Greatest Heavyweight Champ?

[maveric]

I'll take "The Greatest"!

[mark414]

1. where's jack johnson?

or jim braddock?

[maveric]

2. Fixed it. Added Johnson over Sullivan.

Was looking for an olt time fighter and forgot Johnson.

[maveric]

3. No votes for Joe Louis yet?

And one for Larry Holmes? :wtf:

[maveric]

4. Ahhh! Much better!

The man deserves a little respect.

[MrScorpio]

5. I go with my own Kin, Joe Louis

[Magrittes Pipe]

6. Athletes were better in the '60s than at the turn of the century.

With modern conditioning, Jack Johnson could've kicked Ali's ass (maybe). Of course, Ali at his prime would have been beaten stupid by Holyfield, FFS, because Holyfield was in better shape.

All things being equal, Ali was probably the greatest, as well as The Greatest. That said, I voted for Johnson, because Ali's gonna get the lion's share of the support here.

[retread]

10. Ali lost his prime fighting years, but in the end that battle was

his greatest victory!

[NewJeffCT]

11. And Jack Johnson lost prime fighting years as well

Because a lot of white fighters refused/were scared to fight him...

[tjwash]

7. Oh NOOOOOOO, here come the three old guys from the My-T-Sharp barber shop.

nt

[DelawareValleyDem]

8. Johnson, but Dempsey should be on the list.

[smbolisnch]

13. I know nothing about boxing, but my grandfather knew Dempsey.

So I vote for him :P

[maveric]

14. I have Dempsey autograph. Got it in NYC in 71,w/my grandparents.

Went to Jack's restaurant where the champ would talk to all the patrons. He signed a menu for me. Its in a frame on my wall.

[bobthedrummer]

9. Despite having his prime fighting years taken away for his opposition

to the war in Vietnam, Ali's the greatest.

I would love to have seen him kick Tyson's ass in an alternate world.

[Balbus]

12. No Buster Douglas?

Bah!

[maveric]

15. Nope! No Leon Spinks either.

[taught_me_patience]

16. In boxing, speed kills...

and Ali was the fastest. He also had a great chin, which ultimately proved his undoing.

[maveric]

17. And the smartest too.

Rope-a-dope was genius!