My next 10 (top-20); please critique!

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  1. the_bigunit

    the_bigunit Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Top-10:
    (http://www.boxingforum24.com/showthread.php?t=458743)


    Sugar Ray Robinson, Henry Armstrong, Harry Greb, Sam Langford, Benny Leonard, Bob Fitzsimmons, Willie Pep, Roberto Duran, Ezzard Charles, Mickey Walker


    11. Muhammad Ali
    12. Barney Ross
    13. Archie Moore
    14. Joe Gans
    15. Joe Louis

    16. Tony Canzoneri
    17. Sugar Ray Leonard
    18. Packey McFarland
    19. Pernell Whitaker
    20. (Tie) Jimmy McLarnin, Barbados Joe Walcott


    Please, have your way with this list. All feedback is appreciated. I'm especially having trouble with 17-20/21. Help.
     
  2. LittleRed

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  3. the_bigunit

    the_bigunit Well-Known Member Full Member

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    How would you break it?
     
  4. LittleRed

    LittleRed Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    I always go modern over old. But hell that's tough.
     
  5. PhillyPhan69

    PhillyPhan69 Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Take that garbage to general forum.....Here it is old always beats new.....B&W beats color and, yes having no footage reigns supreme!
     
  6. Jorodz

    Jorodz watching Gatti Ward 1... Full Member

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    it's why boston tom mcmustache continues to reign supreme as GOAT

    as for the list, like ross' placement...higher than I place him myself but like to see he and packy macfarland (the ****ing best name ever) in the top 20.

    other than that, it's your list and you seem to be consistent in what you value (by my guess anyway) so good work :good
     
  7. Manassa

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    Archie Moore should be top ten.

    Apart from that, great.
     
  8. Jorodz

    Jorodz watching Gatti Ward 1... Full Member

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    you're really selling me on that lately BUT i'd have to kick out ali (or roy jones;)) to do it and i'm really struggling with that
     
  9. the_bigunit

    the_bigunit Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Hard to argue with that!

    Thanks! Mind giving me your opinions on 17-20?
     
  10. the_bigunit

    the_bigunit Well-Known Member Full Member

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    He makes a great case, my 8-13 are pretty interchangeable.
     
  11. Jorodz

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    i think a case could be made for gans above both canzoneri and macfarland...i might move gans to 14. i'd have mclarnin above walcott to settle the tie but that's just me
     
  12. Manassa

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    Well it's all subjective. Both brilliant in their prime. I just think longevity counts for something big when the fighter in question was rated a top ten middleweight in 1940 and a top ten heavyweight in 1962.
     
  13. Jorodz

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    it's his heavyweight career that's pushing him higher on my list but the longevity is a great point. i may hold the charles and burley losses against him to much and have not given him enough credit for proving superior to johnson
     
  14. turbotime

    turbotime Hall Of Famer Full Member

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    :lol:



    Get Jones Jr in there dammit! :cus!!
     
  15. Balder

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    Replace Whitiker with JCC