OK another thread, McGrain's top 100 sparked off this idea, rate the top, I don't know, say 25, men under 175 pounds pre 1930. Off the top of my head, and feel free to add to the mix; Choynski, Root, Childs McCoy O'Brien Burns Fitz Gardner Langford Ryan Walcott Clarke Dillon Ketchell Carpentier Levinsky Norfolk Greb Gibbons Miske Loughran Delaney Stribling Walker....... I'm sure I missed some. Ground rules, body of work at all weights count, we're talking career accomplishments here, body of work, peak ability with a bit of head to head to seperate close calls.
Guys in red, top ten? This content is protected Choynski, Root, Childs This content is protected O'Brien This content is protected This content is protected Gardner This content is protected Ryan Walcott This content is protected Dillon This content is protected Carpentier Levinsky This content is protected This content is protected This content is protected Miske This content is protected Delaney Stribling This content is protected ....... Oh sheeet, that's eleven.
Pre-'30: My favorite. 1. Harry Greb 2. Sam Langford 3. Benny Leonard 4. Bob Fitzsimmons 5. Mickey Walker 6. Joe Gans 7. Packey McFarland 8. Barbados Joe Walcott 9. Terry McGovern 10. George Dixon 11-20: Gene Tunney, Jimmmy Wilde, Stanley Ketchel, Tommy Loughran, Kid McCoy, Abe Attell, Nonpareil Jack Dempsey, Ted Kid Lewis, Tommy Ryan, Jack Britton
"Oh sheet" is right. Now Matt....()please tell me you're not talking TOMMY Burns here. A good fighter, but in no way deserving to be anywhere near this list. And if you do in fact mean Tommy B....tell me that this is an early April Fool's joke... :smoke
First of all I like that list! Second and to clarify I meant this to be The best 175 pounders and not a P4P list- Sorry for any confusion. Surf-bat, still upset about Little Tammy?
I forgot Tunney. Choynski, Root, Childs McCoy O'Brien Burns Fitz Gardner Langford Ryan Walcott Clarke Dillon Ketchell Carpentier Levinsky Norfolk Greb Gibbons Miske Loughran Delaney Stribling Walker....... I'm sure I missed some. Ground rules, body of work at all weights count, we're talking career accomplishments here, body of work, peak ability with a bit of head to head to seperate close calls. Oh and it's not P4P!
I have to say, I really have never seen the fuss over Clarke that so many people seem to make. I would like to know your reasoning for putting him so high. He is definitely nowhere near the other guys you mention. I think i could think of 20 people i would rank higher, at least. But i am open for someone to convince me otherwise.