Top 10 ATG HWs --- °•°•°final list°•°•°©®

[brocktonblockbust]

Joe Louis
Larry Holmes
Rocky Marciano
George Foreman
Lennox Lewis
Evander Holyfield
Mike Tyson
Jack Johnson
Vitality Klitschko
Jack Dempsey

[Master]

Final final list

Ali
Louis
Holmes
Tyson
Lewis
Foreman
Holyfield
Wlad
Frazier
Johnson

[Beanflicker]

I think top 10 lists are bullshit and I've always advocated for top 5 lists.

1. Ali
2. Lahh Home
3. Lennox
4. Tyson
5. Joe Louis

[Master]

I prefer top 30 myself.

[Beanflicker]

I prefer top 30 myself.

I used to be a big fan of the top 38 lists. My top 38 flyweights between 1982 and 1985 list is the stuff of legends!!!

But now in my advanced years I can only muster the top 5's.

[Bill Paxtom]

All Time Greats

#1 .... Jack Dempsey
#2 .... James J. Jeffries
#3 .... Rocky Marciano
#4 .... Vitali Klitschko
#5 .... Wladimir Klitschko
#6 .... Gene Tunney
#7 .... Robert Fitzsimmons
#8 .... James Corbett
#9 .... Max Schmeling
#10 .. Max Baer

"Well, that's a mighty 'white' list there Bill. But as I look, I see a few names missing."

Veronica Lake

[X]

ha

John L Sullivan
Jem Mace
Tom Molineux
Tom Cribb
Bill Ricmond
Daniel Mendoza
James J Jeffries
Jack Broughton
James Figg

Pick the bones out of that

[bzkfn]

Joe Louis
Larry Holmes
Rocky Marciano
George Foreman
Lennox Lewis
Evander Holyfield
Mike Tyson
Jack Johnson
Vitality Klitschko
Jack Dempsey

This list is fairly accurate in my eyes. I'm curious @brocktonblockbust is this 1-10 in order or a general list of your 10 because if so I think you have Larry far too high. I also don't think Joe Louis is #1.

[mikeeod]

My list:
1. Ali
2. Joe Louis
3. Evander Holyfield
4. Lennox Lewis
5. George Foreman
6. Joe Frazier
7. Rocky Marciano
8. Larry Holmes
9. Sonny Liston
10. Wlad Klitschko

Left off old timers like Dempsey, Jack Johnson, Jim Jeffries...etc., since it was a different sport back then. Picked Wlad for #10 over Tyson due to his consistency and longevity at the top. Mike did win the title at a young age but his biggest wins were against a washed up Holmes and terrified Spinks.

[Lineal]

Something like this:

Muhammad Ali
Joe Louis
Jack Johnson
Larry Holmes
Rocky Marciano
George Foreman
Jersey Joe Walcott
Ezzard Charles
Joe Frazier
Evander Holyfield.

[brocktonblockbust]

1.Joe Louis
2.Larry Holmes
3.Rocky Marciano
6.George Foreman
4.Lennox Lewis
8.Evander Holyfield
9.Mike Tyson
5.Jack Johnson
10.Vitality Klitschko
7.Jack Dempsey

[Memphis]

Man this is desperate

[bzkfn]

1.Joe Louis
2.Larry Holmes
3.Rocky Marciano
6.George Foreman
4.Lennox Lewis
8.Evander Holyfield
9.Mike Tyson
5.Jack Johnson
10.Vitality Klitschko
7.Jack Dempsey

1. Rocky Marciano
2. Joe Louis
3. Lennox Lewis
4. Jack Johnson
5. Larry Holmes
6. Evander Holyfield
7. Jack Dempsey
8. George Foreman
9. Wladimir Klitschko
10. Mike Tyson

I liked Vitali alot but his younger brother has achieved more and dominated so he gets on my list instead.

[El Kabong]

Joe Louis
Rocky Marciano
Muhammad Ali
Larry Holmes
Wladimir Klitschko
George Foreman
Evander Holyfield
Mike Tyson
Jack Johnson
Jack Dempsey

How's Joe Louis NOT #1 He has the most consecutive successful title defenses as heavyweight champion, he lost 3 years of his career to World War II, he beat anyone and everyone in his era.

Rocky Marciano, didn't have the greatest era to fight in, BUT he made up for that by winning every single fight as a professional.

There's no way at all that those two fighters should not be #1 & #2 all-time

[Bill Paxtom]

Just 'who' had the most controversial bouts.

Well, none other than Mr. Clay.

* Alonzo Johnson
* Doug Jones
* Henry Cooper I
* Sonny Liston I
* Sonny Liston II
* Ken Norton II
* Joe Frazier II
* Ron Lyle
* Ken Norton III
* Jimmy Young
* Earnie Shavers

Too much 'stinkeroo' there to put that man in the Top 7.

But yes, he was the 'best' showman and entertainer, for a period in time.