Rank These Fighters By Their Accomplishments

Discussion in 'Classic Boxing Forum' started by salsanchezfan, Mar 28, 2008.


  1. Stonehands89

    Stonehands89 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    1. Ezzard Charles
    2. Eder Jofre
    3. Carlos Monzon
    4. Carlos Ortiz
    5. Michael Spinks
    6. Thomas Hearns
    7. Marvin Hagler

    Jofre at #2. The comeback launches him in this list. He was 37, fighting above his prime weight, and went 14-0 to get a title shot against Legra ("Pocket Cassius Clay"), who was 29 years old. Then he defends against Saldivar, who he KOd with one shot. His record is a stand-out - 72-2-4 with 50 KOs and he was never stopped.

    I also have Hearns over Hagler -I love dominance, but Hearns taking titles over such an expanse of weight classes is nothing to sneeze at... and that after he beats Benitez and Duran -he outboxed a genious and shattered a chin of stone.
     
  2. JohnThomas1

    JohnThomas1 VIP Member

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    You've won me over, but i'm swapping Jofre and Monzon.

    1. Carlos Monzon
    2. Ezzard Charles
    3. Eder Jofre
    4. Carlos Ortiz
    5. Michael Spinks
    6. Thomas Hearns
    7. Marvin Hagler

    Actually i am going to edit and bang Monzon in at 1.
     
  3. red cobra

    red cobra Loyal Member Full Member

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    1. Carlos Monzon - Monzon has the distinction of fighting the best put before him and won them all, retiring unbeaten as champion. I know he lost 3 fights early in hid career, but they were all decisions, and he beat them all in returns.
    2. Eder Jofre - Easily the best fighter no one has ever seen. Winning all but to the great Fighting Harada, who had his number, then coming back to annex the featherweight title and then retiring as champion.
    3. Ezzard Charles - After having a career as a peerless lightheavyweight, masterfully outboxed Joe Louis, and gave Rocky Marciano his two toughest fights.
    4. Marvin Hagler - Dominated his era of middleweight challengers, the highlight, obviously being his titanic war against Hearns.
    5. Carlos Ortiz - Master of the class of lightweights of his generation, proved his worth by avenging his defeat by Laguna by beating him twice in return.
    6. Michael Spinks - Established himself as boss of the early to mid-eighties era of lightheavies, achieved that one of a kind accomplishment of taking the heavyweight title (though dubiously) from Larry Holmes.
    7. Thomas Hearns - Established himself as a dominant force for a time in various weight classes, though failed twice in winning the biggest fights of his career.
     
  4. Pat_Lowe

    Pat_Lowe Active Member Full Member

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    Yeh you too. Um nah I'm having a break, I've been on like a 3 month long drinking binge etc lol. Just celebrating my turning 18 and that so yeah its been put off for a little bit.
     
  5. Musashi

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    1.) Charles
    2.) Monzon
    3.) Hagler
    4.) Ortiz
    5.) Hearns
    6.) Jofre
    7.) Spinks

    Ask me on another day, and several of these fighters could be moved around (except Charles).
     
  6. Vantage_West

    Vantage_West ヒップホップ·プロデューサー Full Member

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    Thomas Hearns
    Marvin Hagler
    Carlos Monzon
    Carlos Ortiz
    Ezzard Charles
    Eder Jofre
    Michael Spinks


    :think am i biased.

    i thikn hearns ranks higher becuase of having 5 wieghts under his belt. in which he could of won a fight against thompson and possibly got a 6th wieght.

    hagler becuase of his longatitvity and who's who of the division.