We all know gift decisions happen in boxing, also in Heavyweight Boxing.
I made a list of the big Heavyweight Champs of the past and the gift decisions they got in my opinion:
Jack Dempsey and Jack Johnson don't belong on this list cause they didn't fight black top fighters when they held the title. That's like accepting that the Klitschkos don't have to fight black fighters.
So we start with Joe Louis:
- got a gift decision against Arturo Godoy
- got a gift decision against Jersey Joe Walcott in their first fight
Now we have Rocky Marciano:
- got a gift decision against Roland La Starza in their first fight
Now we will go to Muhammad Ali:
- got 1 or 2 gift decisions against Ken Norton, depending on how you score the fights.
- got a gift decision against Jimmy Young
- quite some pple also say he got a gift decision against Doug Jones
Now we have Larry Holmes:
- got a gift decision against Tim Witherspoon
- got a gift decision against Carl "The Truth" Williams
Now we have Vitali Klitschko:
no gift decisions. The closest fight I had him in (which went the distance) was the Chisora fight, but I had Vitali Klitschko winning by 2 points. (the judges' scorecards were way to wide)
Now we have Wladimir Klitschko:
No gift decisions.
I did this list basically off the top of my head so if anybody has to add some gift decisions of the listed fighters, let me know, I will add them.
I made a list of the big Heavyweight Champs of the past and the gift decisions they got in my opinion:
Jack Dempsey and Jack Johnson don't belong on this list cause they didn't fight black top fighters when they held the title. That's like accepting that the Klitschkos don't have to fight black fighters.
So we start with Joe Louis:
- got a gift decision against Arturo Godoy
- got a gift decision against Jersey Joe Walcott in their first fight
Now we have Rocky Marciano:
- got a gift decision against Roland La Starza in their first fight
Now we will go to Muhammad Ali:
- got 1 or 2 gift decisions against Ken Norton, depending on how you score the fights.
- got a gift decision against Jimmy Young
- quite some pple also say he got a gift decision against Doug Jones
Now we have Larry Holmes:
- got a gift decision against Tim Witherspoon
- got a gift decision against Carl "The Truth" Williams
Now we have Vitali Klitschko:
no gift decisions. The closest fight I had him in (which went the distance) was the Chisora fight, but I had Vitali Klitschko winning by 2 points. (the judges' scorecards were way to wide)
Now we have Wladimir Klitschko:
No gift decisions.
I did this list basically off the top of my head so if anybody has to add some gift decisions of the listed fighters, let me know, I will add them.
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