RANKING THE RING’S 31 MIDDLEWEIGHT CHAMPIONS

Monzon ahead of Hagler is a bit surprising, not wrong, I just think Hagler tends to be better rated and well known.

 

Not counting the left out list with Jones my top 10 of the list off the top of my head H2H
Monzon
Hagler
Robinson
Steele
Tiger
Valdez
Hop
Giardello
Griffith
LaMotta

 

Love this list Robert! It's the way I see it...love seeing Griffith and Giardello included....two "minor" masters who, on a given night, might beat most everyone else on the list. It coincides almost perfectly with my own list. For my list, the only thing I see that I might tweak would be Utah strong man Fullmer maybe bumping LaMotta.

 

Robert, like me, you have no confusion at all as to what no's 1, 2 & 3 should be.

 

I have Hagler above Monzon, but there isn't much in it I guess.

I think Cerdan is a bit high for my liking

I like Valdez is a bit low for my liking

SRL is clearly too high on the list imo.

Overall not a bad list, I would just move people around it some.

 

SRR is not the greatest MW but without question the greatest WW

The list is sort of silly like Steele being below Cerdan....how on God's green earth is the unskilled Fullmer at 13??? Jesus I've seen more skilled in the zoo with orangatans swatting flies...he should be below Antuofermo

Monzon-Hagler ehhh depends on preference it is hard to argue with Monzons win streak he simply was consistent....interchangeable

Whoever wrote that list is nuttier than a squirrel turd in some areas not bad

Pavlik and Taylor got minimized and should be higher

 

lots of nonsense on that list. like cerdan at 5.....come on. nice numbers, but not enough substance.

and rock graziano at 18??? why? cause he is an american Icon?? but certainly not a great fighter. he beat an old zale once in three fights….Nothing to be too proud of. compare that with kalambay who is ranked lower: kalambay beat prime mike mccullum, herold graham, Iran Barkley and Steve collins. the win over mccullum alone should put him miles ahead of graziano.

 

Pender was a cheese champion, 29 would be about right for him.

 

What the rankings lack more than anything else are clear criteria. This would help to explain the logic behind some of the picks.

I don’t understand why Graziano is above some of the names lower on the list. He got a title shot on the back of beating up welterweights, lost two out of three against an aging Zale, and never defended the title. Kalambay beat Graham, Barkley and McCallum in consecutive fights, and has plenty of other solid wins at middleweight.

 

That's right,"you don't understand".