Is Archie Moore in your TOP 10 P4P(ALL TIME) ?

He won like 60 fights at heavyweight, including many victories over top contenders of the time, while still making defenses of the light heavyweight crown. His only losses at the weight were against Marciano, Patterson, and a young Ali when Archie was ancient, even by today's standard.

He didn't do so badly at heavyweight.

 

What's your Top 10 look like? And how far removed is Archie?

 

Agreed, and yet all the same, I'm fascinated to see how it rolls.

 

And incidentally I agree with you here, too. I think he could coneivably sneak into a Top 10 list, and if not, I don't see him being too far removed to the point where having him inside the Top 10 can be deemed "unreasonable".

 

Not saying I disagree, but I think context is important By the time Archie finally got a shot at the title, Ezzard was already a former heavyweight champion who'd made 8 successful heavyweight title defenses. In other words, I believe you can make a reasonable case that by the time Archie hit his prime run (even for his age), Ezzard wasn't a player in the division; he had already effectively long since moved on and beyond. In that light, were they really even from the same era?

 

For what it's worth, the Survey I did in the Classic a few years back had Archie place at #13.

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It is an interesting situation, and for the record, I think you're right - you have to rate Ezzard over Archie. I don't think Archie was "green" when Ezzard beat him 3x, and you can perhaps argue Archie's long reign at 175 may not have transpired if Ezzard stayed dedicated to 175. But I do think Archie hit his peak stride during the stretch where he was both defending the light heavyweight belt, and also having a good run against some top guys at heavyweight, which earned him his shot at Rocky.