Ezzard Charles or Jimmy Young who has the better HW resume?

Discussion in 'Classic Boxing Forum' started by WAR01, Sep 21, 2020.


Who has the better resume?

  1. Jimmy Young

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    8.3%

  2. Ezzard Chalres

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    91.7%
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  1. WAR01

    WAR01 In the 7.2% Full Member

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    For the sake of an argument, just drop your opinion and a vote.
     
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  2. Gazelle Punch

    Gazelle Punch Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Can’t believe Young even got a vote. To many losses to bad opponents . For argument sake even if he got the decision against old Ali it still wouldn’t top Charles resume.
     
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  3. WAR01

    WAR01 In the 7.2% Full Member

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    You rate JJW and Bob Sh1tfield highly I see.
     
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  4. Gazelle Punch

    Gazelle Punch Boxing Addict Full Member

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    You don’t like Joe Louis? Archie Moore? Rex Layne? Jimmy Bivins? Elmer Ray? Joey Maxim? Lloyd Marshall? Lee Oma? Bob Satterfield*? Young literally has one good win should have had one or two more but even then his record is thin in comparison.
     
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  5. greynotsoold

    greynotsoold Boxing Addict

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    Years ago I had a book that showed the records of every boxer in the IBHoF at the time. It showed where the opponent was ranked, if he was, at the time of the fight, and if the opponent ended up in the hall himself.
    The number of fights that Charles had with top 10 opponents and future HoF members is very impressive.
     
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  6. Girlfighter

    Girlfighter New Member Full Member

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    Are you thinking of the Boxing Register? I find that book very helpful for that reason. When you see that a guy fought so many ranked fighters....Ranked at the time of the actual fight..... it becomes very impressive.
     
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  7. greynotsoold

    greynotsoold Boxing Addict

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    Yes, that was it.
     
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  8. George Crowcroft

    George Crowcroft He Who Saw The Deep Full Member

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    Well isn't this embarrassing. :lol:
     
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  9. Richmondpete

    Richmondpete Real fighters do road work Full Member

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    Who voted for Young?
     
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  10. red cobra

    red cobra Loyal Member Full Member

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    Well, of course Ezzard Charles had the greater resume...damn...but Jimmy Young's greatness and qualities as a defensive genius, and the top fighters of his time that he defeated, but got screwed over by the biased/blind/crooked judges of his day, so that he didn't win those fights...begs for a totally different thread concept and a more suitable criteria,
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  12. WAR01

    WAR01 In the 7.2% Full Member

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    Nah, I still think my argument is sound just nobody else does lol.
     
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  13. mr. magoo

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    Ezzard Charles is a consensus top 5 ( in some circles top 3 ) all time great. Jimmy Young’s resume is nowhere near that
     
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  14. WAR01

    WAR01 In the 7.2% Full Member

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    Im talking HW resume.
     
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  15. Gazelle Punch

    Gazelle Punch Boxing Addict Full Member

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    His hw resume
    Isn’t a quarter as good as Charles. That’s not an exaggeration
     
    Gazelle Punch, Sep 21, 2020
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