Tyson Fury has proven himself to be one of the greatest heavyweight boxers of all time, but the question is, how good is he compared to his predecessors?
In October last year, Fury destroyed Deonte Wilder in three battles, which not only ended the dispute with his opponents, but also further consolidated his position in the boxing arena. With Fury back on the field this week against his British compatriot Dillion White, can we put Fury with the elite of history? Some people feel that today's heavyweight boxers cannot be compared with the legends of the last century, but it is undeniable that under the leadership of Furi, Joshua, Wilder, Usik and others, today's heavyweights are in a new period of glory, at least more remarkable than the previous era of the Klitchenko brothers.
This week, DAZN named the top 10 heavyweight boxers in history, so let's take a look at who they are.
10. Rocky Marciano
With an impressive 49 wins and a remarkable record of 43 KO opponents, it has defeated famous players including Joe Luiz, Ezard Charles, Archie Moore and others. Marciano is one of the most feared champions of all time and the only boxer in the heavyweight category to date to maintain an all-out victory, and even though Fury is now unbeaten, he has one more draw than Marciano.
9. Tyson-Fury
Furi's combination of pure technology and undervalued power, his growing dominance in today's heavyweights, thanks to his victory over Wilder, Klitschko Jr., and Fury's feat of stepping out of his shadow is highly commendable, and even on this basis alone, he can be ranked among the greatest heavyweight boxers, and if Fury later unifies the entire class, his ranking will continue to soar.
8. Joe Louis
With only one world champion at the time, Luis was the "lone winner", max Bale, James Braddock, Max Schmeling, Joe Walcott, all felt Luiz's heavy punch.
7. George Foreman
After only two rounds to knock joe Fraser and Ken Norton over, Forman was the most feared "god of power" of his time, and then smashed the 26-year-old heavyweight fighter Michael Mueller at the age of 45, proving that strength was the best weapon to leave the boxer at the end.
6. Joe Fraser
"Fireworks Joe" was the first to end Muhammad Ali. Fraser once said that to be the greatest man, you have to beat the greatest opponent. The boxing champion Ali is great now and also needs good competitors to push, and Fraser is one of his best opponents.
5. Larry Holmes
With his superb stinging skills, Holmes dominated the heavyweight boxing scene for 8 years, defeating Ken Norton, Ernie Shavos, and Muhammad Ali along the way, and it is impossible to ignore Holmes's position on the field, but his boxing achievements are often underestimated.
4. Mike Tyson
Although Lewis and Holyfield all defeated Tyson, it did not affect Tyson's identity as a great boxer. In the late 1980s, Tyson dominated the entire heavyweight boxing scene, where were Lewis and Hollyfield at that time? Looking at Tyson's fierce battles with Treno Burbik, Frank Bruno, Donovan Radock, and Michael Spinks, it is not difficult to understand why Tyson has become a popular idol, although the "Bronze Bomber" Wilder surpassed Tyson in the number of times he defended his title, in front of Tyson, Wilder was more like a small follower.
3. Evand-Hollyfield
Hollyfield is the only heavyweight boxer to win 4 world championships so far, he defeated his contemporaries Riddick Bowe, Mike Tyson, leaving a warrior footprint in his class, and Hodge Sr. is also one of the "hardest to conquer" boxers, which is worth learning from everyone.
2. Lennox-Lewis
Lewis was a 3-time world heavyweight champion winner, defeating almost all the masters of his generation, he defeated Tyson, Holyfield, Grand Klitsko, some people think That Lewis was very lucky in his career, but no one denied his strength, Lewis in his glory period, showed pure sweet science, master boxing skills.
1. Muhammad Ali
Ali's name is always supreme when it comes to the greatest heavyweight boxers, he defeated Fraser twice to avenge his revenge, KO the feared Foreman, who wrestled with Ken Norton in the case of being smashed in the jaw, and was the first in heavyweight history to win 3 world championships. There is no doubt that Ali's legacy is the best on the heavyweight throne, and no one dares to express disobedience.