Who Were The Lineal Champions When You Were Born?

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  1. Cecil

    Cecil Boxing Addict Full Member

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    That’s exactly as mine pal.
    I was born in late ‘52 I checked out the date of Sugar Ray Robinson’s retirement and it’s given as 18th December, so I can have him as champ!
    That’s a great group.
     
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  2. escudo

    escudo Boxing Addict Full Member

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    What was Luis Ortiz like as a young man?
     
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  3. NickChristo

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    Heavyweight: Evander Holyfield
    Light Heavyweight:     Tommy Hearns
    Middleweight: Julian Jackson
    Welterweight: Meldrick Taylor
    Junior Welterweight: Julio Cesar Chavez
    Lightweight: Pernell Whitaker
    Junior Lightweight: Azumah Nelson
    Featherweight: Manuel Medina
    Bantamweight: Orlando Canizales
    Flyweight: Muangchai Kittikasem
     
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  4. George Crowcroft

    George Crowcroft He Who Saw The Deep Full Member

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    Was Jackson ever lineal? I thought he won his title when it was vacant, vs Graham. I'd have thought Kalambay, Nunn or McCallum would've been lineal, which obviously would've led to Nunn being lineal, then Toney.
     
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  5. JohnThomas1

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    Reasonably strong too given that Ali in reality was lineal when i was born.
     
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  6. djanders

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    I missed seeing him in person, but I followed his early career. When he was young, I thought he had a good shot at being Lineal Champion someday. He could bang and take a good punch. One of those guys that could be trouble for anyone when he was young. He never seemed to quite get his act together and never really got a shot at the Lineal title.
     
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  7. escudo

    escudo Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Yo
    You sir are a QUALITY straight man.
     
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  8. Frankus

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    Heavyweight: Larry Holmes
    Light Heavyweight:     Michael Spinks
    Middleweight:     Marvin Hagler
    Welterweight: Vacant
    Junior Welterweight: Aaron Pryor
    Lightweight: Vacant
    Junior Lightweight: Roger Mayweather
    Featherweight: Eusebio Pedroza
     
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  9. Gazelle Punch

    Gazelle Punch Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Very well educated on the sport for your age.
     
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  10. m.s.

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    I dont remember, I was too young.
     
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  11. swagdelfadeel

    swagdelfadeel Obsessed with Boxing

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    The difference in your respective post qualities is astounding :lol:
     
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  12. Saad54

    Saad54 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    It was still a pretty strong era. Its just that Gomez happened to get a politically motivated gift decision fighting for what was considered the linear 130 lb title. But nobody considered him the best 130 pound fighter. JC Chavez held that distinction. And Pryor's reputation was based on what he had done a few years earlier
     
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  13. Saad54

    Saad54 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    I should add, and John Thomas's post reminded me, that Joe Frazier had not yet beaten Ali when I was born. Frazier was recognized only by the NYSAC as HW Champion when I was born. Ali had been stripped and was in exhile so technically the linear champ at HW was Ali or vacant?
     
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  14. LoadedGlove

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    Blimey ! Good question. I was born in 1967, without looking it up, I would guess D..k Tiger at Light Heavy and Emile Griffith at Middleweight.
    Vicente Saldivar at Featherweight
    Lionel Rose at Bantam.

    Ali was banned but I guess would still be the lineal Heavyweight.
     
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