bit of a challenge

Discussion in 'British Boxing Forum' started by Jimjom, Jan 8, 2012.


  1. Jimjom

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    as im sure is the same for a lot of you, im getting a bit sick of the inspector khan mysteries so i'll try and see if anyone wants to have a go at compiling or posting their p4p all time top 50? cant see this being a 90 pager but does anyone have a list already compiled or willing to have a go?
     
  2. Jimjom

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    i'll throw mine out there to be savaged
     
  3. Jimjom

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    1. Ray Robinson
    2. Sam Langford
    3. Harry Greb
    4. Muhammad Ali
    5. Joe Louis
    6.Henry Armstrong
    7. Bob Fitzsimmons
    8. Ezzard Charles
    9. Roberto Duran
    10.Jimmy Wilde
    11. Willie Pep
    12. Benny Leonard
    13. Sugar Ray Leonard
    14. Pernell Whitaker
    15. Joe Gans
    16. Barney Ross
    17. Thomas Hearns
    18. Mike Tyson
    19. Packey McFarland
    20. Marvin Hagler
    21. Mickey Walker
    22. Jose Napoles
    23.Eder Jofre
    24.Alexis Arguello
    25. Barbados Joe Walcott
    26. Jimmy McLarnin
    27. Archie Moore
    28. Manny Pacquiao
    29. George Foreman
    30. Roy Jones Jr
    31. Joe Frazier
    32. Tony Canzoneri
    33. Fighting Harada
    34. Kid Chocolate
    35. Julio Cesar Chavez
    36. Emile Griffith
    37. Charley Burley
    38. Sandy Saddler
    39. Jack Dempsey
    40. Ike Williams
    42. Salvador Sanchez
    43. Carmen Basilio
    44. Michael Spinks
    45. Aaron Pryor
    46. Rocky Marciano
    47. Miguel Canto
    48. Pascual Perez
    49. Bernard Hopkins
    50. Lennox Lewis
     
  4. Jack Dempsey

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    Your top five best include SRR, Henry Armstrong, Harry Greb, Sam Langford and Paulie Malignaggi
     
  5. Jimjom

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    how did i forget the magic man!?
     
  6. Jack Dempsey

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    Its a nice list but I always have an issue with HW appearing in P4P lists, especially in the Top 5, but thats just me


    can you explain the love for Packy McFarland?
     
  7. Jimjom

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    for me its the wins over britt welsh and draw with britton (although disputed the two rematches were also close) that really seal the deal, i think i might have put him a bit high, but i rate his achievements in a tough era, would be higher if hed convincingly beat britton and gibbons mind
     
  8. Jimjom

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    and i used to eb the same with heavyweights, but then i thought it was unfair to penalise ali and louis just because they were heavyweight, their achievements and skills rank well p4p
     
  9. Flea Man

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    A lot of these are interchangable within their brackets, 1-5, 6-20, 21-30, 31-50. There are quite a few that come close to breaking my top 50 as well, Roy Jones, Jimmy Wilde, Miguel Canto, Chang-Jung Koo, Kid Chocolate, Bob Foster, Jim Driscoll and a few more.

    Harry Greb
    Henry Armstrong
    Ray Robinson
    Ezzard Charles
    Sam Langford
    Roberto Duran
    Benny Leonard
    Muhammad Ali
    Barney Ross
    Bob Fitzsimmons
    Joe Louis
    Tony Canzoneri
    Archie Moore
    Mickey Walker
    Willie Pep
    Barbados Joe Walcott
    Jimmy McLarnin
    Ray Leonard
    Pernell Whitaker
    Joe Gans
    Gene Tunney
    Luis Manuel Rodriguez
    Terry McGovern
    Carlos Ortiz
    Ike Williams
    Kid Gavilan
    Alexis Arguello
    Jose Napoles
    Fighting Harada
    Eder Jofre
    Manny Pacquiao
    Marvin Hagler
    Carlos Monzon
    Emile Griffith
    Julio Cesar Chavez
    Jack Britton
    Mike Spinks
    Sandy Saddler
    George Dixon
    Ruben Olivares
    Thomas Hearns
    Packey McFarland
    Evander Holyfield
    Salvador Sanchez
    Dick Tiger
    Tommy Loughran
    Lennox Lewis
    Bernard Hopkins
    Young Corbett III
     
  10. Jimjom

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    very nice list mate:good
     
  11. Flea Man

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    If I'm not wrong they both beat fighters ranging from 180-240 (maybe more for Louis with B.Baer and Carnera) so they proved their P4P credentials. It would be like not ranking Hagler, Monzon or Canto. These guys dominated their weight classes, which is just as valuable a plus point to dish out as fighting good guys over a number of weights.
     
  12. Flea Man

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    It's changed, was an old draft and had an obvious omission :good
     
  13. Jimjom

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    still a very comprehensive list mate :good was it eder jofre per chance?
     
  14. Flea Man

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    Yeah, and I took McFarland out. Had him in the mid-20s before, but my knowledge of him up to this point, compared to the others in the list at least, can't see him place that high.

    I've seen him in one posters top ten, a very smart poster as well.
     
  15. Jimjom

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    ye mcfarland was tricky for me to place, i dont really know that much about him and havent seen a lot of him, but i am impressed with what achieved on paper so used that as justification, after about 30 it became how many other fighters that i thought deserved to be there could i actually get in, i was pleasantly surpised with how the last 15-20 years did for representation in my list, thought i'd struggle to get any in bar sweet pea, but i think manny got a fair placing and got a couple more in with a few more on the verge, not a golden era but not as bad as i thought all things considered