All the boxers who have the claim to be the best ever all have one thing in common

[Larry the boss]

None of them were ever brutally ko'd...

[pillowfists98]

Haven't you ever seen Joe Louis vs Rocky Marciano? That was a pretty brutal ko. Louis went through the ropes.

[Larry the boss]

Haven't you ever seen Joe Louis vs Rocky Marciano? That was a pretty brutal ko. Louis went through the ropes.

I literally never hear anyone claim him to be the best heavyweight ever yet alone the best boxer ever

[pillowfists98]

I literally never hear anyone claim him to be the best heavyweight ever yet alone the best boxer ever

I have. He was #4 on Ring Magazine's best fighters ever list and the #2 HW behind Ali. Plenty of people recognize Louis as one of the greatest ever.

[famicommander]

I literally never hear anyone claim him to be the best heavyweight ever yet alone the best boxer ever

What?

You've never heard anyone claim Joe Louis is the best heavyweight ever?

[Robbie Barrett]

Haven't you ever seen Joe Louis vs Rocky Marciano? That was a pretty brutal ko. Louis went through the ropes.

Damn, thread ended in the first reply.

[Robbie Barrett]

Also Lennox Lewis has a legit claim of being the best H2H fighter ever.

[hectari]

Roberto Duran is widely considered the best lightweight of all time and Tommy Hearns knocked him silly

[Larry the boss]

Best boxer of all time people..not weight classes..

[Eff Pandas]

I literally never hear anyone claim him to be the best heavyweight ever yet alone the best boxer ever

I avoid all time great conversations like the bs & plague they are, but I've heard that. Sh^t I say that. Dude was champion, when being champion meant something, for a crazy amount of time. Dude had a 14 year unbeaten streak.