Greatest Canadian Fighters by Lou Eisen

Again the source is: The Ultimate Book of Boxing Lists by Teddy Atlas and Bert Sugar.

I never posted this before because I didn´t see the point to do so...but we have been posting some lists during those days so take a look at it.....

Well, I don´t know who Lou Eisen is but they stated in the book that he is a historian and a boxing columnist for The Fight Network.

1- George Chuvalo
2- George Dixon
3- Sam Langford
4- Johnny Coulon
5- Tommy Burns
6- Larry Gains
7- Arturo Gatti
8- Jack Delaney
9- Lou Broulliard
10- Horace "Lefty" Gwynne

Yes, Chuvalo is the number 1.

Langford is the third canadian ever ! And Gatti is a top 10 (nothing against Gatti, I´m a fan) ranked over guys like Delaney and Broulliard lol

 

No Earl Walls? O dear

 

No Arthur King??

 

again lists are impossible, always some overlooked & some forgotten.

I can't even remember some of the top fighters during the Golden Era of the 1930s & 40s when I was researching 10 years ago, but trust me there are a few missing!

what about Vic Folley for example, late 20s & 30s, a lot of draws on his record, many no doubt could have been wins, fought Canzoneri, Todd Morgan (Jr. Champion), and supposedly couldn't get near McClarnin - which I believe whole heartedly.

Montreal had many, many top lads then, many who were world's Top 10 fighters and there were a few more too, like Canada Lee, Brouilard, Al McCoy ( feared L-HW, fought Louis), Sonny Jones and just too, too many more I can't think of.

 

This guy!

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yep he should be up there, because he did take up boxing and in canada :deal

 

that has just killed the whole thread - NOT that he wasn't good, he's just not as good as some more deserving.

plus he (and others), IS a S-HW, that changes everything!!!

 

my wife got me the book for christmas and i shuttered. one of the shittier lists in that book and that's saying something

 

Chuvalo is greater than Langford.....:deal :yep:

 

:good....:huh....:think....atsch....

which means that chuvalo is higher than langford, a lock for top 5? so chuvalo is top 5 all time?? :blood
or is it that chuvalo is more canadian than langford:canada

 

I don´t know :conf

 

I think the Hilton Bros should go 1-2-3... The order is the only debateable issue.

 

Johnny Coulon was as Canadian as apple pie. He grew up in Chicago, learned to box there, lived there the vast majority of his life, and fought in Canada a grand total of ONCE.

You might as well add Jimmy McLarnin who was born there, started boxing there, and lo and behold even managed to fight there a whole TWO times...


I guess Sugar Ray Robinson was the greatest African fighter of all time.

Willie Pep may have been the greatest Italian fighter.

atsch

Where is Bob Cleroux, you know, the guy who actually beat Chuvalo twice in Canada.

 

McLarnin was born in Hillsborough. County Down, Northern Ireland, UK.

 

Stating something does not make it so ,as this list proves.


Gatti was born in Calabria Italy.

Lou Eisen wrote an obituary for Bert Sugar in his forum , entitled
" Boxing's Greatest Writer Dies". Controversial to say the least. Eisen also states in that piece that Sugar told him that Marciano lost a fight to Ted Lowry , but owing to pressure from the mob the verdict was CHANGED to a unanimous decision for Marciano.
This must be news to Ted Lowry who in a Ring interview, a couple of years back,never mentioned it.
In short Mr Eisen. like that other self styled "boxing historian " also from Canada , Dan Mcafferty, is a wannabee who is FULL OF ****. Here is the link to Eisen's piece.

http://touchinggloves.blogspot.co.uk/2012/03/boxings-greates-writer-dies.html