Should Henry Armstrong be ranked higher than Ray Robinson?

Discussion in 'Classic Boxing Forum' started by MrBumboclart, Aug 10, 2012.


  1. turbotime

    turbotime Hall Of Famer Full Member

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    1. Ray Robinson
    2. Hank Armstrong
    3. Harry Greb
    4. Sam Langford
    5. Ezzard Charles
    6. Muhammad Ali
    7. Roberto Duran
    8. Ben Leonard
    9. Ray Leonard
    10. Willie Pep
    11. Joe Louis
    12. Mickey walker
    13. Archie Moore
    14. Pernell Whitaker
    15. Jimmy McClarnin
    16. Joe Gans
    17. Jack Johnson
    18. Marvin Hagler
    19. Jimmy Wilde
    20. Roy Jones
    21. Julio Cesar Chavez
    22. Bernard Hopkins
    23. Barney Ross
    24. Bob Fitzimmons
    25. Eder Jofre
    26. Ike Williams

    Impossibly difficult list to make after top 15 or so.
     
  2. WhyYouLittle

    WhyYouLittle Stand Still Full Member

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    Oh, gotcha. Yeah, H2H it's quite possible he has the best combination of attributes.
     
  3. lufcrazy

    lufcrazy requiescat in pace Full Member

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    Yeah the way he looked taking the mw title from jake was just exceptional. To dominate and stop a middleweight great like that is exceptional. But other's have better resume and better achievements.

    In this case I think henry has best individual achievement of being a triple champ (although his welter crown was disputed), but robinson had a decade of dominance from 42-52 and in his second career picked up some truly great victories.

    I think fitz achieved the most and greb has the best resume. I think robinson was the best. Armstrong is my number 4 though and only a **** hair below those 3.
     
  4. Bill Butcher

    Bill Butcher Erik`El Terrible`Morales Full Member

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    Robinson was the best fighter ever caught on film.... I refuse to rank men with zero or **** footage like Greb, Langford etc.... I won`t discredit them in any way, I`ll just simply leave them off my list.