The Ring's 50 best fighters (1946 to 1996)

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  1. TBooze

    TBooze Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    50 Vicente Saldivar
    49 Mike McCallum
    48 Sonny Liston
    47 Flash Elorde
    46 Antonio Cervantes
    45 Nino Benvenuti
    44 Evander Holyfield
    43 Roy Jones Jr
    42 Gene Fullmer
    41 Azumah Nelson
    40 Joe Frazier
    39 Carmen Basilio
    38 George Foreman
    37 Kid Gavilan
    36 Pascual Perez
    35 Aaron Pryor
    34 Miguel Canto
    33 Dick Tiger
    32 Eusebio Pedroza
    31 Carlos Ortiz
    30 Wilfred Benitez
    29 Emile Griffith
    28 Jake LaMotta
    27 Fighting Harada
    26 Salvador Sanchez
    25 Tommy Hearns
    24 Michael Spinks
    23 Bob Foster
    22 Wilfredo Gomez
    21 Pernell Whitaker
    20 Marvin Hagler
    19 Mike Tyson
    18 Ruben Olivares
    17 Larry Holmes
    16 Archie Moore
    15 Jose Napoles
    14 Ezzard Charles
    13 Sandy Saddler
    12 Rocky Marciano
    11 Carlos Zarate
    10 Ike Williams
    9 Eder Jofre
    8 Alexis Arguello
    7 Carlos Monzon
    6 Julio Cesar Chavez
    5 Ray Leonard
    4 Willie Pep
    3 Roberto Duran
    2 Muhammad Ali
    1 Ray Robinson

    Mentions: Rodrigo Valdez, Harold Johnson, Don Curry, Jeff Chandler, Nicolino Locche, Joe Brown and Luis Rodriguez.
     
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  2. brownpimp88

    brownpimp88 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    lol who did chavez beat to get ranked so high.
     
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  3. burt bienstock

    burt bienstock Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    No way Chavez or Arguello are put ahead of Ike Williams..No way!!
    Or Beau Jack not listed...Beau Jack when at his peak would have given Duran hell...I saw him a prime Beau Jack whip Bob Montgomery Zivic,Armstrong etc...Sadly forgotten now ,but oh he could fight!!!
     
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  4. itrymariti

    itrymariti Cañas! Full Member

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    Monzon 7th?!?!!!??!?!!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?! :patsch:patsch:patsch:patsch:patsch:patsch:patsch:patsch

    At least they appreciate Napoles.
     
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  5. Boilermaker

    Boilermaker Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Those are bad, but why no mention of them forgetting Harry Greb?
     
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  6. Jorodz

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    well it was just from the past 50 years, greb was not in their timeline

    loche should be more than a mention to!
     
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  7. Boilermaker

    Boilermaker Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Fair enough:patsch

    I should have knew there was a reason:D
     
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  8. Jorodz

    Jorodz watching Gatti Ward 1... Full Member

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    pffff, greb is barely a top 100 anyway:tong he beat a bunch of nobodies without health care or proper gyms.
     
    Jorodz, Jun 27, 2010
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    Does anyone think Saldivar should be over McCallum? Just asking.
     
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  10. SuzieQ49

    SuzieQ49 The Manager Full Member

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    I love Vicente. Yes I do
     
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  11. Jorodz

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    a case could definitely be made. i think saldivar is getting sold a little short in that comparison because of 1)his size 2)mccallum's reputation of being the most avoided man of his era

    just another GLARING error is charles' placement at 14. just ridiculous
     
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  12. teeto

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    :good Truly great featherweight for sure, i hope i put him in my top feathers in the voting poll on here, can't remember though.
     
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    Yeah, ****inghell! GLARING
     
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    WTF? They don't rank Jersey Joe?
     
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  15. SuzieQ49

    SuzieQ49 The Manager Full Member

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    Ridiculous huh?


    "Jersey Joe Walcott is one of the finest technicians in boxing history"- Eddie Futch


    Eddie knows best! :good
     
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