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It's good seeing allot participation from casual fans here, particularly from the 2 year old perspective. Greatness is criteria based. What one great might lack in resume he may make up for by beating others who have done his many-opponents legwork for him. Such is the case with Fury. Above all, a question of all-time rank can be interrelated only by those familiar with history. Those who describe top fighers as "scubs" and such simply don't know much about the sport. Those who describe this as a "weak era" disqualify their own opinions from holding value. Knowledge about any subject is measurable.
The modern era sees it's beginnings in 1882, but rounding the start up to 1900 and cutting that time frame in half to derive a "most modern" era commencing in 1961, yes, Fury is a top 10 Heavyweight., IMO. He makes tremendous use of his resources and would be a tough challenge for just about anybody. The 9 that keep him company would be Liston, Ali, Frazier, Foreman, Holmes, Tyson, Holyfield, Lewis and Wladimir Klitschko. I have no reservations about rating Tyson Fury over Machen, Folley, Williams, Chuvalo, Terrell, Ellis, Quarry, Lyle, Shavers, Bugner, Spinks, Cooney, Witherspoon, Tucker, Bowe, Golota, Tua, Byrd, Ibeabuchi, Vitali, Wilder, Ortiz, Joshua, Ruiz Jr., Usyk, etc.
The modern era sees it's beginnings in 1882, but rounding the start up to 1900 and cutting that time frame in half to derive a "most modern" era commencing in 1961, yes, Fury is a top 10 Heavyweight., IMO. He makes tremendous use of his resources and would be a tough challenge for just about anybody. The 9 that keep him company would be Liston, Ali, Frazier, Foreman, Holmes, Tyson, Holyfield, Lewis and Wladimir Klitschko. I have no reservations about rating Tyson Fury over Machen, Folley, Williams, Chuvalo, Terrell, Ellis, Quarry, Lyle, Shavers, Bugner, Spinks, Cooney, Witherspoon, Tucker, Bowe, Golota, Tua, Byrd, Ibeabuchi, Vitali, Wilder, Ortiz, Joshua, Ruiz Jr., Usyk, etc.
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