Please rate the Murderers Row in the following categories.

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  1. robert ungurean

    robert ungurean Богдан Philadelphia Full Member

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    Overall best of the bunch regardless of weight class
    Best Defense
    Hardest puncher all things being equal
     
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    robert ungurean Богдан Philadelphia Full Member

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    A little help?
     
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    robert ungurean Богдан Philadelphia Full Member

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    robert ungurean Богдан Philadelphia Full Member

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    I so no help here? Come on guys educate me a little more
     
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  5. McGrain

    McGrain Diamond Dog Staff Member

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    The problem, I think, is that "The Murderer's Row" isn't an agreed upon list of fighters. Charles was a member, probably. Moore was a member. But most people don't include them - i doubt you want to include them? Probably a list of fighters would help.
     
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  6. mcvey

    mcvey VIP Member Full Member

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    I can't help you with the specifics of this ,to me and I suspect many others , several are essentially names on Box Rec , great and gifted fighters certainly, but sepia skeletons with not enough flesh on them to enable us to form a definitive ,comparative analysis about.
     
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    robert ungurean Богдан Philadelphia Full Member

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    Burley
    Marshal
    Williams
    Cocoa Kid
    Booker
    Ray
    Wade
    Chase
     
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  8. mcvey

    mcvey VIP Member Full Member

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    Artie Towne?
    Bert Lytell?
     
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  9. robert ungurean

    robert ungurean Богдан Philadelphia Full Member

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    Absolutely
     
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  10. McGrain

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    If that's Elmer Ray he'd be the hardest puncher and possibly the hardest puncher p4p.

    I suspect Burley would be the hardest to hit, but it could easily have been Williams or Booker.
     
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  11. choklab

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    I dont think there is sufficient film of these non champions to really make a decision one way or the other. They were so obviously world class/ champion calibre but the nature of their being avoided means if and when they were filmed, are these filmed fights the held back versions or the "for real" versions? It is a great shame.
     
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  12. mrkoolkevin

    mrkoolkevin Never wrestle with pigs or argue with fools Full Member

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    bump
     
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  13. mcvey

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    Almost impossible to quantify, what footage is there of Williams,Towne,Chase,Wade,Lytell, Booker? There's hardly any of Burley and Marshall for that matter, Burley and Marshall would be my top two for power. I'll guess Williams was the best defensive fighter,and the overall best fighter was Burley.Just guessing.
     
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