Bert Sugar's 100 Greatest Fighters(What Do You Think?)

Bert was good at telling stories. There a more than a dozen posters on this site alone, with a far deeper knowledge of boxing history than he had.

 

I truly believe that.

What I mentioned earlier in the thread regarding Ali and Louis, gives you an insight into his thinking.

He rated Louis above Ali, on the grounds that Louis was far more dominant in his era, than what Ali was in his.

I was quite young at the time when I watched him say that on TV.

But I can remember watching at my Mom and Dad’s house, thinking to myself:

“Yeah, but Ali was exiled, and he fought much tougher competition in a stronger era”

I can vividly remember that.

The rankings of Moore, Charles and Langford are horrendous.

 

Bert Sugar perpetuated the myth that Willie Pep once won a round without throwing a punch. That tells you all you need to know. More style than substance. Effective style, though.

 

Who cares?
We all have our opinions .
Bert was a character and good for boxing. So what if he played favourites. We all do.

 

He has I think 4 heavyweights in the top ten, which is ridiculous IMO. I don't see any heavyweight in the top ten maybe not top 15.

 

You took it out my mouth. Didn't fight the best of his era.