How do you classify Bob Satterfield?

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  1. Gazelle Punch

    Gazelle Punch Boxing Addict Full Member

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    He imo falls along the lines of extremely inconsistent fighter who was better than a journey man but not quite as consistent as champion material. He has wins that put some hw champs to shame. Over top rated men like
    Cleveland Williams
    Bob Baker
    Nino Valdez (all these men were rated number 1 contenders I believe)
    Elskin Brothers
    Harold Johnson
    Oakland Billy Smith
    Lee Oma
    Far too many to be considered a journey man. But far too inconsistent to be a top 50 fighter at hw despite top 50 worthy wins. Reminds me of trying to classify and rank the likes of Braddock and Jimmy Young.
    So where do you rank him all time and how would you classify him?
     
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  2. Melankomas

    Melankomas Prime Jeffries would demolish a grizzly in 2 Full Member

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    1950s Peter Maher. Horrifying puncher, but had a china-chin
     
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  3. bolo specialist

    bolo specialist Boxing Addict Full Member

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    He was an ATG puncher with some glaring vulnerabilities. He was talented enough to pull off wins over top contenders & even an occasional HoFer, but simultaneously vulnerable enough to drop fights to mediocre/journeyman-level opposition.
     
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  4. bolo specialist

    bolo specialist Boxing Addict Full Member

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    I would suggest that Satterfield's career is what we might expect from someone like Julian Jackson if Jackson were fighting more frequently, across a wider weight range, & against an overall higher caliber of competition.
     
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  5. RockyJim

    RockyJim Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Simple...He could ...as they say..."Dish It Out"...but...he couldn't "Take It"...
     
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  6. he grant

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    One of the all time great P4P punchers with an average chin ... Joe Louis said more than once he thought Satterfield was a harder puncher than Marciano
     
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  7. mcvey

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    Great puncher slack defence 100% party animal, who got arrested for running girls.
    I don't think Williams who was a 20 years old late sub was ever ranked no 1,nor Baker.
     
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  8. Gazelle Punch

    Gazelle Punch Boxing Addict Full Member

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    I think he probably was. He def lacked the skill of the latter. I think his speed was what added to it. Looked like he often caught peoples unaware w shots. Hit Jake Lamotta so hard he dented his head…according to Jake
     
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  9. Gazelle Punch

    Gazelle Punch Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Williams was questionable with that. He at least made it to 2. Baker im pretty sure was the number 1 when Marciano retired, and was next in line but he may have even been there briefly before. U follow rankings a lot closer then I.
     
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  10. Journeyman92

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    Very brave - gave it his all.
     
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  11. mcvey

    mcvey VIP Member Full Member

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    I don't follow NBA ratings at all !
     
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  12. KernowWarrior

    KernowWarrior Bob Fitzsimmons much bigger brother. Full Member

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    With the weakness of his mandible, but the power of his punch, i think Satterfield needed to take a biblical approach to pugilism "‘It is more blessed to give than to receive.’”
     
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    InMemoryofJakeLamotta I have defeated the great Seamus Full Member

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    Praise the lord! Hallelujah!
     
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    Boxed Ears this my daddy's account (RIP daddy) Full Member

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    I used to watch his program every week and loved that group of guys that said "I'm Darryl, this my brother Larry and my other brother, Darnell." or whatever it was and it really cracked me up, man. He was FUNNY. I think it was called Farnum Heart Show or Love Boat or another thing like that.
     
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  15. Saintpat

    Saintpat Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    One of us is confused.
     
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