. Applause for not ranking Tyson. The fighters, listed chronologically, are John L. Sulllivan, James Corbett, Bob Fitzsimmons, James Jeffries, Jack Johnson, Jack Dempsey, Gene Tunney, Joe Louis, Rocky Marciano, Sonny Liston, Muhammad Ali, Joe Frazier, George Foreman, Larry Holmes, Mike Tyson, Evander Holyfield, Riddick Bowe, Lennox Lewis, Vitali Klitschko and Wladimir Klitschko. But when it came time for Tyson to fight top prime guys, Hes 0-6 in fights that actually matter. No way. First Ring Ranking: #5 Middleweight (July 1940) Last Ring Ranking: #9 Heavyweight (May 1963) Record vs. Ring-rated Opponents: 39-19-7 (18 KOs, 7 KOBY) Overall Score Rank: 22 Peak Score Rank: 17 Win Total Rank: 4 Ring Magazine Championships: Light Heavyweight (1952-62) Biggest joke of the year . How great was each fighter within his era? One guy was a once-great fighter who was shot. Given Alis generosity of spirit, I dont think hed mind sharing the No. A four time heavyweight champion (not to mention cruiserweight champion), The Real Deal never ducked anyone and fought through adversity too many times to count. I might have to get up a couple of times before I knock him out. Louis too, though I think Louis courage would put him over Tyson. THATs reality, Tyson fans. In the end, Alis edge over Louis in this poll was that many electors felt he was simply the better fighter. Muhammad Ali is the greatest heavyweight boxer of all time according to major Sports publications like Sports Illustrated, NBCSports, BBC, and ESPN SportsCentury. This is more than who would have beaten who. His second 10 was not much better. It is a damn shame and TRAGEDY what happened to Mike. George Foreman (1969-1997, 76-5-0): 233.3, 19. Hes one of the hardest hitters ever. The same is true of Wladimir Klitschko (No. Norton 11. Thats insane. And they are similar in age so how can you talk about their primes? He would come to fight carrying extra weight and in no condition to fight for a world title. None of the fighters listed knocked out opponents the way Tyson did with speed and fury!!!! He fought in one of the best heavyweight eras and was clearly the best within it for a long time. He was old, washed up beyond even patching, had NOT wanted to fight any more for at least 7-8 years, Lewis either took him to court or threatened to ,to make the fight which had a predetermined conclusion. Drinking nearly killed him in 1888, yet he whipped the next-best (white) man a year later in a bare-knuckle match that lasted more than two hours. Satterfield did not have a glossy record, piling up 25 losses and 4 draws in 79 fights, yet he was amongst the most popular boxers of his era. A giant who fought with finesse. The legendary Joe Louis was named the best of the best across all eras of boxing, with BoxRec awarding the 'Brown Bomber' a whopping 1,012 points. Plus, hes the only heavyweight world champion to have finished his career undefeated. Lewis and Tyson also participated in the poll. The Jeffries fight was a huge event, but I didnt think this a popularity contest and I dont know how to explain that a 6-year retired ex-champion could be considered one of a guys best wins. Rocco "Rocky" Marciano became the World Heavyweight Champion in 1952 after defeating Jersey Joe Walcott and is the only title holder to have retired undefeated as champion. He is where he belongs: Honorable Mention, with a lot of other very good but not great heavyweights. But if they fought, Id pick Vitali. Email THE RING Magazine and your comments could be printed in our next issue: [emailprotected] Emailed letters will include a writers email address unless a city and state of origin is provided.
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