[1990, BI] Greatest Fighters in Philadelphia History

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  1. mrkoolkevin

    mrkoolkevin Never wrestle with pigs or argue with fools Full Member

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    From the April 1990 issue of Boxing Illustrated. The list skipped over #11, so I'm not sure whether it's missing a fighter or just misnumbered. List includes fighters "coming from environs of Philly"

    1. Joe Frazier
    2. Tommy Loughran
    3. Ike Williams
    4. Jersey Joe Walcott
    5. Philadelphia Jack O'Brien
    6. Bob Montgomery
    7. Harold Johnson
    8. Jeff Chandler
    9. Matthew Saad Muhammad
    10. Joey Giardello
    12. Bennie Briscoe
    13. Benny Bass
    14. Gil Turner
    15. Meldrick Taylor
     
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  2. mark ant

    mark ant Canelo was never athletic Full Member

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    Johnson should be higher and I feel Walcot had the tools to do better vs Frazier than he did against Marciano.
     
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  3. mrkoolkevin

    mrkoolkevin Never wrestle with pigs or argue with fools Full Member

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    Where would Bernard Hopkins rank?
     
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  4. red cobra

    red cobra Loyal Member Full Member

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    Good list.
     
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  5. surfinghb

    surfinghb Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Midget Wolgast
    Lew Tendler
     
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  6. scartissue

    scartissue Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Jersey Joe from Philly?? Most of his fights took place in his hometown of Camden.
     
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  7. Smokin Bert

    Smokin Bert Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Camden is basically one mile away from Philly. Just across the PA/NJ border.
     
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  8. Combatesdeboxeo_

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    Yeah smokin joe the best
     
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  9. mrkoolkevin

    mrkoolkevin Never wrestle with pigs or argue with fools Full Member

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    Ike Williams is from Trenton, NJ, which is even farther away.
     
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  10. Seamus

    Seamus Proud Kulak Full Member

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    Owen Ziegler needs to be on that list.
     
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  11. GALVATRON

    GALVATRON Boxing Junkie banned Full Member

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    Balboa still 100x more popular than the guy at number 1. I would favor Rocky over Frazier and he has a statue which indirectly makes him a historical figure. :SimpHomer:
     
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  12. klompton2

    klompton2 Boxing Junkie banned Full Member

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    Odd picks on here. Williams and Walcott, who were from New Jersey. Meldrick Taylor and Gil Turner get on but Hopkins doesn't? Id love to hear the criteria.
     
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  13. DirtyDan

    DirtyDan Worst Poster of 2015 Full Member

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    Jersey isn't Philly, we don't claim those fighters. If we would claim anyone outside of Philly, it'd be Larry Holmes. Holmes is respectable throughout the whole state.
     
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  14. mrkoolkevin

    mrkoolkevin Never wrestle with pigs or argue with fools Full Member

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    I think Hopkins was 0-1 when this list was put together.
     
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  15. mrkoolkevin

    mrkoolkevin Never wrestle with pigs or argue with fools Full Member

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    That might be but Easton is much farther than Camden or even Trenton from Philly.
     
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