Top 10 Greatest Heavyweight Boxers of All Time
Muhammad Ali, born Cassius Marcellus Clay Jr. (January 17, 1942 – June 3, 2016) was an American professional boxer, activist, entertainer, poet, and philanthropist. Nicknamed The Greatest, he is widely regarded as one of the most significant and celebrated sporting figures of the 20th century, and... read more Ali is the only fighter in the world who can be compared with any of the greatest, most skillful fighters. He was the most skillful and confident athlete in the world. He should have been undefeated, but unfortunately, he wasn't. However, he redeemed his career by defeating all those who had beaten him. I think after Ali, Tyson is the only man who can be compared with any great fighter, but Tyson couldn't have defeated Ali. This is 1000% certain.
He is probably the greatest. I was not a fan, as I did not like his big mouth and putting down his opponents. I was always a Joe Frazier fan. Although he won 2 of the 3 bouts against Joe, he took some severe punishment from Joe. I enjoyed that!
Michael Gerard Tyson (born June 30, 1966) is an American former professional boxer who competed from 1985 to 2005. He reigned as the undisputed world heavyweight champion and holds the record as the youngest boxer to win a heavyweight title at 20 years, four months and 22 days old. Tyson from '85 to '89 was unstoppable. During that time, he easily had GOAT skills. No heavyweight from any era at any point would have beaten Tyson when he was 20-23 years old. Period. After he got rid of Rooney, it was all downhill. D'Amato's death hit Mike hard too. For whatever reasons, Tyson peaked early and burned out quickly, but at his apex ('85-'89), he was invincible and would have beaten anyone!
Tyson was the best ever! There was no one who could stop him. He was not only physically but mentally stronger than his opponents. Read his autobiography and get an insight into the mind of the greatest. Mike Tyson. #baddestmanontheplanet
Joe Louis was heavyweight champion for 12 years, from 1937 to 1949, and he made 25 successful defenses of his world title - a record that still stands in 2017, 68 years after he retired.
For hardcore sports fans who know their stats, there is no correct answer besides Louis for the heavyweight GOAT, maybe with the exception of Muhammad Ali.
Joe Louis was the best ever! He had everything. He would beat every heavyweight who has ever fought.
This man right here retired undefeated with a record of 49-0. While it might not be considered that impressive by modern society, keep in mind that Marciano started in his late twenties and had a few disabilities that could have easily prevented him from becoming a professional boxer. However, Marciano used them to his advantage and began collecting knockouts like a farmer harvesting crops.
People forget that he beat Joe Louis. After the fight, during an interview, Louis stated he would never have been able to beat Marciano, even if he had fought his best. While filming the computerized match against Ali, the retired Marciano knocked Ali down, while Ali was unable to knock Marciano down. Ali lost several fights. Marciano lost none.
George Edward Foreman is an American former professional boxer who competed from 1969 to 1977, and from 1987 to 1997. Nicknamed "Big George", he is a two-time world heavyweight champion and an Olympic gold medalist. Foreman destroyed Frazier twice and punched himself out with Ali. Foreman beats Ali in a rematch. Foreman also won past 40. Ali couldn't do that.
Phenomenal, if slightly brief prime, plus the gold standard for post-prime achievement. What's not up to snuff?
Great boxer. I became a fan after seeing his absolute destruction of Razor Ruddock. Ruddock was clearly intimidated by Lewis going into the fight, while Lewis was remarkably calm and focused. Lewis ended Ruddock's career with some brutal blows. The same Ruddock who had done well against Tyson was ruthlessly brushed aside.
Did not lose to Tyson, did not lose to Holyfield, did not achieve less than they did, and didn't lose when it was his turn to face a top boxer at a disadvantage. He won. We lost. Game over, mate.
Very underrated fighter. Holyfield dominated the light heavyweight division for years, then moved up to heavyweight. There, he dominated Tyson (twice) and defeated Douglas, Lewis, and Bowe, who were all much bigger than he was. If anything, he was arguably the toughest fighter in history.
He might not be the greatest heavyweight of all time, but he dominated Tyson.
Joseph William Frazier, nicknamed "Smokin' Joe", was an American professional boxer who competed from 1965 to 1981. He reigned as the undisputed heavyweight champion from 1970 to 1973, and as an amateur won a gold medal at the 1964 Summer Olympics. Joe Frazier was an "everyman" champion! The polar opposite of Ali in many ways. If not for Frazier's presence, could there have been the Ali we knew? Frazier connected with the established American dream - solid, honest, and hard-working. Times were changing fast, and perhaps Smokin' Joe was the "swan song" for boxing's simple, basic, primal social appeal.
One of the greatest boxers, constantly moving forward and applying pressure. He won the bout of the century against Ali and became the undisputed heavyweight champion of the world.
Frazier used his left hook to torment Ali, who had never taken such a beating from anyone else until then.
Holmes never got the credit he deserved. Liston was much older when he was beaten by then-Clay than Ali was when he was beaten by Holmes. No one thought Clay could beat Liston, and when he did, he said, I'm the greatest, and that stuck with him. Ali was a great promoter as well. The way he moved made him look good in the ring. Ali was also very tough. He could take a lot of punches. Holmes never lost to inferior fighters and didn't need to regain his title, as he held it longer than almost anyone ever did. Tyson had trouble against skilled boxers. Lewis was a great fighter but didn't have the size, and neither did Rocky. Ali was the greatest, but Holmes was the best ever! He needs to be moved up.
There was not enough competition for him to shine.
Kind of impressed with his skills at an old age.
He threw both fights against Ali. In the first fight, the official reason was that his shoulder was torn in the tendon, but his trainer later said, "The shoulder thing was BS."
In the second fight, the "phantom punch" clearly knocked Liston down, but he rolled over again and later said, "I threw the fight because of the Black Muslims."
He was a force, one of the best punchers - better than Joe Louis, George Foreman, and Mike Tyson in a test by ESPN - and he could jump up and kick his hands when he held them up.
He was a legend, knocking out Floyd Patterson in one round twice for the Heavyweight Championship.
Jack was boxing's first box office attraction and even caused Shelby, Montana to go out of business. His 1921 bout with George Carpentier became the biggest news story of the year, not just in sports. To me, he's the unofficial two-time heavyweight champion, although he officially held the heavyweight title once (1919 to 1926). A true legendary boxer.
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Aggressive power puncher and the innovator behind the great defensive style of bobbing and weaving. A master of slips and weight transfers, he still holds the record for the highest first-round KO percentage of any boxer.
Roy Levesta Jones Jr. is an American former professional boxer, boxing commentator, boxing trainer, rapper, and actor who holds dual American and Russian citizenship. He was a damn good boxer and a great man. Thanks for your time in the ring.
Arguably better than Lewis. He was outpointing Lewis before the injury stoppage in their fight, but he lost to good fighters, while Lewis lost to average ones.
Arguably better than Jack Dempsey.
He was the undisputed, unrefuted GOAT in his day, with a packed win ledger full of champions. He deserved what happened to him against Jack Johnson, but it still said as much about his ability as Ali's fight with Larry Holmes said about his.
Beat everyone of his day, a tank of a man, with a right hand to back it up.
The only man to beat a prime Joe Louis. A fine technical boxer with decent punching power.
The best heavyweight boxer since Lennox Lewis as per my opinion.