Top 10 greatest middleweight contenders ever

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  1. Jel

    Jel Obsessive list maker Full Member

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    Name your top 10 in order (or not if you prefer). Or just throw out some names who you think deserve consideration.

    Only stipulation is that these fighters were never recognized as world champion at middleweight.
     
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    Charley Burley and Holman Williams
     
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    Tommy Gibbons
    Mike Gibbons
    Holman Williams
    Charley Burley
    Charley Mitchell
    Leo Houck
    Philadelphia Jack O'Brien
    Ezzard Charles
    Aaron Wade
    Jack Chase
     
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    Tony Sibson and Burley
     
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  5. Clinton

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    Great list but I dunno where but I would attempt to put Rodrigo Valdez in there somewhere
     
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    Chronological order

    Holman Williams
    Charley Burley
    Georgie Abrams
    Archie Moore
    Lloyd Marshall
    Dave Sands
    Spider Webb
    Joey Archer
    Luis Rodriguez
    Bennie Briscoe

    At any point I could change my mind and replace someone with Eddie Booker or Jack Chase
     
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    Valdes was 2-time world champ, not a contender.
     
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  8. Jel

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    Mugabi is not a bad shout at all - had forgotten about him. Gave a great account of himself against Hagler, of course.
     
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    My favourite list so far. Great mention of Spider Webb too!
     
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    Of course - excellent shout. And Juan Roldan as well, while we’re talking about 80s middleweight contenders.
     
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    Robert Villemain
    Charles Humez
    Eduardo Lausse
    Jean Claude-Bouttier
    Mustafa Hamsho
    Juan Domingo Roldan
    Herol Graham
    Howard Eastman
    Edison Miranda
    Martin Murray
     
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  13. timmers612

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    Excellent list!
     
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    Rodrigo was middleweight champ
     
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  15. Clinton

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    I stand corrected. Thanks for the info
     
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