The most unpopular fighter of all time?

[Dark Destroyer]

I think he's not among the elite:
1)Muhammad Ali
Jack Dempsey
Rocky Marciano
Larry Holmes

But is in the greats, second tier:
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2) Lennox Lewis
Joe Frazier
George Foreman
Mike Tyson
Ezzard Charles

He's second class of 4.

3) Good, but not great:
Floyd Patterson
Sonny Liston
Ingemar Johnanssen
Gene Tunney
Jimmy Ellis

4) Titlists:
Trevor Berbick
Chris Byrd
Pinklon Thomas
Mike Weaver
George Chuvalo

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I agree with you there myself and i'm a huge Lennox fan but we have to be realistic. I like how you divided that into four, it's alot better than putting them all in one set like i did. Where would you put Jack Johnson and Joe Louis? Surely they are in the top too.

[Mr. Ryan]

I agree with you there myself and i'm a huge Lennox fan but we have to be realistic. I like how you divided that into four, it's alot better than putting them all in one set like i did. Where would you put Jack Johnson and Joe Louis? Surely they are in the top too.

Yeah, Louis is the greatest heavyweight of all time in my opinion. Jack Johnson was also in the elite.

[bpapa420]

Larry Holmes, Lennox Lewis, Jack Johnson, Naseem Hamed, Macho camacho

[Guest]

Yeah, it's as I thought, there's no real conclusions here. I was looking for fighters who, like Ruiz, appear to have no fans whatsoever.

I mean, Frank Bruno may be derided for his boxing ability and his lack of success, but he was far, far more popular than Lewis due to his personality... in his home country at least.

Naz, Tyson and Lennox have haters - but the first two also have lovers, while the third has appreciaters.

There's no one that really comes close to Ruiz's overall lack of popularity. Who gave this thread one star anyway?

[phallus]

I think he's not among the elite:
1)Muhammad Ali
Jack Dempsey
Rocky Marciano
Larry Holmes

But is in the greats, second tier:
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2) Lennox Lewis
Joe Frazier
George Foreman
Mike Tyson
Ezzard Charles

He's second class of 4.

3) Good, but not great:
Floyd Patterson
Sonny Liston
Ingemar Johnanssen
Gene Tunney
Jimmy Ellis

4) Titlists:
Trevor Berbick
Chris Byrd
Pinklon Thomas
Mike Weaver
George Chuvalo

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good list but ezzard charles IS NOT SECOND TIER, the man is one of the greatest champions of all time, he decisioned Joe Louis, and beat Walcott 4 out of 5 times, was one of the very few to take the Rock the distance and roughed him up bad

[Mr. Ryan]

good list but ezzard charles IS NOT SECOND TIER, the man is one of the greatest champions of all time, he decisioned Joe Louis, and beat Walcott 4 out of 5 times, was one of the very few to take the Rock the distance and roughed him up bad

He didn't dominate on the level Joe Louis or Ali did.

[phallus]

He didn't dominate on the level Joe Louis or Ali did.

at 175 he did, he was undisputed champ, left his title undefeated, and was undisputed at hw, watch some old films of his skills, he could really slip and slide

[drag0n_]

Hated fighters:

Naz
Ruiz
Lewis
Hatton - I think it's fair to put him in this group unfortunately, outside of the uk he has hardly any fans.