I lost twice to the following ATG; can I still be ranked ahead?

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  1. Russell

    Russell Loyal Member Full Member

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    No ****ing way! :scaredas::lol::lol:
     
  2. Shogun Assassin

    Shogun Assassin Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Duran>Leonard

    Not fellow ATG's but Hopkins and Jones are definitely ranked higher than JT and Tarver.
     
  3. reznick

    reznick In the 7.2% Full Member

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    The equation is more complex than beating two ATG

    you have to take into context at what age the fighters were, and other circumstances revolving around the fights.
     
  4. in some cases yes.
    frazier is not above foreman
    dempsey is above tunney
    tyson is not above evander
    arguello is above pryor
    moore is above charles
     
  5. really? hearns is above barkley for sure.
    and hearns destroyed duran, roberto did beat barkley...
     
  6. Boom_Boom

    Boom_Boom R.I.P Boxing 6/9/12 Full Member

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  7. Jorodz

    Jorodz watching Gatti Ward 1... Full Member

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    can't agree with this one
     
  8. well. it is close also in my opinion, but i like moore above charles
     
  9. JAB5239

    JAB5239 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    With all due respect, why? Ezzard's resume is slightly better and he has the advantage of h2h wins.
     
  10. El Bujia

    El Bujia Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    In other words, none.

    Because this is his self-portrait:

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  11. JAB5239

    JAB5239 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Im not entirely familiar with everybody on here and who are the trolls and who aren't. Those who do know me from the BS history section will tell you I try to be respectful as long as Im treated the same for the most part, so everybody gets a pass from me till I know you better.
     
  12. ironchamp

    ironchamp Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Reznick,

    The whole point of the thread is to take two ATG fighters who were either in their prime or young enough to still be relevant in the division. No passing of the torch here; sort of like Foreman vs. Frazier.

    Now I want to see if there is a situation where you can rate one fighter higher than his rival despite losing at least 2 times in their respective meetings.
     
  13. JAB5239

    JAB5239 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    I think Tony Canzoneri would fall perfectly into this category after losing close back to back fights with Barney Ross in both their primes. After this fight Canzoneri went on to have big wins over Arizmendi, Klick, McLarnin, Ambers and Kid Chocolate. All at lightweight besides the Mclarnin fights. No?
     
  14. bodhi

    bodhi Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    I think it´s certainly possible. Frazier has the better resume and was more dominant. Foreman has his huge comeback though. Most people rank Foreman higher though but It don´t think it´s hard to put Frazier above him.

    I think Holy is solidly ahead of Bowe. Outside of Holyfield Bowe just lacks everything, depth in resume, dominance, longevity, outstanding achievements. Yeah, he looked great in there with Holyfield but that´s it. Not a great hw IMO.

    I ranked Holy ahead most of the time but Mike has a good case based on his dominance in his first reign.

    Tunney did like nothing at hw outside of beating Dempsey. Jack clearly is ahead of him. P4p it´s a different story.

    At 140? Clearly Pryor, not only did he beat Arguello twice, he also did much more work here. P4p it´s Alexis though, more depth, better achievements.

    Well, you could do it based on Moore beeing a longtime champ. Their resumes at lhw are quite comperable. Moore has an edge in longevity here. But of course Charles beat him. You can make an argument but I wouldn´t do it.
     
  15. chatty

    chatty Boxing Addict Full Member

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    first thing that came to my mind. H2H Tunney just had Grebs number but i dont know many people who rank Tunney ahead of Greb in thewir ATG list