Top 10 greatest heavyweights of all time!!!

[greynotsoold]

I'm not going to deny that Ali was a good fighter, but I just cannot make myself sign off on "The Greatest." Too many things he did wrong.

[Master]

I'm not going to deny that Ali was a good fighter, but I just cannot make myself sign off on "The Greatest." Too many things he did wrong.

But the majority of things he did were great.

[greynotsoold]

You know, Ali is one of those guys that, what he did worked for him, but if you try teaching it to somebody else it will get them killed. RJJ is like that, and so, I think is Willie Pep.

[Cressa121]

You know, Ali is one of those guys that, what he did worked for him, but if you try teaching it to somebody else it will get them killed. RJJ is like that, and so, I think is Willie Pep.

Very true, his attributes meant he could fight in such an unorthodox way. Not a textbook style, it was very flawed in many aspects but his athleticism and physical gifts meant he could fight effectively that way. You're right in that no coach would try and teach their guy to fight that way - it just wouldn't work for 9 out of 10 fighters

I'll have to give my top 10 some more thought before I post it. I've got an idea of who I'd have in it, but the order is kind of jumbled up.

[nikola_ganchev]

Ali was a showman. We need one of this in every era to keep the fire of the sport
The problem is that Ali didn't go KO when he is hit and he got hit alot. I think it was much better for him to got punch drunk with 25 and quit boxing. Now he is spending half of his life like vegetable! When someone is boxing that way he must know the prise that he is going to pay and for magority of us it doesn't worth it!

[boxingbantz]

David Haye will surely be on this list in years to come...

[Ghost]

As this is suppose to be "Top 10 greatest heavyweights of all time!!!", why are you lot only covering the years from 1960 to present day?

What about fighters like Max Schmeling or Harry Wills. Should they not belong in the top ten list?

[El Kabong]

For those of you listing Dempsey and Tunney just realize that Dempsey (the first ever heavyweight champ draft dodger) made just a hand full of title defenses and Tunney only had 3 heavyweight fights.

Holyfield was inconsistent, but nevertheless persistent and won the title several times (but also lost it a lot)

Tyson peaked and plummeted fairly quickly, post prison he didn't even have any quality wins (maybe the Ruddock fights thought).

Bowe was prime for the blink of an eye

[MonsonFan]

For those of you listing Dempsey and Tunney just realize that Dempsey (the first ever heavyweight champ draft dodger) made just a hand full of title defenses and Tunney only had 3 heavyweight fights.

Holyfield was inconsistent, but nevertheless persistent and won the title several times (but also lost it a lot)

Tyson peaked and plummeted fairly quickly, post prison he didn't even have any quality wins (maybe the Ruddock fights thought).

Bowe was prime for the blink of an eye

Greatness refers to far more than simply what happens inside the ropes, on the field, on the court, on the diamond. It incorporates how far-reaching and inspirational one has become. Greatest of all time lists consist of men who have transcended their sport and cemented themselves as legends.
1. Ali
2. Louis
3. Foreman
4. Johnson
5. Marciano
6. Dempsey
7. Frazier
8. Lewis
9. Holyfield
10 Tyson

[Mr140]

Marble i am confused you put Liston and you put weight on people who dominated eras. as for Langford never seen him fight at all and did he not lose most of big fights at heavy. I think Tyson and Holyfield both had a most dominate period as champs and both better wins then Liston did as well it seems you favor the old quite some as well nothing wrong with that. Quick question what would you rank the brothers since i can't think of time were a champ was as dominate as those guys are.