Some people might disagree with me putting Liston as number 3, but I'm thinking about their showings against Ali, that did say something about their differences in quality.
How is he not ranked above him? Norton arguably beat Ali 3 times.
...... Ok?
Frazier was heavyweight champion for 5 years, beat every #1 competitor available from '68-73' + beat undefeated Ali, Quarry twice, ellis twice, Foster, Bonavena twice, Machen, Mathis, Chuvalo + fought Ali 3 times also in close fights but won the biggest fight ever and fought Foreman twice.
There's absolutely no doubt Frazier should solidly rank above Norton. His resume is in another stratosphere.
Frazier was heavyweight champion for 5 years, beat every #1 competitor available from '68-73' + beat undefeated Ali, Quarry twice, ellis twice, Foster, Bonavena twice, Machen, Mathis, Chuvalo + fought Ali 3 times also in close fights but won the biggest fight ever and fought Foreman twice.
There's absolutely no doubt Frazier should solidly rank above Norton. His resume is in another stratosphere.
Norton defeated Bobick and Quarry, so his resume is more than just beating Ali. I consider Frazier and Norton around the same level, just a slight edge to Norton, but it's very subjective. I respect them both.
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