Wins over Quality opponents
* Quality of Era
* Dominance
* Accomplishment



1. Lennox Lewis
2. Max Schmelling
3. Joe Louis
4. Bob Fitzsimmons
5. George Foreman
6. John L Sullivan
7. Max Baer
8. Sonny Liston
9. Mike Tyson
10. Vitali Klitschko
11. Muhammad Ali
12. Harry Wills
13. Gene Tunney
14. Rocky Marciano
15. Jack Dempsey
16. Rid**** Bowe
17. Joe Frazier
18. Larry Holmes
19. Jack Johnson
20. Samuel Langford
21. Gentleman Jim Corbett
22. Evander Holyfield
23. Jim Jeffries
24. Oliver Mccall
25. Earnie Shavers
26. David Tua
27. Young Stribling
28. Tommy Morrison
29. Paddy Ryan
30. Frank Bruno

Well if nothing else I'll give you credit for having an original list. Not at all accurate, but original for sure.

[bklynboy]

Criteria


* Punching Power
* Wins over Quality opponents
* Quality of Era
* Dominance
* Accomplishment



1. Lennox Lewis
2. Max Schmelling
3. Joe Louis
4. Bob Fitzsimmons
5. George Foreman
6. John L Sullivan
7. Max Baer
8. Sonny Liston
9. Mike Tyson
10. Vitali Klitschko
11. Muhammad Ali
12. Harry Wills
13. Gene Tunney
14. Rocky Marciano
15. Jack Dempsey
16. Rid**** Bowe
17. Joe Frazier
18. Larry Holmes
19. Jack Johnson
20. Samuel Langford
21. Gentleman Jim Corbett
22. Evander Holyfield
23. Jim Jeffries
24. Oliver Mccall
25. Earnie Shavers
26. David Tua
27. Young Stribling
28. Tommy Morrison
29. Paddy Ryan
30. Frank Bruno

Oh man. You have to be kidding. :-)

Forget about LL - Max Schmelling at #2 and Max Baer at #7?

How can VK be at #10? He's a likeable guy but all of his opponents, except for LL, have been contenders.

Ernie Shavers, David Tua, Tommy Morrison and Frank Bruno make the list? Would you really put Frank Bruno above Ezzard Charles and Jersey Joe?

[joseph5620]

Well if nothing else I'll give you credit for having an original list. Not at all accurate, but original for sure.

[Joeyzagz]

Oh man. You have to be kidding. :-)

Forget about LL - Max Schmelling at #2 and Max Baer at #7?

-Can you name a better Heavyweight win than Schmelling over a Prime undefeated Joe Louis? Seriously can you?

-Baer was a great heavyweight, and had to tone his game down because he was literally killing guys in the ring.

Ernie Shavers, David Tua, Tommy Morrison and Frank Bruno make the list? Would you really put Frank Bruno above Ezzard Charles and Jersey Joe?

If you were making a straight up P4P skills list then you would be correct. But Heavyweight is about punching power and Bruno, Morrison, Shavers all have insane KO ratios. Walcot and Ezzard have low KO ratios and existed in a weak Heavyweight era.

[Scott9945]

If you were making a straight up P4P skills list then you would be correct. But Heavyweight is about punching power and Bruno, Morrison, Shavers all have insane KO ratios. Walcot and Ezzard have low KO ratios and existed in a weak Heavyweight era.

All that matters it is winning. After that it is who you have fought. Having power is a short cut to winning, but the KO ratios only indicate a fighter's punching power, not his fighting skills.

[bklynboy]

-Can you name a better Heavyweight win than Schmelling over a Prime undefeated Joe Louis? Seriously can you?

No. That was up there with Ali-Liston. Truly a great win. But it was avenged. AND you could say that Joe Louis' reign and domination of the fight game far exceeded Schmelling - so shouldn't Louis be above Schmelling?

Baer was a great heavyweight, and had to tone his game down because he was literally killing guys in the ring.

No doubt he had a punch - but then so did Shavers. I read that he lost some heart after killing Frankie Campbell. But then we enter would-coulda-shoulda territory.

If you were making a straight up P4P skills list then you would be correct. But Heavyweight is about punching power and Bruno, Morrison, Shavers all have insane KO ratios. Walcot and Ezzard have low KO ratios and existed in a weak Heavyweight era.

Yeah - and Archie Moore isn't on the list and he has a few KOs. I think the list is overweighted with heavy punchers. Bruno, Morrison and Shavers all had punches but, in my opinion, were not that good.

[Joeyzagz]

Yeah - and Archie Moore isn't on the list and he has a few KOs. I think the list is overweighted with heavy punchers. Bruno, Morrison and Shavers all had punches but, in my opinion, were not that good.

Archie Moore was a Light Heavyweight who never won the crown at HW.

I find it hilarious how you criticize my Heavyweight list for being "overweighted by heavy punchers." Punching Power isnt everything but it should be factored in when speaking on this particular division.

[bklynboy]

Archie Moore was a Light Heavyweight who never won the crown at HW.

I find it hilarious how you criticize my Heavyweight list for being "overweighted by heavy punchers." Punching Power isnt everything but it should be factored in when speaking on this particular division.

true - I stand corrected on that. But I think Archie Moore would beat Morrison and Bruno.

[SBleeder]

Archie Moore was a Light Heavyweight who never won the crown at HW.

I find it hilarious how you criticize my Heavyweight list for being "overweighted by heavy punchers." Punching Power isnt everything but it should be factored in when speaking on this particular division.

Sam Langford never won the heavyweight crown either, and was certainly not at his best weight at heavyweight. You've got him at #20.

[nullifygirls]

Top 5 heavyweight boxers of all time

Ali
Foreman
Lewis
Holmes
Norton or Frazier