Who's Greatest Fighter That Ever Lived?

red cobra · Jul 23, 2016

burt bienstock said: ↑

nikrj : BINGO. you came closest to the answer.
Ray Robinson I am partial to as I saw him ringside at his best several times was along with Benny Leonard the best all around fighters EVER.
Robby could do everything in the ring with grace and flair. Case close.
But Harry Greb had the most surreal and amazing career ever.
Think about it;
!- 300 bouts in which he fought and beat more HOF fighters ever, and most of them outweighed Greb by 10-35 pounds, such as Gene Tunney, Tommy gibbons, Tommy Loughran, Jack Dillon, Maxie Rosenbloom, Bill Brennan, Fat willie Meehan ,Mickey walker etc.
2-In Greb's last 280 bouts Greb was never STOPPED.
3- In ONE year Greb had FORTY SIX bouts and won them ALL.
4- Almost all the great fighters who fought Greb called him the greatest fighter they ever saw...
5- He fought everyone, every style, every WEIGHT, every color and
traveled town to town every week without nursing his injuries, and
in the last 5 years or so Harry Greb did all this with being BLIND in
ONE EYE. Think of the courage it required knowing that entering the ring one blow to his remaining eye, could render him completely BLIND, and helpless to his opponent and the crowd. With all this on his plate Harry Greb fought over 100 bouts and beat about everyone
though he was a fading fighter about then ....His like boxing will never see again.
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I agree bb, and those were the 2 best that I chose.

Perry · Jul 23, 2016

Depends how one defines "fighter". Probably impossible to choose just one.

Louis
Ali
Marciano
Tunney
Jeffries

And many others fit the phrases various interpretations.

blackbolt396 · Jul 24, 2016

Duran.

Mr.DagoWop · Jul 24, 2016

Most complete fighter is Robinson. He could beat anyone MW or WW at his best.

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