Rank the Hilton brothers

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  1. Melankomas

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    Montreal’s trio, how would you rank em?

    Matthew Hilton
    Dave Hilton
    Alex Hilton

    Unnecessary personal fact but Alex was trained by my first boxing trainer Ron Di Cecco, long before I met him. Was Alex ever ranked? I know Dave and Matthew made it close to the title picture, Matthew in particular knocking out some big (albeit shot) names like Benitez and Antuofermo
     
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    Melankomas, Sep 2, 2025
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  2. Xplosive

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    Matthew made it higher than "close" -- he beat Buster Drayton for the junior middle title.
     
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  3. Melankomas

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    Didn’t Dave also win a world title? He was also the no. 6 SMW in 2000 before he went to prison
     
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  4. Melankomas

    Melankomas Prime Jeffries would demolish a grizzly in 2 Full Member

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    Was watching Dave’s WBC title win against Thobela and man, he is one tiny ass SMW

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    Skilled sure, but not sure how much further he could’ve gone as an undersized 37 year old even if he hadn’t gone to prison. Were any fights with Calzaghe or Ottke ever discussed?
     
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