The greatest H2H Light Heavyweight of all time?

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  1. EARL

    EARL Active Member Full Member

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    I'll go with either Bob Foster or Michael Spinks.. I may lean a little more towards Spinks. I also think Moorer would beat Foster, as well, don't know about Spinks though.
     
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  2. stevebhoy87

    stevebhoy87 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    ezzard charles IMO
     
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  3. TommyV

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    Foster would have a chance against anybody with his power. He was also pretty durable at 175.

    Harold Johnson aswell doesn't tend to get a lot of credit, not saying he would be the best, but with his boxing ability he could rank highly H2H.
     
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  4. Axe

    Axe Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    I'd go with Charles at #1, Foster #2, Spinks #3.
     
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  5. McGrain

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    It's very, very hard. At a push I will go for Sam Langford, but you could certainly make the case for Spinks or Charles.
     
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  6. EARL

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    I actually think Moorer was a harder puncher than Foster, although Foster was more accurate with his shots than Moorer.
     
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  7. Axe

    Axe Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Roy Jones and Moore could beat anyone on a given night too.

    Honorable mentions for Michalczewski and Virgil Hill.
     
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  8. sues2nd

    sues2nd Fading into Bolivian... Full Member

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    No one gonna mention Jones?

    I would go with Spinks or Foster myself...but Roy deserves to be in the arguement.

    (edit...as I post it...two people make posts mentioning him LOL)
     
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  9. EARL

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    He definitely deserves a mention when discussing the greatest in the division but I wouldn't call him thee greatest.
     
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  10. El Borracho

    El Borracho Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Haye-Kong
     
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  11. LiamE

    LiamE Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Ali
     
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  12. The Thruth!!!!!

    The Thruth!!!!! Active Member Full Member

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    I don't care what anybody says....I think Jones would've beaten them all. Foster, Spinks and Moore were great at 175 and hit hard but I think they would've had a hard time landing anything flush on a prime Jones...plus Foster didn't have the greatest chin either.
     
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  13. Sweet Pea

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    It's official, noone from the General Forum lauding his prowess has actually seen any substantial footage of Michael Moorer at LHW. He's ABSURDLY overrated on here for whatever reason.

    Better than Foster? :rofl

    Not only would he fail to make a top 20 list of greatest LHW's, he'd be hard-pressed to make a head to head list. He was a big puncher with a good jab, which worked out against his C rate opposition, but he was a limited fighter, one who actually improved in most areas technically when he moved up to HW. I wouldn't favor him over a single great LHW.
     
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  14. Sweet Pea

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    Foster's durability was more than proven at LHW. It was at HW where his issues were.
     
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  15. the cobra

    the cobra Awesomeizationism! Full Member

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    Bob Foster & Ezzard Charles are my top 2 H2H.
     
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