Ray Robinson, Charles, Greb, Langford and Armstrong have the best resumes of all time

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  1. jas

    jas ★ Legends: B-HOP ; PAC ★ Full Member

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    (Credit to "The Mongoose" and "Thread Stealer" for supplying the information about Sugar Ray Robinson and Ezzard Charles in previous threads)

    Sugar Ray Robinson

    Sugar Ray Robinson has 19 wins over 9 Hall of famers that were within 5 years of their prime.

    Gene Fullmer (he was also robbed of a 2nd win in their 4th fight)
    Carmen Basillio
    Randy Turpin
    Jake Lamotta 5x
    Bobo Olson 4x
    Kid Gavlian 2x
    Sammy Angott 2x
    Fritzie Zivic 2x
    Henry Armstrong (they fought in 1943, his prime was around 1937-40)

    http://boxrec.com/list_bouts.php?hum...9625&cat=boxer

    Ezzard Charles

    18 wins over hall of famers that were 5 years within their prime.

    Moore x3, Marshall x2, Burley x2, Bivins x3(the 4th was 5 years removed from his prime), Maxim x4, Walcott x2, Joe Louis, Teddy Yarosz.

    http://boxrec.com/list_bouts.php?hum...9012&cat=boxer

    Harry Greb

    Beat 15 hall of famers - Kid Norfolk, Tunney, Levinsky, T.Gibbons,M. Gibbobs, Dillon, Flowers, Rosenbloom, Slattery, Walker, Loughran, Blackburn, Billy Miske, Leo Houck, Jeff Smith

    http://boxrec.com/list_bouts.php?hum...9019&cat=boxer

    Sam Langford

    Beat 11 hall of fame fighters:

    George Godfrey
    Tiger Flowers
    Harry Wills
    Joe Jeannette
    Sam McVey
    Philadelphia Jack O'Brian
    Dixie Kid
    Joe Gans
    Jack Blackburn
    Kid Norfolk
    Stanley Ketchel (newspaper decision)

    http://boxrec.com/list_bouts.php?human_id=11023&cat=boxer

    Henry Armstrong

    Beat 10 HOFers: Wolgast, Ross, Angott, Ambers, Jenkins, Zivic, Montanez, Bass, Wright, Arizmendy

    http://boxrec.com/media/index.php/Henry_Armstrong
     
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  2. I Know Everythi

    I Know Everythi Well-Known Member Full Member

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    All but Ezzard are in the top 5 all time
     
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  3. Meazy-E

    Meazy-E Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Ezzard is often in many people's top 5
     
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  4. jas

    jas ★ Legends: B-HOP ; PAC ★ Full Member

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    Ali has a great resume also.
     
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  5. Rock0052

    Rock0052 Loyal Member Full Member

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    For a career heavyweight, yes. Exceptional.

    No career heavyweight will ever catch the resume monsters the OP listed, though. Neither will any modern fighter. The dynamics of the sport simply don't allow it.
     
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  6. Surf-Bat

    Surf-Bat Boxing Addict Full Member

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    You can toss Benny Leonard and Joe Gans onto this list as well.
     
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  7. mcvey

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    To be fair Godfrey was a novice when he had his trilogy with Langford.
     
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  8. Surf-Bat

    Surf-Bat Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Greb beat Leo Houck and Jeff Smith too(numerous times), both of whom are in the HOF.
     
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  9. jas

    jas ★ Legends: B-HOP ; PAC ★ Full Member

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    Ok, I edited post.
     
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  10. burt bienstock

    burt bienstock Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Benny Leonard when he ruled the great array of lightweights for 7 years,
    was considered by most the greatest all around fighter ever ALONG with
    the peerless Joe Gans. It was said by the boxing "intelligentsia" ,that
    Leonard could name the round with almost all his opponents, but held back
    so he could get rematches with his victims. By the boxing fraternity who saw Benny Leonard in his zenith, he was considered the equal as a lightweight that the later Ray Robinson was as a welterweight....:goodSurf...
     
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  11. mr. magoo

    mr. magoo VIP Member Full Member

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    Agreed. I don't think any modern fighter will ever accumulate enough fights to break that barrier. And all too often in modern boxing, the best of the best are kept away from each other for far too long.
     
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