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    Mind - Lennox Lewis
    Chin - Oliver Mcall
    Speed - Ali
    Jab - Larry Holmes
    Power - Tyson
    Heart - Holyfield

    I think that fighter would have everything covered .
    Pretty close to my way of thinking id just swap -
    Power to Foreman.

    I was gonna pick Foreman . It was between them two. I just thought of Tysons ferocity and Foremans plodding and that was the clincher for me.
    The Foreman who destroyed Frazier was no plodder , and in my opinion would have eaten a prime Tyson(1986 ) alive.

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    Just take Joe Louis and George Foreman and mix them together

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    Still Tyson is number 1 for me.Muhammad Ali next and Foreman 3rd.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Dark Lord Al View Post
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    Pretty close to my way of thinking id just swap -
    Power to Foreman.

    I was gonna pick Foreman . It was between them two. I just thought of Tysons ferocity and Foremans plodding and that was the clincher for me.
    The Foreman who destroyed Frazier was no plodder , and in my opinion would have eaten a prime Tyson(1986 ) alive.

    Its a tough 1 to call IMO . Theres a chance that Foremans brute force would make Tyson crumble but on the other side of the coin . Tyson was far quicker and Foreman has been decked by guys like Lyle and Ali

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    I was gonna pick Foreman . It was between them two. I just thought of Tysons ferocity and Foremans plodding and that was the clincher for me.
    The Foreman who destroyed Frazier was no plodder , and in my opinion would have eaten a prime Tyson(1986 ) alive.

    Its a tough 1 to call IMO . Theres a chance that Foremans brute force would make Tyson crumble but on the other side of the coin . Tyson was far quicker and Foreman has been decked by guys like Lyle and Ali
    I think George was just too open, he spent a lot of his earlier fight days with his hands by he waist not even thinking about defence and swinging those massive hooks in, don't get me wrong if one landed you are in big trouble but I think Tyson in his prime would have been too quick and put his punches together too well. Speed, Power and accuracy beat brute strength and power any day for me.

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    I didn't see workrate so I'll add it. Marciano and Frazier and for the chin David Tua has to be up there.

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    Another thing that's funny who probably has one of the worst chins Wladimir Klitschko who has one of the best chins Vitali Klitschko.

    It's the little things in life that amuse me.

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    I didn't see workrate so I'll add it. Marciano and Frazier and for the chin David Tua has to be up there.
    Tua did get knockout in the amateurs by Felix Savon though, and was down against Rahman, although not hurt. McCall was Tyson's cheif sparring partner and apparently has never been on the canvas in the ring or in the gym, thats tough

    Have to agree with the work rate, Frazier was a machine, that boy just kept coming

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    Earnie Shavers would be power for me.
    "If there's a better chin in the world than Pryor's, it has to be on Mount Rushmore." -Pat Putnam.

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    Mind - Ali
    Chin - Holyfield
    Speed - Tyson
    Jab - Larry Holmes
    Power - Foreman
    Heart - Holyfield

    I know for chin that you may find Holyfield a strange choice, but he had an iron chin and would take bombs in order to get his own punches in time and time again.

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    the combination of speed an power id give to tyson. Over all Ali. He hurt guys with his fists and words.

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    Mind - Muhammad Ali
    Chin - George Chuvalo
    Speed - Muhammad Ali
    Jab - Larry Holmes
    Straight Right - Lennox Lewis
    Right Hook - Mike Tyson
    Left Hook - Joe Frazier
    Power - Ernie Shavers
    Heart - Evander Holyfield

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    Don't understand why you would mix and match all these fighters?

    Mine is simple, Jack Johnson.

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    Quote Originally Posted by CutMeMick View Post
    Don't understand why you would mix and match all these fighters?

    Mine is simple, Jack Johnson.
    You think Jack Johnson is better than Joe Louis

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    Quote Originally Posted by jmbtandy View Post
    Quote Originally Posted by The Fightfan View Post
    I didn't see workrate so I'll add it. Marciano and Frazier and for the chin David Tua has to be up there.
    Tua did get knockout in the amateurs by Felix Savon though, and was down against Rahman, although not hurt. McCall was Tyson's cheif sparring partner and apparently has never been on the canvas in the ring or in the gym, thats tough

    Have to agree with the work rate, Frazier was a machine, that boy just kept coming

    McCall and Tyson supposedly dropped each other around 5 times through their sparring

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