Rank these Puerto Rican Greats in order

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  1. rodney

    rodney Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Definately --- Benitez & Gomez a head above the rest.
     
  2. Fedor Em

    Fedor Em Enforcement, VRWC style Full Member

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    I don't see why he is not on the list. He is easily top 3.
     
  3. Sweet Pea

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    Easily the best the way I see it. His resume far outdoes anyone else's on the list. Guys like Tito, Gomez, and Benitez have clear flaws to their career, while Ortiz was a very consistent fighter who constantly fought and beat the best. He ranks in my top 25 ATG's right now.
     
  4. BENNY BLANCO

    BENNY BLANCO R.I.P. Brooklyn1550 Full Member

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    quintana's wins over joel julio and paul williams easily beats anything cintron has done in his career.
     
  5. BENNY BLANCO

    BENNY BLANCO R.I.P. Brooklyn1550 Full Member

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    tito is the greatest pr fighter of all time he beat guys like oba carr,yory boy campas,fernando vargas,david reid,de la hoya(though it was contravertial) when they were undeafeated. and he won world titles in 3 diffrent weight classes.
     
  6. Sweet Pea

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    Only one of those is a HOF'er. Carlos Ortiz beat 6 of them.
     
  7. BENNY BLANCO

    BENNY BLANCO R.I.P. Brooklyn1550 Full Member

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    i'll be honest you need to school me. who were these 6 HOF'ers?
     
  8. Ricky369

    Ricky369 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Oh, OK, Thats a nice one. I guess most poster didn't see him fight. His last fight was in 1972. I was born in 1973 but I have done my homework. He definetly should kick a few out of that list.
     
  9. Sweet Pea

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    Nicolino Locche, Duilio Loi, Ismael Laguna, Joe Brown, Flash Elorde, and Sugar Ramos. Not to mention guys like Battling Torres, Kenny Lane, Johnny Busso, etc.
     
  10. JAM Killer

    JAM Killer Coming Through. Full Member

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    Cotto, Quintana, Collazo, Manfredy, Ruiz and Cintron are greats now?:huh
     
  11. punch13

    punch13 Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Great among Puerto Ricans, but not in the world necessarily. :)
     
  12. punch13

    punch13 Well-Known Member Full Member

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    If you want to add Carlo Ortiz, feel free. I just didn't want too many names on the list, and I tried to get as much recent boxers in the list as possible.
     
  13. punch13

    punch13 Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Based on everyone's list, John Ruiz ain't all that big in Puerto Rico.
     
  14. See Me Flow

    See Me Flow The Pharaoh of Boxing Full Member

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    You ranked Cotto over Tito, why?
     
  15. Sweet Pea

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    He said to put them in order, he didn't say he put them in order.