Top 10 middleweights

I'm curious. Why would you put Fulmer above Steele?
Great post by the way.

 

I am a pretty big Fullmer appreciator and would wonder that as well

 

I'm not sure Hopkins could beat a fit Giardello.

 

I think he would, but I am not SURE that he would (or wouldn’t). But I am a pretty big appreciatior of Giardelo as well. But that does not change the title reign of Hops that I think more of than you (and that is cool) and I would still rate Hops where I did.

 

Each to their own.
ps Fullmer wouldn't be in my top 15 ,probably not my top 20.

 

Well they don’t call me Salt Lake City fan, so I am cool with that one lol. I do like him, but would agree that he is high teens in the
Most generous settimg

 

I`d put Tony Zale in there, I read on another thread recently that he was a great body puncher and when I checked out Zale v Graziano 3 on youtube I was not dissappointed, he was pretty decent alright and his body punching was quick, always like a good body puncher me.

 

He used to have a column in the old Boxing Illustrated.

 

Zale was past his best for the Graziano fights ,otherwise they would not have been competitive ,imo

 

I tend to make my lists based on about 75% head to head, and place fighters across various divisions. So they're mostly hypothetical fun.
I rank boxers on what they actually weighed, rather than the division they fought it. So, for example, even after Fitzsimmons moved up from middle, he probably often weighed a little less than someone like Danny Jacobs does today. To a lesser degree, I could probably say the same about a good few Langford fights.
As such, I'm sure you would agree that they could kick some serious ass.

 

gotta put Langford somewhere. He could make weight during at least part of his prime years.

 

I put Fullmer at 236.

 

1) Greb
2) Monzon
3) Robinson
4) Hagler
5) Steele
6) Dick Tiger
7) Hopkins
8) GGG
9) Ketchell
10) Kidfire

 

GGG above Hearns? At MW? That’s just crazy talk! Have you forgotten how Hearns beat Barkley! Twice mind you