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#4 Gene Tunney

Tunney, maybe I wouldn't think it's OK to have him at #1. I dont' believe he proved his superiority to Greb at LHW, I think he had to get up to HW to do that as Greb aged, and I think his resume is overall that touch worse. So it's the first time I can't see a reason for ranking a guy higher than one above him. But Tunney was very obviously very great. Top 6 lock, I think.

 

#5 Billy Conn

World champ for only a handful of defences comprised of former champion Bettina (uploaded by yours truly much loves x x x ) and two duels with Lesnevich, Conn got his best work done in his run to the title (post-Louis smackdown of Zale aside). Kreiger, Apostolini, Yarozs and Corbett all fell. He beat every man he ever faced at the weight.

 

Sorry dude we're off.

 

I would say they were super-middles before that division existed, a lot like Billy himself. But hey ho, so was my #3.

 

#6 Michael Spinks

Literally unbeaten at the weight (rather than "beating every man he ever faced", like Conn) Michael's best also include the type of quality that can match the Pittsburgh man, Muhammad, Johnson, Lopez representitive of the quill. Spinks missed out on a couple of guys that could have propelled him into the top 4 had he beaten them IMO, and could very easily be above Conn in my top 5 - pretty much interchangeable these two, they also make for an interesting pound-for-pound argument.

 

Yeah, if they were champions I definitely would have mentioned it.

What they were were very good fighters that Conn beat in LHW range.

So naturally enough i'd count them as LHW wins.

I did once upon a time say that depending upon how you feel about over the weight matches, Conn was unbeaten at LHW, so I can see regarding them as such, to each his own.

But to me they are what they are - vanquished opponents in the LHW category, and superb ones.

 

#7 Tommy Loughran

Nicking that precious win against Greb is what finally got him onto this list I guess, but he did away with more than a few champions and fought in that horrific and deep era. Walker, Delaney and Slattery are some highlights from a weird and deep resume.