Who fought the most champions?

[dpw417]

Originally Posted by brownpimp88

exactly, if you have film, then yeah you can change it. But its all hypothetical. Not to mention that greb was an extremely dirty fighter, he would get dq'd all the time in todays era.

I'm not going there...if you want undisputable proof of Greb's greatness...It's right there in the record book...To try to imply anything different is ridiculous...He is one of the all timers.

[janitor]

[quote=brownpimp88]

Originally Posted by janitor

What is greb's resume at middleweight, this is what i always wanted to know. It seems like all his top wins were at 175, heavyweight or catch weight fights.

You are right.

It is at light heavyweight that his record really shines. In all he defeated 7 lineal light heavyweight champions.

At heavyweight he beat most of Jack Dempseys title challengers.

He was a middleweight but he had to suffer to make the weight.

His middleweight record is not bad either.

[brownpimp88]

[quote=janitor]

Originally Posted by brownpimp88

You are right.

It is at light heavyweight that his record really shines. In all he defeated 7 lineal light heavyweight champions.

At heavyweight he beat most of Jack Dempseys title challengers.

He was a middleweight but he had to suffer to make the weight.

His middleweight record is not bad either.

so at middleweight alone, its not unreasonable to rank monzon and hagler above fitszimmons and greb. I mean they did do more at 160, right?

[OLD FOGEY]

[quote=janitor]

Originally Posted by brownpimp88

You are right.

It is at light heavyweight that his record really shines. In all he defeated 7 lineal light heavyweight champions.

At heavyweight he beat most of Jack Dempseys title challengers.

He was a middleweight but he had to suffer to make the weight.

I remember Ted Carroll pointing out that both Greb and Walker did better than any other middleweights against bigger men, but that both stumbled some against men their own size or smaller. Could be weight making, or perhaps speed gave them problems.

[OLD FOGEY]

Nice Greb discussion, but Henry Armstrong might be the proper answer to this question.
Armstrong fought--Baby Arizmendi, Midget Wolgast, Juan Zurita, Mike Belloise, Frankie Klick, Benny Bass, Petey Sarron, Chalky Wright, Barney Ross, Lou Ambers, Ceferino Garcia, Lew Jenkins, Fritzie Zivic, Leo Rodak, Tippy Larkin, Sammy Angott, Beau Jack, Sugar Ray Robinson, and Slugger White.

That is 19 title claimants.

[janitor]

[quote=brownpimp88]

Originally Posted by janitor

so at middleweight alone, its not unreasonable to rank monzon and hagler above fitszimmons and greb. I mean they did do more at 160, right?

Wrong.

If you ask me who the best middleweight is, I will name the best fighter whose optimum weight was under 160 lbs.

I will not reward men who stay at 160 and periodically fight welterweights in my rankings.

If you want to be my No1 then get ready to take on the big boys.

[brownpimp88]

[quote=janitor]

Originally Posted by brownpimp88

Wrong.

If you ask me who the best middleweight is, I will name the best fighter whose optimum weight was under 160 lbs.

I will not reward men who stay at 160 and periodically fight welterweights in my rankings.

If you want to be my No1 then get ready to take on the big boys.

antuofermo, minter, hamsho, briscoe, sibson, monroe, watts, mugabi, roldan, finnegan, eugene hart, seales, are not real middleweight?

Originally Posted by OLD FOGEY

Nice Greb discussion, but Henry Armstrong might be the proper answer to this question.
Armstrong fought--Baby Arizmendi, Midget Wolgast, Juan Zurita, Mike Belloise, Frankie Klick, Benny Bass, Petey Sarron, Chalky Wright, Barney Ross, Lou Ambers, Ceferino Garcia, Lew Jenkins, Fritzie Zivic, Leo Rodak, Tippy Larkin, Sammy Angott, Beau Jack, Sugar Ray Robinson, and Slugger White.

That is 19 title claimants.

Holy cow!!!

That is a lot of champions, although I'm not familiar enough with his era to know who those guys were. Very impressive though.

[Mantequilla]

[quote=janitor]

Originally Posted by brownpimp88

Wrong.

If you ask me who the best middleweight is, I will name the best fighter whose optimum weight was under 160 lbs.

I will not reward men who stay at 160 and periodically fight welterweights in my rankings.

If you want to be my No1 then get ready to take on the big boys.

You shouldn't detract from fighters for staying at 160 either though.

Not saying you personally do, but just as a general rule.

[heerko koois]

Archie moore......

[Bummy Davis]

Harry Greb, Henry Armstrong,Archie Moore, in modern times Duran, he fought Marcel,Dejesus,Buchanan,Leonard,Palomino,Cuevas,Moore,Benitez,Hearns,Hagler,Barkley,Pazienza,Hiroshi Kobayashi,Guts Ishimatsu,Jorge Fernando Castro,Hector Camacho,William Joppy....I think thats 17 but not all wins