Top Ten Heavyweight Europe All Time

jamesmcdonnell · Post by **jamesmcdonnell** » 05 Apr 2006, 12:59

BubiScholz wrote:
jamesmcdonnell wrote:So tell me Bubi who is the best LH ever?
Archie Moore or Sugar Ray Robinson who IMO also fought in LH.

SRR fought ONE FIGHT at LH....silly call, and he lost.

Archie Moore, Michael Spinks, Bob Foster, Ezzard Charles (though he never got a title shot), John Henry Lewis are all names that deserve a shout.

I think Moore and Charles are probably the best candidates.

BubiScholz · Post by **BubiScholz** » 05 Apr 2006, 13:01

TerribleTerry wrote:
BubiScholz wrote:
jamesmcdonnell wrote:So tell me Bubi who is the best LH ever?
Archie Moore or Sugar Ray Robinson who IMO also fought in LH.
You are on crack if you rate SRR as best LH of all time. Truly bizarre.

you are right. i thought he made more fights in this division. keep cool dude, but Archie Moore isn´t a bad choice.

In Europe I would rate Darek as #1.

TerribleTerry · Post by **TerribleTerry** » 05 Apr 2006, 13:03

jamesmcdonnell wrote:
BubiScholz wrote:
jamesmcdonnell wrote:So tell me Bubi who is the best LH ever?
Archie Moore or Sugar Ray Robinson who IMO also fought in LH.
SRR fought ONE FIGHT at LH....silly call, and he lost.

Archie Moore, Michael Spinks, Bob Foster, Ezzard Charles (though he never got a title shot), John Henry Lewis are all names that deserve a shout.

I think Moore and Charles are probably the best candidates.

The Cincinnatti Cobra gets my vote

Moore's longevity and KO record deserve huge respect also

wilse · Post by **wilse** » 05 Apr 2006, 13:05

1. Max Schmeling
Lennox Lewis
3. Ingemar Johansson
4. Vitali Klitschko
5. Sir Henry Cooper
6..Primo Carnera
7. Joe Bugner
8. Karl Mildenberger
9. Wladimir Klitschko
10. Frank Bruno

Personally I'd place Jack Bodell at no7, he beat Bugner for the British, Commonwealth and EBU.

BubiScholz · Post by **BubiScholz** » 05 Apr 2006, 13:06

jamesmcdonnell wrote:
BubiScholz wrote:
jamesmcdonnell wrote:So tell me Bubi who is the best LH ever?
Archie Moore or Sugar Ray Robinson who IMO also fought in LH.
SRR fought ONE FIGHT at LH....silly call, and he lost.

Archie Moore, Michael Spinks, Bob Foster, Ezzard Charles (though he never got a title shot), John Henry Lewis are all names that deserve a shout.

I think Moore and Charles are probably the best candidates.

excuse me, Prof. "Mr.Boxing" McDonnell

Best European Midleweight is................Gustav "Bubi" Scholz

jamesmcdonnell · Post by **jamesmcdonnell** » 05 Apr 2006, 13:12

TerribleTerry wrote:
jamesmcdonnell wrote:
BubiScholz wrote: Archie Moore or Sugar Ray Robinson who IMO also fought in LH.
SRR fought ONE FIGHT at LH....silly call, and he lost.

Archie Moore, Michael Spinks, Bob Foster, Ezzard Charles (though he never got a title shot), John Henry Lewis are all names that deserve a shout.

I think Moore and Charles are probably the best candidates.
The Cincinnatti Cobra gets my vote

Yeah, they are on a par, Charles beat Moore 5 times in all I think, knocking him clean out in one fight, something Marciano couldn't do. However Moore was around at top level at LH for just so long that it's hard not to give him the nod.

Spinks and Moorer in our era were also fantastic light heavies. Moorer was absolutely annihilating people at 175.

Moore's longevity and KO record deserve huge respect also

Old bones Ian · Post by **Old bones Ian** » 05 Apr 2006, 13:14

For f*cks sake, don't someone start a Euro Supermiddle top ten thread .

