Greatest Fighters Never to Win a World Title?

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  1. Shempz

    Shempz Active Member Full Member

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    Herol Graham.
     
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  2. Cecil

    Cecil Boxing Addict Full Member

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    I'm not sure about Mundine.
     
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  3. young griffo

    young griffo Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Mundine was an awesome talent. Had great handspeed, good skills and power.

    He also had a chin that was iffy at best. In fact I was talking to an Oz boxing aficionado who knew Tony personally who reckons that Tony Mundine himself admitted that he was only legitimately KO'd against Luis Rodriguez, all the others he basically turned it up. Whether thats true or not it puts serious doubt on whether he'd get a title in any era with such chin/heart question marks.
     
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  4. BitPlayerVesti

    BitPlayerVesti Boxing Drunkie Full Member

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    Just to make one list of all mentioned so far for future reference. I'll sort them into rough weightclasses. Though a lot of them fought in multiple.
     
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  5. Cecil

    Cecil Boxing Addict Full Member

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    When I've viewed his fights and I must admit it's not that many, he looks one of the most aesthetically pleasing fighters you could ever watch. He was obviously a major talent with good all round skills and had power.
    I doubted him in the reasons you gave in the last sentence.
     
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  6. Clinton

    Clinton Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Superb thread and lists!!! Cheers and thanks, B
     
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  7. BitPlayerVesti

    BitPlayerVesti Boxing Drunkie Full Member

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    What would people pick for their top 10?

    My first thoughts would be something like.
    1. Sam Langford
    2. Packey McFarland
    3. Charley Burley
    4. Lloyd Marshal
    5. Memphis Pal Moore
    6. Jimmy Bivins
    7. Jimmy Britt
    8. Billy Miske
    9. Tommy Gibbons
    10. Owen Moran
     
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  8. roughdiamond

    roughdiamond Ridin' the rails... Full Member

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    Hector Thompson is a great shout. Physically strongest man Duran fought.
     
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  9. Curtis Lowe

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    Though I don't consider him great I'd say Yaqui Lopez. Came o' so close against Matt Franklin.

    Actually this is a repost.
     
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  10. Russell

    Russell Loyal Member Full Member

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    Someone mentioned Paul Ferreri!

    Here's some footage.

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  11. Longhhorn71

    Longhhorn71 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Rocky Lockridge
    Gypsy Joe Harris
     
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  12. juppity

    juppity Boxing Addict Full Member

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  13. ChrisJS

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    Sam Langford
    Packey Macfarland
    Charles Burley
    Jim Driscoll
    Holman Williams
    Jimmy Bivins
    Lloyd Marshall
    Memphis Pal Moore
    Tommy Gibbons
     
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  14. BeerGut

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    Is the answer Bert Gilroy?
     
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  15. roughdiamond

    roughdiamond Ridin' the rails... Full Member

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    Eduardo Lausse definitely could have been Middleweight champ.
     
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