If you ranked fighters purely on who they beat who would be top?

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  1. GPater11093

    GPater11093 Barry Full Member

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    we have a winner
     
    GPater11093, Nov 22, 2009
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  2. Manassa

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    Young Corbett III was by far his best win. TKO1 of a fellow great, and a ****ing underrated one at that - the man beat Billy Conn, Fred Apostoli, Jackie Fields and Mickey Walker, among others. But I bet his name wouldn't feature anywhere near a top 100 list - of course Lupe Pintor and Carlos Palomino would be on there. Probably Ken Norton, too.
     
    Manassa, Nov 22, 2009
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  3. McGrain

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    KO1 Corbett is one of the best wins in boxing IMO. He was stopped as a kid, he was stopped as a middleweight but he was never stopped in his prime at his prime weight...aside from once in the first round by Jimmy.
     
    McGrain, Nov 22, 2009
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  4. Bummy Davis

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    Joey Archer beat SSR, Dick Tiger,Hurricane Carter,Holly Mims, and some say Emile Griffith in fight 1...I am one of them
     
    Bummy Davis, Nov 22, 2009
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  5. Cachibatches

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    No Harry Greb mentions yet?
     
    Cachibatches, Nov 22, 2009
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  6. Bummy Davis

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    Sorry I misread, I thought it was a non-champ
     
    Bummy Davis, Nov 23, 2009
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  7. Tin_Ribs

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    Even if you're as straight as a ruler, there wouldn't be any shame in pitching a tent reading that list.

    It's all the more remarkable when you consider that he had less fights than a lot of other greats without any filler.
     
    Tin_Ribs, Nov 23, 2009
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  8. Manassa

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    Jimmy McLarnin definitely holds the best record per amount of fights, I think. He only had a few, but as was mentioned, they were mostly quality opponents.
     
    Manassa, Nov 23, 2009
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  9. Lunny

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    How about fighters from the 60s onwards? My history beyond that isn't very good yet.
     
    Lunny, Nov 23, 2009
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