Who Were The Lineal Champions When You Were Born?

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  1. Richard M Murrieta

    Richard M Murrieta Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    You are 6 yrars older than me
     
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  2. red cobra

    red cobra VIP Member Full Member

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    damn....I'm second oldest here I guess.
     
  3. Richard M Murrieta

    Richard M Murrieta Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Hey red cobra, Carlos Monzon was older than both of us, he was born on August 7 1942.
     
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  4. djanders

    djanders Boxing Addict Full Member

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    I've seen a few, yes. 40's and 50's: Marciano vs. Louis. Charles vs. Louis. Charles vs. Walcott 4. Marciano vs. Charles 2. Marciano vs. Walcott 1. Patterson vs. Johansson 1.
     
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  5. GoldenHulk

    GoldenHulk Boxing Addict Full Member

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    I think those are correct. October 1971
     
  6. Richard M Murrieta

    Richard M Murrieta Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    You are so lucky, great fighters to watch.
     
  7. Kamikaze

    Kamikaze Bye for now! banned Full Member

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    What was Walcott like to watch in person? what details do you think we younglings miss out on by only watching what film we have.
     
  8. JohnThomas1

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    Nil - heavyweight
    Foster - light heavyweight
    Benvenuti - middleweight
    Napoles - welterweight
    Ramos - lightweight
    Famechon - featherweight
    Olivares - bantamweight
    Torres - flyweight
     
  9. ironchamp

    ironchamp Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Heavyweight
    Larry Holmes

    Light Heavyweight
    vacant
    Champions
    Matthew Saad Muhammad/Eddie Mustafa Muhammad

    Middleweight

    Marvin Hagler

    Welterweight
    Sugar Ray Leonard

    Lightweight
    Roberto Duran

    Featherweight
    Salvador Sanchez

    Bantamweight
    Jeff Chandler

    Flyweight
    Shoji Oguma
     
  10. Bukkake

    Bukkake Boxing Addict Full Member

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    I'm one year older than you, born in March '52... when Walcott was still HW champ!
     
  11. Bukkake

    Bukkake Boxing Addict Full Member

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    It's amazing, that we have people here discussing boxing on the same forum, who were born almost 80 years apart!

    By the way, I'm wondering... is anyone here younger than George Crowcroft?
     
  12. shza

    shza Active Member Full Member

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    Heavy: Holmes
    LHW: Spinks
    Middle: Hagler
    LMW: Hearns
    Welter: Vacant
    LWW: Pryor
    Light: Vacant
    SFW: Gomez
    Feather: McGuigan
    Bantam: Richie Sandoval
    Fly: Sot Chitalada

    July 1985... Pales in comparison to some of you all's lists, especially when you consider that Gomez & Pryor were already past it at that point. 1982 was a hell of a year though.
     
  13. George Crowcroft

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    No, I think I'm the youngest. Although me and Devon may be the same age.
     
  14. greynotsoold

    greynotsoold Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Ali
    Pastrano
    Giardello
    Griffith
    Ortiz
    Ramos (for 11 days, then Saldivar)
    Jofre
    Kingpetch
     
  15. TBooze

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    Heavy: Foreman
    Light Heavy: Foster
    Middle: Monzon
    Welter: Napoles
    Light: Duran
    Feather: Vacant; Marcel and Jofre giving up their claims
    Bantam: Soo Hwan Hong
    Fly: Chartchai Chionoi


    I was born in a golden era, with all five of the heaviest weights having claimants who were in the debate for the finest in their division of the Queensberry Rules era. Jofre too was in the debate at 126 and Marcel was not so shabby. Bantamweight and Flyweight were in transition, but the Bantams would be bouncing back strong in a matter of months as Zamora and then Zarate rise to the top.