Maxie Rosenbloom's insane record against top 10 ranked opposition

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  1. Ioakeim Tzortzakis

    Ioakeim Tzortzakis Well-Known Member Full Member

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    To which fighter does the resume with the most depth in Boxing history belong to, win or lose ? Does it belong to P4P greats like Ray Robinson, Henry Armstrong, Archie Moore, or the unprecedented Sam Langford and Harry Greb ? Perhaps maybe someone like Fritzie Zivic ?

    It is in fact none of them, the real answer is Maxie Rosenbloom:

    D Yale Okun (Future 5th ranked LHW, in 1927)
    L Harry Greb (Current MW champ in 1925, also the GOAT)
    W George Courtney (Future 5th ranked MW, in 1926)
    L Jimmy Slattery (Current 9th ranked LHW)
    W Allentown Joe Gans (Current 5th ranked MW )
    L Jimmy Slattery (Current 9th ranked LHW)
    L Art Weigand (10th ranked LHW by the end of the year)
    D Frankie Schoell (Former 6th ranked MW in 1924, currently 11th)
    W Frank Moody (Current 7th ranked MW)
    L Jack Delaney (Current 2nd ranked LHW in 1926, became LHW champ 4 months later)
    W Frankie Schoell (Former 6th ranked MW in 1924, currently 11th)
    W Dave Shade (Current 2nd ranked MW)
    W Dave Shade (Current 2nd ranked MW)
    W Lou Scozza (Future 3rd ranked LHW, in 1929)
    W Johnny Wilson (Former MW champ)
    L Frankie Schoell (Former 6th ranked MW in 1924, currently 11th)
    W Johnny Wilson (Former MW champ)
    W Tiger Flowers (Former MW champ and current 1st ranked MW)
    W Phil KO Kaplan (Current 4th ranked MW in 1926)
    L Jimmy Delaney (Former 8th ranked LHW, currently 11th)
    L Young Stribling (Current 5th ranked LHW)
    W Frankie Schoell (Former 6th ranked MW in 1924, currently 11th)
    L Leo Lomski (Current 2nd ranked LHW)
    D Tiger Flowers (Former MW Champ and currently 2nd ranked)
    W Tony Marullo (Former 8th ranked LHW, in 1924)
    L Lou Scozza (Future 3rd ranked LHW in 1929)
    L Jimmy Slattery (Current 3rd ranked LHW)
    D Tiger Flowers (Former MW Champ and currently 2nd ranked)
    L Jock Malone (Former MW title holder)
    W Pete Latzlo (Current 10th ranked MW)
    L Joe Anderson (Current 8th ranked MW)
    W Frankie Schoell (Former 6th ranked MW)
    W Phil KO Kaplan (Current 7th ranked MW)
    L Pete Latzlo (Current 10th ranked MW)
    W Jack McVey (Current 5th ranked MW)
    W Cuban Bobby Brown (Current 8th ranked LHW)
    D Frankie Schoell (Former 6th ranked MW in 1924)
    L Tommy Milligan (Current 9th ranked MW)
    W Roland Todd (Former 9th ranked MW in 1925)
    L Lou Scozza (Future 3rd ranked LHW in 1929)
    W Ted Kid Lewis (Former WW champ)
    D Leo Lomski (Current 3rd ranked LHW)
    W Tiger Jack Payne (Current 9th ranked LW)
    W Cuban Bobby Brown (Current 8th ranked LHW)
    W Osk Till (Former 10th ranked MW, in 1926)
    W Jack McVey (Current 6th ranked MW)
    W Osk Till (Former 10th ranked MW, in 1926)
    W Leo Lomski (Current 3rd ranked LHW)
    W Cuban Bobby Brown (Current 8th ranked LHW)
    W Joe Anderson (Former 8th ranked MW, in 1928)
    W Charley Belanger (Soon to be 7th ranked LHW)
    W Joe Anderson (Former 8th ranked MW, in 1928)
    W Joe Anderson (Former 8th ranked MW, in 1928)
    L Fred Lenhart (Soon to be 9th ranked LHW)
    W Tiger Jack Payne (Former 9th ranked LHW, in 1928)
    W Cuban Bobby Brown (Current 8th ranked LHW)
    W Tiger Jack Payne (Former 9th ranked LHW, in 1928)
    W Jimmy Slattery (Current 4th ranked LHW)
    W Joe Sekyra (Former 8th ranked LHW, in 1927)
    W Jim Braddock (Current 2nd ranked LHW, future HW champ)
    L Jimmy Slattery (Current 4th ranked LHW)
    W Yale Okun (Current 10th ranked LHW)
    W Leo Lomski (Current 5th ranked LHW)
    W Ace Hudkins (Current 4th ranked MW)
    W Larry Johnson (Future 9th ranked LHW, in 1931)
    W Larry Johnson (Future 9th ranked LHW, in 1931)
    W Jimmy Slattery (Current 1st ranked LHW)
    D Leo Lomski (Current 5th ranked LHW)
    W Battling Bozo ( Future 9th ranked LHW, in 1931)
    W Patsy Perroni (Future 6th ranked HW, in 1934)
    D Battling Bozo ( Soon to be 9th ranked LHW, in 1931)
    L Billy Jones (Became the 1st ranked LHW after the fight)
    L George Manley (Current 5th ranked LHW)
    W Leo Lomski (Former 5th ranked LHW in 1930)
    W Fred Lenhart (Current 8th ranked LHW)
