Best Cruiserweights of all-time

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  1. slender4

    slender4 Boxing Junkie banned Full Member

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    Guys didn't have diuretics back then, they had a much more difficult time losing weight. Especially over 30.
     
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  2. lepinthehood

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    dennis lebedev is h2h pain at cruiser, he beat huck..
     
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  3. cleming

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    I can't see anyone beating Holyfield at that weight.
     
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  4. heizenberg

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    I don't think cruiserweight would've been a good division for Holmes or Ali even when they were at their most trim. I feel like Ali was in tip top shape when weighing his lowest, same goes for Holmes. plus there is no reason why they'd cut down to cruiserweight when they clearly were big enough to be heavyweights. Cruiserweight division is more for guys who's size was a big detriment to them at heavyweight. Floyd Patterson comes to mind as a guy who'd have been an excellent cruiserweight. Doug Jones is another one, perhaps Marciano had he been around in modern day with the giant heavyweights of today would've been a destroyer at cruiserweight. Archie Moore, Ezzard Charles, Michael Moorer or a young Jerry Quarry all come to mind as well as guys who'd be excellent cruiserweights. Joe Frazier I believe could've been unstoppable as a cruiserweight but he was pretty much unstoppable as heavyweight so there isn't really much of a reason for him to go down.
     
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  5. heerko koois

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    M Spinks could have been the best CW off al time....
     
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  6. Seamus

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    Isn't it kind of like being the tallest midget?
     
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  7. heizenberg

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    Yup, he would've been a fantastic cruiserweight... Roy Jones as well would've been very effective in his prime at cruiser
     
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  8. mr. magoo

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    I have Holyfield at #1 and Deleon at #2. From #3 onward it gets complicated and there are probably several guys who are interchangeable for that spot.
     
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  9. heizenberg

    heizenberg Well-Known Member Full Member

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    I'm surprised no one else has mentioned James Toney yet.. I feel when he was on at cruiserweight he was real hard to beat.
     
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  10. IntentionalButt

    IntentionalButt Guy wants to name his çock 'macho' that's ok by me

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    He does have one of the ATG showings at the weight.


    I think most would agree Jirov is at least standing in the eaves of top-10 all time (and h2h maybe even a little higher) and how many times has someone of that distinction been systematically broken down and defeated as impressively?

    Holyfield over De Leon, and...?
     
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  11. Flea Man

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    http://www.badlefthook.com/2015/2/1...-kazakh-boxing-part-7-ggg-murray-vasily-jirov
     
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  12. Seamus

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  13. IntentionalButt

    IntentionalButt Guy wants to name his çock 'macho' that's ok by me

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  14. TBooze

    TBooze Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Thank you, finally some recognition! ;)

    But seriously that a half decent journeyman and a one legged fighter could be competitive with the best the division had to offer, shows what we thought at the time, the division sucked.
     
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  15. Curtis Lowe

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    I agree with you about the "so and so would been a great crusierweight". I was disappointed when, right of the bat, the posts started with that ****. If people want to debate/discuss crusiers, talk about cruisers.
     
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