Very Good but not great

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  1. Unforgiven

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  2. salsanchezfan

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    Hmm. Yeah, kind of undecided about him.

    Perhaps even more controversial in these parts would be to mention Laguna.
     
    salsanchezfan, Oct 22, 2020
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  3. George Crowcroft

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    Who?
     
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    George Crowcroft He Who Saw The Deep Full Member

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    Gaz, you've named four guys I have top 150 P4P. Loughran, Johnson, Bivins and De La Hoya are definitely ATGs IMO.
     
    George Crowcroft, Oct 22, 2020
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    I guess it depends on definition of great. Great fighters for sure but ATG? Idk maybe HJ doesn’t belong here. I was assuming list of people that were just shy of beating the best of the best at the time.
     
    Gazelle Punch, Oct 22, 2020
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  6. Man_Machine

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    I think Buchanan could have a case for being a Top-20 ATG Lightweight.
     
    Man_Machine, Oct 22, 2020
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  9. William Walker

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    Maybe so. I need you John, I've been saying so many things in haste these days and I almost always take it back.
     
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    Freddie Dawson, Holly Mims, George Benton, Denny Moyer, Jock Malone, Tommy Gibbons, Tiger Jack Fox, Willie Joyce, Johnny Bratton, Gunboat Smith, Greg Haugen, Joey Giambra, Eddie Booker, Eddie Cotton, Lloyd Marshall (the first).
     
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    Jesus, I thought I was being risqué with my choices. Shane Mosley and such. Several guys mentioned at this point I’d consider sure fire ATGs, not just great fighters.
     
    Bujia, Oct 22, 2020
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  13. Toney F*** U

    Toney F*** U Boxing junkie Full Member

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    Bhop?
     
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    I find him overrated and his resume kinda flimsy
     
    robert ungurean, Oct 22, 2020
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