If we're going by accomplishments strictly within the 175 limit, a lot of Bivens best wins get discarded. He's still got one each over Charles, Marshall and Christoforidis, though two of the guys beat him in different divisions. All depends on how loose you want to judge this. I am seeing various interpretations here.
I’ve got the following guys beating Foster: Beterbiev Bivol Ward Moore Charles Harold Johnson Spinks Jones Conn Tunney Add in Greb, Langford, Bivins and a few others who I haven’t really seen fight but have big resumes and about ten guys who would be near even odds and I don’t really think Foster is H2H top ten at 175.
As much as I would like to include Jones Jr. on my list, I can't get past his steroid use. Difficult to quantify just how much they helped him or how they may have contributed to his power and reflexes, but I have to include an asterisk alongside his name. 1- Charles 2- Moore 3- Tunney 4- Greb 5- H. Johnson 6- Bivins 7- Loughran 8- Foster 9- Langford 10- Maxim I know there will be some chuckles over Maxim but hear me out. He went the distance on 3 occasions with Moore, 4x with Charles. 3x with Walcott, Lloyd Marshall, Pastrano, Olson. Defeated Walcott, Patterson, Robinson, Bivins, Lesnevich, Murphy, Satterfield.
I'd like to hear your reasoning on John Henry Lewis not being included. I assumed it may have been due to lack of footage but Greb is on the list.
Very hard division to rate. Only the top 3 or 4 guys stand out to me. From there it gets complicated. Light heavyweight is very deep
1.Ezzard Charles 2.Archie Moore 3.Gene Tunney 4.Harry Greb 5.Mike Spinks 6.Tommy Loughran 7.Billy Conn 8.Bob Foster 9.Roy Jones Jr 10.Harold Johnson What a rich division. Even most of the bottom halve of my top 15 could switch with 10-7.
I'm combining a few lists here so this is in rough order: Charles Spinks Jones Jr. Tunney Moore Foster Qawi Johnson Calzaghe Conn Toney Ward Saad
