Andrew Golota Warsaw, Poland January 5, 1968 6’4” / 79” reach / 217-256lbs 41-9-1-1(33) from 2/7/1992 to 2/23/2013 (21y0m) 0-6-1-1(0) against the top ten 0-3-0-1(0) against linear champions 0-1-0-1(0) against hall-of-famers no fights for the linear championship Top ten opponents: D-12 Chris Byrd, NC-3 Mike Tyson, L-DQ-7, L-DQ-9 Riddick Bowe, L-KO-1 Lennox Lewis, L-TKO-10 Michael… Read More Number 204 – Andrew Golota
Turkey Thompson Anadarko, Oklahoma, USA December 25, 1919 – June 27, 1984 5’8½” / 73” reach / 157-218lbs 54-15-2-1(39) from 10/04/1938 to 5/17/1952 (13y7m) 0-7-1-0(0) against the top ten 0-0-0-0(0) against linear champions 0-1-0-0(0) against hall-of-famers no fights for the linear championship Top ten opponents: D-10 Abe Simon, L-UD-10 Bob Pastor, L-UD-10 Lee Q Murray,… Read More Number 207 – Turkey Thompson
James Tillis Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA July 5, 1957 6’1” / 80” reach / 186 – 261lbs 42-22-1-1(31) from 11/18/1978 to 4/13/2001(22y5m) 0-8-0-0 against the top ten 0-2-0-0 against linear champions 0-2-0-0 against hall-of-famers no fights for the linear championship Top ten opponents: L-UD-15 Mike Weaver, L-TKO-8 Pinklon Thomas, L-TKO-8 Greg Page, L-TKO-1 Tim Witherspoon, L-UD-10… Read More Number 208 – James “Quick” Tillis
This next post is the culmination of more than 3 years of research. I am a geek, and have always enjoyed lists and rankings. Others have ranked the all-time greatest boxers, both per weight-class, and pound-for-pound. For these last three years, I have been working on sort of a master list of the greatest heavyweights… Read More The Top 200 Heavyweights of All Time
This one isn’t a repost as much as a discovery. Earlier today, I was in my basement, pouring through boxes, doing some cleaning. I had just moved a month ago, and unpacking has been slow. In one of the boxes I found a folded up piece of paper. The paper contained my own heavyweight ranking,… Read More Historical Heavyweight Ranking – August 2011
Reposted from Blogger and http://www.eastsideboxing.com/weblog/news.php?p=15700&more=1 on 05/17/08 Shaun George stops Chris Byrd in 9 – May 17, 2008 Well, it was worth a try. Chris Byrd’s attempt at rejuvenating his career by dropping two weight classes met with failure Friday night in Las Vegas. Shaun George proved to be too steep a challenge for the former two-time heavyweight titlist. The… Read More Repost – Blogger – May 17, 2008 – Shaun George stops Chris Byrd in 9
Reposted from Blogger and http://www.eastsideboxing.com/news.php?p=9488&more=1 on 01/11/07 George Foreman vs Lennox Lewis – February 1, 2007 Boxing fans love hypothetical matchups. What might have been is often just as interesting to boxing fans as some of the fights themselves. Boxing fans are like any sports fans in that they thrive on debate. For me, one of the most interesting ”what if”… Read More Repost – Blogger – February 1, 2007 – George Foreman vs Lennox Lewis
Reposted from Blogger and http://www.eastsideboxing.com/news.php?p=8889&more=1 on 11/14/06 Wladimir Klitschko’s Historical Standing – February 1, 2007 An aside (4/27/14) before re-posting this article – All of these posts are obviously dated, but this one is the worst. Since this post, Wladimir Klitschko has gone on a huge run, winning nonstop for 10 years total, and winning almost every possible championship… Read More Repost – Blogger – February 1, 2007 – Wladimir Klitschko’s Historical Standing
Reposted from Blogger and http://www.eastsideboxing.com/news.php?p=8648&more=1 on 10/26/06 The Heavyweight Division: The Flagship in Boxing – February 1, 2007 The heavyweight division is the flagship division in boxing, and as such, is the division that has received the most scrutiny. Whenever someone wants to be seen as knowledgeable about the sport, all they need to do is point… Read More Repost – Blogger – February 1, 2007 – The Heavyweight Division: The Flagship in Boxing
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