Does Jack Johnson really belong in a heavyweight top 10?

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  1. KuRuPT

    KuRuPT Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    I'm feeling all warm and fuzzy inside seeing Walcott's name there...
     
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  2. IntentionalButt

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    Thank goodness, reinforcements. :yep
     
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  3. dinovelvet

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    Put him in the top 10.

    This guy was a Mike Tyson type figure, known around the world, in a time when nobody had a television.

    He filled stadiums at a time when you weren't allowed to be black in boxing.

    Done things in the ring nobody else had ever done. Ran the champs into early retirement farms.

    When your first of a kind and a pioneer of boxing like Johnson was , your legacy is etched into the hallmarks forever.
     
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  4. IntentionalButt

    IntentionalButt FROM THE RIVER TO THE SEA Full Member

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    ...but none of that - nevermind.
     
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  5. Flea Man

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    :yep Yeeeeeeeeaaaah booooooiiiiii
     
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  6. energie

    energie Boxing Addict Full Member

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    no
     
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  7. brb

    brb Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Of course.

    He was HW champ for roughly 7 years.

    He was ranked as the best HW by The Ring founder.

    Those 2 things alone have him in the top 10.

    I have him ranked #5 personally.
     
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