Who has the greatest resume?

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  1. quest

    quest Member Full Member

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    Muhammad Ali had one of the if not THE best resume of all time. He had floyd patterson, Archie moore(despite waay past prime) Liston, Foreman, Frazier, Norton, Doug Jones, Chuvalo, Shavers, Jerry Quarry, Jimmy Ellis, Larry Holmes... and i'm sure i missed a few

    Not to mention fought the most "All time Punchers" of probably any heavy weight champion of all time.
     
  2. Sugah Jay

    Sugah Jay Guest

    well what about gene tunney? he beat arguably the greatest fighter in history which is harry greb.
     
  3. Meazy-E

    Meazy-E Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Greb himself had at least an equally great resume, and from my understanding he got the best of Tunney on more than the 1 occasion in which he beat him, despite the ruling going the other way. I will admit, I'm not deep enough into Greb's resume to give you the exact accounts, but I'm sure if Klompton comments he can provide enough information to confirm or put to rest what I'm saying. Again, I'm not 100% sure, but it is just to my understanding.
     
  4. grumpy old man

    grumpy old man Well-Known Member Full Member

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    :deal
     
  5. Senya13

    Senya13 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Ali's resume quoted above vs Benny Yanger's:
    Harry Forbes W-TKO5
    Young Corbett W-KO8
    George Dixon D6
    Tommy Sullivan D6
    Young Corbett D6
    George Dixon W15
    Abe Attell W-TKO19
    Austin Rice W6
    Kid Herman W6
    Tim Callahan W6
    Eddie Hanlon D20
    Aurelio Herrera D6
    Charles Neary W6
    Kid Goodman D12
     
  6. Surf-Bat

    Surf-Bat Boxing Addict Full Member

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    No, you're correct. In fact, a strong case can be made for Greb being 3-2 vs. Tunney.
     
  7. mcvey

    mcvey VIP Member Full Member

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    Harry Greb
     
  8. Terhon

    Terhon Member Full Member

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    Grebs record is easily the best out of anyone.
     
  9. Azzer85

    Azzer85 Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    If were purely going by names fought (not wins)

    Holyfield has to be up there, Bowex3, Tysonx2, Lewisx2, Foreman, Holmes, Moorerx2, Qawi, Mercer, Douglas, Cooper
     
  10. burt bienstock

    burt bienstock Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Whenever posters describe Harry Greb's series of bouts against Gene Tunney, they
    for the most part never bring up the fact that Harry Greb was about 10-12 pounds
    lighter than the LH Gene Tunney....A great handicap for any 160 pounder to
    overcome...The mere fact that Greb more than held his own against a much larger
    Gene Tunney is startling....Truly Greb was one for the ages...
     
  11. markclitheroe

    markclitheroe TyrellBiggsnumberonefan. Full Member

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    This has been done to death.
    Lennox. Ali. Close call
     
  12. mcvey

    mcvey VIP Member Full Member

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    Yes B and Harry gave away lumps of weight to quite a few very good heavyweights.:good
     
  13. janitor

    janitor VIP Member Full Member

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    The two greatest resumes of all time belong to Sam Langford and Harry Greb.

    I have a hard time choosing between them!
     
  14. scartissue

    scartissue Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Joey Maxim deserves some consideration here. Check it out...

    Ezzard Charles x 5
    Jersey Joe Walcott x 3
    Floyd Patterson
    Archie Moore x 3
    Sugar Ray Robinson
    Bobo Olson x 2
    Willie Pastrano
    Gus Lesnevich
    Freddie Mills
    Jimmy Bivins x 2
    Lloyd Marshall
    Eddie Machen x 2