Top 10 Super Middleweights

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  1. PhillyPhan69

    PhillyPhan69 Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Who would you call the 10 best Super middleweights ever? Once again please don't list those who fought in the past at what could qualify as this weight...rather keep it to those who actually fought in the SMW era begining with Murray Sutherland who won the inagural belt in 1984.

    Who are your top 10 SMW's?
     
    PhillyPhan69, Aug 15, 2012
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  2. frankenfrank

    frankenfrank Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Going by PhillyFan69's requirements 4 qualification :

    1. James Toney
    2. Carl Froch
    3. Gerald McClellan
    4. Steve Collins
    5. Chris Eubanks
    6. Michael Nunn
    7. Frankie Liles
    8. Roid Jones Jr.
    9. Glen Johnson
    10. Joe Calzaghe


    11. Merqui Sosa
    12. Mikkel Kessler
     
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  3. Mr Butt

    Mr Butt Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    some thought needed here as langford could be a contender for the number 1 spot
     
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    Stevie G Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Pretty solid list ! I'd have Jones just above Collins though.
     
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  5. PhillyPhan69

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    Not if you read the OP
     
    PhillyPhan69, Aug 16, 2012
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    1 Joe Calzaghe
    2 Chong Pal Park
    3 Roy Jones Jr
    4 Andre Ward
    5 Nigel Benn
    6 Chris Eubank
    7 Steve Collins
    8 Sven Ottke
    9 James Toney
    10 Frankie Liles

    Mentions: Murray Sutherland, Ray Leonard, Thomas Hearns, Michael Nunn, Thulani Malinga, Charles Brewster, Richie Woodhall, Byron Mitchell, Carl Froch and Mikkel Kessler
     
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    TBooze Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    There were 'Super Middleweight' titles in the 1970's, Sutherland certainly did not win 'the' inaugural belt...
     
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    Solid list when Mclellan is 3rd after 1 fight at the weight which he lost to a man he doesnt even have on it. And Calzaghe at number 10? Top list yeah.
     
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    Hattons Hook Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Calzaghe
    Jones Jnr
    Benn
    Toney
    Eubank
    Ward
    Kessler
    Ottke
    Froch
    Collins

    This is really from 1990 onwards.
     
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    thats pants
     
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    Mr Butt Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    ward does he really qualify to rank in the top 6 so early into his career
     
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    He's had a pretty special short career though and i think he'd beat all those i put below him.I dont usually do these lists i leave them to more knowledgable posters but 168 has always been a favorite division of mine, grew up watching Benn and Eubank.
     
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    i would certainly agree that Ward has looked good so far and there are not many left for him to better at this weight limit today so perhaps i was being a bit hasty (still thinking of Langford and Greb in this weight class) but for now cant put him above Eubank or Benn. Ottke and Collins are fighters that are overrated for me especially Collins he beat in Benn a fighter that had faded quite quickly or more probable a fighter that did not really have the desire to hurt others any more and eubank was on the way down and his tittle defences were really at a European level
     
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    I've not done a confident top ten in this division yet.

    I'd start with

    Calz
    Jones jr
    Ward
    Toney
    Froch
    Benn

    Then after that it'd be the likes of kessler, liles, reid, mitchell, ottke, eubank etc.
     
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    #1 Eubank
    #2 Calzaghe
    #3 Benn
    #4 Collins
    #5 Jones
    #6 Toney
    #7 Ward
    #8 Ottke
    #9 Rocchigiani
    #10 Holmes
     
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