Do you guys agree with this "Top 50 Greatest Boxer Of All Time" list?

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  1. roughdiamond

    roughdiamond Ridin' the rails... Full Member

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    No GOAT Primo? No likey.
     
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  2. catchwtboxing

    catchwtboxing Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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  3. SwarmingSlugger

    SwarmingSlugger Active Member Full Member

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    You're right his rankings tend to be based on "the older, the better" he makes some good points but I'd definitely have disagreements with him.


    Duran and Mickey Walker in the 30s?????

    6. Jack Britton ????
    5. Slapsie Maxie Rosenbloom ????
     
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  4. Ike

    Ike Member Full Member

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    It's never easy to make a ranking, especially the p4p one, and obviously there will always be different opinions. But in this ranking I see some things that seem so strange that they go beyond opinions. For example I don't see Barney Ross and Gene Tunney and I think that both deserve to be in this ranking more than others who are there.
     
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  5. SwarmingSlugger

    SwarmingSlugger Active Member Full Member

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    Agreed, there's a lot of weird stuff going on in it. His main criticism of Duran seems to be he was never "lineal" or "unified" until his fight with DeJesus in 78, so what?
     
  6. Ike

    Ike Member Full Member

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    And in fact this is another strange thing.
     
  7. META5

    META5 Active Member Full Member

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    Agreed - I was looking for Jofre and don't recall seeing him and he's arguably top 20.
     
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  8. Ike

    Ike Member Full Member

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    Right, another strange thing is the lack of Jofre. I was saying that there are several strange things in this ranking.
     
  9. LenHarvey

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  10. scartissue

    scartissue Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    No Sugar Ray Leonard, no Arguello, no Cervantes, oh man......
     
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  11. OddR

    OddR Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Who has anywhere near the same list anyway?
     
  12. AntonioMartin1

    AntonioMartin1 Jeanette Full Member

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    Thats a great list.

    I wish I could see video of Sam Langford fighting...

    I read the book on Langford and it provides a great insight into his fights but seeing and reading is not the same!
    ats a
     
  13. Eddie Ezzard

    Eddie Ezzard Boxing Addict Full Member

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    No Hagler, Monzon, Chavez, Sanchez ...
     
  14. ThatOne

    ThatOne Boxing Addict Full Member

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    The person that made that list must have been high.
     
  15. mr. magoo

    mr. magoo VIP Member Full Member

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    I won’t go through the whole list but picking out one thing, I’m surprised anyone would rank Hearns that low.