Check out this list of names he beat: Benny Leonard Barney Ross Tony Canzoneri Lou Ambers Young Corbett III Billy Petrolle X2 Kid Kaplan Pancho...
Among the very best choices, IMO.
He was already retired when he died. Again. Armstrong's prime was even shorter than his, yet you rate him just behind Robinson. His resume exceeds...
This is what you base your ranking of him on?
How well versed are you on Charles? If you believe he's outside of the top 10 or god forbid top 15 I'd say not very. He was more or less a larger...
Remember when TBooze used to try to use that argument against him?:lol:
He had over 300 fights spanning 13 years...
Jack Johnson belongs nowhere near a top 10 P4P list. He'd rank about that high on a Heavyweight list. The top 4 is pretty much in consensus (at...
You could say the same of Benny Leonard in comparison to the more modern great LW's that we've seen much more of on film. You can't tell me he...
His third fight with Luis Castillo is available on Youtube. That's the best footage you'll access easily. Great display of in-fighting from both...
They fought much better opposition, that's really all it comes down to.
The argument can definitely be made. My only concern was his lack of dedication which lead to his inconsistency. At his best he was easily among...
Saldivar is unquestionably an all time great.
No. I thought you were trying to raise Charles even more in the all time rankings when he's quite high enough on most people's list as it is. Had...
Keeps it right where it is.
