Top ten LHWs turned HW

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  1. Gazelle Punch

    Gazelle Punch Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Your list for top ten LHWs or lower that moved up and contended at HW.
     
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  2. Gazelle Punch

    Gazelle Punch Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    No order
    1) Ezzard Charles
    2) Archie Moore
    3) Floyd Patterson
    4) Chris Byrd
    5) Billy Conn
    6) Harold Johnson
    7) Gene Tunney
    8) Joe Walcott
    9) Sam Langford
    10) Michael Spinks
    List is probably not final as I’m probably leaving some important fighter out
    Edit Langford added for Moorer
     
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  3. blackfella96

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    Holyfield started off as a Light-Heavyweight
     
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  4. Gazelle Punch

    Gazelle Punch Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Thought he started out as a cruiser?
     
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  5. blackfella96

    blackfella96 Active Member Full Member

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    Nah he moved up to cruiserweight after 4 or 5 fights at Light-Heavy, bit of a technicality but worth consideration I suppose lol
     
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  6. Jackomano

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    In no particular order.

    Ezzard Charles
    Archie Moore
    Mickey Walker
    Jimmy Ellis
    Gene Tunney
    Chris Bryd
    Tommy Loughran
    Young Stribling
    Al Gainer
    Gregorio Peralta
     
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  7. George Crowcroft

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    1. Charles
    2. Walcott
    3. Patterson
    4. Spinks
    5. Tunney
    6. Moorer
    7. Conn
    8. Moore
    9. Loughran
    10. Johnson
    HMs to Jones and Adamek
     
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  8. mr. magoo

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    All good lists so far. How do people feel about Bob Fitzsimmons ?
     
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  9. Gazelle Punch

    Gazelle Punch Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    One thing I love about this site is you learn something new everyday. Had no idea Walcott started lighter either. Will have to fix my list...I also thought about adding Jones but one fight wasn’t good enough for me
     
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  10. LoadedGlove

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    Mickey Walker was originally a Middleweight.
     
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  11. George Crowcroft

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    Welterweight actually
     
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  12. LoadedGlove

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    Blimey ! What a Fighter.
     
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  13. mcvey

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    Interesting theme.
    I'll give it a go.
    In no order
    Charles
    Moore
    Langford
    Tunney
    Johnson
    Fitzsimmons
    Loughran
    Holyfield
    Spinks
    Patterson

    HM Greb,Conn,Choynski,Moorer,Maxim.
     
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  14. Gazelle Punch

    Gazelle Punch Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Langford is one whom should be up there...knew there was going to be a lot I didn’t realize started as LHWs or lower or forgot because there was so many.
     
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  15. JackSilver

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    Jones jr. was a very good Light heavyweight with 10+ successful defences and though he only had one heavyweight fight, he did win a heavyweight title with that one fight so he should be included on the list.
     
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