P4P The Greatest Boxer Based on Who he beat

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  1. TIGEREDGE

    TIGEREDGE Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Which ATG has the most impressive resume; wins over other all time greats and great fighters

    Here are some of my candidates:

    Ray Leonard has Benitez, Duran, Hearns (all close to peak) and a still faded hagler

    Harry Greb has gene tunney, mickey walker, George Chip, jack dillon, Battling Levinsky, Mike McTigue (most of these were much bigger men)

    Ezzard Charles: Archie moore, Burley, Joe Maxim, Walcott (and a few more)

    Imn sure there quite a few others
     
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  2. Del Boy

    Del Boy R.I.P Darren Sutherland Full Member

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    Bump this is a good question
     
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  3. McGrain

    McGrain Diamond Dog Staff Member

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    Sam Langford: Joe Gans, Harry Wills, Tiger Flowers, Sam McVey, Jeff Clark, Stanley Ketchel, Kid Norfolk, Joe Jeanette, Jim Barry, Jack O'Brien, Young Peter Jackson, Jack Blackburn, Dave Holly.

    It's an absolutely astonishing array of styles and weights, and it's unequalled I think.
     
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  4. Surf-Bat

    Surf-Bat Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Add Tommy Loughran, Maxie Rosenbloom, Kid Norfolk, Mike Gibbons, Tommy Gibbons, Jeff Smith, Eddie McGoorty, Billy Miske and Jimmy Slattery to Greb's resume.
     
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  5. SJS19

    SJS19 Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Langford and Greb fight it out for all time IMO, but of the relatively modern era, nobody really comes close to SRL.

    Pacquaio doesn't win this competition but his lighter weights run of Morales x2, MAB x2, and JMM is very impressive.
     
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  6. Hands of Iron

    Hands of Iron #MSE Full Member

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    Barbados Walcott too.

    I know.
     
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  7. KuRuPT

    KuRuPT Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Whitaker - Nelson, Ramirez x2, McGirt x2, Brazier, Chavez, Haugen,
     
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  8. AREA 53

    AREA 53 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Whilst i am not actually nominating Ali, i can not off hand think of another boxer who, not once, but twice, was such an underdog in title tries he was generally assumed to be headed for quick destruction on both occassions, and he prevailed - 10 years apart. ! and when you think so many prophets of doom said his hands down, chin in the air, pulling stright back from punches..etc would find him out, and the calibre of opponent of more than one generation that tried and failed to bring those predictions to pass. ...Dammit i think i will Nominate Ali.
     
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  9. Momus

    Momus Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Greb stands out to me. Whenever I've scanned his record I've always had a "****, he beat him as well?!?" moment...
     
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  10. lufcrazy

    lufcrazy requiescat in pace Full Member

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    He's second on my resume list to Harry Greb.
     
    lufcrazy, Mar 14, 2012
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  11. Guyfawkes

    Guyfawkes Than who was phone?! Full Member

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    Have to agree with this, Ali beat more great heavyweights than anyone else by far
     
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  12. Vockerman

    Vockerman LightJunior SuperFlyweigt Full Member

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    I think an honorable mention should go to this guy

    During his career, he beat 13 champions and won the Welterweight Championship of the World

    He was most famous for his three bout series with each of five outstanding fighters - Barney Ross, Fidel LaBarba, Sammy Mandell, Billy Petrolle and Charles "Bud" Taylor and had victories over each of them

    Among others he defeated were Benny Leonard, Lou Ambers, Tony Canzoneri, Louis "Kid" Kaplan, "Young" Jack Thompson, Sammy Fuller, Young Corbett III, Jackie Fields, Al Singer, Ray Miller, Sid Terris, Joey Sangor, Ruby Goldstein, Joe Glick, "Sergeant" Baker and Young Nationalista

    SO Classic section - who is he :)
     
    Vockerman, Mar 14, 2012
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  13. Nightcrawler

    Nightcrawler Boxing Addict Full Member

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    jimmy mclarnin? :think
     
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  14. lufcrazy

    lufcrazy requiescat in pace Full Member

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    Has to jimmy mac surely?

    Kurupt, I don't think pea's resume is in the same tier as greb's or langford's.
     
    lufcrazy, Mar 14, 2012
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  15. burt bienstock

    burt bienstock Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Jimmy McLarnin...Sadly so forgotten today...
     
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