Name me a deeper division...

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  1. Seamus

    Seamus Proud Kulak Full Member

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    I'm not saying it's not possible but I can't think of the division and year deeper than the early 1990's middleweight.

    Here is Ring's Top Ten for 1992:

    Julian Jackson
    James Toney
    Reggie Johnson
    Roy Jones Jr.
    Mike McCallum
    Sumbu Kalambay
    Gerald McClellan
    Lamar Parks
    Bernard Hopkins
    Thomas Tate

    What was deeper than that?
     
    Seamus, Sep 22, 2015
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  2. clinikill

    clinikill Active Member Full Member

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    The '60s featured a quality middleweight division as well, with Griffith, Benvenuti, Tiger, the Fullmers, Giardello, a young Monzon...
     
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  3. Sangria

    Sangria You bleed like Mylee Full Member

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    Nigel Benn
    Chris Eubank
    Both must've been campaigning at 168?

    I can not name a deeper division than the above you mentioned. That $hit was incredibly deep.
     
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  4. mrkoolkevin

    mrkoolkevin Never wrestle with pigs or argue with fools Full Member

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    '99 welterweight might be the closest.


    Runners up:
    '73 heavyweight
    '79-81 light-heavyweight
     
    mrkoolkevin, Sep 22, 2015
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  5. IntentionalButt

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

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    Parks is kind of a sore thumb on that list.

    How good could he actually have been, if he weren't infected? Good enough to belong in that company from a historical standpoint? (outside a Ring top-10 snapshot?)
     
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  6. LittleRed

    LittleRed Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    An interesting question. There are some years that are more top heavy like the 1980 welterweight with Leonard, Hearns, Benitez, Cuevas, and Duran but the the back end doesn't match up. Ditto the 1974 Heavyweights with Ali, Frazier, Foreman, Norton, Quarry, Lyle, Bugner but the bottom three.

    1943 lightweight is my pick if you reject the heavies.

    Beau Jack
    Sammy Angott
    Bob Montgomery
    Allie Stolz
    Willie Joyce
    Ike Williams
    Lulu Constantino
    Slugger White
    Juan Zurita
    John Thomas
     
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  7. Saintpat

    Saintpat Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    I'll go light heavy around 1979-81:

    Matthew Saad Muhammad
    Eddie Mustafa Muhammad
    Michael Spinks
    Victor Galindez
    Marvin Johnson
    James Scott
    John Conteh
    Yaqui Lopez
    Mike Rossman
    Jerry Martin
    Mustafa Wassaja
    Lotte Mwali
    Marvin Camel
    Carlos DeLeon
    Dwight Qawi about to burst upon the scene as well
     
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  8. McGrain

    McGrain Diamond Dog Staff Member

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    It's really good. But check out the MW division that belonged to Ketchel:

    Ketchel
    Papke
    Kelly
    Langford
    Young Peter Jackson
    Joe Thomas
    Frank Klaus
    Philadelphia Jack O'Brien
    Jack "Twin" Sullivan



    That is wild. And I don't have time right now, but I think Greb's MW division might have been narrowly better than that one.
     
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  9. Azzer85

    Azzer85 Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    1991 Ring top ten for the heavyweight division?
    Holyfield
    Tyson
    Bowe
    Ruddock
    Mercer
    Foreman
    Witherspoon
    Tucker
    Lewis
    Moorer

    Honourable mentions Morrison, Holmes.

    I'd say that was pretty stacked.
     
    Azzer85, Sep 22, 2015
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  10. Brixton Bomber

    Brixton Bomber Obsessed with Boxing banned Full Member

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    Now that's a shark tank! :scaredas:
     
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  11. Azzer85

    Azzer85 Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Funny, when you look at that list and see who fought who
     
    Azzer85, Sep 23, 2015
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  12. Unforgiven

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    I think there are probably several years that would be equal, but it is very subjective. Opinions will differ widely.
    Still it's fun to do.

    RING MAGAZINE December 1986,
    Lightweight

    Title Vacant
    1. Edwin Rosario
    2. Hector Camacho
    3. Greg Haugen
    4. Jimmy Paul
    5. Livingstone Bramble
    6. Jose Luis Ramirez
    7. Terrence Alli
    8. Meldrick Taylor
    9. Pernell Whitaker
    10. Cornelius Boza Edwards
     
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  13. Brixton Bomber

    Brixton Bomber Obsessed with Boxing banned Full Member

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    Agreed.
     
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  14. Azzer85

    Azzer85 Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Bowe fought 1 person
     
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  15. Rafaman

    Rafaman Active Member Full Member

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    I immediately thought of the 175lbers you wrote. What a list- so many bad asses who put on great fights and were technically skilled as well. The first 8 guys on your list were a tough night for anyone and would greatly trouble Hopkins, Kovalev, Dawson, Pascal and Tarver in their primes.
     
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