Boxing News's Welterweight Top 10 - 1977. Very interesting.

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  1. GPater11093

    GPater11093 Barry Full Member

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    In the 1st of July 1977 issue, Boxing News published there top 10 all time Welterweight rankings, in light of Carlos Palomino's run as champion and recent destruction of Dave 'Boy' Green and John H. Stracey.

    There is some very interesting picks and on the whole IMO is a good list with each fighter being chosen rationally and explained well. I will just breifly skim over their reasoning behind picks.

    Be very interesting to hear some feedback.

    1. Ray Robinson - Could do anything, complete fighter. Never beaten at Welter. Mastery over Gavilan, shows what superb fighter he was. Proved dominance.

    2. Carmen Basilio - After Gavilan, only loss to Saxton (controversial). BN feel would have beaten Gavilan in his prime. Basically they wax lyrically about his toughness and gameness.

    3. Henry Armstrong - Moved way through best fighters of time, best pound for pound of his time.

    4. Mickey Walker - Regarded as 'smaller (Jack) Dempsey', Obvious great ability, big win over Britton, Latzo loss due to weight

    5. Barney Ross - Edge in series over McLarnin - Class above other Welters (of time) except Mclarnin.

    6. Jimmy McLarnin - Dosent really explian choice, just skims over career.

    7. Jose Napoles - Some rated as one of the best Welters of all time (loss to Stracey hurt) - Tough era (ruled over it) - Struggles H2H vs other great Welters above him

    8. Jack Britton - Amazing career - Master of boxing - mastery of Ted Lewis

    9. Emile Griffith - Still fighting urging to retire - Consumate technician - Napoles loss - past prime

    10. Ted 'Kid' Lewis - Big in states, very sucessful.
     
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  2. teeto

    teeto Obsessed with Boxing banned

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    They're all that calibre of material for me, just depends how you see their placings. Griffith and Rodriguez would want mentioning though, but it's one of the deepest divisions in terms of rich history, it was even in 77.
     
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  3. la-califa

    la-califa Boxing Addict Full Member

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    In July of 77, Was Palomino even considered the best Welterweight Champion? Cuevas was cutting a path of terror through the Welterweight Division himself.
     
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  4. Meast

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    Nice to see Basilio so high up there. Not saying its right, but still.
     
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  5. GPater11093

    GPater11093 Barry Full Member

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    Agreed.

    I think LMR is very over looked by most 'mainstream' outposts.

    Obviously Boxing News disagreed, but this could be because on a bias towards British boxers.

    Agreed, a good odd choice IMO.
     
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  6. Duodenum

    Duodenum Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Interesting, that Gavilan and Barbados Joe Walcott did not make the cut.
     
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  7. teeto

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    Yeah, they're bad omissions
     
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  8. sweet_scientist

    sweet_scientist Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    LMR and the Kid ***** slap that list.
     
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