Heavyweight champion with the most rewatch value?

Holyfield for me.

How about YOU?

 

Joe Louis by about 14 miles

 

Tyson

 

To add to this... is this also your favourite heavyweight champ? It isn't for me.

 

Yes in terms of styles. I didn't want him to beat Bruno or Lewis tho for obvious reasons.

 

You Mean BESIDES Mike Tyson???....



REED:scratcher:

 

I watch alot of Lennox and Ali too.

 

Early Tyson, is good for just plain old gratuitous entertainment. Marciano too, especially clips of his training routine, as much as his fights. Vitali in the Lewis, Johnson, Sanders and Williams fights is quite entertaining stuff.

 

The ones I rewatch most are, in order, Ali, Lewis, Vitali, Foreman, Holmes. Barring Foreman, they all are also my favorites

 

Ali & Tyson

 

Tyson

 

Tyson

Louis has a lot of highlight reel KOs too. Holyfield has a lot of good two-way action fights. Bowe had his share of exciting fights as well.

 

You can't go wrong with any of the following (at certain points in their career, of course)...

Frazier
Tyson
Foreman
Holyfield
Bowe
Louis
Dempsey

My favourite Heavy, Liston, isn't quite up there, but I love his work just the same.

 

You could rename this to the Mike Tyson thread.

Although my favorite hw was Lennox Lewis.

 

sonny liston
larry holmes

 

I hardly ever rewatch his fights, apart from Lewis and Holy I

 

Yeah, maybe it's just me... but I'm usually only interested in rewatching competitive fights.

 

not only were those two fights not competitive. they were not even entertaining beatings.

 

Wasn't agreeing with those examples. My apologies.

 

Tyson for me.

 

Close second to Tyson.

 

Tyson without even thinking twice about it

and no (Riddick Bowe)

 

You forgot to mention Buster Douglas you mischievous fin.

 

I love watching my old Bowe tapes, but as a fan of Lennox Lewis... well, you know how it is.

 

mmm, no I don't think I did. Though the only argument I can make is that I don't rewatch that fight often

 

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Tyson vs Bruno 1 and 2, Ruddock 1 & 2, Berbick, Thomas, Biggs, Tubbs, Holmes, Spinks, Williams and his 19 fight KO streak highlight reel. Tyson used to send guys flying with punches.

My favourite fighter is Ali, but for rewatchability, tyson no doubt.

 

Give me the Holyfield/Bowe trilogy over all those fights.

 

when is the last time you guys watched tyson - ruddock fights? great competitive tyson fights.

there is a counter right hand tyson downs ruddock with in the second fight that is just a stunning example of tysons defense, speed and reactions all rolled into one. When you see the replay, ruddock is like what the fuck where did that come from when he's sitting on his ass.

 

watch this video from the 1.10 minute mark to see the punch i talked
about. watch the slow motion cos it shows you from a couple of angles.
the second angle is the best.


http://youtu.be/UlG5Evj0p2o

 

I love both fights. (yeah the first one had a premature stoppage)

Not too often do you get to see two heavyweights in or near their prime with that kind of sick power landing so many bombs on each other.

Even in hindsight it's strange knowing the second fight went the distance.

It would be like Jackson and McClellan going 12 the way they fought.