How Great Do You Feel Dick Tiger Was? And is he Greater Than These 4 Fighters?

[Sweet Pea]

I'd rate him behind all but Floyd.

[cotto20]

Originally Posted by Sweet Pea

I'd rate him behind all but Floyd.

Reasons? Why in you mind do Jones, Napoles, and Burley surpass him but Floyd dosent? out of interest?

[Sweet Pea]

Originally Posted by iran barkley

Reasons? Why in you mind do Jones, Napoles, and Burley surpass him but Floyd dosent? out of interest?

I rate Napoles top 25, with Jones and Burley somewhere in the top 40. Both Tiger and Floyd are probably just outside of the top 50, with Tiger higher due to his wins and willingness to fight the best fighters.

Napoles, Burley, and Jones all took on better opposition than Floyd (less so with Jones, though I rate him very highly based on ability and dominance). Combine that with the fact that I saw them as clearly more skilled and efficient fighters and they all hold a clear edge over him. I rate Napoles particularly highly.

[IntentionalButt]

Originally Posted by asero

he is just lucky he fought in a relatively weak era

Indeed, Marco Antonio Rubio would toy with him and stop him early.

[McGrain]

What strikes me about Tiger is how horrible he was. What a horrible bastard to be in the ring with. Whatever the relative pound for pound rankings of these fighters, Tiger was by far the most horrible.

[My2Sense]

Originally Posted by PowerPuncher

I'd rate them all above him, he has some fantastic wins, but he never proved dominant above the fighters of his era.

He had dominant wins over Fullmer, Giardello, and Benvenuti when each was the reigning titleholder in his division, and he dominated legit top contenders like Fernandez, Carter, and Rouse.