Who (is) was the best champion & most skilled and completed fighter of those 5 giants

Who ?

Tyson Fury
3
5%
Wladimir Klitschko
7
11%
Lennox Lewis
40
66%
Vitaly Klitschko
7
11%
Anthony Joshua
4
7%
 
Total votes: 61

IronFrost
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Who (is) was the best champion & most skilled and completed fighter of those 5 giants

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I know Joshua and Fury have still a lot to prove but i've added them into list for some reason
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I voted Lennox Lewis
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Anthony Joshua is physicly the best heavyweight ever. Taller than lewis, more athletic than vitaly, equal or arguably more punching power than wladimir. In terms of skills technique it is lewis. But overall physic & technique Aj #1
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Fury doesn't belong anywhere near this list of legitimate boxers. He shouldn't even be able to read it much less be on it. Pathetic.
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Jip wrote:Anthony Joshua is physicly the best heavyweight ever. Taller than lewis, more athletic than vitaly, equal or arguably more punching power than wladimir. In terms of skills technique it is lewis. But overall physic & technique Aj #1
his physique is all wrong for a world class heavy and his technique is decent at best
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Ask me again in twenty years if I'm still breathing.
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candyslim wrote:Ask me again in twenty years if I'm still breathing.
:TU:
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Might very well be Fury. Guy schooled the undefeated, p4p rated Klitschko who goes on to give Joshua hell. Hell, before the fight, some had Klitschko rated as the #1 p4p above Gonzalez.

Too bad Fury might be done at the top level because I think he beats everyone currently. Povetkin would be the most interesting matchup, though.
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Vitali Klitschko, who earned it the hard way. He did nothing wrong in his career with just 2 losses both due to injury.

Never hit the canvas and never avoided anybody.
Made winning look easy and retired Lewis. That plus a great KO record seals the deal.

Joshua and Fury are still works in progress with a possible showdown looming.
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IronFrost wrote:I know Joshua and Fury have still a lot to prove but i've added them into list for some reason
Where is Riddick Bowe?
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Lewis by a country mile.
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Toughest Fighter - Vitali Klitschko

Best Resume / Career - Lennox Lewis

Most dominant reign - Wladimir Klitschko

Fury is wasting his career and AJ has a lot of potential, but is an accident waiting to happen.
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I'm not sure how anyone could answer anything other than Lennox.

Wlad maybe had a better reign, but didn't race the same quality. Vitali's reign was little better than Wilder's, and he couldn't even beat and old and fat Lennox.

Fury and Joshua just aren't close to proven enough.
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Mexi-Box wrote:Might very well be Fury. Guy schooled the undefeated, p4p rated Klitschko who goes on to give Joshua hell. Hell, before the fight, some had Klitschko rated as the #1 p4p above Gonzalez.

Too bad Fury might be done at the top level because I think he beats everyone currently. Povetkin would be the most interesting matchup, though.
Come on mexi, it's really not Fury

I'm not a fury hater, but his skills don't deserve to be ranked above Lennox lewis
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Thomastearns wrote:Vitali Klitschko, who earned it the hard way. He did nothing wrong in his career with just 2 losses both due to injury.

Never hit the canvas and never avoided anybody.
Made winning look easy and retired Lewis. That plus a great KO record seals the deal.

Joshua and Fury are still works in progress with a possible showdown looming.
I don't want to turn this into a lewis vs Vitali thread, he was unlucky to lose to Lewis, but he did. And really the rest of his career isn't much to hang your hat on, so he's really not a pick for me here.
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I;m a big Wlad fan, but he is second IMO,with Lewis first.
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Thomastearns wrote:Vitali Klitschko, who earned it the hard way. He did nothing wrong in his career with just 2 losses both due to injury.

Never hit the canvas and never avoided anybody.
Made winning look easy and retired Lewis. That plus a great KO record seals the deal.

