Best heavyweight fighter of all time

• Thinthickbigred

  You pick here is ten
• THE4RINGZ

  

  Ali.
• queencitybuckeye

  THE4RINGZ;1093805 wrote:Ali.

  Best in my lifetime at the very least. Not even close.
• robj55

  

  none of the above!
• SnotBubbles

  

  Tyson in his prime was the greatest of all-time. Ali was second.
• Thinthickbigred

  robj55;1093811 wrote:none of the above!

  Johanson? another white hope
• Thinthickbigred

  Foreman should get some votes and nobody did what he did
• robj55

  

  Thinthickbigred;1093823 wrote:Johanson? another white hope

  No, the thread is misleading, it states who is the best Heavyweight fighter of all time when it should state who is the greatest HW BOXER of all time. Being the greatest HW boxer does not equate to being the greatest fighter of all time.
• BAMABUCK

  Jack Johnson IMO. Nearly 100 fights some 45-50 rounds in the Jim Crow era thats one tough SOB!. Just my pick cause I like him. Im just waiting on the arguments to start because you can make and arguement for GOAT on each of them.
• dontcare

  

  Rocky Marciano. 49-0, 43 ko's. He would have wooped Tyson's butt.
• FatHobbit

  

  BAMABUCK;1093833 wrote:Jack Johnson IMO. Nearly 100 fights some 45-50 rounds in the Jim Crow era thats one tough SOB!. Just my pick cause I like him. Im just waiting on the arguments to start because you can make and arguement for GOAT on each of them.

  Channel 34 had a nice special about him 5 or 6 years ago.
• Sonofanump

  Plz be honest. What genra?
• Heelz

  

  I'm going with Tyson
• Thinthickbigred

  robj55;1093829 wrote:No, the thread is misleading, it states who is the best Heavyweight fighter of all time when it should state who is the greatest HW BOXER of all time. Being the greatest HW boxer does not equate to being the greatest fighter of all time.

  Greatest or best . Interpret it how you like .
• said_aouita

  

  best heavyweight fighter of all time

  
  Aleksandr Karelin
  
  
  
  
• vball10set

  The Rock (no, NOT Dwayne Johnson)
• Y-Town Steelhound

  

  First of all, LOL to the incredible lack of knowing how to spell anyone's name correctly (who the fuck are Rocky Maciano, Joe Lewis, and George Forman? Apparently Larry Holmes wasn't worthy of having his last name capitalized. My favorite may be "Holyfield" as apparently either Evander is too hard to spell or we're talking about a large patch of land used for religious ceremonies.) Second, Mike Tyson was great but never really beat anyone relevant (except for Larry Holmes who was well past his prime). Couldn't beat Holyfield, couldn't beat Lennox Lewis, couldn't be Buster freaking Douglas. Tyson was more flash than substance though had his trainer lived his entire career, that may have changed things dramatically.
  
  Honestly you can make an argument for any of these guys but as great as Ali was, I have to go with Joe Louis. 25 title defenses, a bunch of quality wins, had a huge cultural impact on not just boxing but the whole world. I don't think anyone on this list could touch Joe Louis in his prime.
• robj55

  

  Thinthickbigred;1093886 wrote:Greatest or best . Interpret it how you like .

  You missed my point again lol, I can name several MMA fighters who would put an ass whooping on these heavyweights in an actual fight which is what you asked, who is the best HW FIGHTER of all time. There are better fighters than boxers.
• Scarlet_Buckeye

  

  Ali, followed extremely close by Tyson.
• SnotBubbles

  

  Y-Town Steelhound;1093917 wrote:First of all, LOL to the incredible lack of knowing how to spell anyone's name correctly (who the fuck are Rocky Maciano, Joe Lewis, and George Forman? Apparently Larry Holmes wasn't worthy of having his last name capitalized. My favorite may be "Holyfield" as apparently either Evander is too hard to spell or we're talking about a large patch of land used for religious ceremonies.) Second, Mike Tyson was great but never really beat anyone relevant (except for Larry Holmes who was well past his prime). Couldn't beat Holyfield, couldn't beat Lennox Lewis, couldn't be Buster freaking Douglas. Tyson was more flash than substance though had his trainer lived his entire career, that may have changed things dramatically.
  
  Honestly you can make an argument for any of these guys but as great as Ali was, I have to go with Joe Louis. 25 title defenses, a bunch of quality wins, had a huge cultural impact on not just boxing but the whole world. I don't think anyone on this list could touch Joe Louis in his prime.

  
• Y-Town Steelhound

  

  SnotBubbles;1093969 wrote:

  
  
  
  
  Normally I don't care about spelling on the internet, but when you have a poll where almost half of the names are spelled wrong....then we've taken a right turn onto Retard Boulevard.
• SnotBubbles

  

  Y-Town Steelhound;1093973 wrote:Normally I don't care about spelling on the internet, but when you have a poll where almost half of the names are spelled wrong....then we've taken a right turn onto Retard Boulevard.

  Hey! That's the street I live on!
• isadore

  1. joe louis
  2. ali
  3. marciano
• wes_mantooth

  

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• Fab1b

  

  No Buster Douglas??
  
  And said_aouita is right!