post your top 10 alltime australian greats

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  1. sallywinder

    sallywinder Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    mine....not nessesarily in order..

    1. les darcy
    2. jeff fenech
    3. kostya tszu
    4. lionel rose
    5. dave sands
    6. jeff harding
    7. tony mundine
    8. johnny famechon
    9. vic patrick
    10 young griffo

    honorary mentions...(not active)

    barry michael
    lester ellis
    ron richards
    danny green
    charkey ramon
    rick thornberry
    aussie joe bugner
    bob fitzsimons (kiwi?)
    rocky gatellari
    tony madigan
    troy, dean, guy waters

    if ive missed someone, please add your own...
     
  2. Dr Gonzo

    Dr Gonzo Yo! Molesta La Breastas! Full Member

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    im not a big choc fan but he deserves to be above his old man
     
  3. sallywinder

    sallywinder Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    i didnt list any ACTIVE boxers...
    including,
    darchinian
    mundine
    taylor
     
  4. pecks

    pecks ***** Full Member

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    Fenech, Ellis, and Michaels are all active. :yep
     
  5. sallywinder

    sallywinder Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    if you call them 'active' id put shannon taylor in the 'active' class also...:-(
     
  6. roscoe

    roscoe Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Gonzo better go to bed and sober up, rate mundine Jnr higher than mundine snr, ****en hilarious.
     
  7. WhataRock

    WhataRock Loyal Member Full Member

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    Hmmm...nah I dont think so.

    Tony beat a future HOF, many very good contenders from middle up to heavyweight and was world ranked in more than one division when it really was something special to be ranked because there was only 1 belt. He jumped in the ring with argueably the best middleweight ever, who would be as good as all of Choc's opponants in his whole career combined.
    He did an australian equivalent of Henry Armstrong by holding the national light heavy, cruiser and heavy titles at the same time, back when they meant something because it was the only "regional" around.
    He held commonwealth titles when you could just about consider them as legit as the WBA toy belt his son was awarded.

    He fought nearly 100 pro fights across the globe.

    What Anthony has done is amazing but what it means to be a champ today has been diluted.

    I think to decide these rankings you really have to analyse the respective careers of the people you are ranking and the circumstances of their situation and era. What Mundine Sr went through to achieve what he achieved is a much greater feat than what Mundine Jr has done so far IMO anyway.
     
  8. roscoe

    roscoe Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Whatarock - solid post bud.
     
  9. martin0792

    martin0792 The Golden Boy Full Member

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    Lester Ellis Number One for me.
     
  10. Dr Gonzo

    Dr Gonzo Yo! Molesta La Breastas! Full Member

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    :yep sorry, i just have a vendetta against his old man :hey
     
  11. Barge FTA

    Barge FTA Active Member Full Member

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    Husso Smajlajic must be there! can't leave the great man out!
     
  12. sallywinder

    sallywinder Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    well said. and im sure tony would agree...:yep
     
  13. huricn

    huricn bhsboxing.com Full Member

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    :huh :huh
     
  14. roscoe

    roscoe Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Gonzo if your going to have a vendetta against a mundine, then let it be on jnr who could only wish he was half the fighter his ol man was.
     
  15. Kegsy

    Kegsy Lights Out Full Member

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    Husso's number 1 fan....i hope.