Southpaw top 10 ATG

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  1. Swarmer

    Swarmer Patrick Full Member

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    1.Pernell Whitaker
    2.Manny Pacquiao
    3.Marvin Hagler
    4.Vicente Saldivar
    5.Freddie Miller
    6.Tiger Flowers
    7.Bert Lytell
    8.Lew Tendler
    9.Gabriel Elorde
    10.Young Corbett III

    Hard to judge the careers of a lot of these guys as the list goes down but there it is. Any recommendations? Omissions?
     
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  2. El Bujia

    El Bujia Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Solid list, but I'd have Loi in there.
     
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  3. Swarmer

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    Definitely, I was thinking about switching Flash out for him but eh.
     
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  4. Seamus

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    No Galaxy?
     
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  5. Swarmer

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    Doesn't have that level of competition, dude. At least I think. Maybe he'd get a top 20 for me?
     
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  6. Seamus

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    Not a good as Young Corbett III? Hmmm... I'll have to think on that one. KG record is fantastic, as is the manner he destroyed so many opponents.
     
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  7. El Bujia

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    Watanabe was the superior Jr. Bantam southpaw, in my opinion. At his best I'd have favored him over Galaxy. His brother was at least as good as well.
     
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    I will admit I am biased because Galaxy was of my time. And upon further thought I guess I have a hard time ranking him above Corbett III.
     
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  9. McGrain

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    Thing about Loi, he fights orthodoxed in every clip i've seen.
     
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  10. Swarmer

    Swarmer Patrick Full Member

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    Nope. YCIII has a few hurtful losses but he has some really great victories: Walker, Conn, Apostoli, Lesnevich, Jack Thompson, Fields.... Nothing even close to those on Khaosai's scalp wall IMO.

    Watanabe almost made this list based on looking good doing his thing, but I couldn't justify it.
     
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  11. McGrain

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    Corbett is a lock. Looks good on film, too.
     
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  12. El Bujia

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    Switch-hitter. He was also reknowned at the time for being a rather inconsistent performer. Great one day, sluggish the next. Got the job done even on the off days, though. The scant footage available probably doesn't do him much justice.
     
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  13. Swarmer

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    There's footage of Young Corbett III? I've been looking for this and assumed it didn't exist.
     
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  14. McGrain

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    Certainly it doesn't.

    It sure would be nice to see some footage of him fighting southie though.

    I have his title winning effort with Fields.
     
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