How would Joey Maxim be rated

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  1. InMemoryofJakeLamotta

    InMemoryofJakeLamotta I have defeated the great Seamus Full Member

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    At LHW, how would you rate Maxim? Could he be considered an ATG
     
  2. mcvey

    mcvey VIP Member Full Member

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    For me he falls short.Good boxer, fine jab ,excellent chin,,lacked power ,and not the quickest I've seen ,fought everyone. I'd call him very good. I'm very picky about using the word great.
     
  3. InMemoryofJakeLamotta

    InMemoryofJakeLamotta I have defeated the great Seamus Full Member

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    Sounds like a fair assessment. I've always been wary of calling him great myself. Even though Robinson was the lb for lb best, Maxim only beat him because of the scorching heat and Robinson was a middle weight who's prime was at Welter weight. Maxim had a significant size advantage so I aleaal felt that he should have been able to handle him better. I couldn't see Moore, Charles or Spinks struggling against a Welter/middle like that
     
  4. Longhhorn71

    Longhhorn71 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Very good overall fighter. To give Maxim credit, as he said, "the heat in the ring was just the same for him as it was for SRR and Goldstein the referee".
     
  5. jowcol

    jowcol Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Input needed! After 'winning' against SRR wouldn't he still be considered viable Contender material? Why, a short time later, would he fight the teenage Patterson in an 8 round fight? I've often wondered about that.
     
  6. mcvey

    mcvey VIP Member Full Member

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    Robinson was making the fight, doing all the forcing.
     
  7. InMemoryofJakeLamotta

    InMemoryofJakeLamotta I have defeated the great Seamus Full Member

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    That's true, what I meant was that as the bigger man and having a 19 lbs weight advantage at a size where that'd be pretty significant. A 154 pound fighter would be more at a disadvantage fighting a 173 pound fighter than a 185 pound fighter would be vs a 204 lbs fighter. I think say, Michael Spinks could convincingly defeat any 154 pound fighter you could name. Regardless of the weather.
     
  8. Longhhorn71

    Longhhorn71 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    I know what you meant compadre^. That was just Maxim's quote about the SRR fight over the years.
     
  9. Fergy

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    A decent enough fighter ,not the worst but not a great by any means. I think Bob Foster would have stopped him before the tenth and spinks and Roy Jones win every round almost against him .
     
  10. mcvey

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    I doubt Foster would have stopped him myself, he had a great chin.
     
  11. mcvey

    mcvey VIP Member Full Member

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    Hindsight's great isn't it?
     
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  12. mattdonnellon

    mattdonnellon Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Maxim is probably the line that decides greatness, better than him you are great, less than him you are still very good. His win list is something else, Robinson, Patterson, Bivins, Satterfield, Walcott, Sheppard, Lesnevich, only ko'ed by Sheppard, in over a hundred fights, maybe he was great....:nusee:
     
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  13. mcvey

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    • Just short ,on a par with the likes of Billy Graham imo.
     
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  14. he grant

    he grant Historian/Film Maker Full Member

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    He was a great fight who fought everyone, regardless of color .. he might not be a to ten all time great but he was a great fighter without question ...
     
  15. Fergy

    Fergy Walking Dead Full Member

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    Looking at his record and tbh I think I have to alter my opinion on that McVey. Standing up to Archie Moore in 3 world title fight s proves a solid chin if nothing else .I'll change it to wide points loss for Joey ,no doubts he'd have that Chin tested against Bob .
     
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