We asked ChatGPT to name the top ten heavyweights of all-time the results are interesting.
Coming up with a top ten list is never easy, and can cause quite the debate between friends in the pub of course you have greats like Muhammad Ali, Lennox Lewis and Joe Louis who will be included.
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But we asked AI it’s thoughts and here’s what it responded.
‘Ranking the top 10 boxing heavyweights of all time can be subjective and may vary depending on individual opinions.
However, here is a list of 10 legendary heavyweight boxers who are often considered among the best:
1. Muhammad Ali
2. Joe Louis
3. Rocky Marciano
4. Jack Johnson
5. Larry Holmes
6. George Foreman
7. Lennox Lewis
8. Joe Frazier
9. Mike Tyson
10. Evander Holyfield
Please note that this list is not definitive, and there have been many other great heavyweight boxers throughout history.
Thoughts on the list? Let us know in the comments.
Actually a pretty good list. Not alot to argue with there.
Agree with Brian. My initial reaction is to disagree at least a little, but it’s hard. Lol. Love that they put Lennox Lewis and Evander on here. Maybe Jack Dempsey? The thing is it’s hard to displace anyone already listed. I may take some guff but would put Lewis above Ali. Just barely! Great list.
Glad to see Evander in there. If he had stayed at light heavy or cruiserweight he might be the GOAT in those weight classes. No one would have cared much. Those weight classes hardly exist anymore.
Ali hasn’t been knocked out in 56 fights, lennox has in 42 fights,Mr statistic analyser.
Ali fought most of the time damaged physically. Lennox didn’t.
How is it Rocky Marciano undefeated ,beat Joe Lewis is third ?
“How is it Rocky Marciano undefeated ,beat Joe Lewis is third ?”
Joe Louis was WAY past his prime when that happened.
Besides: Though it is impressive, I would not put too much into this ‘being undefeated’. If Marciano had continued boxing, he would eventually have been beaten, perhaps multiple times.
Another statistic: Joe Louis had 66 wins, Marciano had 49.
You defeated your argument- You can’t cherry pick a boxer’s prime- they continue because they think they will win. And you can presume when one fighter will lose- they win and lose all on their own, all for different reasons. You can’t tell me that Joe Louis had 17 more substantial fights. So if Rocky kept fighting and lost- he should move up because it was past his prime???? That is a poor excuse for your picks. I could argue many but boxing is ‘Era conscious”- but Mr. Herrmann has a point because it is in the ring- he beat him, he never lost, he was the champ- on that one, no excuses.
The reason is because although Rocky Marciano was undefeated, he beat all the greats pass there prime. Joe Louis and several other heavyweights were well past there prime.
It was joe’s end of his career when he fought Rocky. Rocky was in his prime. joe was old and ready to retire when they fought.
Never understand why Ali is always first he lost a few fights 🤷🏼
Bo był najlepszy w histori.W swoim primie był nie do pokonania.
Ali defeated more Great Fighters than any other Boxer in history, Liston, Patterson, Williams, Terrell, Frazier, Foreman, and Norton. Plus, the years that should have been his prime were stolen from us. He also Called the round in which he would KO his opponent. Probably the Greatest athlete Of All Times.
Diseased physically, they just know they can’t match him in health, he’s never been knocked out though.
Marciano’s unbeaten record was achieved against boxing bums and aging greats. He beat a geriatric Joe Louis who was way past his prime, a virtual centenarian in Archie Moore and Father Time Jersey Joe Walcott who was actually winning their fight on points before he was floored. The only fighter of any consequence in his prime that Marciano fought and won was Ezzard Charles. Too much is made of Marciano’s contrived unbeaten record. I believe he is fortunate to be so high on this list, if on it at all.
Foreman over Holmes
Absolutely,Foreman should be in top Five
Sonny Liston should arguably be that list
Great list. Ali was most definitely the best, they said the knock out king Liston would knock him out he didn’t, they said big hitting Foreman would knock him out he didn’t. He would have done same to Tyson.