BubiScholz · Post by **BubiScholz** » 05 Apr 2006, 13:17

topper123 wrote:For f*cks sake, don't someone start a Euro Supermiddle top ten thread .

no please not, I thought the same before......

JC · Post by JC » 05 Apr 2006, 13:24

No, it will entice Pringle over form the current Scene to post a deluge of Sven Ottke pictures!

BubiScholz · Post by **BubiScholz** » 05 Apr 2006, 13:37

Oh I miss this "Gut so, mein Junge, mach weiter so."

yiddo14 · Post by **yiddo14** » 05 Apr 2006, 13:39

BubiScholz wrote:Just watched some records of some all time greats after the war in the Euro scene like Joe Bugner, Sir Henry Cooper or Jürgen Blin. And I asked myself: Who were the best of them? So I tried to make a Top Ten what is very difficult. What do you guys think about such a ranking?

1. Max Schmeling
Lennox Lewis
3. Ingemar Johansson
4. Vitali Klitschko
5. Sir Henry Cooper
6..Primo Carnera
7. Joe Bugner
8. Karl Mildenberger
9. Wladimir Klitschko
10. Frank Bruno

IMO it is very difficult to compare actual fighters with older times. How much is a Euro title in 1960 worth and so on......

Hold on a minute fellas.We seem to be overlooking the fact that henry cooper has made his way on to this list!!! Ludicrous to say the least!! Now before you all start giving me grief,lets think about this.Everytime he stepped up in class,he got stopped.He gained his knighthood and basically lived off of one punch all his life.I mean he is a nice guy and that,but he is a 'sir',yet he didnt acheive nothing on the european stage really,let alone world level.

BubiScholz · Post by **BubiScholz** » 05 Apr 2006, 13:54

It´s not only the sport itself who makes heroes or champions, or let´s say personalities. It´s the aura, statesmanship or kindness that makes sportmen bigger than others though they reached the same level.

Schmeling and Cooper are from that kind, Lennox Lewis not. How much people in England love Lennox Lewis? Nobody will say "Sir" or do you think the queen will give thi that title? He was the far better boxer but he will never be such a personality like Cooper who is also very popular in Germany though wasn´t the best Heavyweight in a time. Think about that.

yiddo14 · Post by **yiddo14** » 05 Apr 2006, 14:47

BubiScholz wrote:It´s not only the sport itself who makes heroes or champions, or let´s say personalities. It´s the aura, statesmanship or kindness that makes sportmen bigger than others though they reached the same level.

Schmeling and Cooper are from that kind, Lennox Lewis not. How much people in England love Lennox Lewis? Nobody will say "Sir" or do you think the queen will give thi that title? He was the far better boxer but he will never be such a personality like Cooper who is also very popular in Germany though wasn´t the best Heavyweight in a time. Think about that.

Sorry i thought this was about the best ten heavyweight boxers to come from europe.If it was down to poularity and niceness out of the ring,bruno would surley be the best heavy of all time,and ali would'nt make the top 50.

stujones · Post by **stujones** » 05 Apr 2006, 14:55

Thats not a bad list Bubi, I do think Lewis should be on top.

It does get difficult the futher down you go.

I would have Big Frank ahead of Wlad (at the moment) - but only at the moment, I wouldn't have Frank much higher though.

I think its just about spot on.

Just a question (please don't take the piss, I aint never seen him fight) but was Francisco Damiani any good.... I know he is primarly remember for being probably one of the worst decisions of a new sanctioning body to award the title too - but was he all that bad? Boxing Monthly had him ranked highly for a long time.

As for the Light Heavyweights, saying its rediculous to considerd RJJ the greatest of all time in itself is rediculous, James.

The guy unified the belts and remained champion for a long time. He is one of the greatest of all time and Light Heavyweight is were he had his best success. He beat alot of excellent fighters (made them look silly) and lost too fighters not in his class, when he got old.

I'm NOT saying he is the best - but he is better than most on your list of contenders, James. Yes, they are five greats - but Jones belongs in those five.

