Rank the Black Murderer's Row of the 30's and 40's

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  1. McGrain

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  3. McGrain

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    No bother.
     
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  4. dpw417

    dpw417 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    I wonder what footage there is of the 'Row' ?

    I've heard there's Marshall footage of his fight w/ Mills. and maybe Tommy Farr?

    Has anyone seen these?

    Too bad there isn't anything on Booker and Williams...and more on Burley for that matter!
     
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  5. Sweet Pea

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    Is that, then, why you rate Kid last? I'd have him around 4th.
     
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  6. My2Sense

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    Yep, he should've got in around the same time as Burley. Disgraceful that it's taken so long for the Hall to even acknowledge him. What's the deal??
     
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  7. McGrain

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    You could certainly rate him 3rd or 4th validily pased upon the Williams series.
     
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  8. Minotauro

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  9. McGrain

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    They can certainly be ranked closely.

    I think the difference with Burley is contempory accounts. Everyone that met or saw Burley fight, with exception of Bivins, ranks him amongst the very, very best they saw or fought. There are one or two people who talk about Burley as the very best that every fought in terms of pure ability. Remember who his contempories were when considering that fact.

    The same can't be said of Williams, although he has many great admirers (Futch) or Marshall (Though he did create a stir of admiration wherever he went, especially when he came to the UK). Probably the most admired of the Murderer's row after Burley was Booker.
     
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  10. GPater11093

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    theres footage of burley i ahve it only 1 fight though against billy smith
     
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  11. teeto

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  12. stevebhoy87

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    While were on the subject what do people make of another black welterweight of the time jackie wilson, he holds some very good wins over fighters like Cocoa Kid, Ceferino Garcia, Mike Kaplan, Fritzie Zivic etc.

    How highly do people rate him, up there with the murderers row?
     
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  13. Sweet Pea

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    There were so many excellent fighters around that time period (particularly around that weight class) that guys like Wilson just get lost in the shuffle, along with certain members of the Murderer's Row.
     
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