If Tyson couldn’t knock his opponent out inside five rounds he was done. I thought Lenox could have been rated maybe four.
I would have loved to have see Jack Johnson and Ali fight in their primes.
Jack Dempsey has to be top 10…and back then they fought what like every week or so…At least give him the Iron Man award for Boxing.
Also Roy Jones Jr.
Where’s Klitschko, Evander beat Tyson both times
Holyfield has a win against 4 of the fighters on this list yet he’s not in it? Make it make sense. The greatest fighter Tyson ever beat was a 38 yr old Holmes who was 2yrs out of retirement.
Remove Tyson and replace him with Jersey Joe Walcott. Tyson’s wins were fixed by Don King. Tyson lost all of his non-fixed fights.
Okay, Muhamad Ali, was not only a great fighter, but he also had charisma and was an entertainer. Yet, I see a lot of people here disrespecting Rocky Marciano and saying he only boxed opponents that were way past their prime. While there might be some truth to that it does not diminish the fact that during his career he went 49 and 0 with 40 TKO”s. Were all of his opponents “bums” or too old and past their glory days? I don’t think so. I also think Joe Frazier should be on that list.
Number 8 Joe F
Where is Riddick Bowe?
Not even Lewis could knock out Holyfield like Riddick Bowe.
Bowe was a good heavyweight but NOT an all time great. Good power in both hands and an iron chin but he became lazy and overconfident. This was his undoing.
Not a Bad List. I would’ve probably substituted SONNY LISTON for Evander Holyfield but no real complaint.
I believe that Larry Holmes should be in the Top 10 but I DO NOT THINK he should be ranked higher than Mike Tyson!!!
Mike Tyson 86 to 89 was his peak and the only time in his career he could have still been at his best
When he was Kid Dynamite he was so calculated and accurate, fast and a bomber
He was a faster man in the same way Roy Jones jr was his biggest weapon when he won the title
The night he beat Berbick he’d have beaten anyone
Young and yet to achieve, he’d set about any Boxer that way because that’s the way he fights
At 219lb he was short compared to the evolving size of heavyweights, powerfully built
Ali in comparison weighed 210lb and was slenderly built
Marciano was 186lb
Boxing is evolving
Everything gets better
Boxing can’t be the only thing to beat evolution and Boxers not get better
Kelly Pavlik told me it’s very easy
Leonard would outbox Robinson
Roy Jones would beat Leonard
Boxing gets better by decade he said
Evolution keeps our sports greats in the past and different times
1) Tyson
2) Ali
3) Foreman
4Lewis
5) Holmes
6) Klitchko
7) Frazier
8) lyfield
9) Klitchko
10) Liston
People say Tyson and Marciano didn’t beat anyone who wasn’t a bum or old. Who did Larry Holmes beat that wasn’t in one of these categories. I don’t believe he should make this list. Can’t remember any exciting fights by him. Can think of many others like some have already argued that deserve it more. I have no issue with any of the other names on the list. At least Tyson and Rocky beat the hell out of people. I don’t recall Holmes being exciting in any way ever
Thought Tyson would be higher… such a shame to not see Ali v Joe Louis, both in prime
The only significant disagreement I have is the inclusion of Joe Frazier. How about Ken Norton?
Ali defeated more Great Fighters than any other Boxer in history, Liston, Patterson, Williams, Terrell, Frazier, Foreman, and Norton. Plus, the years that should have been his prime were stolen from us. He also Called the round in which he would KO his opponent. Probably the Greatest athlete Of All Times.
I think rating need be done base on the wave each made, aside from Muhammad Ali, no boxer in the 20th century/21st century has pulled more attention and ovation than Tyson
Before I saw this list I tried to mentally make a top 10 list and it was pretty much same as their own, but in a different order.
I think I’ll place mine like this:
1. Muhammed Ali
2. Joe Louis
3. Rocky Marciano
4. Jack Johnson
5. Lennox Lewis
6. George Foreman
7. Evander Holyfield
8. Mike Tyson
9. Larry Holmes
10. Joe Frazier
11. Sonny Liston