Strongest year ever

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  1. Colonel Sanders

    Colonel Sanders Pounchin powar calculateur Full Member

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  2. turbotime

    turbotime Hall Of Famer Full Member

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    I'll have to take some time on this. :think
     
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  3. turbotime

    turbotime Hall Of Famer Full Member

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    '47 is looking damned good.

    Joe Louis
    Gus Lesnevich (even though Charles and Moore were top contenders and never got the shot :verysad)
    Rocky Graziano
    Ray Robinson
    Ike Williams
    Willie Pep
    Manuel Ortiz
    Jackie Peterson

    Pretty ridiculous year
     
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  4. turbotime

    turbotime Hall Of Famer Full Member

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    Louis, Pep, Ortiz, Robinson, Williams with Charles and Moore top contenders in one year is actually ****ing insane. :nut
     
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  5. turbotime

    turbotime Hall Of Famer Full Member

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    Pep, Robinson and Louis are legit top 20 atgs, 2 being legit top 10 ATGs.
     
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  6. El Bujia

    El Bujia Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    1923:

    Fly: Jimmy Wilde
    Bantam: Joe Lynch
    Feather: Johnny Kilbane
    Light: Benny Leonard
    Welter: Mickey Walker
    Middle: Harry Greb
    Lt. Heavy: Mike McTigue
    Heavyweight: Jack Dempsey

    McTigue's a weak link, but the rest are gold, with Lynch admittedly rating a level behind the others, while still being a very good fighter.
     
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  7. mattdonnellon

    mattdonnellon Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    1975

    Canto
    Zamora
    Arguello
    Duran
    Napoles
    Monzon
    Galíndez
    Ali
     
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  8. Seamus

    Seamus Proud Kulak Full Member

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    HW: Joe Frazier
    LHW: Bob Foster
    MW: Carlos Monzon
    WW: Jose Napoles
    LW: Roberto Duran
    FW: Clemente Sanchez
    BW: Ruben Olivares
    FLY: Erbito Salavarria
     
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  9. mattdonnellon

    mattdonnellon Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Or 2001?
    Lewis
    Jones
    Hopkins
    Mosley
    Castillo
    Barrera
    Austin
    Morel
    and Lopez, Mayweather and De La Hoya held junior crowns!
     
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  10. Boilermaker

    Boilermaker Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    2013 -
    Heavyweight - Vacant - not unified
    Light Heavy - Vacant - not unified
    Middleweight - Vacant - not unified
    Welterweight - Vacant - not unified
    Lightweight - Vacant - not unified
    Featherweight - Vacant - not unified
    Bantamweight - Vacant - not unified
    Flyweight - Vacant - not unified

    Not a single unified champion. Quite depressing really.
     
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  11. janitor

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    This is quite likley the year with the greatest number of active profesional boxers in North America.

    While McTigure is indeed a weak link, he was clearly not the best light heavyweight in the world at the time.
     
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  12. red cobra

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    Got to go with this:good
     
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  13. red cobra

    red cobra Loyal Member Full Member

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    :dealThis rivals '75.
     
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  14. Hammer Muldoon

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    What about at some point in the early 80's? Not sure who was Champion in each division at what exact time but Sanchez, Arguello, Leonard, Hearns, Duran, Hagler, Spinks, Holmes, Pryor and Gomez were all champions at some point.
     
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  15. El Bujia

    El Bujia Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Flyweight: Santos Laciar
    Bantamweight: Pintor/Chandler
    Featherweight: Sanchez/Pedroza
    Lightweight: Alexis Arguello
    Welterweight: Ray Leonard
    Middleweight: Marvin Hagler
    Lt. Heavyweight: Michael Spinks
    Heavyweight: Dokes/Weaver

    The Heavies are the only weak link. Otherwise that's stellar.
     
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