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Your Heavyweight Boxing Hall of Fame
Posted: 10 Dec 2023, 16:08
by jwfg
Who do you let in to your own personal hall of fame?
For me, it's........
Jack Johnson
Jack Dempsey
Joe Louis
Rocky Marciano
Muhammad Ali
Joe Frazier
George Foreman
Larry Holmes
Mike Tyson
Evander Holyfield
Lennox Lewis
You are you letting in?
Re: Your Heavyweight Boxing Hall of Fame
Posted: 10 Dec 2023, 18:06
by NazNaci1
More of a 'favourite' list, as opposed to a true ATG list, if I am honest.
Muhammed Ali
Joe Louis
George Foreman
Larry Holmes
Rocky Marciano
Evander Holyfield
Jack Johnson
Mike Tyson
Lennox Lewis
As stated, swayed to my favourites but Smokin' Joe, Jack Dempsey, Vitali Klitschko, Gene Tunney, 'Tokyo' Douglas (that one performance), Max Schmelling, Jack Sharkey, Tom Gibbons and a few others such as Prime Norton. Ron Lyle, Shavers. All fighters, I enjoyed watching for varying reasons,
Re: Your Heavyweight Boxing Hall of Fame
Posted: 10 Dec 2023, 19:26
by Perseus
NazNaci1 wrote: ↑10 Dec 2023, 18:06
More of a 'favourite' list, as opposed to a true ATG list, if I am honest.
Muhammed Ali
Joe Louis
George Foreman
Larry Holmes
Rocky Marciano
Evander Holyfield
Jack Johnson
Evander Holyfield
Mike Tyson
Lennox Lewis
As stated, swayed to my favourites but Smokin' Joe, Jack Dempsey, Vitali Klitschko, Gene Tunney, 'Tokyo' Douglas (that one performance), Max Schmelling, Jack Sharkey, Tom Gibbons and a few others such as Prime Norton. Ron Lyle, Shavers. All fighters, I enjoyed watching for varying reasons,
You put Holyfield in the hall twice.
Favorite or man crush?
Re: Your Heavyweight Boxing Hall of Fame
Posted: 10 Dec 2023, 19:29
by NazNaci1
Perseus wrote: ↑10 Dec 2023, 19:26
NazNaci1 wrote: ↑10 Dec 2023, 18:06
More of a 'favourite' list, as opposed to a true ATG list, if I am honest.
Muhammed Ali
Joe Louis
George Foreman
Larry Holmes
Rocky Marciano
Evander Holyfield
Jack Johnson
Evander Holyfield
Mike Tyson
Lennox Lewis
As stated, swayed to my favourites but Smokin' Joe, Jack Dempsey, Vitali Klitschko, Gene Tunney, 'Tokyo' Douglas (that one performance), Max Schmelling, Jack Sharkey, Tom Gibbons and a few others such as Prime Norton. Ron Lyle, Shavers. All fighters, I enjoyed watching for varying reasons,
You put Holyfield in the hall twice.
Favorite or man crush?
Amended. Hey, he was a great fighter.
Re: Your Heavyweight Boxing Hall of Fame
Posted: 10 Dec 2023, 22:48
by Perseus
I know but my inner smart ass couldn't resist.
Re: Your Heavyweight Boxing Hall of Fame
Posted: 11 Dec 2023, 00:30
by writehooks
1. Muhammad Ali
2. Joe Louis
3. George Foreman
4. Sonny Liston
5. Jack Johnson
6. Sam Langford
7. Joe Frazier
8. Ezzard Charles
9. Max Baer
10. Luther McCarty
11. George Chuvalo
12. Jerry Quarry
Re: Your Heavyweight Boxing Hall of Fame
Posted: 13 Dec 2023, 06:46
by jwfg
Alp?
Re: Your Heavyweight Boxing Hall of Fame
Posted: 27 Dec 2023, 03:57
by DrDuke
jwfg wrote: ↑13 Dec 2023, 06:46Alp?
Muhammad Ali
Cleveland Williams
Doug Jones
Inoki
Vitali Klitschko
Re: Your Heavyweight Boxing Hall of Fame
Posted: 28 Dec 2023, 14:40
by Ambling Alp II
jwfg wrote: ↑13 Dec 2023, 06:46Alp?
Sorry that I didn't get back to you sooner. For me, the very best heavyweights were:
James Jeffries
Jack Johnson
Jack Dempsey
Joe Louis
Rocky Marciano
Sonny Liston
Muhammad Ali
Joe Frazier
George Foreman
Larry Holmes
Mike Tyson
Evander Holyfield
Lennox Lewis
Re: Your Heavyweight Boxing Hall of Fame
Posted: 31 Dec 2023, 15:16
by SteveO
Muhammad Ali
Jack Johnson
Joe Louis
Larry Holmes
Lennox Lewis
Wladimir Klitschko
George Foreman
Mike Tyson
Rocky Marciano
Vitali Klitschko
Jack Dempsey
Joe Frazier
Re: Your Heavyweight Boxing Hall of Fame
Posted: 02 Jan 2024, 14:40
by joshj909
Perseus wrote: ↑10 Dec 2023, 19:26
NazNaci1 wrote: ↑10 Dec 2023, 18:06
More of a 'favourite' list, as opposed to a true ATG list, if I am honest.
Muhammed Ali
Joe Louis
George Foreman
Larry Holmes
Rocky Marciano
Evander Holyfield
Jack Johnson
Evander Holyfield
Mike Tyson
Lennox Lewis
As stated, swayed to my favourites but Smokin' Joe, Jack Dempsey, Vitali Klitschko, Gene Tunney, 'Tokyo' Douglas (that one performance), Max Schmelling, Jack Sharkey, Tom Gibbons and a few others such as Prime Norton. Ron Lyle, Shavers. All fighters, I enjoyed watching for varying reasons,
You put Holyfield in the hall twice.
Favorite or man crush?
Was the second one supposed to be Evan Fields?
Re: Your Heavyweight Boxing Hall of Fame
Posted: 03 Jan 2024, 20:41
by Caractacus
Gene Tunney for sure.