What is the greatest set of wins in history?

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  1. Qinglong

    Qinglong New Member Full Member

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    In your opinion, what boxer has the best set of wins in history? For example, Ali/Clay could be cited with Frazier, Liston, Norton and Foreman or Sugar Ray Leonard with Duran, Hagler, Hearns and Benitez.

    Feel free to make a list of separate weight classes if you want.
     
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  2. Bronze Tiger

    Bronze Tiger Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Sugar Ray Leonard...he beat the #1 lightweight( Duran)....the # 1 junior middleweight ( Hearns ) ...arguably the # 1 middleweight( Hagler ) .. and you could make a case for Wilfred Benetiz being the best 140lber
     
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  3. Gazelle Punch

    Gazelle Punch Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Charles deserves a shout
    Louis
    Moore
    Walcott
    Bivins
    Burley
    Marshall
    Maxim
    I think all are HOF
    although Ali’s wins are stellar as well.
     
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  4. ThatOne

    ThatOne Boxing Addict Full Member

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    is why he is in more PFP top tens than he isn't despite a relatively short career.
     
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  5. Journeyman92

    Journeyman92 Bob N Weave Full Member

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    Ezzard "Zero ****s to give" Charles took on whoever, whenever and had some awesome, awesome streaks.
     
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  6. ThatOne

    ThatOne Boxing Addict Full Member

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    SRR
     
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  7. Mike Cannon

    Mike Cannon Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Maybe not the greatest set but... Mickey Walker
    Uzucudum
    Rosenbloom
    Colima
    Latzo
    Britton
    Shade
    Berlenbach
    Malone
    Bartfield
    Bogash
    Tendler
    McTigue
    Flowers
    Hudkins
    Plus from WW to HW . stay safe guys.
     
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  8. The Fighting Yoda

    The Fighting Yoda Active Member Full Member

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    Probably fighters like Harry Greb (I think most wins over HOFs), Sam Langford (most fights against HOFs), Ray Robinson and Ezzard Charles.

    But I think Jimmy McLarnin and Fritzie Zivic had a bunch of impressive wins too.

    Jimmy McLarnin
    Barney Ross
    Benny Leonard
    Tony Canzoneri
    Young Corbett III
    Lou Ambers
    2x Billy Petrolle
    2x Sammy Mandell
    2x Fidel LaBarba
    Al Singer
    Pancho Villa
    Bud Taylor
    Jackie Fields
    Sid Terris
    Ruby Goldstein (the famous referee)

    Fritzie Zivic
    2x Henry Armstrong
    Jake LaMotta
    Charley Burley
    Eddie Booker
    Sammy Angott
    Lew Jenkins
    3x Kid Azteca

    And Willie Meehan deserves a mention for a more or less fringe HW contender. He mostly fought only 4 rounds, but anyway his best wins look better on paper than those of some world champions.

    Willie Meehan
    2x Jack Dempsey
    Sam Langford
    Jack Dillon
     
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  9. RulesMakeItInteresting

    RulesMakeItInteresting Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Him, but let's not leave out the guy who beat

    Liston (2X)
    Frazier (2X)
    Norton
    Foreman
     
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  10. OP_TheJawBreaker

    OP_TheJawBreaker NOBODY hit like that guy! Full Member

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    Harry Greb is the only man who beat Gene Tunney, I find that win more impressive than any win in boxing history
     
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  11. doopapoopy

    doopapoopy Member banned Full Member

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    Foreman beat Ken Norton, Joe Frazier, Ron Lyle and Michael Moorer
     
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  12. Mike Cannon

    Mike Cannon Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Very good shout on McLarnin, rather feel Jimmy is not given the credit he deserves, we all go on about his peers, Ross, Canzoneri, even Pettrolle seems to garner more print, dont know why ? he was a very talented fighter who had a long and distingshed career, competeing at the very hightest for most of it, shame. stay safe buddy.
     
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