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Sterling Archer 
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| Help settle a work debate, greatest heavyweight boxers (Posted on 12/10/12 at 3:06 pm)
My co-worker says first overall is Ali followed by Lennox Lewis and Foreman. What is your top three? As I disagree
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UFownstSECsince1950 
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| re: Help settle a work debate, greatest heavyweight boxers (Posted on 12/10/12 at 3:09 pm to Sterling Archer)
Ali is the most overrated athlete of all-time
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pleading the fifth 
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| re: Help settle a work debate, greatest heavyweight boxers (Posted on 12/10/12 at 3:09 pm to Sterling Archer)
Dempsey
Ali
Tyson
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DapperDan
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| re: Help settle a work debate, greatest heavyweight boxers (Posted on 12/10/12 at 3:10 pm to Sterling Archer)
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B1rdman15 
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| re: Help settle a work debate, greatest heavyweight boxers (Posted on 12/10/12 at 3:11 pm to Sterling Archer)
Marciano
Joe Louis
Jack Johnson
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buckboudreaux
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| re: Help settle a work debate, greatest heavyweight boxers (Posted on 12/10/12 at 3:11 pm to pleading the fifth)
no one....I say no one ....could beat iron mike for the time he was on top.....I hate the fricker, but it is real
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BarbeTiger 
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| re: Help settle a work debate, greatest heavyweight boxers (Posted on 12/10/12 at 3:11 pm to Sterling Archer)
Ali was better at making people believe he was the best
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B1rdman15
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| re: Help settle a work debate, greatest heavyweight boxers (Posted on 12/10/12 at 3:12 pm to buckboudreaux)
I would like to have seen what tyson would have become had he not become involved with some of the people he did business with.
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TheOcean 
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| re: Help settle a work debate, greatest heavyweight boxers (Posted on 12/10/12 at 3:12 pm to UFownstSECsince1950)
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Ali is the most overrated athlete of all-time
I lol'd. Hard.
Ali/Louis would be like 1A and 1B
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ConwayTwizzle 
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| re: Help settle a work debate, greatest heavyweight boxers (Posted on 12/10/12 at 3:12 pm to Sterling Archer)
Was around for all of them, and there was nobody badder than Tyson in his prime/thread.
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TTownTiger
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| re: Help settle a work debate, greatest heavyweight boxers (Posted on 12/10/12 at 3:12 pm to Sterling Archer)
Lennox and Foreman shouldn't be in anyone's top 3. Ali, Joe Louis, and maybe Jack Johnson at 3.
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DNaquin
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| re: Help settle a work debate, greatest heavyweight boxers (Posted on 12/10/12 at 3:12 pm to Sterling Archer)
Greatest career or greatest talent?
Career: Ali, Rocky Marciano, Jack Johnson/Joe Lewis
Talent: Ali, Tyson (although he wasted most of it, he had the talent hands down), Larry Holmes
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BarbeTiger
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| re: Help settle a work debate, greatest heavyweight boxers (Posted on 12/10/12 at 3:13 pm to TTownTiger)
Tyson has to be top 3
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yellowtiger
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| re: Help settle a work debate, greatest heavyweight boxers (Posted on 12/10/12 at 3:14 pm to DapperDan)
one has to define "greatest." If you go by record, i would think it is Marciano---only undefeated heavyweight boxer----or the one with the most wins versus zero losses. on the other hand, i think "greatest" takes into account more than just record.
another thing to consider, is greatest mean at one particular time, or over a period of time?
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DNaquin
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| re: Help settle a work debate, greatest heavyweight boxers (Posted on 12/10/12 at 3:15 pm to BarbeTiger)
I found it really difficult to make a top three list. Too many styles and eras to compare. How do you compare Marcianos undefeated career against someone in the 70's or 80's?
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alajones
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| re: Help settle a work debate, greatest heavyweight boxers (Posted on 12/10/12 at 3:17 pm to TheOcean)
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Ali/Louis would be like 1A and 1B
I agree with this. People let their personal opinions of Ali cloud their judgement.
Joe Louis did get beat by a couple of white dudes though.
I never saw Ali in a fight, but I saw Tyson in many. He was merciless. There is a reason why Buster Douglas beating him is the greatest upset of all time.
I don't know what happened to him by 1995 but Evander Holyfield making him his bitch has tainted Tyson's legacy.
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DNaquin
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| re: Help settle a work debate, greatest heavyweight boxers (Posted on 12/10/12 at 3:17 pm to TTownTiger)
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Lennox and Foreman shouldn't be in anyone's top 3
I agree with this. Both had great careers, but aren't even close to top 3 material.
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TheOcean
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| re: Help settle a work debate, greatest heavyweight boxers (Posted on 12/10/12 at 3:18 pm to alajones)
Tyson had a legit shot of being the GOAT. RIP D'Amato
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DNaquin
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| re: Help settle a work debate, greatest heavyweight boxers (Posted on 12/10/12 at 3:19 pm to alajones)
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I don't know what happened to him by 1995
Prison broke what little mental soundness he had.
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DNaquin
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| re: Help settle a work debate, greatest heavyweight boxers (Posted on 12/10/12 at 3:19 pm to TheOcean)
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RIP D'Amato
Indeed. Amazing the difference one man in his corner made.
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