This is a hard one. There's Don Wilson, Bill Wallace, Benny Urquidez, and more modern fighters like Peter Aerts, Ernesto Hoost. I've went for Smith, but I'm torn. Alexis was tip top too, but Don Wilson proved himself a lot.
Heavyweights: 1) Maurice Smith 2) Tony Palmore 3) Joe Lewis Neither Cikatic nor Alexio were heavyweights before K-1. They just jumped on the heavyweight train for K-1 and ate up.
Bill "Superfoot" Wallace just turned 77 years of youth/age today. He still teaches kicking seminars all over the place. https://www.backkicks.com/bill-wallace-exclusive/
I saw someone gave this topic CPR - Ernesto Hoost - Remy Bonjanski - Peter Aerts - Alistair Overeem - Sem Schilt Thats the dutch batch of fighter that I thought were pretty good, and also the reason I voted other
I didnt read it right the PRE K1 Fighters Ah well.....alcohol, new years etc Another one from the Netherlands, Jon Bluming may he r.i.p.