Moore or Jones for me.

pundit · Post by **pundit** » 05 Apr 2006, 15:10

topper123 wrote:For f*cks sake, don't someone start a Euro Supermiddle top ten thread .

1 Ottke, 2 Kessler, 3.....

Autobarn · Post by **Autobarn** » 05 Apr 2006, 15:53

Lewis is definitey above Schmeling and well above Bugner.

Too many top European super middles, Calzaghe, Ottke, Rocchigiani, Eubank, Benn, Watson, Kessler, Beyer, Woodhall, Catley, Larsen etc

tigerpomfret · Post by **tigerpomfret** » 05 Apr 2006, 17:33

Topper,
Johanson was k o`d by london ,last round with a minute to go,in his last fight,and london was screwed big time,they rang the bell a full minute early to save johanson,ask brain london,he`ll tell you,he complained,but because he was so tight, and he never had a manager or backup,and they got away with it,it`s pathetic,even on boxrec records they havent even put johanson was hit down in the 12th round ,how crap is that.
Johanson was offered a Kings ranson to fight sonny liston,but knew he was`nt good enough because he did a sparring session with him,
James Mac, "Lewis fought better fighters than bugner did,"LIKE WHO

You never even watched any fights 60`s and especially in the early 70`sthe ones we used to watch saturday afternoons on World of Sport on ITV,most weeks some heavyweight action was on,the 70`s was the best for heavies,FOR SURE,but i suppose you were still sucking your thum in those days and looks like you still are,GET A LIFE,and do a bit ofserious reserch before trying to tell people on here what you read somewhere

your a joke,you don`t know anything,just jump up and down stamping your size 4 feet when you don`t agree with someone else,...GROW UP .
There must be 10 at least.70`s heavies who would k o lewis....FOR SURE....

Max Molyneux · Post by **Max Molyneux** » 05 Apr 2006, 17:34

Bruno below Carnera? Such madness! He should be higher than Bugner and Cooper too.

Especially rated above Vitali too!

Vitali was a fraud who got fame off the Lewis loss!

pundit · Post by **pundit** » 05 Apr 2006, 17:49

Max Molyneux wrote:Bruno below Carnera? Such madness! He should be higher than Bugner and Cooper too.

Especially rated above Vitali too!

Vitali was a fraud who got fame off the Lewis loss!

Dumb.

Max Molyneux · Post by **Max Molyneux** » 05 Apr 2006, 17:50

pundit wrote:
Max Molyneux wrote:Bruno below Carnera? Such madness! He should be higher than Bugner and Cooper too.

Especially rated above Vitali too!

Vitali was a fraud who got fame off the Lewis loss!

Dumb.

Say why it is then instead of just calling it dumb!

pundit · Post by **pundit** » 05 Apr 2006, 17:56

Max Molyneux wrote:
pundit wrote:
Max Molyneux wrote:Bruno below Carnera? Such madness! He should be higher than Bugner and Cooper too.

Especially rated above Vitali too!

Vitali was a fraud who got fame off the Lewis loss!

Dumb.
Say why it is then instead of just calling it dumb!

Obvious.

Max Molyneux · Post by **Max Molyneux** » 05 Apr 2006, 17:58

No it isn't actually.

I'd prefer an opinion instead of deaming it.

pundit · Post by **pundit** » 05 Apr 2006, 17:59

Max Molyneux wrote:No it isn't actually.

I'd prefer an opinion instead of deaming it.

I guess you wanted to say "demeaning".

Max Molyneux · Post by **Max Molyneux** » 05 Apr 2006, 18:00

No I want an opinion why.

states · Post by **states** » 05 Apr 2006, 18:12

Pundit and Max remind me of the fights at school: Two guys, always circling each other,never backing down, waiting for that first telling blow....... I just expect someone to start chanting "Fight, Fight, Fight!!"

Of course, we'll never get a definitive answer from either. Can't you two just agree that you have different views? Or does this need to go on forever?

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