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Which heavyweight has the best three wins on his record?

My pick is Ali with Liston, Foreman and Frazier..

Do you agree? Who else had three great wins?

Completely agree with this choice.

No-one else comes close in my view

Miles Templeton

Thread closed.. You're can't argue much with that..

All in their prime too..

Nothing tops Ali's achievement but Holyfield's wins over Bowe, Tyson and Foreman aren't too shabby.

Who we got for 2nd spot?

Lewis is also among the best with wins over Holyfield, Tyson and Klitschko.

Not if you take into consideration the stages of their career, and that Klitschko sucked.

keithmoonhangover wrote: ↑12 Nov 2019, 10:28 Who we got for 2nd spot?

Holyfield would have a case with Bowe and Tyson, not sure if Foreman was this third best.

Louis had Schmeling, Baer, and Walcott.

Foreman had Frazier, Norton and Lyle.

Ambling Alp II wrote: ↑12 Nov 2019, 12:05 Not if you take into consideration the stages of their career, and that Klitschko sucked.

Ambling Alp II wrote: ↑12 Nov 2019, 12:08 Foreman had Frazier, Norton and Lyle.

If Lewis' win over Klitschko sucked, than Foreman's win over Lyle was utter sh!t.

DrDuke wrote: ↑12 Nov 2019, 11:50 Lewis is also among the best with wins over Holyfield, Tyson and Klitschko.

Tyson was finished well before that fight.

keithmoonhangover wrote: ↑12 Nov 2019, 12:14

DrDuke wrote: ↑12 Nov 2019, 11:50 Lewis is also among the best with wins over Holyfield, Tyson and Klitschko.

Tyson was finished well before that fight.

Yeah, Tyson was more of just a name in Lewis' record.

Marciano has Louis, Charles and Moore. Same problem as Lewis though, they were worn out by the time of the fights.
Johnson has Langford, Ketchel and Jeffries.

DrDuke wrote: ↑12 Nov 2019, 12:11

Ambling Alp II wrote: ↑12 Nov 2019, 12:05 Not if you take into consideration the stages of their career, and that Klitschko sucked.

Ambling Alp II wrote: ↑12 Nov 2019, 12:08 Foreman had Frazier, Norton and Lyle.

If Lewis' win over Klitschko sucked, than Foreman's win over Lyle was utter sh!t.

No, because Lyle was better than Klitschko.

Jaywheel wrote: ↑12 Nov 2019, 13:28 Marciano has Louis, Charles and Moore. Same problem as Lewis though, they were worn out by the time of the fights.
Johnson has Langford, Ketchel and Jeffries.

Yeah, you do have to take into consideration the stages of the fighter's career. Louis was way past it. Charles and Moore had something left, but were past it.
Langford had not reached his best, Ketchel was a middleweight and Jeffries had not fought in more than 5 years. Not Johnson's fault, just the way it happened.

I know, but at the same time we all know that Liston took a dive, Frazier was blind by the time Ali got to him and Foreman was drugged before the fight. Double standards much?

No, I don't do the double standards thing. If a guy was way past it, I say so. If not, I don't.

Ali is the obvious answer and evander is clearly #2. The fact we're seeing Jeffries listed shows this thread is a quick one.

Ambling Alp II wrote: ↑12 Nov 2019, 16:54 No, I don't do the double standards thing. If a guy was way past it, I say so. If not, I don't.

I was joking.

Onetimeonly wrote: ↑12 Nov 2019, 17:03 Ali is the obvious answer and evander is clearly #2. The fact we're seeing Jeffries listed shows this thread is a quick one.

Many had two wins against great opposition, not many had 3.

It's between Muhammad Ali and Jack Johnson.

But, Joe Louis got some also nice wins:
WKO13 Billy Conn
WTKO1 Max Schmeling (II)
WKO8 Jersey Joe Walcott (II)
W10 Jimmy Bivins

elmersalsa wrote: ↑12 Nov 2019, 18:09 It's between Muhammad Ali and Jack Johnson.

But, Joe Louis got some also nice wins:
WKO13 Billy Conn
WTKO1 Max Schmeling (II)
WKO8 Jersey Joe Walcott (II)
W10 Jimmy Bivins

Which 3 JJ wins?

Gotta include Big George in there.

Joe Frazier x2
Kenny Norton
Ron Lyle

margaret thatcher wrote: ↑12 Nov 2019, 18:45

elmersalsa wrote: ↑12 Nov 2019, 18:09 It's between Muhammad Ali and Jack Johnson.

But, Joe Louis got some also nice wins:
WKO13 Billy Conn
WTKO1 Max Schmeling (II)
WKO8 Jersey Joe Walcott (II)
W10 Jimmy Bivins

Which 3 JJ wins?

Gotta be Jefferies; Ketchel and Langford.

One retired 6 years, another a middleweight....shouldn't even be in the discussion IMO

oogiebe wrote: ↑12 Nov 2019, 18:56 Gotta include Big George in there.

Joe Frazier x2
Kenny Norton
Ron Lyle

How bout Michael Moorer instead of Lyle?

(you could arguably also put in Gerry Cooney instead of Lyle)