Who is greater? Fullmer or GGG?

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Who's Greater?

  1. Fullmer by far

    2 vote(s)
    5.6%
  2. Fullmer quite a margin

    3 vote(s)
    8.3%
  3. Fullmer slightly

    13 vote(s)
    36.1%
  4. equal

    2 vote(s)
    5.6%
  5. GGG by far

    7 vote(s)
    19.4%
  6. GGG quite a margin

    6 vote(s)
    16.7%
  7. GGG slightly

    3 vote(s)
    8.3%
  1. JohnThomas1

    JohnThomas1 VIP Member Full Member

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    Fullmer's record is a lot more solid and rounded than many realize. GGG has all those defenses but he was a part titlist for ages and the division wasn't as strong as it was in Fullmer's time. Once he hit his straps Gene only ever lost to SRR and Tiger who were ATG middleweights.

    Interesting debate. Fullmer would be top 25 you'd think.....where does one have GGG? H2H i'd favor GGG's better skills backed by big power. It would be a fascinating matchup.
     
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  2. Seamus

    Seamus Proud Kulak Full Member

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    Fullmer couldn't hold Golovkin's jock. The guy got some homecooking and lenient West Coast refs. I don't intend to demean him but he was extremely limited whereas GGG is/was dynamic.
     
  3. Richard M Murrieta

    Richard M Murrieta Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    GGG, he is winning into his 40's, Gene Fullmer though talented could not continue his wins as another talented poster stated, he was flattened by an old Sugar Ray Robinson on May 1 1957 in round 5, what a left hook thrown by Robinson, Aye Caramba.
     
  4. BCS8

    BCS8 VIP Member Full Member

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    It's really a matter of weighing some good wins against the metronomic consistency over good, but lesser, opposition that has been GGG's career. I just watched some Fullmer clips to refresh my memory. I remembered him as a somewhat wild brawler, but against Tiger and Basilio he did a pretty good job boxing. While he's better than I recall I still think Golovkin is a step ahead technically. I'd put Golovkin ahead of Fullmer but I get that there is an argument for Gene as well.
     
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  5. OP_TheJawBreaker

    OP_TheJawBreaker NOBODY hit like that guy! Full Member

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    To summarize, Fullmer beat:

    Ralphy "Tiger" Jones
    Sugar Ray Robinson
    Carmen Basilio
    Gil Turner
    Florentino Fernandez
    Rocky Castellani
    Paul Pender
    Joe Miceli
    Wilf Greaves
    Benny "Kid" Paret
    Spider Webb

    GGG Beat:

    Willie Monroe Jr.
    Daniel Jacobs
    Curtis Stevens
    David Lemeuix
    Gabriel Rosado
    Martin Murray
    Kassim Ouma
    Kell Brook
    Nabuhiro Ishida
     
  6. Reinhardt

    Reinhardt Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Uh, I don't know about that, GGG being stronger. Fulmer was a brute of a man and one of, if not the strongest middleweights ever. If Golovkin can't really hurt Fulmer I'd take Gene by a brutal 15 round close decision.
     
  7. cuchulain

    cuchulain VIP Member Full Member

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    I believe Hank is doing just that...picking golden blueberries on a golden pond somewhere in the sweet hereafter.






    Of course, he might be in the other place.
    :(
     
  8. Fergy

    Fergy Walking Dead Full Member

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    I'll second that, Cecil. GGG would hammer him and eventually stop him. Imo
     
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  9. Levook

    Levook Well-Known Member Full Member

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    TY!! All one has to do is read that comparison.
     
  10. CleneloAnavarez

    CleneloAnavarez Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Fulmer would get battered. In this day and age MWs are far stronger and refined.
     
  11. George forearm

    George forearm The forearm of George Full Member

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    Fullmer with of a doubt. Outside of canelo ggg just doesn't have the names on his CV and compared to fullmer his resume is down right bad. I mean how can you even compare lemuex, devrienchenco and Jacobs to Robinson, paret and basilio.
     
  12. michael mullen

    michael mullen Active Member Full Member

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    Fullmer...that's all, Fullmer.
     
  13. michael mullen

    michael mullen Active Member Full Member

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    But posters, like you....are worse.
     
  14. he grant

    he grant Historian/Film Maker Full Member

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    Its absurd how underrated GGG is by many .. he was a big time puncher, super strong, well conditioned, an iron chin, very smart and very decent skills .. he was a top ten guy to me ..
     
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  15. CleneloAnavarez

    CleneloAnavarez Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Posters like you are just plain fanboys. You thought Monzon would beat Nunn :lol: