Best HW to never win a Title??

I Just watched the Tommy Morrison/Ray Mercer highlite replay on TSN.
WOW! my brain must have been turned to mush by all the dogsh1t HW in the top 20 today. So THATS what heavyweight fighters are supposed to look like!! The Briggs/SL fight was SOO bad.. and of course there everyones favorite cousin John Ruiz (holds back bile rising in throat).
FOR SURE either of TM or RM from their fight would hold a belt today.
SO heres the question. Best HW (lets keep it in the era since airplanes were invented!) NEVER to hold a major belt/title
I know it will have been done b4 but i just like to argue.
Can some one attach a voting poll thingy? with a list of names and other? attach it to this post (mucho do you know how) or start a new one. Thanx

A number of guys come to mind, Peter Jackson, Sam Mcvey, Sam Langford and Harry Wills. All denied title shots because of the color line. I guess the one I think of first though, is Jimmy Bivins. He never got a title shot because the titles were frozen during WWII.

Gerry Quarry was a top 10 heavy for years, Oscar Benovena almost beat Frazier.

Did Tyrell Biggs win a title?

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Originally Posted by bilbo

Gerry Quarry was a top 10 heavy for years, Oscar Benovena almost beat Frazier.

Did Tyrell Biggs win a title?

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hmm Quarry ko'd twice by ali. Beaten by George Chuvalo.Twice by frazier (one on cuts) what about George chuvalo then??

Biggs lost by ko whenever he stepped up tyson bowe and lewis all ko'd him...

I cant agree with your picks.... but i'll still give you a cool click!

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Originally Posted by Canvasback

A number of guys come to mind, Peter Jackson, Sam Mcvey, Sam Langford and Harry Wills. All denied title shots because of the color line. I guess the one I think of first though, is Jimmy Bivins. He never got a title shot because the titles were frozen during WWII.

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CC.... I feel Sam Langford and Harry Wills were cleary two who deserved title shots, and clearly had every chance become champ...I would pick them both to beat Sam Mcvey was along the lines of Joe Jeanette, a good fighter, but one who was repeatedly whipped by Sammy Langford.

butterbean.

jimmy young
earnie shavers
david tua
Ike Ibeabuchi
jerry quarry
ron lyle

Does Harry Greb count?

Ken Norton never won the title it was given

Danny williams....destoyer of myths ;D

another one is carl truth williams he had good skills good all round fighter shame he had such a weak chin

Ken Norton imo is far and away the best HW never to win a major title.

Gerry Cooney never won a title either. IMO he was a fine boxer and not just the great white hype history remembers him to be.

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Originally Posted by Canvasback

A number of guys come to mind, Peter Jackson, Sam Mcvey, Sam Langford and Harry Wills. All denied title shots because of the color line. I guess the one I think of first though, is Jimmy Bivins. He never got a title shot because the titles were frozen during WWII.

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CC.

another one i just thought of razor ruddock