All-time pound-for-pound who do you rank higher: Griffith or Arguello?

Discussion in 'Classic Boxing Forum' started by horst, Oct 31, 2009.


  1. horst

    horst Guest

    Please vote and explain :good
     
  2. McGrain

    McGrain Diamond Dog Staff Member

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    Griffith. Not that close. Not close at all in fact.
     
  3. horst

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    Nice to see someone take a strong position right away! Can I ask you to elaborate please mate?
     
  4. anarci

    anarci Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Yey its not close at all Arguello i put much higher!!!
     
  5. bodhi

    bodhi Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    True, Emile is at the very least near the Top10 while Arguello isn´t Top20.
     
  6. horst

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    :lol: I'm glad this debate has kicked off in earnest, but merely saying a guy's name doesn't tell us anything, WHY do you have Arguello much higher??
     
  7. horst

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    Why do you think so?
     
  8. bodhi

    bodhi Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    He fought and beat better fighters over a longer period of time.
     
  9. McGrain

    McGrain Diamond Dog Staff Member

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    ATG top 6 at welter ATG top 20 at middle. More title fights than you can shake a stick at and I believe more title rounds than anyone ever. His class of competition is consistantly higher and if you take a look at the MW scalps he collected it's probably inarguable that his resume in his second best division is better than Arguello's in his best. Just a different class of fighter, albeit in rareified air meaning there's no shame in Arguello lagging a clear tier behind. Both great fighters but apples and oranges none the less.
     
  10. GDG

    GDG Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Got to be Emile surely!!!!

    I have them about 18 spaces apart P4P.
     
  11. GPater11093

    GPater11093 Barry Full Member

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    very close can hardly split them ill have to come back in a wee while once i think about it

    im big fans of both guys
     
  12. anarci

    anarci Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Arguellos record in Title figts top 5 at feather,arguably greatest jl,top 10 light.
    19-3-0-17kos
    worl champions he beat 12
    Legra,Olivares,Escalara 2x,Limon,Chacon
    Watt,Boza,Ramirez,Navarrate,Mancini
    Noel,Costello Overall record 82-8-0-65 kos

    Griffiths record in title fights top 10 welter, top 10 jm, top 20 middle
    16-8-0-5 kos
    World champions he beat 6
    Moyer 3x,Rodriguez 2-1,Paret 2-1,Dupas2x
    Tiger2x,Benvunuti 1-2, Overall record 85-24-2-23 kos

    Griffith is obviously an atg,but I just have Arguello a little higher his resume is better to. Not to mention his Atg rankings in the divisions he competed in he also has 3 titles Griffiths 2. Arguello was also one of the greatest punchers in Boxing history
     
  13. turpinr

    turpinr Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    i can't split them.so i won't
     
  14. anarci

    anarci Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    :nono:nono No way in hell is he top 10 pfp atg:patsch Man take a look again at a top 100 list any list! I wouldev put Napoloes around 20 to 25 and he owned Griffith in their fight. He went 1-2 vs Benvenuti. Id put Griffith around 40-45 Arguello around the late 20s
     
  15. robert ungurean

    robert ungurean Богдан Philadelphia Full Member

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    Arguello because I believe he was the better fighter period.