Hagler Hearns Duran Benitez Not a bad list to show your grandkids really. Who you got that trumps those 4?
Gene Tunney (all-time LHW top five) Mickey Walker (Elite Pound-for-Pounder) Mike Gibbons (all time MW top ten) Tommy Loughran (all time LHW top ten) It's very arguable, but I'd go for Greb. What's especially impressive is that 2 of the 4 come from a weight class higher than Greb's best.
Ezzard Charles Walcott Burley Moore Louis Yes Joe was inactive but he was diced .. Walcott by many as an all time great heavyweight and Moore and Burley all time greats for sure ..
Fullmer Basilio LaMotta Gavilan Ray Robinson was rated No.1 in a list compiled by Ring Magazine in June 1996 of the Top 50 fighters in the last 50 years and these four were on the list and Robi beat all four of them. Robinson looked better than Leonard did when he fought other middleweight legends than Leonard did when beating Hagler who was past his best and Duran looked out of sorts in his rematch vs Leonard, Gavilan who Robi beat at welter would have probably beating the no mas version of Duran therefore Ray`s win over him is a better victory even though I haven`t seen the fight, I`ve seen a film study of Gavilan vs Basilio and both men were awesome but Robi beat both of them, (Basilio was beaten in the rematch by Robi).
Interesting, I guess I'll put these in, though the exact picks are debatable. Bob Fitzsimmons Jack Dempsey Joe Choynski James J Corbett Gus Ruhlin Sam Langford Joe Gans Philidephia Jack O'Brien Joe Jeanette Harry Wills
Liston couldn`t cut the ring off and was past his best when Ali out classed him, the second Frazier fight wasn`t that great and Ali held too much, the third bout proved Ali could take unbelievable punishment but not much else, showed some clever offensive moves but was way slower and fatter than his prime. May not have won the second Norton fight and was badly faded by their third bout. The Foreman fight was by far his best out of these matches, no comparison unless you`re talking about the entertainment factor of the third Frazier bout.
Holyfield is up there too if you look at names alone. Not counting their age or where they were in their career at the time Mike Tyson Riddick Bowe George Foreman Larry Holmes
Pretty incredible when you think about it ... the best lightweight ever at the time and still up there , same w Walcott and Ketchel .. then Wills who for all we know may be an all time top fifteen heavyweight despite revisionists and apologists .. plus defeated the exceptional and grossly underrated by many Jeannette ..