Best fighters in the original 8 weight classes

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  1. Vano-Irons

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    I'm putting together a series of articles based on the greatest fighters of the original 8 weigh classes. But rather than me picking the fighters I believe to be the best, I want the public to vote. Of course, choosing 1 fighter per weight class will be next to impossible. So, you are allowed 3 Honourable Mentions per division ie, Heavyweight All Time Champion, Ali. Honourable Mentions Louis, Tyson and Holmes

    So, let me have it.

    Flyweight All Time Champion:
    Honourable mentions

    Bantamweight All Time Champion:
    Honourable Mentions

    Featherweight All Time Champion:
    Honourable Mentions

    Lightweight All Time Champion:
    Honourable Mentions

    Welterweight All Time Champion:
    Honourable Mentions

    Middleweight All Time Champion:
    Honourable Mentions

    LightHeavyweight All Time Champion:
    Honourable Mention

    Heavyweight All Time Champion:
    Honourable mentions
     
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  2. Flea Man

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    There's a sticky on this in the Classic.

    This should make for abysmal viewing.
     
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  3. Vano-Irons

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    Had no idea. Cheers flea
     
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  4. TFFP

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    [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NPUNsN-0Lz4&feature=related[/ame]
     
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  5. Spearmint Rhino

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    Miguel WILL say Kell Brook for the best welterweight of all time, and cite Flea's oft-used phrase ''titles don't mean **** all''.
     
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  6. Vano-Irons

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    :lol:
     
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  7. Vano-Irons

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    Have a think about the answers tho. I'm aiming to get 1,000 votes before I begin writing.
     
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  8. TFFP

    TFFP The Eskimo

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    I've a horrible feeling Flea is going to own me on Harada being greater than Jofre in this thread and I'll stubbornly resist against all logic.
     
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  9. Flea Man

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    Nah, that's just in a P4P sense :good

    What was that song?!?
     
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  10. TFFP

    TFFP The Eskimo

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    Well, the first 2 weight classes are fairly obvious. For me anyway. I think they'll be fairly unanimous?
     
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  11. Vano-Irons

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    Wham: you gotta have faith :lol:
     
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  12. Flea Man

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    Flyweight All Time Champion: Miguel Canto
    Honourable mentions: Pascual Perez, Benny Lynch, Jimmy Wilde

    Bantamweight All Time Champion: Eder Jofre
    Honourable Mentions: Ruben Olivares, Manuel Ortiz, Terry McGovern

    Featherweight All Time Champion: Willie Pep
    Honourable Mentions: Sandy Saddler, Ernesto Marcel, Vicente Saldivar

    Lightweight All Time Champion: Roberto Duran
    Honourable Mentions: Joe Gans, Benny Leonard, Carlos Ortiz

    Welterweight All Time Champion: Ray Robinson
    Honourable Mentions: Henry Armstrong, Kid Gavilan, Jose Napoles

    Middleweight All Time Champion: Harry Greb
    Honourable Mentions: Marvin Hagler, Carlos Monzon, Ray Robinson. As I've already included Ray at Welter, feel free to accept Dick Tiger for an alternate pick for this weightclass.

    LightHeavyweight All Time Champion: Ezzard Charles
    Honourable Mention: Archie Moore, Mike Spinks, Bob Foster

    Heavyweight All Time Champion: Muhammad Ali
    Honourable mentions: Joe Louis, Lennox Lewis, George Foreman

    Off the top of my head. I'm sure debate will provoke some 'Damn, how did I omit him?!?' moments, but oh, well.
     
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  13. Spearmint Rhino

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    I don't pretend to know enough about the lower weight classes to name any names.

    I'd start with Robinson at welter and Hagler at middle, Ali at HW too.
     
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  14. GazOC

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    Heavyweight: Ali. Hon mention Louis

    Light Heavy: Dunno. Tunney, Greb? Hon mention Spinks and Conn?

    Middle: Monzon. Hon mention Hagler

    Welter: Robinson. Hon Mention Gavilan and Leonard

    Light: Duran, Hon mention Whittaker, Leonard and Gans

    Feather: Arguello, Hon mention Sanchez, Saddler, Pep

    Bantam: Jofre (not happy with this pick): hon mention Olivares, Zarate.

    Fly: Dunno!!


    Plus a hon mention for Henry Armstrong in a least 2 of those divisions!!
     
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  15. Flea Man

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    No Andrew Ridgeley there, just pure George Michael.

    Eskimo love me (no homo) and I love him....when he's around :roll:
     
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