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Okay guys, this thread is dedicated to finding the top 10 greatest white heavyweight boxers of ALL-time...

The likes of the Klitchsko brothers are allowed entry into this list.

Crease wrote:Okay guys, this thread is dedicated to finding the top 10 greatest white heavyweight boxers of ALL-time...

The likes of the Klitchsko brothers are allowed entry into this list.

Why would anyone care?

Crease wrote:Okay guys, this thread is dedicated to finding the top 10 greatest white heavyweight boxers of ALL-time...

The likes of the Klitchsko brothers are allowed entry into this list.

I tell Valuev. He more than 2 meters great.

Dan Donnelly (still peerless after all these years)
John L. Sullivan (undefeated with the raw uns)
Jim Jeffries (undefeated until he returned at age 50 and took an obvious dive to Jack Johnson)
Benjamin Brain (The Bristol Boy: also died champion)
John Rankin (the Jim Jeffries of the 1960s, but much taller. Retired undefeated)
Thunderlips (threw the great Rocky out of the ring)
Richie Melito (beat a prime Bert Cooper)
Dustin Diamonds (KO'ed surly horshack)
The Calcium Kid Jimmy Connelly (tenacious with a capital "T")

Ben

You being sarcastic..?

Alright here's mine, (in no particular order)

Rocky Marciano, James L. Sullivan,
James J. Braddock, Jim Jeffries,
Jerry Quarry, Henry Cooper,
Roland La Starza, Vitali Klitchsko,
Gene Tunney, Jack Dempsey

Crease wrote:Alright here's mine, (in no particular order)

Rocky Marciano, James L. Sullivan,
James J. Braddock, Jim Jeffries,
Jerry Quarry, Henry Cooper,
Roland La Starza, Vitali Klitchsko,
Gene Tunney, Jack Dempsey

Can't see how Cooper deserves to be there, hard to pick out an exact ten but I'd say guys like Chavalo Sharkey are easily better than Cooper

Crease wrote:Okay guys, this thread is dedicated to finding the top 10 greatest white heavyweight boxers of ALL-time...

The likes of the Klitchsko brothers are allowed entry into this list.

Isn't there already several threads on this subject?

Dunno about some top ten list, but THE greatest white man to ever lace up the gloves, hands down, is WILLE PEP, followed by JIMMY WILDE, followed by BOB FITZSIMMONS; thats the top three right there, throw in Marcel Cerdan, Rocky Marciano, Jimmy McLarnin, Jim Jeffries, Gene Tunney; the rest? flip a coin between who you think is better suited for the final two: Jack Dempsey or Jake LaMotta....but then again....fornicate it, theres been alot of ATG white fighters, who cannot leave out Tommy Loughran or so many others out there?

Not in order:

Rocky Marciano
Jack Dempsey
Jim Jeffries
Gene Tunney
Luis Firpo
Max Schmeling
Bob Fitszimmons
John L. Sullivan
Arturo Godoy
Max Baer


but there is a lot more...

Robinson wrote:Ben

You being sarcastic..?

You actually have to ask??

A little bit of both!

Wheres the mention of Gerrie Coetzee?

RazorKO wrote:Wheres the mention of Gerrie Coetzee?

It's about the top ten.

John L Sullivan
Jim Jeffries
Jack Dempsey
Gene Tunney
Max Schmelling
Jack Sharkey
Max Baer
Rocky Marciano
Roland LaStarza
Vitali Klitschko

wouter wrote:

RazorKO wrote:Wheres the mention of Gerrie Coetzee?

It's about the top ten.

Well I rank Coetzee higher than Quarry, Cooper, Vitali, Braddock, and Godoy to name a few.

Coetzee was a pretender to the throne.... 8)

Larry Holmes was the NO 1 around his time...

And Quarry were probably take him.

before Quarry.

Great white heavyweight boxers of all-time, no particular order after the second position:
1. Rocky Marciano
2. Jack Dempsey

3. John L. Sullivan
4. Jim J. Jeffries
5. Vitaly Klitschko
6. Jerry Quarry
7. Ingemar Johansson
8. Max Schmeling
9. Tommy Burns
10. George Chuvalo

Crease wrote:Coetzee was a pretender to the throne.... 8)

Larry Holmes was the NO 1 around his time...

And Quarry were probably take him.

before Quarry.

you think quarry could beat holmes?
what you smokin?

No dude, I meant Coetzee...

Quarry wouldn't stand a snowballs chance against holmes...



Laughable indeed.

Coatzee over Quarry?? That's ridiculous. Quarry would
have obliterated Coatzee, who had the stamina of an old woman.

Crease wrote: No dude, I meant Coetzee...

Quarry wouldn't stand a snowballs chance against holmes...



Laughable indeed.

sorry for the misunderstanding i thought you
might have developed brain dammage

Good one.

Rocky Marciano
Gene Tunny
Jack Dempsey
Vitali Klischko
Wladimir Klischko
Jerry Quarry
Roland LaStarza
James J Jefferies
John L Sullivan
Gentleman Jim Corbett

honorable mentions:(in no particular order) ;;-)

Alexander Povetkin
Ruslan Chagaev
Sultan Ibragamov
Oleg Maskaev
Alaxander Dimitreko
Gerry Cooney
Joe Bugner
George Chuvalo
Randy Tex Cobb
Zelijko Mavrovic
Sergei Lyakovich
Lamar Clark
Frans Botha
Brian Nielsen
Gerrie Coetzee
Rex Layne
Ingemmar Johansson
Jess Willard
Tommy Burns
Primo Carnera
Nikolei Valuev
Andrew Golota
Tommy Morrison
James Braddock
Tommy Farr
Max Baer
Max Shmaeling
Jack Sharkey
Karl Mildenberger
Scott Ladoux
Kallie Knoetze

dempseyfire wrote:Coatzee over Quarry?? That's ridiculous. Quarry would
have obliterated Coatzee, who had the stamina of an old woman.

I disagree, Coetzee would of boxed Quarry to a UD. Quarry does well against other brawlers but not against boxers.