If it were possible to have a tournament of all heavy-weight champs in their prime, who would emerge as champ?

Question

If it were possible to have a tournament of all heavy-weight champs in their prime, who would emerge as champ?

Answer 1

Rocky Marciano, end of story

Answer 2

Joe Louis- that's why he will always be known as 'The Champ'.

Answer 3

Eithe IRON MIKE TYSON or ROCKY MARCIANO.

people who say Ali are idiots

Answer 4

Iron Mike in his prime was a beast. Ali would out  jab Mike Tyson but one error will leave Ali floored for the 10 count.

Answer 5

It is going to be a contest between Georger Foreman, Larry Holmes and  Ali, Foreman's power was way too much for a lot of guys to handle, Holmes has the best jab in boxing and he is a better over all boxer than most heavy weight champs, Ali has proven himself against guys like foreman,frazier and liston he has speed,stamina and a great chin however he is not invincible and i think that had the 1966 Ali fought foreman the fight could have gone to Foreman who although slow,knew how to handle fast boxers.

Tyson- He would go far and defeat the smaller and slower opponents that would have problems with his peek a boo movements but eventually his lack of heart would get in the way of his boxing talents

Joe Frazier- one word: "Foreman"

Liston: Ali, Foreman.Holmes and Frazier would be able to handle him

Patterson: Liston,Foreman,Tyson,Ali,Frazier,Dempsey and marciano would beat him

Marciano: he would hold his own against some guys but loose to Foreman,Holmes,Ali,Tyson,Johnson and Liston due to the relative size difference and power that these guys had over him

Dempsey: An aggressive fighter who is scared of no one he would put up a great fight against many oppponents but he would not be able to handle Foreman, Ali (1966), Frazier (it would be a great fight though), Tyson (better peek a boo user and much faster and aggressive) and some other guys

Louis: He was a great champion and could very well win it all however Foreman would have been a problem for him due to the physical advantages that foreman had, Ali would give him a great fight, Jack Johnson could handle him but i think louis would win,Holmes would be a problem for him as well as Holmes had better over all skills and was bigger

Ali: He has proven himself already, his speed, stamina and reslience make him the man to beat in this competition however he is not unbeatable

Foreman: His power was tremendous and he was bigger than most of the guys he faced,he had a pretty good chin and he was pretty good at timing and landing his devastating punches, he would be the most powerful hitter on this list and could handle many of the past champions with relative ease (he made norton and frazier look like amateurs)

Lewis: He was a good boxer with underrated power and good intelligence in the ring, his biggest flaw was his tendency to make silly mistakes every now and then and leave himself open to punches when he could very well avoid them, he would beat guys like patterson, johansen and Frazier but he would have problems against Ali,Foreman and Holmes who were much better boxers than he was.

In the end it would come down to Holmes who had the best skills in the heavyweight ranks and the best jab, Foreman who was the hardest and meanest puncher, Ali who was the fastest (patterson was actually faster but much smaller and less powerful) and had the chin to take heavy shots from the hard hitters.

Answer 6

muhammad ali

Answer 7

ROCKY MARCIANO would have dominated!

Answer 8

MIKE TYSON!!!! hands down....nobody could touch tyson in his prime!!!