Who Beats Ezzard Charles At His best, At Lightheavy?

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  1. Fergy

    Fergy Walking Dead Full Member

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    As it says. I regard Charles Number 1 at lightheavy, sure a few more do.
    But who could be the Norton to Charles s Ali?
     
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    Jel Obsessive list maker Full Member

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    Michael Spinks maybe…

    Roy Jones at his absolute peak (at 168) is a possible…

    …Plus anyone in the 40s who actually did (but not sure anyone did beat him when he was at his absolute best)
     
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    That's a short list,,, Spinks, Bob Foster maybe, some of the 70's light heavies would be great fights, Saad Muhammed, Qawi, Eddie Mustafa Muhammed but I wouldn't pick any to beat Charles.
     
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    ETM I thought I did enough to win. Full Member

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    Nobody beats him at 175 on his best night.
     
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    I don't believe they do. At his very best at that weight... Too much!
     
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    Some great match ups there. Spinks and Foster!!
     
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    Yep, he's got to be a good name to pit against Charles, RJJ.
    Would be good to see a couple of fights between em.
     
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    The candidates for me would be Tunney,Greb,Langford,Loughran,Conn,Lewis,Johnson.
     
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    That's solid gold names there, Tonto.
    Langford. Jeez would like to see that one.
    Man of mystery Greb. Got to give him a bloody good chance.
     
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    I think the forum has done pretty good here. To beat Ezzard Charles you must bust up his rhythm, it's paramount IMO. So Jones is a very good shout and Spinks might be the only man I'd make a favourite.

    Hard to think of anything more thrilling than Charles trying survive Sam Langford in a 15 round contest in Vegas. I don't think it's possible for boxing to get any better than that, wow. I think Charles lines up ok with Sam though. Charles one of the few fighters around his weight I'd make a tiny favourite over him, but lord knows anything could happen.
     
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    Charles v Spinks is the boxing equivalent of throwing on some 1940s hard bop whilst smoking a “jazz cigarette”. A real chin stroker.
     
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    Theyll be discussing that particular match up, for many, many years to come.
     
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    Only fighters I think would have a chance against a prime Charles at LHW would be Michael Spinks, Bob Foster, and Roy Jones Jr. But even then I still see Charles beating all 3 of them.
     
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    Yeah I thought about Greb and Langford but at 175 but I think ole Ezzard at his best was too much.
     
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    Even tho Langford by all accounts was a beast, I see Charles getting a decision.
    But I'm not putting money down on that.!
     
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