Top 50 Middleweight of all Time

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  1. McGrain

    McGrain Diamond Dog Staff Member

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    There are only four spots between them?

    Hopkins dispatched more Ring ranked contenders than Steele.

    Hopkins beat more Ring top 5 ranked contenders than Steele.

    Hopkins held the lineal title in 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004 and 2005 to Steele's never.

    Hopkins was the best middleweight in the division for nine years, Steele for maybe three.

    Hopkins looks the better of the two on film (to me, and it's my list).

    But four spots is really very little indeed. Tbf though, I'd consider 9, 10, 11 and 12 pretty interchangeable which is unusual. I think Steele could be ranked 8-12, Hopkins 7-11 so there's a lot of overlapping in their ranges, Hopkins is near the top of his, Steele is near the bottom of his.

    But yeah, i'm happy with their respective rankings in accordance with my criteria.
     
    McGrain, Nov 7, 2015
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  2. mcvey

    mcvey VIP Member Full Member

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    Lonnie Bradley ! Papp at 5!!!:yikes Pender at12 !!! ,Graziano at16!!! Pavlik,Collins,Minter ,McCoy,Tate Oh c'mon:patsch
    1.Greb
    2.Monzon
    3.Hagler
    4.Robinson
    5.Ketchel
    6.Charles
    7.Gibbons
    8.Steele
    9.Walker
    10.Fitz
    11.Lamotta
    12.Giardello
    13.Burley
    14.Tiger
    15.Jones Jnr
    16.Hopkins
    17.Zale
    18. Cerdan
    19.Williams
    20.Apostoli
     
    mcvey, May 20, 2016
    mcvey, May 20, 2016
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  3. mcvey

    mcvey VIP Member Full Member

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    I'll correct it. Bradley doesn't belong at all imo.
     
    mcvey, May 21, 2016
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  4. lufcrazy

    lufcrazy requiescat in pace Full Member

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    Robinson
    Hagler
    Monzon
    Jones
    Gibbons
    Hopkins
    Burley
    Tiger
    Walker
    Toney
    McCallum
    Apostoli
    Steele
    LaMotta
    Nunn

    Tempted to replace Nunn with Ketchel.
     
    lufcrazy, May 21, 2016
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  5. Seamus

    Seamus Proud Kulak Full Member

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    Freddie Steele has a good argument to be top 5, and unless my eyes are failing me, he isn't on your list.
     
    Seamus, May 21, 2016
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  6. LittleRed

    LittleRed Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    I would assume the second jones is gorilla jones. Mcvey probably hates thil.
     
    LittleRed, May 21, 2016
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  7. klompton2

    klompton2 Boxing Junkie banned Full Member

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    Lol. **** list. Papp that high is a joke but at least you dont hace Bubi Scholz on there like you did last time. Lol.
     
    klompton2, May 21, 2016
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  8. mcvey

    mcvey VIP Member Full Member

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    No I made a mistake and, unlike many others I am not afraid of admitting it.I corrected it and thought that was the end of the matter.Why would I hate Marcel Thil ? I find him to be a very underated champion.I learned a bit about him from Klompton
     
    mcvey, May 22, 2016
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  9. mcvey

    mcvey VIP Member Full Member

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    I wouldn't worry too much about my list, yours is absolutely terrible.:patsch
     
    mcvey, May 22, 2016
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  10. THE BLADE 2

    THE BLADE 2 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    He did beat Hagler so he is a great middleweight in my book.
     
    THE BLADE 2, May 24, 2016
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