Your personal top 10 all time P4P

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  1. Bill Butcher

    Bill Butcher Erik`El Terrible`Morales Full Member

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    I know this has probably been done more than any other thread but I havent seen it in a while & its always interesting to see everyone`s choices.

    Here`s mine in no order....

    SUGAR RAY ROBINSON
    MUHAMMAD ALI
    ROBERTO DURAN
    SUGAR RAY LEONARD
    WILLIE PEP
    JOE LOUIS
    JULIO CESAR CHAVEZ
    PERNELL WHITAKER
    ALEXIS ARGUELLO
    MARVELOUS MARVIN HAGLER

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  2. McGrain

    McGrain Diamond Dog Staff Member

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    I'd get sick of writing this list if it wasn't so compeltely correct :D

    01 - Sam Langford
    02 - Sugar Ray Robinson
    03 - Harry Greb
    04 - Henry Armstrong
    05 - Ezzard Charles
    06 - Mikey Walker
    07 - Willie Pep
    08 - Roberto Duran
    09 - Archie Moore
    10 - Bob Fitzsimmons
     
  3. TommyV

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    1 Sam Langford
    2 Harry Greb
    3 Sugar Ray Robinson
    4 Henry Armstrong
    5 Roberto Duran
    6 Ezzard Charles
    7 Benny Leonard
    8 Muhammad Ali
    9 Mickey Walker
    10 Bob Fitzsimmons
     
  4. Robbi

    Robbi Marvelous Full Member

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    Good to see Langford so high. He'll be 'winking' at you from his grave. I'd have Leonard creeping in at the bottom half of your top 10, even with his 40 fights.
     
  5. McGrain

    McGrain Diamond Dog Staff Member

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    Very, very nice sir.
     
  6. McGrain

    McGrain Diamond Dog Staff Member

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    He's in the next 5 for sure. He's got the wins. I think 40 is plenty, the type of class he fought in.
     
  7. the cobra

    the cobra Awesomeizationism! Full Member

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    #1. Robinson
    #2. Armstrong
    #3. Langford
    #4. Duran
    #5. Greb
    #6. Ali
    #7. Pep
    #8. Whitaker
    #9. Monzon
    #10. Charles

    Tried to find spots (often do other times i make the list) for both Benny and Ray Leonard, but I like this top 10. For the record, I don't rate fighters before 1900, so no Fitz. It's hard enough to rate Greb without film, but his resume is enough for top 5 status.


    Also, Charles being above Monzon and Whitaker (perhaps Pep as well) is totally acceptable. I don't really see much seperating the 5 (including Ali).
     
  8. Robbi

    Robbi Marvelous Full Member

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    Refreshing. :good
     
  9. Addie

    Addie Myung Woo Yuh! Full Member

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    #1: Sugar Ray Robinson
    #2: Henry Armstong
    #3: Muhammad Ali
    #4: Harry Greb
    #5: Willie Pep
    #6: Roberto Duran
    #6: Sam Langford
    #7: Mickey Walker
    #8: Ezzard Charles
    #9: Sugar Ray Leonard
    #0: Benny Leonard

    I think my top 3 is a given. I've recently been researching on Henry Armstrong, and he was an extrodinary fighter who achieved great things during his era. I'd have no arguement with people having him at #1.

    People like Mickey Walker, Benny Leonard, and Harry Greb I don't know much about, but I've seen records, and read about them. I think they all deserves to be on the list somewhere.
     
  10. pugilist_boyd

    pugilist_boyd BUSTED UP PUG Full Member

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    my favorite top ten fighters change in order everyday,but right now ill say------------------------------maybe #1 DEMPSEY#2 ROCKY #3 JEFFRIES#4 LOUIS#5 WALCOTT #6 HAGLER #7 T. MORRISIN #8 OSCAR #9 JS CHAVEZ # 10 GATTI THIS IS WAY TO HARD FOR THE ORDER AND LIMITING MYSELF TO SIMPLY 10 IS REALLY HARD. 25 OF MY FAV. WOULD BE EASIER
     
  11. Loewe

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    1. Harry Greb
    2. Henry Armstrong
    3. Sugar Ray Robinson
    4. Sam Langford
    5. Ezzard Charles
    6. Mickey Walker
    7. Roberto Duran
    8. Bob Fitzsimmons
    9. Archie Moore
    0. Barney Ross
     
  12. Holmes' Jab

    Holmes' Jab Master Jabber Full Member

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    1. Henry Armstrong
    2. Sugar Ray Robinson
    3. Harry Greb
    4. Ezzard Charles
    5. Sam Langford
    6. Mickey Walker
    7. Barney Ross
    8. Joe Louis
    9. Sugar Ray Leonard
    10. Muhammad Ali

    then...

    11. Pernell Whitaker
    12. Benny Leonard
    13. Roberto Duran
    14. Willie Pep
    15. Bob Fitzsimmons
    16. Barbados Joe Walcott
    17. Archie Moore
    18. Gene Tunney
    19. Joe Gans
    20. Roy Jones Jr

    On the fringes: Gavilan, Arguello, Griffith, Hagler and Burley.
     
  13. TommyV

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    I think the top 4 has to be Langford, Greb, Robinson and Armstrong, in whatever order, while Charles should be no lower than 7.
     
  14. Sweet Pea

    Sweet Pea Obsessed with Boxing banned

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    Infallible.

    1. Ray Robinson
    2. Harry Greb
    3. Henry Armstrong
    4. Sam Langford
    5. Muhammad Ali
    6. Ezzard Charles
    7. Mickey Walker
    8. Roberto Duran
    9. Benny Leonard
    10. Barney Ross
     
  15. DINAMITA

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    A great list IMO, though I personally would have Roy Jones Jr and Carlos Monzon in there in place of Joe Louis and Marvin Hagler. I think the last time I did a top 10 I didn't have Chavez in there either, but I can't think who I had instead of JCC. Great call with Arguello, a modern God often overlooked from the upper echelons of these lists. Salute!