Sammy Mandell - an ATG ??

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Originally Posted by Boxed Ears

It's funny how I see people saying things like "Calzaghe is an ATG but has a pretty weak resume for an ATG." but then you look at Mandell's resume and people are so confused about why he's rarely mentioned they have to ask if he even is an ATG or not. I blame Howie Mandel for this.

Well said BE. My OP and thread title look naive now but I think he deserve more discussions.....

[WhyYouLittle]

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Originally Posted by WhyYouLittle

WYL, Sammy Mandell was a helluva boxer, much in the style of a later day Ken Buchanan...But he was not to be compared to Barney Ross as an alltime great LW...Barney Ross aside from his text book boxing had the ability to trade with much harder punchers than he, and most likely was NEVER FLOORED ONCE...Ross had an iron chin much like the later WW Kid Gavilan.and was NEVER kod in 82 bouts against the best punchers of his era, McLarnin, Canzoneri, Billy Petrolle, Henry Armstrong, and the great punching MW Ceferino Garcia,whom the smaller Ross beat twice, once when Barney Ross had a broken hand...NO WW has it easy against a prime Barney Ross...

Yep. Defense like wall, granite chin, stinging jab, fast hands, IQ, and one game SOB. Kids watching Hurricane Hank blow him away today have no idea the mixed feelings that rough retirement must have brought back then.