Most Active Swarmer's?

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  1. Russell

    Russell Loyal Member Full Member

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    I wouldn't mind doing something similar to what I've seen some posters do on here lately... Instead of rankings that are extremely specific, 1-10 sort deals... How about brackets?

    Bracket, A-B-C and so on. More general.

    For heavyweight's, I can't think of too many swarmers more active than Marciano and Frazier. They'd more than likely be in Bracket A.

    Tyson, Bracket B.
     
  2. SuzieQ49

    SuzieQ49 The Manager Full Member

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    tyson was not a swarmer, he was a slugger.
     
  3. Russell

    Russell Loyal Member Full Member

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    I've seen him described as such and at times he operated in swarmer like fashion.

    Maybe it wasn't his normal method of operating, but eh.
     
  4. TommyV

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    I'd describe him as a swarmer in a part of his career.
     
  5. Russell

    Russell Loyal Member Full Member

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    I wouldn't mind putting together a all time most active swarmers bracket.

    In bracket A some of the obvious names would be...

    Bracket A - Henry Amstrong, Harry Greb..

    Those are two concrete A-Listers to start things off with.
     
  6. Russell

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    You'd really consider Dempsey as active as Marciano?

    When did he ever have to go the kind of distances Marciano went?
     
  7. marciano1952

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    Batlling Nelson has to be in the A Braket(sp)
     
  8. Russell

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    Would Padilla be a good A-Bracket choice?
     
  9. TommyV

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    I'd be interested to see the least active.
     
  10. Muchmoore

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    Greb was a fleetfooted dancer.

    Trust me I have nearly his entire career on DVD including the Tunney fights.
     
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    There was a thread a week or two ago about that actually, pretty interesting :good
     
  12. bladerunner

    bladerunner El Intocable Full Member

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    Fighting Harada.
     
  13. Russell

    Russell Loyal Member Full Member

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    How active a fighter was he?

    Who's he compare well too?
     
  14. bladerunner

    bladerunner El Intocable Full Member

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    very active not as much as Armstrong, but who is?
    but not far either.
     
  15. TommyV

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    Harada was a very active, aggressive fighter. I think he has a case for ranking in the A bracket, if not certainly B.