Top Ten Light Middleweights in history

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  1. GDG

    GDG Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Debateable win and you have to remember most of us have Norris above Jackson so that's no justification.
     
    GDG, Aug 18, 2009
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  2. frankenfrank

    frankenfrank Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Mike McCallum
    Julian Jackson
    Nino Benevenutti
    Ronald Wright
    Paul Williams
    Felix Trinidad
    Sugar Ray Robinson
    Sam Langford (in a stage in his career)
    Sugar Ray Leonard

    i know i lack one but couldn't find another to be sure at the moment

    also worth mentioning : rodrigo valdez
    langford weighed 156 against Jack Johnson - he could easily make 154 for about half of his prolific career.
    Also worth mentioning : Buster Drayton , Matthew Hilton , Laurent Boudouani , David Reid
     
    frankenfrank, Aug 18, 2009
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  3. bxrfan

    bxrfan Sizzle Full Member

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    Just like how Mike Tyson nearly killed Larry Holmes, and yet Holmes ranks higher, right? :roll:

    This isn't a head to head matchup to see who would beat who, it's a list of their accomplishments at the weight.
     
    bxrfan, Aug 18, 2009
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  4. conditioner101

    conditioner101 Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Tyson was arguably at his best when he ko'd a very old, and inactive larry holmes. The situation is reversed with Jackson vs Norris. Jackson was almost a 40 fight vet, and Norris the up and coming hotshot.
     
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  5. BENNY BLANCO

    BENNY BLANCO R.I.P. Brooklyn1550 Full Member

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    Terry Norris should be in the top 5 of that list.
     
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  6. the_what

    the_what Bolo Punch KO Full Member

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    This is one of the worst lists ever. Mosely, DLh, Spinks and Vargas have no reason to be on here. And Terry Norris is a top 3 fighter at 154. The hell is your problem?
     
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  7. iceman71

    iceman71 WBC SILVER Champion Full Member

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    DLH? he beat shot yory boy campas, vargas and mayorga ( who never fought at 154)
    and hes top 10 of all time? give me a damn break...maybe if he would have fought winky or forrest...and WON....
     
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  8. bxrfan

    bxrfan Sizzle Full Member

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    You want a prime vs. prime example then? Fine, I got ya.

    Lloyd Honeyghan beat up Donald Curry in six rounds. Few have Honeyghan ahead of Curry in all time welterweight rankings.


    What i'm trying to say is, even if fighter A beats fighter B, it doesn't mean that fighter B can't be greater than fighter A at a certain weight class. Head to head doesn't always determine who was the greater fighter.
     
    bxrfan, Aug 18, 2009
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  9. sugarsean

    sugarsean Boxing Addict Full Member

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    I said I don't know the history of the division aswell as the others but from the bits I've looked up I Think The top 5 is preatty accurate the last 5 is more debatable and not as solid, so calm down man relax .
     
    sugarsean, Aug 19, 2009
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  10. essexboy

    essexboy The Cat Full Member

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    Arseholes abound on esb its best to ignore them.
     
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  11. Henke67

    Henke67 One of the 45% Full Member

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    Tito should definitely be above Oscar, who I'm not sure would make my top 10. Shane definitely wouldn't be.

    As others have said, Jackson deserves to be in there also.
     
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  12. sugarsean

    sugarsean Boxing Addict Full Member

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    1.Thomas "The Hitman" Hearns
    2."The Bodysnatcher" Mike McCallum
    3.Ronald "Winky" Wright
    4.Wilfred Benitez
    5."The Golden Boy" Oscar De La Hoya
    6.Felix "Tito" Trinidad
    7.Terry Norris
    8.Julian Jackson
    9.Fernando Vargas
    10."Sugar" Shane Mosley


    let me know if you agree

    { I don't know this division aswell as the others but looking through its history I think I got the top 5 spot on the other 5 is a bit more debatable I think.}

    {After some complaints I did some research and added some name's in exchange for others remember also that this list is based on achievement aswell as talent and is not strictly Hd 2 Hd if it were I'd have Hearns number 1 and a pick em between McCallum and Benitez for the number 2 and 3 spots.}
     
    sugarsean, Aug 19, 2009
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