Yes indeed. I'm sure that the planet is crawling with millions of big, tough, fast, strong, athletic, fearless natural fighters who have the drive to sacrifice in order to improve their life and make their mark in the world, all of whom know with unwaivering certainty that if they put aside a few years to learn and train; that they would be unstoppable in the ring......who just turn their nose up at $40-100 million. But somehow, they can't find a gym.
...But for those who found a gym, and were not satistfied with being a nobody with a five or low six figure 9 to 5 job, the best Heavyweights (give or take), have been, in my know-nothing opinion (being in the sport only 52 years myself):
1. Larry Holmes
2. Lennox Lewis
3. Mike Tyson
4. Wladimir Klitschko
5. Tyson Fury
6. Evander Holyfield
7. Deontay Wilder
8. George Foreman
9. Vitali Klitschko
10. Anthony Joshua
11. Rid**** Bowe
12. Gerry Cooney
13. Earnie Shavers
15. Andy Ruiz Jr.
15. Oleksandr Usyk
16. Mike Weaver
17. Michael Spinks
18. Gerrie Coetzee
19. Zhilei Zhang
20. Ike Ibeabuchi
21. Michael Dokes
22. Ken Norton
23. Tim Witherspoon
24. David Tua
25. Luis Ortiz
26. Frank Bruno
27. Tony Tucker
28. Andrew Golota
29. Alexander Povetkin
30. Pinklon Thomas
31. James "Buster" Douglas
32. Dillian Whyte
33. Ray Mercer
34. Tommy Morrison
35. Joe Joyce
36. Michael Moorer
27. Donovan "Razor" Ruddock
38. Oliver McCall
39. Shannon Briggs
40. Chris Byrd
41. Joseph Parker
42. Carl "The Truth" Williams
43. Trevor Berbick
44. Hassim Rahman
45. Filip Hrgovic
46. Greg Page
47. James "Bonecrusher" Smith
48. Daniel Dubois
49. Corrie Sanders
50 Kubrat Pulev
51. Joe Bugner
52. Renaldo Snipes
53. Tony Tubbs
54. Jarrell "Big Baby" Miller
55. Ruslan Chagaev
56. Jared Anderson
57. David Haye
58. Derek Chisora
59. Larry Donald
60. John Ruiz
61. Carlos Takam
62. Nickolay Valuev
63. Tony Yoka
64. Johann Duhaupas
65. Robert Helenius
66. Chris Arreola
67. Charles Martin
68. Tony Thompson
69. Samuel Peter
70. Gerald Washington
71. Martin Bakole
72. Roy Jones Jr
73. Bert Cooper
74. Lamon Brewster
75. Sultan Ibragimov
76. Michael Hunter
77. Michael Grant
78. Jameel McCline
79. Alex Stewart
80. Bryant Jennings
81. Danell Nicholson
82. Frank Sanchez
83. Bruce Seldon
84. LeRoy Jones
85. Lou Savarese
86. Oleg Maskaev
87. "Baby" Joe Mesi
88. Axel Schultz
89. Murat Gassiev
90. Jermain Franklin
91. Calvin Brock
92. Otto Wallin
93. James Toney
94. Agit Kabayel
95. Hughie Fury
96. Efe Ajagba
97. Zeljko Mavrovic
98. Mitch "Blood" Green
99. Arslanbek Makhmudov
100. Kirk Johnson
34 of these 100 top 1980 - 2023 selections are Active Fighters, which represents a LOT pulling from 40+ years worth of contenders.
You'll challenge this list, of course, but not with anything meaningful, because you haven't got anything.
I can't seem to verify your acertion that today's crop is anything other than EXCELLENT.
...But for those who found a gym, and were not satistfied with being a nobody with a five or low six figure 9 to 5 job, the best Heavyweights (give or take), have been, in my know-nothing opinion (being in the sport only 52 years myself):
1. Larry Holmes
2. Lennox Lewis
3. Mike Tyson
4. Wladimir Klitschko
5. Tyson Fury
6. Evander Holyfield
7. Deontay Wilder
8. George Foreman
9. Vitali Klitschko
10. Anthony Joshua
11. Rid**** Bowe
12. Gerry Cooney
13. Earnie Shavers
15. Andy Ruiz Jr.
15. Oleksandr Usyk
16. Mike Weaver
17. Michael Spinks
18. Gerrie Coetzee
19. Zhilei Zhang
20. Ike Ibeabuchi
21. Michael Dokes
22. Ken Norton
23. Tim Witherspoon
24. David Tua
25. Luis Ortiz
26. Frank Bruno
27. Tony Tucker
28. Andrew Golota
29. Alexander Povetkin
30. Pinklon Thomas
31. James "Buster" Douglas
32. Dillian Whyte
33. Ray Mercer
34. Tommy Morrison
35. Joe Joyce
36. Michael Moorer
27. Donovan "Razor" Ruddock
38. Oliver McCall
39. Shannon Briggs
40. Chris Byrd
41. Joseph Parker
42. Carl "The Truth" Williams
43. Trevor Berbick
44. Hassim Rahman
45. Filip Hrgovic
46. Greg Page
47. James "Bonecrusher" Smith
48. Daniel Dubois
49. Corrie Sanders
50 Kubrat Pulev
51. Joe Bugner
52. Renaldo Snipes
53. Tony Tubbs
54. Jarrell "Big Baby" Miller
55. Ruslan Chagaev
56. Jared Anderson
57. David Haye
58. Derek Chisora
59. Larry Donald
60. John Ruiz
61. Carlos Takam
62. Nickolay Valuev
63. Tony Yoka
64. Johann Duhaupas
65. Robert Helenius
66. Chris Arreola
67. Charles Martin
68. Tony Thompson
69. Samuel Peter
70. Gerald Washington
71. Martin Bakole
72. Roy Jones Jr
73. Bert Cooper
74. Lamon Brewster
75. Sultan Ibragimov
76. Michael Hunter
77. Michael Grant
78. Jameel McCline
79. Alex Stewart
80. Bryant Jennings
81. Danell Nicholson
82. Frank Sanchez
83. Bruce Seldon
84. LeRoy Jones
85. Lou Savarese
86. Oleg Maskaev
87. "Baby" Joe Mesi
88. Axel Schultz
89. Murat Gassiev
90. Jermain Franklin
91. Calvin Brock
92. Otto Wallin
93. James Toney
94. Agit Kabayel
95. Hughie Fury
96. Efe Ajagba
97. Zeljko Mavrovic
98. Mitch "Blood" Green
99. Arslanbek Makhmudov
100. Kirk Johnson
34 of these 100 top 1980 - 2023 selections are Active Fighters, which represents a LOT pulling from 40+ years worth of contenders.
You'll challenge this list, of course, but not with anything meaningful, because you haven't got anything.
I can't seem to verify your acertion that today's crop is anything other than EXCELLENT.
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