Fighter of the Decade (1940s)

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  1. Hands of Iron

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    The probable greatest fighter(s) of three separate traditional weight divisions all operating in the same decade, who takes it for you?
     
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  2. Hands of Iron

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    I'm bored. Nice avatar. :lol:

    This will probably be a landslide, even though Charles had significant wins from MW to HW.


    thecobra, here is your big chance! :deal
     
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  3. jdempsey85

    jdempsey85 Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Barney ross at the guadlacanal
     
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  4. LittleRed

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    Manuel Ortiz at bantamweight.
     
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  5. PhillyPhan69

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    Bob Montgomery...rated in the top 6 from 40-47...With blistering wins over Jack and Ike!
     
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  6. the cobra

    the cobra Awesomeizationism! Full Member

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    Done and done.



    :twisted: VOTE EZZ! :twisted:
     
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  7. Hands of Iron

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    Moore and Burley are probably both better than anybody on Robinson's '40s ledger sans Gavilan (at the time he fought them obviously, although I do rate his win over Henry to a fair degree) and he was 5-0 against them albeit with a weight advantage over the Boogeyman, whose skills and experience tend to level things out. Charles of course, wouldn't yet hit his real stride until after the war, avenging some earlier defeats in emphatic fashion (Marshall, Bivins).
     
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  8. Hands of Iron

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    Robinson closed the decade 100-1-2. Being one of the ATG show-stoppers and accumulating a record that is certainly nothing to sneeze at in it's own right as well as defeating a fellow Top 5 welterweight and his successor to the crown twice (when he was the #1 contender) sways plenty of people in his favor.
     
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  9. Unforgiven

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    I would say Ray Robinson.

    Joe Louis spent virtually the whole decade as a world champion. He went 17-0 in heavyweight championship defenses in the 1940s, (15 KOs, KO'd both men who took him the distance - in rematches), and was off a full 4 years for war duty.
    Announced his retirement 1949, with a 58-1 career record.
     
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  10. thistle1

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    I was thinking Moore & Walcott remained consistant & obstinant and it eventually paid off for them didn't it.
     
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  11. red cobra

    red cobra Loyal Member Full Member

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    Robinson...with Charles and Louis close behind...followed by Pep.
     
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  12. El Bujia

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    The 40's was one hell of a decade for boxing.
     
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  13. thistle1

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    Shhhhhhh...
     
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  14. burt bienstock

    burt bienstock Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Amen EB. My favorite decade. As a youngster growing up I saw many of the greatest fighters ever in the 1940s at MSG and various clubs and
    especially Stillmans Gym ...Heaven to me. Look at the 8 division leaders.
    Hwt- Joe Louis
    LH- Billy Conn, Ezzard Charles, Archie Moore
    MW- Tony Zale, Jake LaMotta, Marcel Cerdan,Charley Burley
    WW- Ray Robinson, Kid Gavilan, Carmen Basillio, Billy Graham
    LW- Ike Williams, Beau Jack, Bob Mongomery, Sammy Angott,Willie Joyce
    FW-Willie Pep, Sandy Saddler, Chalky Wright, Sal Bartola
    BW- Manny Ortiz
    AND 100s of top contenders who fought the best often...My favorite decade.
     
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  15. Brockton Rock

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