Can We Get A Consensus All Time Top Ten At Middleweight?

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  1. mcvey

    mcvey VIP Member Full Member

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    Only those that actually held the title please.
     
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    Contro Boxing Addict Full Member

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    question.. does a fighter's accomplishment at different weights before or after his reign as middleweight champ factor into his placing?
     
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  3. ETM

    ETM I thought I did enough to win. Full Member

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    1. Sugar Ray Robinson
    2. Carlos Monzon
    3. Marvin Hagler
    4. Harry Greb {with film he may be higher}
    5. Bernard Hopkins
    6. Stanley Ketchel
    7. Dick Tiger
    8. Tony Zale
    9. Mickey Walker
    10. Roy Jones {didn't have the title that long but H2H a force}
     
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    A mix of legacy, and head to head. 15 rounds, 10 point must scoring, 20 x 20 ring.

    Robinson
    Greb
    Fitzsimmons
    Hagler
    Monzon
    Golovkin
    Jones jr
    Cerdan
    Walker
    Hopkins
     
  5. mcvey

    mcvey VIP Member Full Member

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    Whom did you have in mind?
     
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    Contro Boxing Addict Full Member

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    RJJ James toney roberto duran bernard hopkins all held titles at MW but their legacies were enhanced by what they did at other weightclasses
     
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    mr. magoo VIP Member Full Member

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    How good of a middleweight was Gene Fullmer?
     
  8. mcvey

    mcvey VIP Member Full Member

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    "mr. magoo, post: 18450499, member: 14040"]How good of a middleweight was Gene Fullmer?[/QUOTE]

    I always thought he was a bit overated myself.
     
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    I always thought he was a bit overated myself.[/QUOTE]

    I don't know that much about him.. Nothing to be honest. Does he belong anywhere near a top 10?
     
  10. ETM

    ETM I thought I did enough to win. Full Member

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    I would say very good but not great. He was a solid champion. Fought a lot of good fighters.
     
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    1. Harry Greb
    2. Carlos Monzon
    3. Sugar Ray Robinson
    4. Marvin Hagler
    5. Freddie Steele
    6. Bernard Hopkins
    7. Mike Gibbons
    8. Stanley Ketchel
    9. Jake LaMotta
    10. Charley Burley
     
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    Robinson
    Monzon
    Hagler
    Hopkins
    Greb
    Golovkin
    Lamotta
    Ketchel
    Fitzsimmons
    Walker
     
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    ETM I thought I did enough to win. Full Member

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    Interesting to see Golovkin`s name appearing on some lists.
     
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    mcvey VIP Member Full Member

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    When did either Burley or Gibbons hold the title?
     
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    dpw417 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Greb
    Monzon
    Robinson
    Hagler
    Hopkins
    Jones Jr (H2H)
    Tiger
    McCallum/Toney (H2H)
    Griffith
    Walker

    Tough question....
     
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