Which Of The French Middleweights Was The Best?

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  1. mcvey

    mcvey VIP Member Full Member

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    Which of the small coterie of class French 160 pounders was really the best?
    Candidates include:
    Marcel Cerdan
    Marcel Thil
    Laurent Dauthille
    Charles Humez
    Robert Villemain

    Thoughts???????
     
  2. Unforgiven

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    I'd say Marcel Thil.
    But I probably don't know enough about it.
     
  3. robert ungurean

    robert ungurean Богдан Philadelphia Full Member

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    I like wat i c on film from Cerdan so in going with him
     
  4. mcvey

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    Thil beat:
    Brouillard
    Tunero
    Jones
    McAvoy
    Harvey

    Dauthille beat:
    Hairston
    Janiro
    Horne
    Belloise
    Lamotta


    Villemain beat;
    Nardico
    DeJohn
    Dauthille
    Gavilan
    Lamotta
    Basora
     
  5. Longhhorn71

    Longhhorn71 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    How about Jean Claude Bouttier? Didn't Monzon knock him "head over heels".....can't exactly remember.
     
  6. mcvey

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    I don't think his resume is quite up there.
     
  7. Longhhorn71

    Longhhorn71 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    "I don't think his resume is quite up there." LOL !
     
  8. robert ungurean

    robert ungurean Богдан Philadelphia Full Member

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    Nice resumes ...I just happen to like Cerdans style.
     
  9. Longhhorn71

    Longhhorn71 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Wish the Cerdan vs Lamotta rematch had happened. Plus SRR was out there too for Cerdan to clash with.
     
  10. Unforgiven

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    Definitely.
    Marcel Cerdan has to be in the mix. He looked awesome against Zale.
     
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  11. mcvey

    mcvey VIP Member Full Member

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    Zale was past prime , he wasn't the fighter he had been prior to enlisting.
     
  12. Unforgiven

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    I know. But Cerdan still looks awesome.
    It's very often the case, when great fighters look their greatest there's a legitimate question mark on the opponent.

    Zale looked pretty good in his previous fight, to be fair.