My 50 Greatest boxers of all time

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  1. Colonel Sanders

    Colonel Sanders Pounchin powar calculateur Full Member

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    no Mikkel Kessler and Zab Judah ? your top 50 is a joke
     
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  2. anj

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    Judah and Kessler as well as the likes of Brandon Rios, Antonio Margarito and Juan Urango are still in my top 60, don't you worry.
    I have Zab Judah up there, ahead of the likes of Aaron Pryor, Benitez etc.
    Kessler is greater than Bob Fitzsimmons.

    :hat
     
    anj, Nov 15, 2012
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  3. LancsTerrible

    LancsTerrible Different Forms of Game. Full Member

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    Nice 50 fighters. What order would you put them in?
     
    LancsTerrible, Nov 15, 2012
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  4. burt bienstock

    burt bienstock Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    The truth shall set ye free !
     
    burt bienstock, Nov 15, 2012
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  5. anj

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    Meh, I could have forgotten Stanley Ketchel on the list.
     
    anj, Nov 15, 2012
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  6. Flea Man

    Flea Man มวยสากล Full Member

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    Cerdan shouldn't make a top 100 IMO. Unless it's 'top 100 most famous boxers'. Might make it then.
     
    Flea Man, Nov 15, 2012
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  7. Seamus

    Seamus Proud Kulak Full Member

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    Fitz is an echelon above Ketchel.
     
    Seamus, Nov 15, 2012
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  8. NoNeck

    NoNeck Pugilist Specialist

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    beating Leonard and, more importantly, Virgil Hill late in his career absolutely does it for me. I like Hagler a lot, but I don't think his resume is that great. I'd put Hopkins above him.
     
    NoNeck, Nov 15, 2012
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  9. PowerPuncher

    PowerPuncher Loyal Member Full Member

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    Records bar humbug, what the hell do you know about the gramophone Pachilles? Now that's when sound was at it's peak, new fangled shiny CDs and digital downloads, experts of the 1920s new better, just look at a poll in the 1920s, it doesn't even mention a digial download once
     
    PowerPuncher, Nov 15, 2012
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  10. the cobra

    the cobra Awesomeizationism! Full Member

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    Much MORE, Burt, much MORE.
     
    the cobra, Nov 15, 2012
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  11. Flea Man

    Flea Man มวยสากล Full Member

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    Vinyl does sound better though and music is abysmal nowadays.
     
    Flea Man, Nov 15, 2012
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  12. Unforgiven

    Unforgiven VIP Member banned Full Member

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    Sandwiched between two losses to Iran Barkley.

    I'd rate Hagler above Hearns too, as would most here - (I think).
    I'd be in the minority ranking Hagler above Leonard though, so it's swings and roundabouts. :good
     
    Unforgiven, Nov 15, 2012
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  13. anj

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    I don't see why he wouldn't. Tommy would provide the onslaught for the first few rounds, but Mayweather has a good chin and is the KING of defense. He'd defend himself better than any fighter on Tommy's resume ever could.
    After this, Mayweather will just take advantage of Tommy. Ok, he won't pull a Corrales on Tommy, but he'd certainly control the pace and beat him on accuracy. A Mayweather win 7-5 UD.

    I do question my Jack Johnson ranking. Jack Johnson was unbeaten for a very long time and they just could not fight any fighters to fight him...however, a lot of the great fighters he fought were like 20lbs+ less in weight.
     
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  14. Flea Man

    Flea Man มวยสากล Full Member

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    Oh, my ****ing word. Hearns is a shocking matchup for Floyd, there is no hope for you.

    King of defence :lol: Tommy's jab would see him cruise to an easy decision. Floyd is open for the right hand more than Benitez IMO and at welter Tommy's hands were better than tey were at 154 (if we're going by best defensivefighter faced) I'd be happy to say that if Shane Mosley can stun Floyd then Tommy can decimate him.

    And people wonder why I say Floyd is overrated.
     
    Flea Man, Nov 15, 2012
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  15. Hands of Iron

    Hands of Iron #MSE Full Member

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    Arguably the worst ****ing matchup imaginable for him.

    :-(
     
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