Top 5 fighters who you would like to see film of

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  1. dmt

    dmt Hardest hitting hw ever Full Member

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    Who are the top 5 fighters who have no/very little film available of their fights that you would like to see.

    My list:

    1. Harry Greb- beat 18 world champions, come on, this is a travesty that we don't have film of him

    2. Peter Jackson

    3. Harry Wills (prime)

    4. John Henry Lewis

    5. John L Sullivan
     
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  2. William Walker

    William Walker Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    1. Beau Jack
    2. Archie Moore (in the 40s)
    3. Jake LaMotta (in the 40s)
    4. Sugar Ray Robinson (in the 40s)
    5. Rocky Graziano

    This was just off the cuff. If I looked through all my favorites, the list would probably be slightly revised, but definitely Beau Jack. As far as I know, his first fight with Ike Williams was the only footage we have of Beau.
     
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  3. dmt

    dmt Hardest hitting hw ever Full Member

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    Is there any footage of Slapsie Maxie?
     
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  4. KasimirKid

    KasimirKid Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Harry Greb, Maxie Rosenbloom, Jack Britton, Lew Jenkins, Tiger Jack Fox. There are other earlier fighters, but these fighters were active when fights were being filmed with reasonable frequency.
     
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  5. DanDaly

    DanDaly Active Member Full Member

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    With how many greats that Greb fought and having tons of footage of lesser fighters around that time I find it hard to believe that there isn't footage of Greb somewhere on planet Earth. Somebody is going to die and their family is going to find it pushed back in some attic somewheres. Then hopefully someone competent will be able to get their hands on it to release to all of us hungry classic boxing fans.
     
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  6. William Walker

    William Walker Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    you mean Rosenbloom? I don't think so.
     
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  7. Johnny_B

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    1. Harry Grebb
    2. Suga man (in the 40's)
    3. John L. Sullivan
    4. Cocoa Kid
    5. Charley Burley
     
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  8. Mr Butt

    Mr Butt Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Greb
    Burley
    Beau jack
    More Kid berg espicially 1st fight with canzoneri
    Younger Archie Moore
     
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  9. Amos-san

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    Greb
    Welterweight Robinson
    Little Dado
    Luis Estaba
    Borkhorsor
     
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  10. George Crowcroft

    George Crowcroft He Who Saw The Deep Full Member

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    We may have one or two fights of a couple of these guys, but nothing major, so I'm gonna include them anyway. Since Greb is a staple and has already been mentioned, I'll leave him off.
    1. Prime Ezzard Charles
    2. John Henry Lewis
    3. Sammy Angott
    4. Bert Lytell
    5. Maxie Rosenbloom
     
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  11. PhillyPhan69

    PhillyPhan69 Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Bob Montgomery
     
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  12. JohnThomas1

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    Greb
    Charles 175 peak
    SRR 147 peak
    John Henry
    Burley
     
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  13. Tippy

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    Greb
    Eddie Booker
    Holman Williams (very small snippet available)
    Cocoa Kid
    Bert Lytell

    I'd enjoy footage of Gorilla Jones against someone other than Thil too, the Steele fights would be interesting for me especially.
     
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  14. Knights107

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    1. Greb
    2. 175 Charles
    3. 147 Robinson
    4. Eearly dempsey fight
    5. Early Marciano fight

    Honorable mention : Liston VS Marsall, machen, folley, valdes?
     
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  15. Mendoza

    Mendoza Hrgovic = Next Heavyweight champion of the world. banned Full Member

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    Too many to list.

    Greb
    Ray
    P. Jackson
    Rosenbloom
    H Williams
     
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