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    Worst heavyweights -Good article

    In honor of HBO's continued insistence on bringing the American public bad heavyweight boxing, as witnessed by the recent flurry of Ruiz and Brewster appearances, I give you the ten worst heavyweight champions of all time....

    http://www.maxboxing.com/Mulcahey/Mulcahey0518a05.asp
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    Originally posted by NAB
    In honor of HBO's continued insistence on bringing the American public bad heavyweight boxing, as witnessed by the recent flurry of Ruiz and Brewster appearances, I give you the ten worst heavyweight champions of all time....

    http://www.maxboxing.com/Mulcahey/Mulcahey0518a05.asp
    I agree with most of the list actually. However, i would have included Mike Weaver over Plinklon Thomas!

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    • The Pretender
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      Maxboxing, the trash pile of internet boxing sites...how surprising!

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        #4
        Originally posted by The Pretender
        Maxboxing, the trash pile of internet boxing sites...how surprising!
        I actually agree with you. Maxboxing is a disgrace. And Michael Katz is a biased disgrace.

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          #5
          Originally posted by Kimmy
          I agree with most of the list actually. However, i would have included Mike Weaver over Plinklon Thomas!
          i don't know about that kimmy, mike weaver was a exciting all action fighter, with power, his fight with gerrie coetzee was amazing, he was also one of the best conditoned heavyweights ever

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            Originally posted by paul750
            i don't know about that kimmy, mike weaver was a exciting all action fighter, with power, his fight with gerrie coetzee was amazing, he was also one of the best conditoned heavyweights ever
            True, Weaver was good value to watch but was he good? The fact that he had wars with B level heavies shows that he had to dig deep to beat so so heavies. He certainly had heart though, i guess that saves him from the top ten worse!

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              Aaarrr.. Poor Frank Bruno. He did have a big punch though!... So he always had a punchers chance!

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                #8
                Originally posted by martinwbc
                Aaarrr.. Poor Frank Bruno. He did have a big punch though!... So he always had a punchers chance!
                Frank Bruno was like someone who's impotent. Fired the bullet but it was too slow to reach the target!

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                  #9
                  Originally posted by Kimmy
                  True, Weaver was good value to watch but was he good? The fact that he had wars with B level heavies shows that he had to dig deep to beat so so heavies. He certainly had heart though, i guess that saves him from the top ten worse!
                  Mike Weaver was a very good fighter. He ko'ed Coetzee, he had Larry Holmes out on his feet..but lost a tough fight. He certainly wasn't great, but I don't think he belongs on any all time worst list. He had tremendous power and conditioning. His problem was the chin.

                  My favorite Weaver fight is when he was an old trial horse and one-punched Carl The Truth Williams with one stunning left hook.

                  Weaver was one of my favorite action fighters

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                    The author is an idiot. Carnera simply wasn't that bad. People parrot what they have heard from others. Not many have seen film though. Having the mob involved doesn't automatically make a guy terrible.

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