POLL: Which HW boxer would be the most trouble regardless of era?

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Which heavyweight boxer would be the most trouble and possible no 1 heavyweight regardless of era? Discuss

Poll to come.

[Flicker Jab]

Foreman, imho.

[BKM-]

Muhammad Ali comes to mind rather quickly. He fought everybody and every kind of fighter in his era. He was able to overcome even the biggest styles mismatches for him. For this question, he is the most proven to me imo.

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It has to be Ali.

I would have said Foreman also, but todays Heavys although nowhere near big George's level, can match him for size and the likes of Lewis and the Klitschko's can be troubling for him prime for prime.

Lewis and Holmes would also have to be argued, as skillwise they could have troubled any era. The further you go back into history, the smaller the Heavyweights were, so the likes of Johnson and Dempsey, no matter how great they were, due to their size they could not cope with the likes of Ali, Foreman etc....

[wmute]

Ali, because of his mind.

Unparalleled Ring Smarts.

A giant heart (don't think of his style, think of the amount of punishment he was willing to take).

A fighter with answers.

[S.G.]

Ali has just about everything and he's too recent to fall under the category of boxers who may or may not be "inferior" to modern boxers

the style match-up in a few of the biggest fights is favourable to him also

[GJC]

Ali has just about everything and he's too recent to fall under the category of boxers who may or may not be "inferior" to modern boxers

the style match-up in a few of the biggest fights is favourable to him also

Ditto.
Prime(ish) Ali always found a way to win.

[kmcc505]

Holy could fight many styles and had lots of heart. He'd be good in any era.

[portuge puncher]

just about every heavywieght in the poll would pose a tough test in any era.

[them_apples]

IMO Holmes, good chin and a good jab.

Foreman being another because of his power and toughness.