My 50 Greatest boxers of all time

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  1. burt bienstock

    burt bienstock Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Explain ?
     
  2. Hands of Iron

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  3. NoNeck

    NoNeck Pugilist Specialist

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    Hearns>Hagler
     
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    Seamus Proud Kulak Full Member

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    Nice to see you back, Burt!
     
  5. burt bienstock

    burt bienstock Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Thanks S...Life gives us no other choice but to keep punching...:hi:
     
  6. NoNeck

    NoNeck Pugilist Specialist

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    Hagler, Foreman, and Frazier seem way too high to me.
     
  7. Flea Man

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    Yeah, Greb would lose to Tony Mundine.



















    :-(

    Why would you rank someone highly without knowing much about them? (Wilde)

    Seems a waste of time making a list with no conviction.
     
  8. Flea Man

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    Actually, hideous list. Cervantes is in there?

    Some guys have got too much reasoning....as if you know they're ludicrously placed.
     
  9. anj

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    Jheez! You must be clinically depressed or something, only looking for reasons to poke holes out of everything. You'd be great fun at a party! :think

    It's my personal top 50, but I've also been inclined to include people who I don't really know much of but is usually seen in great regard out of respect for their achievements.
    So yeah, Cervantes has my pick, but I also acknowledged that I'm a big fan, it doesn't mean I'm completely sure. Let's not forget what Cervantes has done also. He has great wins over Nicolino Locche, Esteban De Jesus, Alfonso Frazer and Saoul Mamby, Rodolfo Gonzalez, as well as numerous other title defenses. Aaron Pryor beat Cervantes based on his speed. Cervantes was not in his prime anymore. 9 of his 12 losses were in the first portion of his career against bums and of course he avenged his loss against Locche. I think Kid Pambele is underrated. It's quite something to go from living in the slums, being a bum level fighter to a world class fighter who defended his title multiple times.

    The comments I made over some i.e mayweather, de la hoya is to address people who would probably question the new-timers as they're always the ones under scrutiny. There's always a Bert Sugar like person mentally masturbating about old timers.

    I disagree that this is a hideous list. For it to be 'hideous', I would have had to make MANY errors. I don't believe I have made what would be considered as 'many errors'. Maybe 'change your word to describe this' lol 'Dominant' comes to mind.
     
  10. anj

    anj Guest

    lol
     
  11. anj

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    I thought I had a problem with Dempsey rating him pretty low relative to everyone elses lists haha

    What's your reason for him not even making top 50?
     
  12. anj

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    I'm pretty sure you're one of the small minority who'd put Hearns above Hagler.
     
  13. Flea Man

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    Are you surprised that your list has been scrutinised? What did you expect when you posted it?
     
  14. anj

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    Scrutiny is fine. But there's a difference between the way you scrutinise and the way the others scrutinise. Go and read for yourself. Your scrutiny comes with oestrogen fuelled negativity lol
     
  15. McGrain

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    Man, anyone who has him at #12 doesn't know their ass from their elbow.

    Top 5, top 10 at worst.