Brizel’s All Time Virtual Heavyweight Boxing Championship Tournament: Round One
By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent
In an experiment, I took some of the famous names in the heavyweight division, champions and contenders, past and present, and did my own all-time heavyweight tournament on paper. Here are my results for round one, clearly more than the standard 64 names for elimination, and you can take is as you will. The rules are simple: there’s no time barrier for entry in the tournament. Anybody can throw there hat into the ring, past and present.
The matchups come out of a computer with a random imagination, sort of like picking a number out of a magician’s hat. Therefore, please do not try to rationalize these matchups.
All-Time Virtual Heavyweight Tournament Round One
Jersey Joe Walcott KO 3 Duane Bobick
Riddick Bowe TKO 8 Pierre Coetzer
Sam Langford Win 15 Ken Norton
Shannon Briggs Win 15 Joe Mesi
Ezzard Charles Win 15 Bob Foster
George Foreman Win 15 Frank Moran
Oleg Maskaev Win 15 Leotis Martin
Harry Wills KO 6 John Dino Denis
Larry Holmes TKO 5 Jameel McCline
Bonecrusher Smith KO 9 Alejandro Lavorante
Joe Louis KO4 Kevin McBride
James Braddock KO 4 Brian London
Tony Thompson KO 6 Renaldo Snipes
Gentleman Jim Corbett Win 15 Ray Mercer
Paddy Ryan KO 8 Trevor Berbick
Ike Ibeabuchi TKO 15 Ruslan Chagaev
Monte Barrett Win 15 Tony Tubbs
John Ruiz Win 15 Mac Foster
Buddy Baer Win 15 Eddie Machen
Iron Mike Tyson KO 5 Joe Bugner
Rocky Marciano KO 12 Michael Moorer
Mike Weaver Win 15 Jose Nino Ribalta
Max Schmeling Win 10 Randy Neumann
Muhammad Ali KO 10 Jess Willard
James Jeffries Win 15 Ernie Terrell
John L. Sullivan Win Majority Decision 15 Ron Lyle
Jack Root Win 20 Pinklon Thomas
Jameel McCline Win 15 Carmine Vingo
Harry Kid Matthews TKO 12 Lamon Brewster
Ray Mercer TKO 8 Don Cockell
Tommy Morrison Win Split Decision 15 Eddie Chambers
Arthur Godoy TKO 11 Sergei Lyakhovich
Lou Nova KO 9 Francois Botha
Donavan Razor Ruddock Win 15 Buster Mathis
Jack Dempsey KO 4 Battling Jim Johnson
Joe Frazier Win 15 Tommy Gibbons
Floyd Patterson Win 15 Hasim Rahman
Charles Sonny Liston Win 15 Ken Norton
James Toney TKO 8 Scott LeDeux
Roy Jones Jr. KO 4 Primo Carnera
Nicolai Valuev Win 15 Cleveland Williams
Evander Holyfield Win TKO 14 Doug Jones
Jack Dempsey KO 9 Ingemar Johansson
Roland LaStarza Win 15 Jack Sharkey
Max Schmeling KO 10 Big John Tate
Lennox Lewis Win 15 Mike Weaver
Michael Dokes Win 15 Oscar Bonavena
Gene Tunney KO 6 Floyd Patterson
Archie Moore Win 15 Bob Fitzsimmons
Corrie Sanders KO 8 Jimmy Ellis
Oliver McCall TKO 9 Brian Nielsen
Earnie Shavers KO 2 Audley Harrison
Pete Rademacher Win 10 Danny Williams
Tomasz Adamek Win 15 Randy Tex Cobb
George Foreman KO 4 Gerrie Coetzee
Jerry Quarry Win 15 Frank Bruno
Ezzard Charles Win 15 Boone Kirkman
Jersey Joe Walcott TKO 15 Eddie Machen
Dr. Vitali Klitschko Win 15 Young Stribling
David Haye TKO 13 Trevor Berbick
Jack Johnson Win 15 Alexander Povetkin
Lennox Lewis Win 15 Dr. Wladimir Klitschko
Max Baer KO 11 Samuel Peter
Michael Spinks Win 15 Zeljko Mavrovic
Jimmy Bivins KO 8 Leon Spinks
George Carpentier KO 6 Ron Stander
Sam Langford Win 15 Zora Foley
Cleveland Williams Win 15 Maxie Rosenbloom
Billy Conn Win 15 James Buster Douglas
Jerry Quarry KO 12 Tim Witherspoon
Marvin Hart Win 20 George Chuvalo
Fireman Jim Flynn TKO 13 Gregorio Peralta
Joe Jeannette Win 15 Tommy Farr
Sam McVea TKO 6 Chuck Wepner
Joe Choynski KO 5 John Tate
Evander Holyfield KO 9 Bob Baker
Angel Luis Firpo KO 9 Lorenzo Zenon
Henry Cooper Win 15 Michael Bentt
Riddick Bowe Win 20 Tommy Burns
Jimmy Young Win 15 Two Ton Tony Galento (Young knocked down in fourth round)
Joey Maxim KO 5 Rodney Bobick
James Braddock KO 13 Chris Byrd
Fireman Jim Flynn KO 10 Al Blue Lewis
Gerry Cooney TKO 13 Michael Grant
Kingfish Levinsky TKO 14 Dwight Muhammad Qawi
Joey Maxim Win 15 Scott Frank
Greg Page Win 15 Gary Mason
Mickey Walker TKO 8 Paulino Uzkudun
Tyson Fury Win 12 David Tua
Steve Cunningham Draw 12 Herbie Hyde
Ossie Ocasio TKO 10 Bert Cooper
Johnny Du Plooy KO 9 Michael Bentt
Hurricane Tommy Jackson Win 15 Vassily Jirov
Rex Layne TKO 8 Bobby Czyz
Johnathon Banks Win 15 Johnny Risko
Philadelphia Jack O’Brien Win Split Decision 15 Francesco Damiani
Stanley Ketchel Win 15 Karl Mildenberger
Al Kaufman Win 15 Steffen Tangstad
Kirk Johnson TKO 10 Tyrell Biggs
Calvin Brock Win Majority Decision 15 Fres Oquendo
Georges Carpentier Win 15 Vincent Maddalone
Ron Stander TKO 8 Lamar Clark
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