My top 20 Light Heavyweights, All Time

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  1. Quick Cash

    Quick Cash Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Sugar Ray Robinson at around 316, then? Approximately?

    One thing though. Is it possible to see your top few first? I want a relative comparison just so people don't say I immensely overrate Burley. I'm thinking I might have him higher at middleweight than even you!
     
    Quick Cash, Nov 28, 2007
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  2. McGrain

    McGrain Diamond Dog Staff Member

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    Mine is a God awful mess at the moment, but probably the only guys I would have ahead of Burley would be Monzon, Sugar Ray Robinson and Greb...Hopkins and Haggler mooching about around there too.
     
    McGrain, Nov 28, 2007
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  3. Holmes' Jab

    Holmes' Jab Master Jabber Full Member

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    He's my rough Top 10:

    1. Charles
    2. Tunney
    3. Moore
    4. Langford
    5. Spinks
    6. Jones Jr
    7. Foster
    8. Conn
    9. Loughran
    10. Fitz
     
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  4. TBooze

    TBooze Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    TBooze, Nov 28, 2007
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  5. Mantequilla

    Mantequilla Boxing Addict Full Member

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    You can expect it to be shot down when you have a mediocrities like Tarver and Andries above fighters like Galindez and Saad.Or Hopkins who has barely done anything of note in the division and is as mickey duff would have said...a ****ing old man.

    Limited fighters like Hill and irrelevant WBO legend Daruisz in the top twenty...c'mon.

    I don't really like criticising lists when i can't be bothered to make them myself anymore, but i really think you have to go back to the drawing board on this one.
     
    Mantequilla, Nov 28, 2007
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  6. Senya13

    Senya13 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Foster sooner or later? That weak-chinned slow clumsy not particularly skilled or clever dude will do no better than Richard Hall. If somebody gets stopped there, it's gonna be Foster.
     
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  7. TBooze

    TBooze Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Daruisz was THE World Champion for a very long time.

    Never undersatood the fuss about Galindez; Tarver is underrated because he is disliked.

    Andries was amazing, to think what he was in 82 to what he became is beyond words IMO, I may be in a minority, but I do not care if I overrate him, he deserves it for all those who are to closed minded to put him on their list.

    Hill is another fighter who gets too little credit.
     
    TBooze, Nov 28, 2007
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  8. TBooze

    TBooze Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Sooner rather than later actually.;)
     
    TBooze, Nov 28, 2007
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  9. Senya13

    Senya13 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    In your dreams. That overrated bum has no chance vs. prime Jones.
     
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  10. TBooze

    TBooze Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Overrated Bum Verses Roy Jones... That would be in Juniors dreams, as he would be fighting his mirror image.;)
     
    TBooze, Nov 28, 2007
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  11. McGrain

    McGrain Diamond Dog Staff Member

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    Moore is not a reasonable pick for #1 in my view, given that another candidate - there can't be much between them - beat him on no less than three occasions.
     
    McGrain, Nov 28, 2007
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  12. JohnThomas1

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    No Foster?

    :patsch
     
    JohnThomas1, Nov 28, 2007
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  13. Minotauro

    Minotauro Boxing Addict Full Member

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    I actually have the exact same names in my top ten although slightly different order I feel Moore should be above Tunney he beat better fighters at the weight and didn't avoid anyone (Kid Norfolk and Jack Delaney he should have had a rematch with Loughran too.)

    My top ten:
    1. Ezzard Charles
    2. Archie Moore
    3. Sam Langford
    4. Gene Tunney
    5. Billy Conn
    6. Bob Foster
    7. Michael Spinks
    8. Tommy Loughran
    9. Roy Jones Jr
    10. Harold Johnson
     
    Minotauro, Nov 28, 2007
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  14. TBooze

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    TBooze, Nov 28, 2007
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  15. McGrain

    McGrain Diamond Dog Staff Member

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    Nice, Minotauro. I agree it is reasonable to have Moore above Tunney for sure - it's a tight one. As I said in the original post, I feel Moore fought better fighters but Tunney has the better wins. That's what's done it for me.
     
    McGrain, Nov 28, 2007
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