Who is the greatest Philly fighter ever?

Joe Frazier or Tommy Loughran.

 

He may not of been the best, but Bennie Briscoe was the stereotype for which you judged all Philly fighters.

 

Ask the average person on the street to name a sports champion from Philly, and the most frequently correct answer would be Smokin' Joe Frazier.

For us fight fans, it could just as easily be Bad Bennie Brisco.

Joey Giardello might also be mentioned.

If only a Philadelphia native will do, Matthew Saad Muhammad might fit the bill.

 

Tommy Loughran.

 

Berand Hopkins over Joe Frazier any day of the week.

 

the city is a 10 minute walk from my house, i think the best all time is prolly frazier, and my boy smokin' bert cooper, there is many though too, past and present the boogey man jesse ferguson, tim witherspoon, robert hawkins, terrence lewis, maybe these guys ain't the best but certainly my favorites

 

1. Joe Frazier
2. Tommy Loughran
3. Bernard Hopkins

You could make a case for either of them being number 1

 

Joe Frazier
Jeff Chandler.

 

:yep :bbb Tim Whitherspoon.......

 

Tyrone Everett, Bennie Briscoe, Joe Frazier, and Bernard Hopkins.

 

This content is protected

 

Smokin' Joe, at the top with a nod to Saad Muhammad and my boy Bennie Briscoe

 

Tough one that I have never tried before...off of the top of my head....I will need to reevaluate later....

1 Loughran
2 Montgomery
3 Wolgast
5 O' Brian
6 Hopkins
7 Frazier
8 Chandler
9 Saad Muhammad
10 Giardello

 

Joe Frazier was my favorite but Benny Briscoe was up there he got no special favors but was a tough SOB, O'Brien, Loughran, Hopkins...I also loved the triple left hook of Eugene"Cyclone"Hart, I know I'm missing quite a few