Who's the best "pound for pound" out of these fighters?

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  1. Robbi

    Robbi Marvelous Full Member

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    Who's the best "pound for pound" out of these awesome all-time greats.


    Willie Pep
    Roberto Duran
    Henry Armstrong
    Joe Louis
    Muhammad Ali
    Harry Greb
     
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  2. Russell

    Russell Loyal Member Full Member

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    Greb, in my opinion.
     
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  3. Robbi

    Robbi Marvelous Full Member

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    How can I delete this thread. Meant to select a poll, but forgot to tick the box.
     
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  4. Sweet Pea

    Sweet Pea Obsessed with Boxing banned

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    Greb ranks the highest for me. You could make an argument for him ranking #1 all time.
     
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  5. mr. magoo

    mr. magoo VIP Member Full Member

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    Thats a very hard list to choose from, but a very good discussion topic. To tell you the truth, I don't know if I can pick one.
     
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  6. SteveO

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    Here is the order Bert Sugar has them in from his book, Boxing's Greatest Fighter:

    #2 Henry Armstrong
    #3 Willie Pep
    #4 Joe Louis
    #5 Harry Greb
    #7 Muhammad Ali
    #8 Roberto Duran

    (Robinson was #1 and Benny Leonard was #6).
     
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