Post your all time top 10 Super Middleweights

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  1. moneypaysbills

    moneypaysbills That's Mr moneypaysbills Full Member

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    Facing fighters is commendable but doesn't boost your legacy only wins do, hence why ODLH isn't the GOAT but has a resume that if he won all fights could be the GOAT. Although Kessler did beat prime froch
     
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  2. haworths623

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    I'm sure all 3 would have taken a fight with Toney or Jones Jr given the chance and they campaign actively for it. It's a shame it never happened though. Not sure if RJJ and Toney saw it as risk/ reward ratio not worth taking or what. :conf

    As I say, for the record I think Jones beats them all, Toney against Benn and Eubank is close but I'd probably edge toward Toney, and they both beat Collins who I think was overrated buit he did go 4-0 against Eubank (both fights close but had Eubank still had the killer instinct he had pre Watson fight I think he'd win both) and Benn (who was shot by then) so I have to include him somewhere but he also drops in my opinion for shamefully ducking Calzaghe.
     
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  3. moneypaysbills

    moneypaysbills That's Mr moneypaysbills Full Member

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    i think prime nigel benn would KO RJJ brutally
     
    moneypaysbills, Oct 1, 2012
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  4. haworths623

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    :rofl:rofl:patsch

    Was it Abraham's win over shot Taylor or debatable win over Stieglitz that got you into the top 10?

    How about Glen Johnson? Was it his win over Allan Green
     
    haworths623, Oct 1, 2012
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  5. haworths623

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    In fairness I think I have been a bit hard on Ward. He is getting a bit of the old "flavour of the month" treatment by some posters on here and I was trying to hold off on that.

    However one of my criteria for listing fighters here is how well they cleared out a division. I was having a similar debate after Ward won the Super 6 and said that if Ward beat Bute he should get into the top 5. As it turns out he didn't need to as Froch did. It for him. When you add it his impressive win over Dawson I have decided to raise him from number 6 to number 4, dropping Jones Jr to 5 and Toney to 6.

    Froch's domination over Bute too he swapped places with Collins (who fought Benn and Eubank at the right time and ducked Calzaghe) so Froch now 7th, Collins 8th.
     
    haworths623, Oct 1, 2012
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  6. haworths623

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    As has Eubank for me (Calzaghe, Benn and Collins) and is 1-3-1 against them!

    0-3-1 at Super Middleweight (his 1st win over Benn was at 160)
     
    haworths623, Oct 1, 2012
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  7. haworths623

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    Maybe todays Roy Jones Jr

    But that's not saying much, even my nan could brutally KO him :hey
     
    haworths623, Oct 1, 2012
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  8. CrossedLine

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    What a boring division. The top ten fighting against a master class opponent and not one KO? Sucks. Supermiddleweight is a dumb idea anyways. Eat a cheeseburger and fight a light heavy.
     
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  9. Teddy Edelman

    Teddy Edelman Active Member Full Member

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    I give credit to Kessler because he was fighting Calzaghe in Wales and Ward in Oakland.
    He is the only one whom have faced both Calzaghe and Ward on their home soil.
    Those 2 is the top dogs in almost every list in here!

    If you lose but have done a good/great preformence I'll give any fighter credit for that and some fighters have got a boost by that to!
     
    Teddy Edelman, Oct 1, 2012
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  10. Loudon

    Loudon Loyal Member Full Member

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    Nope!

    Don King wanted to tie Roy to a three fight contract, and Roy said no. He wanted just a one fight deal, and when Don wouldn't back down, the negotiations broke down.

    Chris Eubank has said numerous times, that he was happy defending his belt at home on Sky, and had no interest whatsoever of fighting big names like Roy, in the U.S.
     
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  11. moneypaysbills

    moneypaysbills That's Mr moneypaysbills Full Member

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    I also give kessler great credit, he is ranked #7 in my list. I was just saying that he shouldn't be any higher
     
    moneypaysbills, Oct 1, 2012
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  12. moneypaysbills

    moneypaysbills That's Mr moneypaysbills Full Member

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    If the dark destroyer landed a shot on RJJ's it would always be lights out
     
    moneypaysbills, Oct 1, 2012
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  13. Loudon

    Loudon Loyal Member Full Member

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    I agree 100%, but would he have had the opportunity?

    Regards, Loudon.
     
    Loudon, Oct 1, 2012
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  14. Wegner

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    Where is Sven Ottke? :?:huh
     
    Wegner, Oct 1, 2012
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  15. BritBulldog

    BritBulldog True ENGLISH Full Member

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    urm??...Nigel benn had 6 fights in the usa...chris eubank had 5 in the usa.....james toney/roy jones/micheal nunn had how many fights in that same time period outside the usa????????????WAIT FOR IT







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