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'smitty' posted a question earlier asking which heavyweight champ had defeated the most former and future champs. It made me do some detective work.

I looked at four fighters - Joe Louis, Ali, Tyson and Holyfield. Came out that Holyfield was the answer (10), and Louis was the least. I think 3.
That surprised me; was Louis facing opposition that inferior? I mean - 25 defenses, they couldn't all be bums.

Then it hit me - when Louis fought, he was the only heavyweight champ. When Ali fought, there were two champs to choose from. When Tyson and Holyfield fought - 3. 4 if you want to count the WBO joke.
It's not that Louis fought inferior opposition, it's that he fought in a saner time - only one champ.

I love this sport, as you all do, and I don't think it'll ever die - but MMA is a serious, serious threat - moreso now that caliber fighters like Shannon Briggs are getting their a***s handed to them when they try it.

MMA is simpler - 1 champ in less divisions.
Comments?

2006-09-26 20:27:13 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Sports Boxing

4 answers

Good point, at least Joe was fighting the real number 1 during his Era.

So he fought the Best Available Contender.

We are now in Era that everyone can create a belt and call himself a Champ, and give a mismandatory defense against a Beautician as long that guy paid the Sanctioning Fee.

Alpha Belts is pure Crap.

2006-09-27 01:03:23 · answer #1 · answered by Warhorse X 4 · 0 0

I say this all the time if boxing is to survive it must have the will ti survive. Survival of the fittest.

2006-10-01 15:40:01 · answer #2 · answered by smitty 7 · 0 0

dont know

2006-09-30 23:35:39 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

r u mad!!!

2006-09-27 03:30:25 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0 1

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