Greatest Heavyweight

[GAME]

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

[jmbtandy]

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.

[The Fightfan]

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

[The Fightfan]

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.

[jmbtandy]

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

[boozeboxer]

Earnie Shavers would be power for me.

[Deanrw]

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.

[mexirican]

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

[Beanflicker]

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

[CutMeMick]

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

Mine is simple, Jack Johnson.

[El Kabong]

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

[match]

I don't recall Jack Johnson getting KO'd by Max Schmelling.

[El Kabong]

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