Greatest Irish fighter of all time?

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  1. LenHarvey

    LenHarvey Active Member Full Member

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    Seen as it's St Patrick's day today let's talk Irish fighters.. who would you say are the greatest Irish fighter's of all time? There have men been many but for me one man stands head and shoulders.. Jimmy McLarnin:

    2x undisputed WW champion. Has wins over fellow HOF'ers:
    Fidel LaBarba
    Pancho Villa
    Bud Taylor
    Louis 'Kid' Kaplan
    Sammy Mandell
    Billy Petrolle
    Benny Leonard
    Young Corbett III
    Barney Ross
    Tony Canzoneri
    Lou Ambers

    Incredibly he beat Taylor, LaBarba and Pancho Villa before he was even eighteen years old.. he also has arguably the greatest first round KO in boxing history .. over young Corbett III.. Corbett was WW champion & would go on to beat MW great Mickey Walker, Gus lesnevich a future LHW champion, LHW great Billy Conn & the #1 rated MW Fred Apostoli. Corbett in his own right is an ATG. Check our his career..

    McLarnin has one of the greatest resumes of all time.

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  2. The G-Man

    The G-Man I'm more of a vet. Full Member

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    Micky Ward.

    Just joking.

    Have no idea really.
     
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  3. Macedoine62

    Macedoine62 Active Member Full Member

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    Michael Gomez

    Barry McGuigan

    Jimmy McLarin

    Kevin McBride :aplastao:
     
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  4. Macedoine62

    Macedoine62 Active Member Full Member

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    I'm French but I know only these ones.

    (Love you Ireland )
     
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  5. Simon Says

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    Steve Collins obviously
     
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  6. LenHarvey

    LenHarvey Active Member Full Member

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    No chance. McLarnin if I'm not mistaken met 14 HOFers - more than almost any other boxer! He defeated 13 of them .. he's right up there with Greb! I think Greb fought 16.. anyone clarify this? That would be an interesting thread in itself.. who fought the most Hall of Fame fighters..
     
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  7. Limerickbox

    Limerickbox Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Hard to know.

    Frampton was a multi weight world champion.

    Collins obviously.

    McGuigan is worth a mention.

    For sheer toughness, you have to mention McCullough.

    For my own hometown, Ill put Andy Lees name in there

    Some people might scoff, but based on acheivements in their field Katie Taylor has done a lot.
     
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  8. FreddieGibbs

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    McLarnin was the greatest by a mile
     
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  9. DON1

    DON1 ICEMAN Full Member

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    McLarnin. There is no debate.
     
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  10. Dubblechin

    Dubblechin Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Cassius Clay :rolleyes:
     
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  11. wifly

    wifly Active Member Full Member

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    Canelo :biggrin:
     
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  12. Noel857

    Noel857 I Am Duran Full Member

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    Really pleased you mentioned Katie Taylor, she has been a trailblazer for womens boxing
     
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  13. MaccaveliMacc

    MaccaveliMacc Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Not the greatest, but Peter Maher deserves a shout out.
     
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  14. Greg Price99

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    McLarnin by a substantial margin.
     
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  15. The Real Lance

    The Real Lance Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Not the best, but my fave is probably Wayne McCullough
     
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