My Top Ten Greatest Heavyweight Champs Of All Time!

[J !]

1. Ali / Joe Louis
I Cant Seperate Never Have Been Able To
3. Lennox Lewis
4. Larry Holmes
5. George Foreman
6. Jack Johnson
7. Marciano
8. Holyfield
9. Liston
10. Tyson

Honourable Mentions For Smokin Joe /dempsey / Ezzard Charles / John L Sullivan And Gentleman Jim.

[thirdplacebass]

1. Marciano - Highest KO percentage ever, undefeated, only ever KNOCKED DOWN once, beat Joe Louis (late), beat Ezzard Charles, twice. Best ever, period.
2. Ali - Did a ton for the sport as far as making it accessible to the masses. His defeat of a young, top-of-his game Foreman solidified him as one of the greatest.
3. Joe Louis - 26 title defenses? Forget it.
4. Jack Johnson - Did it when men where men. Boxing was a different game then (if you want to call it that). The end of his career was disappointing and tragic to say the least.
5. Tyson - No one ever could touch him in his prime, but he has since ruined his legacy. Unfortunately, he can't be ranked much higher.
6. Foreman - Most powerful puncher ever. His comeback will go unprecidented for years to come.
7. Frazier - Straight up beat Ali. There's something to be said for taht.
8. Lewis - The loss to Rahman hurts him, but he did the wise thing and left at the top of his game.
9. Holyfield - Please stop fighting.
10. Vitali Klitchko - Time will tell. The Lewis fight spoke volumes for his skill.

[FuryDragon]

I'd say that Marciano should be a little higher on the totem pole considering he faced reasonable opposition, never lost, and was the only heavyweight champion in boxing history to retire as the champ with an undefeated record.

[Run]

Try at top 10

This is really hard and off the top of my head, I would say:

1. Ali
2. Louis
3. Foreman
4. Dempsey
5. Liston
6. Holmes
7. Jack Johnson
8. Max Schmelling
9. Lennox Lewis
10. Evander Holyfield

would be my pics. I expect to see some angry criticism I suppose. Rocky Marciano was overrated to the max.



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[giulio.m]

My top 10 HW all time could be like this:

1) Ali
2) Joe Louis
3) Jack Johnson
4) Jack Dempsey
5) George Foreman
6) Mike Tyson (My preferred HW, but unfortunaly he could not be the best for many reasons, you know..)
7) Larry Holmes
8) Joe Frazier
9) Rocky Marciano
10) Lennox Lewis

[Cambria]

#1 Marciano - Undefeated Heavyweight Champ - That record will go unmatched for a LONG LONG TIME. Think 100 pt game in basketball
#2 Lennox Lewis (faced all the greats of his time, only lost twice and avenged both)
#3 Ali - I think he was to much of a mouth. To much of a chicken **** to go fight in Nam but liked fighting in the ring. *****
#4 George Foreman - Great Champ with a wonderful personality
#5 Jack Dempsey
#6 Iron Mike - The count on Douglas was slow and he was never the same after Cus died
#7 Evander Holyfield - Evander if there is anyway you are reading this, please retire.
#8 Joe Fraz - He met his match with Foreman but Fraz was a great champ
#9 Joe Louis - Great Champ
#10 Klitchko - We will have to see on this one. Time will tell.

[Tha Greatest]

#1 Marciano - Undefeated Heavyweight Champ - That record will go unmatched for a LONG LONG TIME. Think 100 pt game in basketball
#2 Lennox Lewis (faced all the greats of his time, only lost twice and avenged both)
#3 Ali - I think he was to much of a mouth. To much of a chicken **** to go fight in Nam but liked fighting in the ring. *****
#4 George Foreman - Great Champ with a wonderful personality
#5 Jack Dempsey
#6 Iron Mike - The count on Douglas was slow and he was never the same after Cus died
#7 Evander Holyfield - Evander if there is anyway you are reading this, please retire.
#8 Joe Fraz - He met his match with Foreman but Fraz was a great champ
#9 Joe Louis - Great Champ
#10 Klitchko - We will have to see on this one. Time will tell.

You are a ****ing idiot.........

















go watch some real boxing and learn

You callin ali a *****? ur a *****

Marciano b4 Louis? wtf
Marciano just beat up bums his whole career

Prime Louis KO's Marciano

[Cambria]

Really, how do you know? Where you there? No so shut the **** up.

Marciano beat Louis.

Isn't my fault he didn't know when to retire.

In fact you are such a ****** **** I don't expect much out of you. Keep typing you internet soldier. ****** dumb ass.

[Cambria]

Matter of fact the guy was asking for people's opinion.

Learn to ****ing read. Everybody has their own views.

Shouldn't you be in school? Be it in "Ali style, slow class" or gradeschool. Window licking short bus rider :<

[prtynacan]

Top 10 of Champs I've seen - to me, a great champ is based on talent, influence on the sport, dominance during their primes and eras, and length of reign.

1. Ali - if only he didn't lose the best 3 years of his fight life. I'm convinced young Ali could dominate anyone during his era, as long as he fought smart. Pretty much changed the way people believed boxing should be fought with his innovative style.

2. Louis - incredible reign of title defenses, great power in both hands, amazing quickness.

3. Marciano - never gave up, incredible warrior - especially at 135 - fought and beat the best of his time, including charles, walcott, and an old Louis. I'm surprised that people don't respect the rock - 49 wins, 43 KOs. He didn't fight anyone? He fought and knocked out 3 former champs, which is more than I can say for Tyson - yet Tyson gets so much respect and the Rock doesn't.

4. Lewis - Despite some questionable losses - avenged them, and when on his game, dominated all 90's competition - including the best.

5. Johnson - Amazing defensive specialist, and was just so much bigger than fighters of his era. Way ahead of his time.

6. Holyfield - Mainly a sentimental pick, my personal favorite fighters because of his great heart and never die mentality. Fights with Rid**** Bowe and Tyson define him.

7. Dempsey - Created the style that marciano, frazier and tyson would follow, one of the most charismatic champs ever.

8. Frazier - another sentimental pick - sure people will complain that he's ahead of foreman, but Frazier was much more diverse, and just had a much better flow to his style. He could give the great boxers a tough time, Foreman couldn't.

9. Tunney - Not an active champ but beat the best.

10. Foreman - Pure intimdation, could beat any slugger in heavyweight history, but would get destroyed by the boxers.

Some very questionable ones I've seen posted - Ezzard Charles, without mentioning Walcott, and also Floyd Patterson? No way - might as well put Roy Jones in there if you're going to include Patterson. Young Tyson might deserve to be on there, but I can't overlook the fact that he lost to Buster Douglas and has never beaten a great fighter in his prime.