Who's the greatest white heavyweight boxer of all time?

[mrpain81]

No Doubt

[Enayze]

Its going to be Wladimir Klitschko.

[The Hammer]

The greatest heavyweight of all time, black or white, is Rocky Marciano.

The greatest light heavyweight is Gene Tunney.

[The Hammer]

People say Joe Louis was an old man when Rocky defeated him.

But Joe Louis was three years younger when Rocky beat him, than Oleg Maskaev was when Peter defeated him!

Joe Louis was the same age when he fought Rocky Marciano, age 36, as Joe Calzaghe will be on Sunday! Here yesterday, someone called Joe Calzaghe a "young" fighter.

Schmeling was older when he lost his rematch to Louis, than Louis was when Rocky KOed him.

[J_CON]

Rocky Marciano by a long long long shot.

[MikeBrew328]

People say Joe Louis was an old man when Rocky defeated him.

But Joe Louis was three years younger when Rocky beat him, than Oleg Maskaev was when Peter defeated him!

Joe Louis was the same age when he fought Rocky Marciano, age 36, as Joe Calzaghe will be on Sunday! Here yesterday, someone called Joe Calzaghe a "young" fighter.

Schmeling was older when he lost his rematch to Louis, then Louis was when Rocky KOed him.

Oleg Maskaev, Joe Calzaghe, even Max Schmeling didn't fight 75 professinal fights at the time, get real. Plus Joe was only fighting for the money, he knew he was shot.

Still, Muhammad Ali slightly edges out Louis as the greatest heavyweight of all time

[Jim Jeffries]

In the 70's, it's called the GREAT WHITE HOPE. I think so far Vitaly Klitschko has got what it takes to be the greatest white heavyweight boxer of all time. (Do we consider John Ruiz, who has been a title-holder for sometime now, a "white"?)
A number of white sluggers in the past also comes to mind. They provided life, excitement and top-caliber challenges in the black-dominated heavyweight division.

Rocky Marciano
Joe Bugner
Tommy Morrison
Gerry Cooney
Duane Bobick
Henry Cooper
Jerry Quarry
George Chuvalo
Gerrie Coetzee
Chuck Wepner (who inspired the first Rocky movie)
Randy "Tex" Cobb
James "Bonecrusher" Smith
to name a few.

Who's the greatest white HW boxer of all time for you?

Bonecrusher Smith was black.

Between James J. Jeffries and Rocky Marciano.

[The Hammer]

Oleg Maskaev, Joe Calzaghe, even Max Schmeling didn't fight 75 professinal fights at the time, get real. Plus Joe was only fighting for the money, he knew he was shot.

Still, Muhammad Ali slightly edges out Louis as the greatest heavyweight of all time

Rocky Marciano was definitely better than Ali. Rocky never lost, Ali lost five fights (and really lost a few more, he was given some gift decisions!).

[Silencers]

Rocky Marciano was definitely better than Ali. Rocky never lost, Ali lost five fights (and really lost a few more, he was given some gift decisions!).

Fighters shouldn't be ranked by how many fights lost. Ray Robinson lost 19 fights. Rocky could've arguably lost to La Starza the first time they fought and was getting soundly beaten by Jersy Joe until he landed the Suzie Q.

[The Hammer]

Fighters shouldn't be ranked by how many fights lost. Ray Robinson lost 19 fights. Rocky could've arguably lost to La Starza the first time they fought and was getting soundly beaten by Jersy Joe until he landed the Suzie Q.

But that's part of what made Marciano special, the Suzie Q!

Ali couldn't do that against Norton or the others when he was losing. If Marciano had the more limited power of Ali, he might have lost that Jersey Joe fight!