Your Mickey Walker ranking?

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  1. Lonsdale81

    Lonsdale81 New Member Full Member

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    I don't get what losing to a 27 year old Schmelling really proves here .. other than Mickey had balls of steel.. Schmelling had 14lbs & 6 inches of height on him and was a much fresher fighter too.. that Walker was in there trading shots & more often than not holding his own with HWs like Sharkey, Schmelling, Levinsky, Wright, Risko etc is something to be commended & historically significant. In fact he wasn't just beating them, he was hurting them too.. he put Risko & Wright over.. Can't think of many former WW/MWs who'd get away with that.
     
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    Lonsdale81, May 25, 2025 at 2:45 AM
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  2. PRW94

    PRW94 Well-Known Member Full Member

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    We are in complete agreement there.
     
    PRW94, May 25, 2025 at 4:33 AM
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  3. janitor

    janitor VIP Member Full Member

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    I would respectfully have to disagree.

    Risko was the best heavyweight of that era that never held the title, and many expected him to be the champion after Tunney retired.
     
    janitor, May 25, 2025 at 4:39 AM
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    PRW94 Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Glad to see some other Risko fans here. Dude was a hoss.
     
    PRW94, May 25, 2025 at 5:14 AM
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  5. Seamus

    Seamus Proud Kulak Full Member

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    And after Tunney retired he had 14 losses before facing Walker. Dude was 63-39 when Walker beat him. Not that it was a bad win. But it wasn't some earthshattering victory that got Walker rated. You're over-egging the pudding, as the Limeys say.
     
    Seamus, May 25, 2025 at 8:31 AM
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  6. Lonsdale81

    Lonsdale81 New Member Full Member

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    Risko was a Ring top 10 ranked HW when Walker beat him twice .. he would go on to beat Baer, Levinsky, Loughran, Galento etc.. hed also defeated Uzcudun, Sharkey & 'coloured' HW champion George Godfrey .. Risko was a unit too.. 5'10 195lbs & ripped.
     
    Lonsdale81, May 25, 2025 at 9:37 AM
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  7. janitor

    janitor VIP Member Full Member

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    I am aware of this.

    If you take a closer look at the early part of his record, you will see that he was regularly taking fights a week apart.

    This is not conducive to a pretty win loss ratio.
     
    janitor, May 25, 2025 at 11:29 AM
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  8. he grant

    he grant Historian/Film Maker

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    He was clearly a very tough guy with underrated skill but he's a bit, for me, tough to rate as he was jumping up and down in weight so much and as legend (maybe) has it was a huge drinker ... it appears he may have been his best trained and focused for his bout w Greb which really also shows how terrific even a fading Greb was ...
     
    he grant, May 26, 2025 at 8:05 AM
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