Tribute to the linear heavyweight champs

[Galaxy]

Only thing missing from the list is Vitali Klitschko! He defeated Corrie Sanders after Lewis had retired to win the Rings vacant heavyweight championship.

[Lance Uppercut]

I made a video about this. I posted it here before, but I think its relevant again:


[youtube=425,350]UIRJDYHIS0o[/youtube]

[spanky-banky]

i like that vid u made cc..............nice work

[porkypara]

I made a video about this. I posted it here before, but I think its relevant again:


[youtube=425,350]UIRJDYHIS0o[/youtube]

GREAT VID.

[ICB]

I made a video about this. I posted it here before, but I think its relevant again:


[youtube=425,350]UIRJDYHIS0o[/youtube]

nice vid cc

[SweetPea]

Shannon Briggs was never a linear champ, not even close.

Holyfield beat Tyson in '96, and didn't lose again until he fought Lewis in '99. Briggs was never anything more than a paper champ, which is clearly evidenced by the a**kicking he took from Lennox.

[Lance Uppercut]

Shannon Briggs was never a linear champ, not even close.

Holyfield beat Tyson in '96, and didn't lose again until he fought Lewis in '99. Briggs was never anything more than a paper champ, which is clearly evidenced by the a**kicking he took from Lennox.

So it was Tyson that beat Forman after Forman beat Moorer. Interesting; I always thought it looked like Shannon Briggs.

[CutMeMick]

Is my eye site betraying me cause I don't see Louis anywhere....

[SweetPea]

Shannon Briggs was never a linear champ, not even close.

Holyfield beat Tyson in '96, and didn't lose again until he fought Lewis in '99. Briggs was never anything more than a paper champ, which is clearly evidenced by the a**kicking he took from Lennox.

So it was Tyson that beat Forman after Forman beat Moorer. Interesting; I always thought it looked like Shannon Briggs.

Shannon Briggs didn't beat Foreman until 3 years after Foreman beat Moorer. And during those three years, a lot happened.
Foreman barely beat Axel Shultz, then was stripped of his belt for refusing to give him a rematch. Then he fought some guy named Grimsley and then Lou Savarese. By the time he fought Briggs, Foreman was the WBU champ, that's it.

In the meantime, Tyson had come out of retirement, KO'd Seldon and Bruno for belts, and then Holyfield had beaten him twice to become heavyweight champ.
When Briggs beat Foreman in late '97, Holyfield was regarded as the heavyweight champ, and Briggs only had one minor belt. Briggs wasn't a linear champ.

[ross]

Briggs WAS a linear champ

He beat the man that beat the man for christ sakes

We are talking linearage, right back from O Sullivan to Lewis retireing

if Lewis makes a comeback and loses someone else takes the linear

Hold on I think it was broken by Marciano retireing undefeated anyway so......Oh I dont know

[X]

Briggs WAS a linear champ

He beat the man that beat the man for christ sakes

We are talking linearage, right back from O Sullivan to Lewis retireing

if Lewis makes a comeback and loses someone else takes the linear

Hold on I think it was broken by Marciano retireing undefeated anyway so......Oh I dont know

Also, Willard retired undefeated. Tunney retired undefeated. Louis retired undefeated. Ali was stripped. They all then saw two other guys fighting for the vacant title, so the lineage has become slightly corrupted over the years, although it's only recently in the scheme of things) that the line has been blurred through the profileration of alphabet belts

[Lance Uppercut]

Briggs WAS a linear champ

He beat the man that beat the man for christ sakes

We are talking linearage, right back from O Sullivan to Lewis retireing

if Lewis makes a comeback and loses someone else takes the linear

Hold on I think it was broken by Marciano retireing undefeated anyway so......Oh I dont know

Also, Willard retired undefeated. Tunney retired undefeated. Louis retired undefeated. Ali was stripped. They all then saw two other guys fighting for the vacant title, so the lineage has become slightly corrupted over the years, although it's only recently in the scheme of things) that the line has been blurred through the profileration of alphabet belts

Yea, but Williard, Louis and Ali all came out of retirment to lose the belt and continue the lineage.
Williard to Dempsey
Louis to Charles
Ali to Frazier/Holmes

The only 3 times in history where the link is totally broke is where Tunney retired as champ, when Marciano retired as champ, and when Lennox Lewis retired as champ.