Really enjoying this thread by the way, George - it has me thinking hard about my own rankings here.
Let's look at the positives first: -He beat Carlos Ortiz , who should be a lock in anyone's top 10 (like you, I have him at 5). -He stopped Mando...
I stand well and truly corrected on this one, I think! Erm, Laguna's a bit high [runs for door]
Thomas Hearns v Dennis Andries Tommy gives poor Dennis a total ass-kicking. This was a case of an ATG just being much better and there was...
George, Willie Ritchie and Richie Mitchell - bit high? Would like to hear the case for them both.
This might be the best example yet. It wasn't his fault some people claimed he was the second coming of Sugar Ray Robinson but as an Olympic gold...
Lupe Pintor against Wilfredo Gomez is one I always think of - he fought brilliantly off the ropes, came close to stopping Gomez in the 12th after...
This is a 50/50 fight. I'm picking Ali, but without much confidence.
Larry Holmes v Tim Witherspoon A very good fight with a couple of great rounds (7 and 9) - close all the way through, this could have conceivably...
Ortiz and Armstrong are pretty much perfectly placed imo.
I think Ishimatsu Suzuki is too high - he had some impressive-sounding wins but his record at lightweight was very spotty. His loss to DeJesus I...
Unless I missed him, Mando Ramos is worth a place in your long list.
This is not H2H so no, Duran is not clearly better/greater than Gans and Leonard. He might be... but it is not clear. But anyway, the top 3...
I must have missed the comeback.
The fact that they came back and went on to have highly successful careers sort of undermines the notion they were hype jobs at all - they had...
