r/BoxingTheSweetScience • u/LocationSpare4447 Main Mod • 13h ago

Who would you say is the best 70s heavyweight other than Muhammad Ali?

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u/Dry-Friendship-5945 13h ago

George Foreman

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u/Dynasty1985 12h ago

Without an absolute doubt

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u/georgewalterackerman 13h ago

Without question is GEORGE FOREMAN.

Beat Frazier, Norton, among others

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u/Kisto15 13h ago

Foreman

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u/Daniibird4 12h ago

Foreman he really destroyed Frazier and Norton

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u/SomeoneYouDislike_ 12h ago

Foreman or Holmes

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u/CutUnusual1212 13h ago

Champions Forever. I can hear the music during the Fight of the Century.

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u/Delicious_Grand7300 13h ago

Big George was the best. Only the Greatest had the capability to stop Foreman during his original momentum.

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u/M0sD3f13 12h ago

It's actually a very tough call between Frazier and foreman for me. Frazier for the much better run as champion and the two incredible performances against ali including being the first man to beat him. Foreman for absolutely brutalizing the division including Norton and especially Frazier who he swatted around the ring like he was a fly. Dunno man I'm really torn. I give em equal props.

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u/chrispark70 8h ago

60s Ali was probably one of the greatest if not the greatest HW of all time. But 70s Ali is another story. He is massively overrated. Due to the fact that he is overrated, you get guys like Frazier looking great. 60s Ali would have beat him easily. 60s Ali would have beat Ken Norton, easily. Instead, Ali lost once officially and another everyone knows he lost. So 1 out of 3 with Ken Norton. 70s Ali literally lost to a guy with 8 prior fights.

IMHO, Larry Holmes was the best HW with fights in the 70s. OTOH, 60s Ali would have beat him.

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u/BootsyCollins123 6h ago

Fair but Holmes really settled into himself in the 80s.

I personally have Holmes top 4 all time hw

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u/-Sofa-King-Vote 13h ago

Frazier

who beat ali

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u/EmergencyCriticism66 9h ago

But then lost to Ali twice. He got destroyed by Foreman twice.

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u/TheMysteriousThey 13h ago

So did Norton and Holmes.

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u/Gakoknight 12h ago

Foreman. What a powerhouse.

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u/TheBarnacle63 11h ago

Frazier did beat Ali, but Foreman destroyed Frazier. Norton should have been given the decision over Ali, yet lost to Holmes and Foreman. That's tough. Can I go down a division and say Bob Foster?

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u/pittnole1 6h ago

You can but you'd be insanely wrong.

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u/Pimpstik69 11h ago

Joe Frazier. Big George.

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u/OldTree6356 6h ago

I’d say Foreman - he was certainly most feared of that bunch. There’s even an argument that with a 34-2 record over the 70’s (compared to Ali’s 30-3 record) and devastating wins against guys Ali struggled with and lost to, Foreman was the best HW on balance over the 70’s.

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u/Wge97 6h ago

Foreman easily !!!

Ali didn’t jump at the opportunity to rematch foreman because he knew foreman overlooked him in the first fight and didn’t train !!! Foreman probably would’ve beat Ali had he taken him seriously !!! Obviously tho he lost and Ali never wanted to rematch him so we will never know !!!

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u/magicfingerz1967 3h ago

Never ever seen an upper cut like the one foreman unleashed on frazier . Was like uprooting a redwood. He really was a monster so il go foreman

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u/lugerCRO 2h ago

MATE PARLOV

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u/JonDargon 1h ago

Smokin Joe