Heavyweight World Cup:

[Crease]

Following excellent research done by Mr. Ezzard on four topics that he created earlier, I am hereby intorducing a Cup World Cup.

Mr. Ezzard's research can be viewed at:
http://boxrec.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=126242
http://boxrec.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=128179
http://boxrec.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=131248
http://boxrec.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=133206

From these 4 boxing eras a total of 8 of the very best ave been taken from each.
These elite 32 fighters will battle tfor the crown of "THE GREATEST".

There will be 8 groups of 4 boxers, top 2 go through, bottom 2 are eliminated.

HOW THE DRAW WILL BE MADE:
From each period, the top 4 boxers will be seeded.
There will be 2 seeded boxers in each group.
Each group will have a boxer from each era, to offer timeless match-ups.

And now I hereby introduce the fighters and their seeding:

THE SEEDS:
From the Early era:
John L. Sullivan, Jack Johnson, Jack Dempsey, James J. Jeffries

From the Middle era:
Joe Louis, Rocky Marciano, Max Schmeling, Gene Tunney

From the Late era:
Muhammad Ali, Joe Frazier, George Foreman, Sonny Liston

From the Modern era:
Mike Tyson, Larry Holmes, Lennox Lewis, Evander Holyfield

THE UNSEEDED:
From the Early era:
James Corbett, Harry Greb, Sam Langford, Bob Fitzsimmons

From the Middle era:
Jersey Joe Walcott, Ezzard Charles, Archie Moore, Max Baer

From the Late era:
Ken Norton, Floyd Patterson, Leon Spinks, Ingemar Johansson

From the Modern era:
Riddick Bowe, Tim Witherspoon, Vitali Klitchsko, Wladimir Klitchsko

The Draw is made:

Group A: Louis, Frazier, V. Klitchsko, Corbett
Group B: Jeffries, Liston, Witherspoon, Charles
Group C: Tyson, Dempsey, Patterson, Walcott
Group D: Sullivan, Lewis, Moore, Johansson
Group E: Holmes, Marciano, Fitzsimmons, Norton
Group F: Schmeling, Johnson, Spinks, Bowe
Group G: Holyfield, Ali, Baer, Langford
Group H: Foreman, Tunney, W. Klitchsko, Greb

Remember, this is a round-robin each fighter fights each other once.
Top 2 go through.
Bottom 2 go through.

State your opinions lads.

[Crease]

The draw will be made later...

[Duran Fan]

THE SEEDS:
Sullivan.......Louis.............Ali...............Tyson
Corbett.......Schmeling.....Liston............Lewis
Johnson......Baer.............Frazier..........Holyfield
Jeffries.......Moore..........Foreman.........Bowe
Dempsey.....Walcott........L Spinks.........Holmes
Greb...........Charles.........Norton..........V Klitchsko
Langford......Marciano......Johansson.....W Klitchsko
Fitzsimmons... Tunney.....Quarry.........Witherspoon

THE UNSEEDED:
Wills.............Conn..........Young...........Tucker
Jackson.......Braddock......Shavers........Douglas
Jeanette.......Bivins.........Chuvalo.........Tubbs
T. Sharkey....J Sharkey....Ellis...............Dokes
McVey.........Godfrey.......Bugner...........Weaver
Burns...........Ray............Terrell...........Page
Willard.........Godoy.........Williams.........Byrd
Gibbons.......Carnera..........Bonavena.......Cooney

[Crease]

BUMP... And Dempseyfire you might want to edit your post.

[Ezzard]

Group A: Louis, Frazier, V. Klitchsko, Corbett

Louis 3-0
Frazier 2-1
Klitschko 1-2
Corbett 0-3

Vitali’s chin makes Louis work for the win and his output makes the fight with Frazier very close.

Group B: Jeffries, Liston, Witherspoon, Charles

Jeffries 2-1 (Loses to Liston)
Liston 2-1 (Loses to Charles)
Charles 1-1-1 (draws with Spoon)
Witherspoon 0-2-1

Group C: Tyson, Dempsey, Patterson, Walcott

Dempsey 3-0
Tyson 2-1
Walcott 1-2
Patterson 0-3

Group D: Sullivan, Lewis, Moore, Johansson

Lewis 3-0
Moore 2-1
Sullivan 1-2
Johansson 0-3

Group E: Holmes, Marciano, Fitzsimmons, Norton

Holmes 3-0
Marciano 2-1
Norton 1-2
Fitzsimmons 0-3

Group F: Schmeling, Johnson, Spinks, Bowe

Johnson 3-0
Schmeling 2-1
Bowe 1-2
Spinks 0-3

Group G: Holyfield, Ali, Baer, Langford

Holyfield 3-0 (just to make it interesting)
Ali 2-1
Langford 1-2
Baer 0-3

Group H: Foreman, Tunney, W. Klitchsko, Greb

Tunney 2-1 (loses to Wlad)
Foreman 2-1 (loses to Tunney)
Wlad 2-1 (loses to Foeman)
Greb 0-3

[Crease]

Here are my views of who would go through:

Group A: 1st: Louis... 2nd: Frazier
Group B: 1st: Liston... 2nd: Charles
Group C: 1st: Dempsey... 2nd: Tyson
Group D: 1st: Moore... 2nd: Lewis
Group E: 1st: Marciano... 2nd: Holmes
Group F: 1st: Johnson... 2nd: Schmeling
Group G: 1st: Ali... 2nd: Holyfield
Group H: 1st: Foreman... 2nd: Tunney

[jezzamundo]

Group A: Louis, Frazier, V. Klitchsko, Corbett - 1st Louis, 2nd V.Klitschko
Group B: Jeffries, Liston, Witherspoon, Charles - 1st Liston, 2nd Jeffries
Group C: Tyson, Dempsey, Patterson, Walcott - 1st Tyson, 2nd Dempsey
Group D: Sullivan, Lewis, Moore, Johansson - 1st Lewis, 2nd Johansson
Group E: Holmes, Marciano, Fitzsimmons, Norton - 1st Holmes, 2nd Marciano
Group F: Schmeling, Johnson, Spinks, Bowe - 1st Johnson, 2nd Bowe
Group G: Holyfield, Ali, Baer, Langford - 1st Ali, 2nd Holyfield
Group H: Foreman, Tunney, W. Klitchsko, Greb - 1st Foreman, 2nd W.Klitschko