No, he falls just short of that status in my own personal ratings and rankings, but he seems to widely considered to be an ATG these days so he merits inclusion in this discussion.
Lennox had a weaker resume than Glass Jaw Roy? :rofl atsch Frazier? :rofl Mike Spinks moved up to Heavyweight and beat THE Heavyweight Champion. He did not handpick a paper beltholder like Roy did. :hi:
As much as I love the guy (and regulars will know of my admiration) Aaron Pryor. However, I sense this is just a Roy-bashing thread......
- no he DEFINITELY wouldn't as I have a concrete top 100 as you know. No, I don't think he would though. I agree in general terms with The Ring's Top 80 of the Last 80 Years, and that places Mike McCallum at 79th. I would definitely place McCallum above Calzaghe personally, and the top 80 doesn't take into the many great fighters from before the last 80 years - on that basis I cannot be sure he wouldn't make my top 100 but I don't think he would.
Maybe so, I am a little biased when it comes to AP, but I do think his resume is as good as Tszyu's or Mosley's.