Better Wins: JJW, Norton or Liston

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  1. KuRuPT

    KuRuPT Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Rank these guys in who had the best overall wins. I'm not particularly interested in the losses, just the wins. Who had the better resume of wins?
     
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  2. scartissue

    scartissue Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Jersey Joe's top 5 would be Ez Charles (twice), Harold Johnson, Joey Maxim (twice), Jimmy Bivins and Elmer Ray (twice)

    Norton's top 5 would be Muhammad Ali, Jerry Quarry, Jimmy Young, Duane Bobick and Boone Kirkman.

    Sonny's 5 would be Floyd Patterson (twice), Zora Folley, Eddie Machen, Cleveland Williams and Nino Valdez

    Tough going as picking overall. The best singular win would be Norton's win over Ali, but I find myself liking Walcott's and Liston's overall as a bit better. probably because Norton loses a little luster with Bobick and Kirkman. Good question and close.
     
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  3. Pugilist_Spec

    Pugilist_Spec Hands Of Stone Full Member

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    I think it's close between Walcott and Liston, but I'll give Liston the edge.
     
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    Fergy Walking Dead Full Member

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    1 liston
    2 Walcott
    3 Norton
     
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  5. The Long Count

    The Long Count Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Tough between Walcott and Liston.
    Norton doesn't come close. Bobick and Boone are way down and Quarry was washed up. That leaves him as the second man to defeat Ali and a debatable win over the tough Young.
     
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