Is Mustafa Hamsho An ATG?

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  1. salsanchezfan

    salsanchezfan Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    He's a shoo-in for the Hall of Pretty Good.
     
    salsanchezfan, Sep 24, 2019
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  2. Tonto62

    Tonto62 Boxing Addict banned Full Member

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    Of those I would only call Zale great.
     
    Tonto62, Sep 24, 2019
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    Tonto62 Boxing Addict banned Full Member

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    Perceptive!
     
    Tonto62, Sep 24, 2019
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  4. TBooze

    TBooze Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    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...
     
    TBooze, Sep 24, 2019
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  5. Tonto62

    Tonto62 Boxing Addict banned Full Member

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    I have a suspicion you are operating with an entirely different criteria to the rest of us!lol
     
    Tonto62, Sep 24, 2019
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  6. roughdiamond

    roughdiamond Ridin' the rails... Full Member

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    Not an ATG.

    One tough ******* though. Would always bring it.
     
    roughdiamond, Sep 24, 2019
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  7. TBooze

    TBooze Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    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'.
     
    TBooze, Sep 24, 2019
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  8. Flash24

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    No Lamotta, Or Cerdan ?
     
    Flash24, Sep 24, 2019
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  9. Seamus

    Seamus Proud Kulak Full Member

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    If it was the Hall of Pretty Good, Yes.

    But it's the Hall of Fame, so No.
     
    Seamus, Sep 24, 2019
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  10. emallini

    emallini Boxing Junkie banned Full Member

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    No. He is in the tier below ATG.
     
    emallini, Sep 24, 2019
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  11. NoNeck

    NoNeck Pugilist Specialist

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    No
     
    NoNeck, Sep 24, 2019
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  12. Reinhardt

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    No egads no
     
    Reinhardt, Sep 24, 2019
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  13. Reinhardt

    Reinhardt Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    It is horrifying to think what a prime Tony Zale would do to Hamsho
     
    Reinhardt, Sep 24, 2019
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  14. Flash24

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    It would be a tough fight, Zale would win, but he wouldn't think about going out dancing later that night. Or that week .
     
    Flash24, Sep 24, 2019
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  15. Cecil

    Cecil Boxing Addict Full Member

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    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.
     
    Cecil, Sep 24, 2019
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