    W Charley Belanger (Former 7th ranked LHW in 1930)
    W Billy Jones (Current 1st ranked LHW)
    L George Manley (Current 5th ranked LHW)
    W Jimmy Slattery (Former 1st ranked LHW)
    D Battling Bozo (Current 9th ranked LHW)
    W Battling Bozo (Current 9th ranked LHW)
    NC Jim Braddock (Future HW champ)
    L Dave Maier (Current 1st ranked LHW)
    L Bob Godwin (Soon to be 3rd ranked LHW)
    L Joe Knight (Current 10th ranked LHW)
    W Lou Scozza (Current 3rd ranked LHW)
    W Harry Ebbets (Former 3rd ranked MW)
    W Larry Johnson (Current 8th ranked LHW)
    L Tony Succho (Future 2nd ranked LHW, by the end of 1933)
    W Lou Scozza (Current 3rd ranked LHW)
    W Bob Godwin (Current 3rd ranked LHW)
    D Bob Godwin (Current 3rd ranked LHW)
    W Natie Brown (Future 8th ranked HW, by the end of 1934)
    W Lou Scozza (Current 3rd ranked LHW )
    W Tiger Jack Fox (Future 2nd ranked LHW, by the end of 1937)
    W John Henry Lewis (Future LHW champ, currently ranked 4th)
    W Leroy Haynes (Future 7th ranked HW, by the end of 1936)
    W Billy Jones (Current 6th ranked LHW)
    W Adolf Heuser (Current 1st ranked LHW)
    W Bob Godwin (Current 3rd ranked LHW)
    L Lou Scozza (Current 8th ranked LHW)
    W Charley Belanger (Former 7th ranked LHW, in 1930)
    L John Henry Lewis (Current 1st ranked LHW)
    L Fred Lenhart (Former 8th ranked LHW, in 1930)
    L John Henry Lewis (Current 1st ranked LHW)
    W Leroy Haynes (Future 7th ranked HW, by the end of 1936)
    L Young Stribling ( Former 2nd ranked LHW, in 1924)
    D Clyde Chastain (Current 6th ranked LHW)
    W Mickey Walker (Former MW champ, current 10th ranked LHW)
    D Clyde Chastain (Current 6th ranked LHW)
    L Charley Massare (Current 8th ranked HW)
    D Bob Godwin (Current 5th ranked LHW)
    L Bob Godwin (Current 5th ranked LHW)
    D Joe Knight (Current 3rd ranked LHW)
    W Johnny Miller (Current 8th ranked LHW)
    L Clyde Chastain (Current 6th ranked LHW)
    D Al Gainer (Current 8th ranked LHW)
    L Mickey Walker (Former MW champ)
    W Deacon Leo Kelly (Future 2nd ranked LHW, in 1936)
    D Lee Ramage (Current 10th ranked HW)
    L Lee Ramage (Current 10th ranked HW)
    L Lee Ramage (Current 10th ranked HW)
    W Deacon Leo Kelly (Future 2nd ranked LHW, in 1936)
    D Johnny Miller (Current 8th ranked LHW)
    L Bob Olin (Current 4th LHW in 1934, won and became champ)
    W Al Gainer (Current 7th ranked LHW)
    W Tony Succho (Current 2nd ranked LHW)
    W Johnny Miller (Current 8th ranked LHW)
    W Bob Godwin (Former 5th ranked LHW, in 1934)
    W Charley Massare (Former 8th ranked HW, in 1933)
    W Oscar Rankins (Future 7th ranked MW by the end of 1936)
    W John Henry Lewis (Current 4th ranked LHW)
    L Hank Hankinson (Current 7th ranked HW)
    L Hank Hankinson (Current 7th ranked HW)
    D Tiger Jack Fox (Future 2nd ranked LHW, in 1937)
    L Tiger Jack Fox (Future 2nd ranked LHW, in 1937)
    W John Henry Lewis (Current 4th ranked LHW)
    W Deacon Leo Kelly (Current 2nd ranked LHW)
    D Deacon Leo Kelly (Current 2nd ranked LHW)
    W King Levinsky ( Former 5th ranked HW, in 1934)
    W Roscoe Toles (Current 9th ranked HW)
    L Alberto Santiago Lovell (Current 4th ranked HW)
    W Lee Ramage (Former 10th ranked HW, in 1934)
    W Jimmy Adamick (Current 6th ranked HW)
    L Jimmy Adamick (Current 6th ranked HW)
    W Lou Nova (Current 7th ranked HW)
    D Bob Pastor (Current 8th ranked HW)
    W Al Ettore (Former 9th ranked HW, a year prior in 1937)

    That's a record of 85-42-19-(1) against ranked opposition, with a total of 147 fights overall. Utterly mad. This will never happen again as long as Boxing exists.

    Never.
     
  2. janitor

    janitor VIP Member Full Member

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    The truly crazy thing is, that he wasn't even the greatest fighter of his era.
     
  3. Journeyman92

    Journeyman92 Bob N Weave Full Member

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    There was a small, small overlap of time where this man who fought Greb could’ve fought Louis if they thought the money was good. Slapsy is a legend.
     
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  4. Titan1

    Titan1 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Amazing him and Tommy Loughran never fought.