Greatest Heavyweight champion based on primes

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Greatest Heavyweight champion based on their primes

Poll ended at 09 Feb 2014, 08:38

Ali (vs Liston 1)
12
43%
Frazier (FOTC)
3
11%
Foreman (vs Frazier)
1
4%
Holmes (early 80s)
1
4%
Tyson (85-88)
4
14%
Holyfield (early 90s)
0
No votes
Bowe (vs Holyfield 1)
2
7%
Lewis (vs Holyfield 1)
0
No votes
Other
5
18%
 
Total votes: 28

lobo
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Greatest Heavyweight champion based on primes

Post by lobo »

and discuss
The Great John L
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Re: Greatest Heavyweight champion based on primes

Post by The Great John L »

There seem to be a few guys missing from that list.
lobo
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Re: Greatest Heavyweight champion based on primes

Post by lobo »

I forgot Douglas (vs Tyson)
The Great John L
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Re: Greatest Heavyweight champion based on primes

Post by The Great John L »

lobo wrote:I forgot Douglas (vs Tyson)
No, that wasn't who I was thinking of.
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Re: Greatest Heavyweight champion based on primes

Post by yancey »

The Great John L wrote:
lobo wrote:I forgot Douglas (vs Tyson)
No, that wasn't who I was thinking of.
Louis of the second Schmeling fight?
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Re: Greatest Heavyweight champion based on primes

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yancey wrote:
The Great John L wrote:
lobo wrote:I forgot Douglas (vs Tyson)
No, that wasn't who I was thinking of.
Louis in the second Schmeling fight, I presume.
Dempsey that mugged Willard
Tunney that beat Dempsey
Johnson that beat Jeffries
Langford that stopped Wills in 1914

just to name a few others.
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Post by Ezzard »

Of the choices...in a one-off I went with Frazier.
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Re: Greatest Heavyweight champion based on primes

Post by HomicideHenry »

FOTC as far as choices go.
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Re: Greatest Heavyweight champion based on primes

Post by yancey »

Well, I know where the other two (so far) Frazier votes came from.


:TU:
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Post by Billyjoel »

For me Liston v Clay.Then Forman v Ali.
Sanchez v Gomez.The best two fighters in there prime in the ring,at the same time.
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Post by dempseyfire »

I think many would argue Ali reached his prime in his mid 20s as he became more of a full-fledged and experienced heavyweight.
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Post by JC »

It's a great question, but you have to have Louis as an option on the list.
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Re: Greatest Heavyweight champion based on primes

Post by BoxBuzz »

Of these you'd have to go with the FOTC.
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Re: Greatest Heavyweight champion based on primes

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The Great John L wrote:
lobo wrote:I forgot Douglas (vs Tyson)
No, that wasn't who I was thinking of.
:lol:
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Re: Greatest Heavyweight champion based on primes

Post by BRITIANO187 »

Why isnt Joe Louis Vs Jersey Joe Walcott on the list?
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Re: Greatest Heavyweight champion based on primes

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The End wrote:[quote="The Great John ]
lobo wrote:I forgot Douglas (vs Tyson)
No, that wasn't who I was thinking of.
:lol:[/quote]

Well, some posters here have said that the Douglas who fought Tyson would have beaten most Heavyweights.
BTW am not really familiar with Heavyweights prior to Marcia no except for Joe Louis so haven't been able to include them.
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