Greatest/best light-heavyweights never to win the world title?

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  1. McGrain

    McGrain Diamond Dog Staff Member

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    What we got so far:

    Jimmy Bivins
    Lloyd Marshall
    Kid Norfolk
    Tiger Flowers
    Mickey Walker
    Billy Miske
    Jeff Smith
    Tommy Gibbons
    Ezzard Charles
    Gene Tunney
    Sam Langford
    Tommy Burns
    Richie Kates
    Yaqui Lopez
    James Scott

    Any of these put anyone in strong disagreement?
     
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  2. thistle1

    thistle1 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    tick, tick for Marshall, ONE of the GREATEST Fighters to ever live.

    Full Stop!
     
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  3. McGrain

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    He was ATG i think, yeah.
     
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  4. scartissue

    scartissue Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Sam langford
    Harry Greb
    Gene Tunney
    Jimmy Bivins
    Young Stribling
    Ezz Charles
    Richie Kates
    Yaqui Lopez
    James Scott
     
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  5. Titan1

    Titan1 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Vonzell Johnson
     
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  6. janitor

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    Tommy Gibbons

    You sometimes wonder how he ever lost at that weight.
     
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  7. Bummy Davis

    Bummy Davis Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Charles
    Langford
    Greb
    Tunney
    Tommy Burns
     
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  8. Jester

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    Charles
    Tunney
    Langford
    Greb
    Bivins
    Marshall
     
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  9. Unforgiven

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    Wasn't Jack Dillon champion ?
     
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  10. McGrain

    McGrain Diamond Dog Staff Member

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    Depends on who you talk to I suppose?
     
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  11. janitor

    janitor VIP Member Full Member

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    Personally I would say yes, he was the lineal champion.
     
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  12. McGrain

    McGrain Diamond Dog Staff Member

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    Let's take him out.
     
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  13. WhyYouLittle

    WhyYouLittle Stand Still Full Member

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    :yep
     
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  14. choklab

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    Floyd Patterson, Loyd Marshall, Gunboat Smith, Doug Jones, Leonard Morrow, Micky Walker, Gene Tunney, Harry Greb.
     
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  15. red cobra

    red cobra Loyal Member Full Member

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    Charles and Tunney.
     
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