Tunney /Langford /Wills And Walcott.. Ranked Highest?

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  1. PhillyPhan69

    PhillyPhan69 Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Walcott is the only one in my top 20 which is as long a list as I have compiled.

    I would probably go
    Wills
    Tunney
    Langford

    off of the top of my head?
     
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  2. he grant

    he grant Historian/Film Maker

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    I understand but to me its styles .. Sam also lost more than a few it it was when he was outboxed for the most part .. I am a believer that Tunney was the real thing , supremely conditioned, huge boxing IQ, blazing fast, terrific skills and chin ..
     
  3. janitor

    janitor VIP Member

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    I understand that those men did a lot of their best work in other weight classes, but they still did enough t heavyweight, that they have to be compared to other top heavyweights!

    Sam Langford was arguably the best heavyweight contender ever, and Gene Tunney was a briefly strong lineal heavyweight champion.
     
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  4. Gudetama

    Gudetama Active Member Full Member

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    A particularly interesting thread to me, as I make my lists on 75% H2H and just 25% resume (so my lists are stupid, in most people's eyes!). However, coincidentally, my Heavyweight list looks like this:
    17. Wills
    18. Tunney
    19. Langford
    20. Walcott
    Talk about being close!!!
     
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  5. Fergy

    Fergy Walking Dead Full Member

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    My picks are more or less the opposite way around but I've got next to each other as you have. When it comes down to it, imo there not a great deal to separate em.
     
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  6. Gudetama

    Gudetama Active Member Full Member

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    If I may piggyback on this thread, how realistic/ridiculous to you think my next four are??!! Just the order? Again, I think they're so close...
    21. Charles
    22. Schmelling
    23. Norton
    24. Young
    (I've always wanted to post my full list, but fear I'd look stupid!)
     
  7. Seamus

    Seamus Proud Kulak Full Member

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    Tunney isn't a Top 100 heavyweight by almost any standards but historical oddity. He has no legit resume to qualify.
     
  8. Fergy

    Fergy Walking Dead Full Member

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    Not at all ridiculous imo,. A case can be made for those guys being close ranked.