Best Middleweights Who Started From Mid 80's-Early 90's

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  1. Body Head

    Body Head East Side Rape (CEO) Full Member

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    I might be missing a few boxers.


    Joe Calzaghe - 46 (32 KO's) - 0 (start 1993-2008)

    Wins

    Chris Eubank
    Bernard Hopkins (43 years old)
    Roy Jones (2 months shy of 40)
    Robin Reid
    Mikkel Kessler
    Jeff Lacy
    Charles Brewer
    Mario Veit


    James Toney - 72 (44 KO's) - 6 - 3 (start 1989-Present)

    Wins

    Michael Nunn
    Merqui Sosa
    Reggie Johnson
    Evander Holyfield
    Vasilly Jirov
    Mike Mccallum x2
    Iran Barkley
    Tony Thornton


    Losses

    Samuel Peter x2
    Roy Jones
    Montell Griffin x2
    Drake Thadzi


    Decisions


    Mike Mccallum
    Sanderline Williams
    Hasim Rahman


    No Contests

    John Ruiz
    Hasim Rahman


    Bernard Hopkins - 51 (32 KO's) - 5 - 1 (start 1988-Present)

    Wins

    John David Jackson
    Kelly Pavlik
    Oscar De La Hoya
    Felix Trinidad
    Keith Holmes
    William Joppy
    Antonio Tarver
    Glen Johnson
    Winky Wright
    Simon Brown


    Losses

    Roy Jones
    Jermain Taylor x2
    Joe Calzaghe
    Clinton Mitchell


    Decisions

    Segundo Mercado


    Chris Eubank - 45 (23 KO's) - 5 - 2 - (start 1985-1998)

    Wins

    Nigel Benn
    Thulani Malinga
    Tony Thornton
    Lindell Holmes
    Graciano Rocchigiani
    Michael Watson x2


    Losses

    Steve Collins x2
    Joe Calzaghe
    Carl Thompson x2


    Decisions

    Nigel benn
    Ray Close


    Nigel Benn - 42 (35 KO's) - 5 - 1 (start 1987-1996)

    Wins

    Iran Barkley
    Thulani Malinga
    Gerald Mcclellan


    Losses

    Steve Collins x2
    Chris Eubank
    Michael Watson
    Thulani Malinga


    Decisions

    Chris Eubank


    Michael Nunn - 58 (37 KO's) - 4 (start 1984-2002)

    Sumbu Kalambay
    Iran Barkley
    Merqui Sosa
    Marlon Starling
    Donald Curry


    Losses

    James Toney
    Steve Littles
    Frankie Liles
    Graciano Rocchigiani


    Roy Jones - 54 (40 KO's) - 7 - (start 1989-present)


    Wins

    Bernard Hopkins
    John Ruiz
    Jorge Castro
    Merqui Sosa
    Mike Mccallum (40 years old)
    Reggie Johnson
    Thulani Malinga
    Clinton Woods
    Antonio Tarver
    Virgil Hill
    Montell Griffin
    Tony Thornton
    James Toney
    Eric Harding
    Thomas Tate


    Losses

    Bernard Hopkins
    Montell Griffin DQ
    Danny Green
    Antonio Tarver x2
    Glen Johnson
    Joe Calzaghe





    Now where do you rate each fighter out of the 7?

    Mine would be...


    1. Roy Jones
    2. Bernard Hopkins
    3. James Toney
    4. Chris Eubank
    5. Michael Nunn/Joe Calzaghe
    6. Joe Calzaghe/Michael Nunn
    7. Nigel Benn
     
  2. WhataRock

    WhataRock Loyal Member Full Member

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    Have to give Kalambay a shout...unfortunately dropped the ball big time against Nunn and thats what he is mostly remembered for.

    But its important to note that Sumbu holds one of the best wins of that era for me...an absolute schooling of an unbeaten near peak Mike McCallum.
    Also holds a pretty onesided win over Barkley and was the first to knock off Graham..also from I hear the Kalule fight should have went to him.
     
  3. ATP

    ATP Fringe Contender Full Member

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    Calzaghe makes me :dead

    when was his 1st fight abroad? 2008??? lol

    Take him off the list lol
     
  4. Body Head

    Body Head East Side Rape (CEO) Full Member

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    Yea Kalambay is a great fighter but he started in 1980.

    This is just mid 80's to early 90's.
     
  5. WhataRock

    WhataRock Loyal Member Full Member

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    Ah ok didnt read that properly. My bad.
     
  6. lucasehr

    lucasehr Active Member Full Member

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    Did Calzaghe ever fight at MW? Thought he debuted at SMW.
     
  7. WhataRock

    WhataRock Loyal Member Full Member

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    To tell you the truth also..Joe wasnt a blown up middle, he was a boiled down lightheavy IMO.
     
  8. Body Head

    Body Head East Side Rape (CEO) Full Member

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    yea but i included Calzaghe anyways.



    I'd like to see people's order of the fighters.......more discussion.....
     
  9. tonyteb

    tonyteb Active Member Full Member

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    ROY JONES and the rest dont matter
     
  10. RedDragonBoxing

    RedDragonBoxing Ametuer Boxer Full Member

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    And when was Roy jones first fight abroad? 2009 in austrailia i think?
     
  11. doomeddisciple

    doomeddisciple Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Hopkins - 20 defences at 160 means more than any of the others' achievments at 160.
     
  12. iceman71

    iceman71 WBC SILVER Champion Full Member

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    if you remove the welterweights and junior middles from his "win"
    Bhops resume takes a bit of a middleweight hit

    John David Jackson
    Oscar De La Hoya
    Felix Trinidad
    Winky Wright
    Simon Brown





    Kelly Pavlik
    Antonio Tarver
    Glen Johnson
    Keith Holmes
    William Joppy
     
  13. iceman71

    iceman71 WBC SILVER Champion Full Member

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    while nice....but the fact
    3 of those defenses were against robert allen
    5 or 6 were former welterweights or junior middles
    1 was a mandatory in Morrade Hakkar , who no one had ever heard of...and ran and never threw but a handful of punches

    other crap defenses against guys like
    William BO James, Steve Frank , Andrew Council

    its not all cut and dry...if you werent around to watch most of this garbage on tv, then you would know somehow he never fought at least 1 or 2 of these guys at some point
    Benn, Eubank, Nunn, Toney, Steve Collins, Mike McCallum, Reggie Johnson
     
  14. Marnoff

    Marnoff Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Interesting to look at their achievements side by side.