Ring Maginzes Top 10 Greatest Middleweights

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  1. red cobra

    red cobra Loyal Member Full Member

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    Once again, ringading magazine...it's Monzon...then Hagler...and way on down the line is Hopkins. Stuff that in your fishnet panties golden boy.
     
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  2. xRedx

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    This gave me a good laugh.
     
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  3. xRedx

    xRedx Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Robinson is probably 1st then Monzon and probably hagler but there might be 1 or 2 middleweights in between Monzon and Hagler.
     
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  4. xRedx

    xRedx Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Why is Hagler better than Hopkins? The 'old-timers' have a bias for fighters of the past. You'll hardly ever see fighter from the last 2 decades being rated high it's always these ancient people.
     
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  5. Drew101

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    Hagler's comp while champ, in general, was better than Hopkins and his best win as champ (Hearns) is better than Hop's best win (Trinidad). I rate Hopkins' championship reign more highly than most in Classic, but it's still a case of quantity making up for quality where X's reign is concerned.
     
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  6. Drew101

    Drew101 Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Echols= Caveman Lee/ Wilfred Scyphion
    Allen..:think...I think I'll say he's akin to a scaled down version of Tony Sibson.
     
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  7. MagnaNasakki

    MagnaNasakki Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    By his own criteria, the list makes sense.

    Those criteria are awful.
     
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  8. xRedx

    xRedx Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Ok but people act like its blasphemous to rank Hopkins near Hagler probably only 1 or 2 spots behind. The reason is because of the bias for past fighters. People haven't even seen most of these old men's fights yet when ranking them feel so certain it's BS.
     
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  9. Bummy Davis

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    As a middleweight Champion Hopkins had a very weak era compared to Hagler and While I do not rate Hagler # 1 he is top 5-10 Monzon is top 5 and Greb may be the top man SRR is tops in 2 divisions and he can be top man but B-Hop can not be top 5 IMO and even top 10 is pushing it, too many good middleweight champions

    Strum is top 10 but Oscar got the nod so where does that put Oscar
     
    Bummy Davis, Apr 11, 2013
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  10. Theron

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    1. Bernard Hopkins
    2. Carlos Monzon
    3. Marvin Hagler
    4. Harry Greb
    5. Stanley Ketchel
    6. Sugar Ray Robinson
    7. Felix Sturm
    8. Les Darcy
    9. Gene Fullmer
    0. Arthur Abraham


    :huh
     
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  11. turbotime

    turbotime Hall Of Famer Full Member

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    The ring's other top 10 middleweight list years ago wasn't very good either. Obviously compared to this it looks fab, but not really.

    I understand the criteria. Abraham was so wank though :-(
     
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