Top 15 middleweights of all time preliminary list

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  1. SonnyListonsJab

    SonnyListonsJab Active Member Full Member

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    1. Harry Greb
    2. Carlos Monzon
    3. Marvin Hagler
    4. Sugar Ray Robinson
    5. Stanley Ketchel
    6. Charley Burley
    7. Bernard Hopkins
    8. Lloyd Marshall
    9. Jake Lamotta
    10. Dick Tiger
    11. Holman Williams
    12. Mickey Walker
    13. Bob Fitzsimmons
    14. Eddie Booker
    15. Freddie Steele
     
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  2. Boilermaker

    Boilermaker Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    i think that Jake Lamotta is in weigh over his head with that lot.

    But other than that, it really is amazing how much depth there is in that division, i could name another 15 fighters who would just easily interchange with most of that list.
     
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  3. My2Sense

    My2Sense Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    1. Robinson
    2. Greb (could easily switch with Robby)
    3. Monzon
    4. Hagler
    5. Walker
    6. Burley
    7. Hopkins
    8. Tiger
    9. Fitzsimmons
    10. Ketchel
    11. Mike Gibbons
    12. Flowers
    13. Zale
    14. LaMotta
    15. Giardello

    16. Fullmer
    17. Benvenuti
    18. Steele
    19. Griffith
    20. Apostoli
     
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  4. bodhi

    bodhi Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Harry Greb
    Carlos Monzon
    Ray Robinson
    Stanley Ketchel
    Marvin Hagler
    Dick Tiger
    Bernard Hopkins
    Tony Zale
    Bob Fitzsimmons
    Holman Williams
    Jake LaMotta
    Tommy Ryan
    Freddie Steele
    Charley Burley
    Joey Giardello

    Mickey Walker
    Emile Griffith
    Nino Benvenuti
    Jack Dempsey
    Tiger Flowers
     
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  5. lufcrazy

    lufcrazy requiescat in pace Full Member

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    Greb
    Monzon
    Fitzsimmons
    Hagler
    Robinson
    Ketchel
    Zale
    Hopkins
    Burley
    Dempsey
    Walker
    La motta
    Flowers
    Tiger
    Hollman
     
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  6. DonBoxer

    DonBoxer The Lion! Full Member

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    1. Monzon
    2. Hagler
    3. Greb
    4. Robison
    5. Ketchel
    6. Fitzsimmons
    7. Hopkins
    8. Zale
    9. Burley
    10. Walker
    11. Tiger
    12. Griffith
    13. LaMotta
    14. Benvenuti
    15. Flowers
     
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  7. lufcrazy

    lufcrazy requiescat in pace Full Member

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    Now that I think about it i'm sure a good argument could be put forth for langford.

    Victories over ketchel and flowers, how many middleweights can surpass them two victories?
     
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  8. bodhi

    bodhi Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Weren´t both fights above the mw limit?
     
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  9. lufcrazy

    lufcrazy requiescat in pace Full Member

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    I'm not 100% sure because i'm currently on my phone.
     
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  10. SonnyListonsJab

    SonnyListonsJab Active Member Full Member

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    Nice List, but
    Zale over Lamotta? :patsch. Zale ducked Lamotta for years
     
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  11. SonnyListonsJab

    SonnyListonsJab Active Member Full Member

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    No he wasn't. Lamotta is one of the greatest of all time at his best. He would have walked right through Fitzsimmons best punches and smother him into oblivion.
     
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  12. PowerPuncher

    PowerPuncher Loyal Member Full Member

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    SLJ is definately SuzieQ49
     
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  13. SonnyListonsJab

    SonnyListonsJab Active Member Full Member

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    who is this susie
     
    SonnyListonsJab, Jun 6, 2011
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  14. SuzieQ49

    SuzieQ49 The Manager Full Member

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    Eduardo Lasse should get an honorable mention
     
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  15. frankenfrank

    frankenfrank Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    1. Sam Langford
    2. Walker Smith Jr.
    3. Mike McCallum
    4. Charley Burley
    5. Carlos Monzon
    6. James Toney
    7. Marvin Hagler
    8. Reggie Johnson
    9. Rodrigo Valdez
    10. Dick Tiger
    11. Harry Greb
    12. Bennie Briscoe
    13. Steve Collins
    14. Chris Eubanks
    15. Gene Fullmer
     
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