Top 10 ATG Light Heavyweights

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  1. ironchamp

    ironchamp Boxing Addict Full Member

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    It's been done before...

    Lets see if any minds have changed since we did it last.
     
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  2. McGrain

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    01 - Jack McAullife
    02 - Elbows McFadden
    03 - Kid Lavigne
    04 - Joe Gans
    05 - Jimmy Carroll
    06 - Frank Erne
    07 - Ken Buchanan
    08 - Joe Brown
    09 - Packy McFarland
    10 - Freddie Welsh


    Yeaaahhhh baby.
     
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  3. GPater11093

    GPater11093 Barry Full Member

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    Great list McGrain. Really relevant to the thread.
     
    GPater11093, Feb 2, 2011
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  4. Lee Mc

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    I'm a bit busy and can't really rack my brains at the moment...

    That said, although this has probably been said a hundred times before, if Floyd Paterson had been sensible at fought at LH he would have been one of, if not the, greatest light-heavyweights in history in my opinion.
     
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  5. PhillyPhan69

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    1. Ezzard Charles
    2. Sam Langford
    3. Gene Tunney
    4. Archie Moore
    5. Michael Spinks
    6. Harry Greb
    7. Tommy Loughran
    8. Harold Johnson
    9. Billy Conn
    10. Bob Foster
     
    PhillyPhan69, Feb 2, 2011
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  6. dmt

    dmt Hardest hitting hw ever Full Member

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    1. Ezzard Charles
    2. Sam Langford
    3. Archie Moore
    4. Gene Tunney
    5. Michael Spinks
    6. Billy Conn
    7. Bob Foster
    8. Tommy Loughran
    9. Harold Johnson
    10. Roy Jones Jr

    Honourable mention: Harry Greb, Tommy Gibbons, Jimmy Bivins and a few other names i can't remember right now
     
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  7. Vic-JofreBRASIL

    Vic-JofreBRASIL Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    I have the same list as you.....But Loughran had a better resume than Spinks in my opinion.....I put him over Spinks....Top 5 in my opinion..
     
    Vic-JofreBRASIL, Feb 2, 2011
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  8. turpinr

    turpinr Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    ezzard charles
    michael spinks,bob foster,archie moore
    billy conn,john henry lewis,harold johnson,roy jones
     
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  9. sportofkings

    sportofkings Boxing Junkie banned

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    Spinks had a better resume at light-heavy than Jones so id put him ahead of jones
     
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  10. silenc

    silenc dropout bear Full Member

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    1. Ezzard Charles
    2. Michael Spinks
    3. Archie Moore
    4. Gene Tunney
    5. Bob Foster
    6. Billy Conn
    7. Sam Langford
    8. Tommy Loughran
    9. Roy Jones
    10. Harold Johnson
     
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  11. Threetime no1

    Threetime no1 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    I would'nt disagree with this, though i think Bob Foster could spark any of them.
     
    Threetime no1, Feb 7, 2011
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  12. The Funny Man 7

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    1.) Ezzard Charles
    2.) Archie Moore
    3.) Sam Langford
    4.) Bob Foster
    5.) Billy Conn
    6.) Michael Spinks
    7.) Gene Tunney
    8.) Harold Johnson
    9.) Tommy Loughran
    10.) Roy Jones jr.
     
    The Funny Man 7, Feb 7, 2011
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  13. El Bujia

    El Bujia Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Roy is no top 10 Lt. Heavy.
     
    El Bujia, Feb 7, 2011
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  14. RockysSplitNose

    RockysSplitNose Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    I'm not really up on my Lightheavyweight to be honest but here's my shout (probably more top 10 favourites in reality - or in a sense the impression I have with my limited knowledge on Lightheavyweight History)

    1. Ezzard Charles
    2. Sam Langford
    3. Archie Moore
    4. Billy Conn
    5. Bob Fitzsimmons
    6. John Henry Lewis
    7. Georges Carpentier (I know LOL)
    8. Gene Tunney
    9. Tommy Loughran
    10. Roy Jones
     
    RockysSplitNose, Feb 7, 2011
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  15. burt bienstock

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    McGrain, your'e 40 pounds too light...LH...
     
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