Rating John Henry Lewis over Marvin Hagler

Well you said it. He was great.

I think I could find space at #10 for Lewis as a light heavyweight.

Controversially, I think the light heavyweight division is stronger than the middleweights. It's a tough one of course. Are the Jake LaMottas, Tiger Flowers' and Gene Fullmers greater than John Henry Lewis, Harold Johnson and Billy Conn?

 

Because you don't know much about Lewis?

 

I have a poster of Marvin Hagler on my wall. I have his career collection, and went out of my way to purchase a couple of rarer ones that weren't included. He's my favourite middleweight and a top five favourite regardless of division.

But this isn't about like or dislike, it's about being as objective and reasonable as one can be. John Henry Lewis, for his time, was probably not far behind Marvin Hagler in status, yet he hardly gets a mention - understandable, because Lewis existed further back in time and is now much less relevant than Hagler. But if you're going to rate fighters, do it properly, is what I'm trying to say.

P.S. - I do rate Hagler higher. But yes, he's overrated in terms of achievements. Of course he is.

 

But by how much is Hagler superior?

Got a pound-for-pound list?

 

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