Rank the top 10 Greatest Irish Boxers of all time

In no particular order:

McFarland
Tunney
Conn
Gibbons
Loughran
McGovern
Fury
Walker
McLarnin
Fitzsimmons

H.M. (guys who could probably replace others on the list)
Sullivan
Dempsey
Kilbane
Graham
Quarry
Corbett
Gibbons
Driscoll
Barry



What's tough is that the Irish essentially invented Boxing, but the skyrocketed to the top of American shortly after. Only the Jews come close to rising so quickly.
How's this for a shocker Billy Conn was YOUNGER than JFK and Reagan. It shows how fast the Irish took over American society.

 

Very tough. Not something I ever tried but here goes.
In no order as that's impossible for me.

Dempsey
Walker
Fitz
McLarnin
M. Gibbons
McFarland
Sullivan
Conn
McGovern
Tunney

 

Great list!!!!

Is it fair to say, lists like these shows how lists can never be really right?

 

Only a couple guys make the difference of our lists my friend. Likewise on your excellent list

 

I feel bad sometimes for fighters who get excluded. For example, I really like Fitz. But what about a fella like Jem Driscoll who had NO opportunity to prove himself, since Attell out-right refused... until finally relenting in a non-title affair. Attell's fears were justified, the papers favored Driscoll. I am not saying Driscoll was as talented or accomplished as Fitz, but they certainly experienced very different opportunities, which I think is something that has universal value for consideration when making rankings.

 

I'd like to do a shout out to Jimmy Britt. I am not sure how to justify him in a top 10, but for talent and promise, he definitely belongs.

Some may not like it, but I think, under different circumstances, Joey Archer would have made the cut.

 

try listing them by IRISH Lived fighters and not ExPatriots abroad...

 

too bad that's not what it said, son.

Try READING.

 

The Irish claim everybody.

 

Fitzsimmons is Irish? I could have sworn he was English.

 

Well his name is "Fitzsimmons" so that should be a clue. His parents were from Ireland. I believe the County Meath,

 

I'll try, but I'm sure it won't be a good list

Jimmy McLarnin
Jack Dempsey
Jack McAuliffe
Mike McTigue
Ike Weir
George Gardner
Barry McGuigan
Carl Frampton
Andy Lee
Tom Sharkey