It was a name, off the top of my head, of an underappreciated fighter; I never meant he was a foremost legend, don't worry. Thil was certainly...
My thank you was diguised as giving you the 'benefit of the Burley doubt' :yep I rate the gloved era because it's a fairly easy cut off point....
Instead of arguing each case, I'll just emphasise one thing; there are a lot of greats. More than you realise, even now as you're thinking about...
Just to avoid confusing Rumsfeld, this is a separate thread for the same subject. If you haven't already, make sure you post your top ten (just...
I think Holman Williams was greater than Charley Burley anyway... But if not for his brittle hands (and less bad luck), he might have been another...
I maintain that Benny Leonard deserves a place as the #5 all time. You could realistically rate him #1, infact - he was pissing over competition...
Yep, that's the only flaw in his ratings. Holman Williams beat more rated fighters than Burley did; but I bet he's quite a few places down the...
Some (most) people have such shaky ideas.
High. The next seven are Walker, McLarnin, Ali, Louis, Fitzsimmons, Canzoneri, Gans.
I rate Pep above Duran. He breezed through a very large and surprisingly talented bunch of featherweight and lightweight contenders, going 135-1-1...
1. Henry Armstrong 2. Harry Greb 3. Ray Robinson 4. Sam Langford 5. Benny Leonard 6. Ezzard Charles 7. Willie Pep 8. Roberto Duran 9. Archie Moore...
Patterson, while successful, could have been so much more. Imagine him at 175lbs... He was rated in the top ten light heavyweights in 1954, and...
Jack Dempsey had a left hook as good as Joe Frazier's. His right hand was half Louis, half Marciano. Body punching, head movement and footwork was...
Easily Jack Dempsey.
Of the greats... Archie Moore? He took some serious beatings.
