My All Time Top 10 List(for whatever that's worth)

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  1. Boilermaker

    Boilermaker Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    ONe guy i am starting to like, in a pound for pound sense is Rocky Marciano. I see everybody seems to have Charles in the top 10. Rocky was a better fighter than Charles and beat him twice. In reality there is little difference between the two, in natural fighting weights. Archie Moore is another borderline top 10. Rocky beat him also. Rocky dominated his own weight as well. He also fought and beat (admittedly an older version) a bigger all time great (again arguably top 10 or 20 lb for lb) in joe louis. In fact, despite his small dimensions it is very possible that he was the best fighter ever. Joe Walcott is another lb for lb great that Rocky beat comfortably. When you think about it, those 4 wins right there are more impressive than Haglers efforts against Leonard, Duran, Hearns and Antuofermo? In fact it is hard to see who would have beaten 4 higher rated lb for lb guys than this. Perhaps Tunney, who has Loughran, Dempsey, Greb and Gibbons? At this point in time, i certainly would struggle to think of any.

    I may change my opinion, but i am really starting to think that
     
  2. My2Sense

    My2Sense Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    My list, for what it's worth:

    1. Armstrong
    2. Robinson
    3. Greb
    4. Charles
    5. Langford
    6. Walker
    7. B. Leonard
    8. Louis
    9. Ross
    10. Ali or R. Leonard

    I've always rated the first seven pretty consistently that way; after that it gets kinda murky, and the fighters become much more interchangeable.
     
  3. Rise Above

    Rise Above IBHOF elector Full Member

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    Walker at number 6 is interesting.
     
  4. Flea Man

    Flea Man มวยสากล Full Member

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    I just can't see how someone will full marks can be below someone who doesn't get full marks?!?!?

    A good mix, but IMO Jones should be nowhere above 30.:good
     
  5. Flea Man

    Flea Man มวยสากล Full Member

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    I have him at no.9 myself.
     
  6. Flea Man

    Flea Man มวยสากล Full Member

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    Ricardo Lopez-Poor infighter to the other person who said he was close to perfect.
     
  7. Flea Man

    Flea Man มวยสากล Full Member

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    My top ten while I'm here-

    1. Greb
    2. Armstrong
    3. Robinson
    4. Charles
    5. Langford
    6. Duran
    7. Pep
    8. Leonard
    9. Walker
    10. Ali
    11. Moore
    12. Ross
    12. Canzoneri
    13. Louis
    and so on, and so on
     
  8. Rise Above

    Rise Above IBHOF elector Full Member

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    I may as well post mine too.

    1 Robinson
    2 Greb
    3 Armstrong
    4 Langford
    5 Moore
    6 Charles
    7 B. Leonard
    8 Duran
    9 Pep
    10 Gans
     
  9. anarci

    anarci Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    IF Jones had retired after Ruiz i dont think to many people would complain about him being in the top 10. In fact some were comparing him to Robinson at one time.
    Although he was past it in his losses the Ko losses to Tarver and Johnson have hurt his legacy. He still makes my top 20 though.
     
  10. Brian123

    Brian123 ESB WORLD CHAMPION Full Member

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    Bob Fitzsimmons won titles from middleweight to heavyweight, very fast and powerful, H2H no problems either-should be in the top ten somewhere.
     
  11. PetethePrince

    PetethePrince Slick & Redheaded Full Member

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    I don't think Marciano was a better fighter. At least he didn't prove it. But in a P4P sense he's somewhere in the same ballpark I think.
     
  12. Boxed Ears

    Boxed Ears this my daddy's account (RIP daddy) Full Member

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    That among others is a fairly bold statement.
     
  13. Dempsey1238

    Dempsey1238 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    And why?? He was a 2 weight divsion champ, and was at one time ranked number 3 in the heavyweight ranks.


    Thats way more than what Jones Jr ever did.

    He gets lots of credit for his heavyweight run beating the big guys, until a certain German put him in his place.
     
  14. bodhi

    bodhi Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Well, mine would look like this:

    1. Langford, Greb, Armstrong, Robinson
    2. Fitzsimmons, Charles
    3. Walker, Duran
    4. Leonard, Ross, Pep,
    5. Ryan, Canzoneri, Moore
     
  15. Bill Butcher

    Bill Butcher Erik`El Terrible`Morales Full Member

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    Different body types.

    He was numero uno in HIS weight tho & was arguably the best pure boxer & defensive boxer in history.