Better Resume Benny Leonard or Ezzard Charles

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  1. Samtotheg

    Samtotheg Active Member Full Member

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    My boxing top 5 is as follows
    1.Greb
    2. Langford
    3. Robinson
    4.Armstrong

    Number 5 always goes back and forward between Charles and Leonard, Their hall of fame numbers look
    pretty similiar(Charles beat 1 more hall of famer) and they both dominated their natural weight class ,But I give the edge to Benny simply for his record 185w 21l 9 draws over Ezzards 95 w 25 l 1 draw . But Ezzard did move up more and win in more weight classes than Benny? how do you guys see it?
     
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  2. Bronze Tiger

    Bronze Tiger Boxing Addict Full Member

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    I’m gonna say Charles ...because I think he has better scalps
     
  3. Journeyman92

    Journeyman92 Bob N Weave Full Member

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    Ezzard Charles beat the second best man in his weight class multiple times connivingly could you imagine if Duran beat Benny three times? the Cobra is arguably 1# P4P.
     
  4. Bronze Tiger

    Bronze Tiger Boxing Addict Full Member

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    I didn’t know that Charles only beat 1 more hall of famer than Leonard did
     
  5. Bronze Tiger

    Bronze Tiger Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Excellent point
     
  6. Samtotheg

    Samtotheg Active Member Full Member

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    right 8 to 7 , Also Leonard while still dominant took time off , he would probably be behind Greb and Langford had he kept going.
     
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  7. Claw4075

    Claw4075 Ezzard Charles GOAT Full Member

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    Ezzard Charles the absolute GOAT.
    No one comes close.