Joshua and Fury are still works in progress with a possible showdown looming.
Getting your face smashed to pieces isn't "injury". His resume is also atrocious. In fact everyone else on that list has a better win.
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BitPlayer wrote:
Thomastearns wrote:Vitali Klitschko, who earned it the hard way. He did nothing wrong in his career with just 2 losses both due to injury.

Never hit the canvas and never avoided anybody.
Made winning look easy and retired Lewis. That plus a great KO record seals the deal.

Joshua and Fury are still works in progress with a possible showdown looming.
Getting your face smashed to pieces isn't "injury". His resume is also atrocious. In fact everyone else on that list has a better win.
I don't think it was Vitali's fault. Nobody, including Lewis wanted to fight him and the division was dire at that point in terms of talent.

Lewis certainly had the best resume and wins, but you really can't compare against all three - two brothers and different generations (for prime). Sure, Lewis beat Vitali but he didn't want the rematch and he was 37.

Vitali toughest, would've given anyone problems, Wlad was dominant but Lewis had the better wins. He also had better punch variety but was more vuronerable than Vitali.
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As of this moment the answer is Lennox Lewis without question.
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Loki wrote:
BitPlayer wrote:
Thomastearns wrote:Vitali Klitschko, who earned it the hard way. He did nothing wrong in his career with just 2 losses both due to injury.

Never hit the canvas and never avoided anybody.
Made winning look easy and retired Lewis. That plus a great KO record seals the deal.

Joshua and Fury are still works in progress with a possible showdown looming.
Getting your face smashed to pieces isn't "injury". His resume is also atrocious. In fact everyone else on that list has a better win.
I don't think it was Vitali's fault. Nobody, including Lewis wanted to fight him and the division was dire at that point in terms of talent.

Lewis certainly had the best resume and wins, but you really can't compare against all three - two brothers and different generations (for prime). Sure, Lewis beat Vitali but he didn't want the rematch and he was 37.

Vitali toughest, would've given anyone problems, Wlad was dominant but Lewis had the better wins. He also had better punch variety but was more vuronerable than Vitali.
Lewis being old, fat and unmotivated when he smashed Vitali's face in doesn't do Vitali any favours.

Oliver McCall was tougher than Joe Louis, be he wasn't half the fighter.
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Lewis by a mile, wlad is second, Josh 3rd, tough call at 4th, I'll go fury with vitali bringing up the rear.
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Ossyrules wrote:
Mexi-Box wrote:Might very well be Fury. Guy schooled the undefeated, p4p rated Klitschko who goes on to give Joshua hell. Hell, before the fight, some had Klitschko rated as the #1 p4p above Gonzalez.

Too bad Fury might be done at the top level because I think he beats everyone currently. Povetkin would be the most interesting matchup, though.
Come on mexi, it's really not Fury

I'm not a fury hater, but his skills don't deserve to be ranked above Lennox lewis
We'll never truly know now, which I think is pretty shitty.
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BitPlayer wrote:
Loki wrote:
BitPlayer wrote: Getting your face smashed to pieces isn't "injury". His resume is also atrocious. In fact everyone else on that list has a better win.
I don't think it was Vitali's fault. Nobody, including Lewis wanted to fight him and the division was dire at that point in terms of talent.

Lewis certainly had the best resume and wins, but you really can't compare against all three - two brothers and different generations (for prime). Sure, Lewis beat Vitali but he didn't want the rematch and he was 37.

Vitali toughest, would've given anyone problems, Wlad was dominant but Lewis had the better wins. He also had better punch variety but was more vuronerable than Vitali.
Lewis being old, fat and unmotivated when he smashed Vitali's face in doesn't do Vitali any favours.

Oliver McCall was tougher than Joe Louis, be he wasn't half the fighter.
Just out of interest, who was Lennox's best win?
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Vitali for me, Lennox would lose against all of them 75+% of the time.
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asdfjkl wrote:Vitali for me, Lennox would lose against all of them 75+% of the time.
Wtf
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