Biggest round-robin group of prominent fighters?

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  1. Bukkake

    Bukkake Boxing Addict Full Member

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    For the purpose of this question, let's define 'prominent' as someone who:

    Has fought for a world title, recognized by BoxRec, or...
    is a member of the IBHOF.

    So, who can come up with the biggest 'all-fight-all" group of such boxers?




    Groups of 7:
    Tin_Ribs: Leonard, Kansas, Welsh, Dundee, White, Mitchell, Kilbane
    (and if we replace Mitchell with Mandot, we have another 7)

    Groups of 6:
    Boilermaker: Jeannette, Langford, McVea, Norfolk, Wills, Jim Johnson

    Groups of 5:
    scartissue: Ali, Frazier, Ellis, Quarry, Chuvalo
    frankenfrank: Ali, frazier, Ellis, Bonavena, Chuvalo
    scartissue: Napoles, Muniz, Lewis, Lopez, Pruitt
    scartissue: Charles, Moore, Maxim, Bivins, Marshall
    Tin_Ribs: Ross, Canzoneri, McLarnin, Petrolle, Fuller
     
    Bukkake, Aug 13, 2011
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  2. scartissue

    scartissue Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    I think I see where you're going as far as a group who has fought one another. Without trying too hard I will start with a group of 5 (I'm sure we can expand on this easily but to get the ball rolling we'll say start at 5).

    Ali
    Frazier
    Ellis
    Quarry
    Chuvalo
     
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  3. Bukkake

    Bukkake Boxing Addict Full Member

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    scartissue has set the bar at 5... anyone who can beat that?
     
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  4. frankenfrank

    frankenfrank Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    You could replace Quarry with Bonavena and remain with the same number ,
    but with a looser definition of a round-robin I can give bigger sizes
     
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  5. Bukkake

    Bukkake Boxing Addict Full Member

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    What do you have in mind?
     
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  6. frankenfrank

    frankenfrank Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Hagler
    Leonard
    Sims
    Barkley
    DeWitt
    Hearns
    Duran
    Benitez
    and you can even add Benn and Kalambay to it (fought Sims , Barkley and DeWitt)

    I can give some more , gotta love round-robins
     
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  7. Bukkake

    Bukkake Boxing Addict Full Member

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    I can see what you mean, as many of these men fought each other...
    but we're of course looking for groups of fighters were they ALL met each other.
     
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  8. frankenfrank

    frankenfrank Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Cream
    Charles
    Wright
    Johnson
    Maxim

    somebody expand it , i didn't bother enough probably
     
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  9. Bukkake

    Bukkake Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Not a bad effort - but I don't think Cream and Wright ever met!
     
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  10. scartissue

    scartissue Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Bukkake, this is not easy. Those first 5 came off the top of my head, but once I started looking into it it became difficult with those parameters. I've only able to do it once more, but I'm sure they're out there. Anyways, here are 5 more:

    Napoles
    Muniz
    Lewis
    Lopez
    Pruitt
     
    scartissue, Aug 14, 2011
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  11. Bukkake

    Bukkake Boxing Addict Full Member

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    No, scartissue... it certainly isn't! Much more difficult, than one might think.

    But you have now taken the lead with 2 x '5'
     
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  12. frankenfrank

    frankenfrank Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Thought I once saw it on boxrec but now I couldn't find it
     
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  13. doug.ie

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    without doing research....maybe 5 from the murderers row

    edit : scrub that....the 'fought for world title' bit cancels that.
     
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  14. scartissue

    scartissue Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    OK, one more:

    Charles
    Moore
    Maxim
    Bivins
    Marshall

    That's it, I can't go beyond 5. My mind is numb.
     
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  15. doug.ie

    doug.ie 'Classic Boxing Society' Full Member

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    marshall fight for a world title ?
     
    doug.ie, Aug 14, 2011
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