185 Pound Division - The GOAT

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  1. emallini

    emallini Boxing Junkie banned Full Member

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    If there was a 185 pound division from the early days of boxing history who would be the GOAT now?
     
  2. George Crowcroft

    George Crowcroft He Who Saw The Deep Full Member

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    In that division?
    Ezzard Charles.

    No doubt.
     
  3. BCS8

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  4. BitPlayerVesti

    BitPlayerVesti Boxing Drunkie Full Member

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    People would argue between Marciano and Dempsey.
     
  5. George Crowcroft

    George Crowcroft He Who Saw The Deep Full Member

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    Wasn't Rocky more like 190?
     
  6. Gudetama

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    1. Dempsey
    2. Marciano
    3. Langford
    4. Charles
    5. Tunney?/Patterson?...
     
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  7. The Undefeated Lachbuster

    The Undefeated Lachbuster On the Italian agenda Full Member

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    I assume weight cutting would be allowed lol, though Marciano weighed anywhere from 184-187 in his prime condition

    Dempsey and Marciano would be at the top. Langford and Charles would be runner ups.
     
  8. George Crowcroft

    George Crowcroft He Who Saw The Deep Full Member

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    No. Hurts my case.
    This is probably accurate. Although I'd pick Charles to beat Dempsey

    But that's probably just levels and levels of Bias
     
  9. 70sFan865

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    Tunney would be deadly in such a division too.
     
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  10. GOAT Primo Carnera

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    Throw in Spinks and Holyfield.....
     
  11. roughdiamond

    roughdiamond Ridin' the rails... Full Member

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    Seriously though, I know we got enough weights now a days, but don't you think the jump from light heavy to cruiser is too much?

    160 - 168
    8lbs

    168 - 175
    7lbs

    175 - 200
    25lbs!
     
  12. George Crowcroft

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    Nah I'd prefer if all weight were about a stone. Then they'd be 1. Less weights
    2. Make moving up in weight a much bigger achievement and 3. Prove that Skill > Size

    But to answer the question, yes. But I don't think there should be a CW division
     
  13. Tonto62

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    Langford or Marciano ,at 190lbs Dempsey.