I'm sorry, but the fact that no one gives a fuck about John L Sullivan has left me a little blue .

Without him, there probably wouldn't be a boxing. Not like it is, anyway.

Everyone who claims to be a boxing fan should read John L's biography or at least his Wikipedia page...

He may, or may not have been a great fighter but he IS a great of our sport. The First Great Heavyweight Champion.

Sullivan
Johnson
Dempsey
Louis
Marciano
Ali
Tyson

Thats probably it on the list. These are NOT the best fighters but the ones that the non-boxing fans all knew about. Tyson was only a really good fighter until 1991 but people still talk about him. Ali is Ali, nuff said. Marciano is the Heavyweight Champ of many white folk in the USA. Louis is still many peoples No. 1. Dempsey was an usher to a newer era and possibly the most exciting Champ. Johnson was Ali times 100. And Sullivan started the whole thing. HE WAS HUGE! People walked for days to watch him spar!!!

If anyone thinks others heavyweights belong on this list feel free to add but please keep this an adult thread. No dissing the greats.

Sorry to whine. But without foundations you don't have a house...