Teddy Atlas All-Time Greatest Southpaws

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  1. pryorgatti

    pryorgatti Active Member Full Member

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    1. Marvin Hagler
    2. Pernell Whitaker
    3. Freddie Miller
    4. Lew Tendler
    5. Young Corbett III
    6. Tiger Flowers
    7. Flash Elorde
    8. Vicente Saldivar
    9. Michael Moorer
    10. Hector Camacho Sr.

    What do you think ?
     
  2. Sweet Pea

    Sweet Pea Obsessed with Boxing banned

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    Camacho should be a tad higher. Saldivar should be higher, and I have Whitaker above Hagler.
     
  3. sweet_scientist

    sweet_scientist Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Decent list, but Moorer ain't close to top 10 for mine and Duilio Loi is a must inclusion.
     
  4. McGrain

    McGrain Diamond Dog Staff Member

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    I would argue that Whitaker should be above Hagler and maybe Flowers comprising the final part of a top three.
     
  5. Robbi

    Robbi Marvelous Full Member

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    If Calzaghe beats Hopkins and finishes his career undefeated, as he expects, maybe a place at the bottom half of the top 10 wouldn't be out of the question.
     
  6. McGrain

    McGrain Diamond Dog Staff Member

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    I think he should already be on there - I'm guessing he's excluding active fighters and that there.
     
  7. Holmes' Jab

    Holmes' Jab Master Jabber Full Member

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    Whitaker about Hagler is a fair shout. I too agree that Clazaghe should already be on the list. What about Julio César Vásquez and Daniel Zaragoza?
     
  8. Rise Above

    Rise Above IBHOF elector Full Member

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    Good list, Whitaker should be above Hagler though.
     
  9. JohnThomas1

    JohnThomas1 VIP Member

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    Whitaker above Hagler, perhaps Moorer off the list.
     
  10. Lobotomy

    Lobotomy Guest

    Moorer gets far too much credit for winning the heavyweight crown by having to come off the deck against a Holyfield who was, in effect, experiencing a heart attack when they met the first time.

    He demonstrates very good historical knowledge with the middle names on his list. Freddie Miller, Lew Tendler, Young Corbett III, and Tiger Flowers all achieved success during an era when boxers with far greater skills and experience at the highest levels made it a handicap, not an advantage, to be a southpaw. (Most dominant southpaw champions did not emerge until after a general decline in boxing skills and experience actually made it advantageous to be a southpaw. Assuming an equally high level of ability between a southpaw and an orthodox stance, the southpaw will always be at a disadvantage.)
     
  11. Mendoza

    Mendoza Hrgovic = Next Heavyweight champion of the world. banned Full Member

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    Not bad for Atlas. I wonder if he will revise this list in time.
     
  12. Ezzard

    Ezzard Well-Known Member Full Member

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  13. Sweet Pea

    Sweet Pea Obsessed with Boxing banned

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    Yeah, take Moorer out, put Loi in there. Where would you guys find room for Joe do you think?
     
  14. Holmes' Jab

    Holmes' Jab Master Jabber Full Member

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    Yep. Good choice.
     
  15. Bill1234

    Bill1234 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    It bugs me as well.