Is Mustafa Hamsho An ATG?

He's a shoo-in for the Hall of Pretty Good.

 

In that case, no, no one is, no one had heard of him in the time of 1930, thus he was not great for all time...

 

Not an ATG.

One tough ******* though. Would always bring it.

 

If you want a literal answer, then I gave it to you.

As for the abstract, it really does depend what your evaluation of great is. I would suspect if you really thought about it, you could name a thousand fighters who were better, but that does not mean you do not think he is 'great'.

 

No Lamotta, Or Cerdan ?

 

If it was the Hall of Pretty Good, Yes.

But it's the Hall of Fame, so No.

 

No. He is in the tier below ATG.

 

No

 

No egads no

 

It is horrifying to think what a prime Tony Zale would do to Hamsho

 

It would be a tough fight, Zale would win, but he wouldn't think about going out dancing later that night. Or that week .

 

Hamsho simply wasn’t a great fighter. He was a good contender despite his limited skills and with his toughness,but I don’t think there’s anyway you can describe him as an ATG.