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Currently, I have my top heavyweight all time list looking something like this.
1. Rocky Marciano (dude never lost and fought the best, only heavyweight that can say that)
2. Joe Louis (most title defenses, dynamite in both hands you never saw coming)
3. Gene Tunney (fought in a tough era over 80 times and only lost one fight)
4. Evander Holyfield (only guy to beat the Baddest Man on the Planet twice. Has some tough losses on his record and fought past his sell-by date, but all this in the hardest of the hard eras of tough HWs. Never quit.)
5. Iron Mike Tyson (The Baddest Man on the Planet, enough said)
6. Muhammad Ali (probably deserved to be higher but we didn’t see much of his prime; I think sixth is a fair ranking but think like I said, we never got to see his peak form)
7. Joe Frazier (Amazing infighter, schooled a prime Muhammad Ali, but ranked below since he lost the series 2-1)
8. Jack Johnson (pretty much invented the so-called Urban School of Boxing and has a great resume)
9. Rid**** Bowe (The man was hot and cold, but he beat my guy Holyfield twice. I’ve got to tip my hat to him, and he made a pretty good name for himself in the toughest HW era of all time)
10. George Foreman (oldest HW champion and showed great resilience. Based only on raw punch power and not on other factors resulting in KO’s, I believe he was the hardest hitter of all time in my humble opinion)
With all that said, I feel that if Fury can play his cards right and make the right fights before he retires (and win them of course) then he could fall somewhere on the all time top ten heavyweights list, but obviously not at number one since he does already have the one draw. Also he can’t pass Joe Louis in my opinion. Not enough title defenses. If he beats Wilder a third time, beats Joshua twice, and beats Whyte and Usyk and Parker and Ruiz, I could totally see him somewhere on this list.
Do you think my eyes are open, or do you think IDKSAB?
1. Rocky Marciano (dude never lost and fought the best, only heavyweight that can say that)
2. Joe Louis (most title defenses, dynamite in both hands you never saw coming)
3. Gene Tunney (fought in a tough era over 80 times and only lost one fight)
4. Evander Holyfield (only guy to beat the Baddest Man on the Planet twice. Has some tough losses on his record and fought past his sell-by date, but all this in the hardest of the hard eras of tough HWs. Never quit.)
5. Iron Mike Tyson (The Baddest Man on the Planet, enough said)
6. Muhammad Ali (probably deserved to be higher but we didn’t see much of his prime; I think sixth is a fair ranking but think like I said, we never got to see his peak form)
7. Joe Frazier (Amazing infighter, schooled a prime Muhammad Ali, but ranked below since he lost the series 2-1)
8. Jack Johnson (pretty much invented the so-called Urban School of Boxing and has a great resume)
9. Rid**** Bowe (The man was hot and cold, but he beat my guy Holyfield twice. I’ve got to tip my hat to him, and he made a pretty good name for himself in the toughest HW era of all time)
10. George Foreman (oldest HW champion and showed great resilience. Based only on raw punch power and not on other factors resulting in KO’s, I believe he was the hardest hitter of all time in my humble opinion)
With all that said, I feel that if Fury can play his cards right and make the right fights before he retires (and win them of course) then he could fall somewhere on the all time top ten heavyweights list, but obviously not at number one since he does already have the one draw. Also he can’t pass Joe Louis in my opinion. Not enough title defenses. If he beats Wilder a third time, beats Joshua twice, and beats Whyte and Usyk and Parker and Ruiz, I could totally see him somewhere on this list.
Do you think my eyes are open, or do you think IDKSAB?
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