Your Top 3 ATG by Weight Class.

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  1. sugarngold

    sugarngold RIDDUM Full Member

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    Heavyweight:
    1) Fedor Emilianenko
    2) Anotonio Rodrigo Nogueira
    3) Randy Couture

    Light-Heavyweight:
    1) Chuck Liddell
    2) Randy Couture
    3) Wanderlai Silva

    Middleweight:
    1) Anderson Silva
    2) Dan Henderson
    3) Frank Shamrock

    Welterweight:
    1) Matt Hughes
    2) "GSP" Georges "Rush" St.Pierre
    3) Pat Militech

    Lightweight:
    1) BJ Penn
    2) Takanori Gomi
    3) Jens Pulver

    Feel free to share your own rankings. I left out the lower weight classes because I'm not sure if they've had enough history to really judge the fighters for potential ATG status yet.
     
    sugarngold, Jan 2, 2011
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  2. Stoo

    Stoo Obsessed with Boxing banned

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    HW
    Fedor
    Nog
    Cro Cop

    LHW
    Chuck
    Wandy
    Shogun

    MW
    Anderson
    Sakuraba
    Henderson

    WW
    GSP
    Hughes
    Fitch

    LW
    BJ
    Gomi
    Sherk
     
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  3. Mordechai

    Mordechai Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Heavyweight:
    1) Fedor Emilianenko


    2) Anotonio Rodrigo Nogueira

    Light-Heavyweight:
    1) Wanderlai Silva
    2) Shogun



    3) Chuck Liddell


    Middleweight:
    1 Sakubara
    2 Anderson Silva
    3 Dan Henderson


    Welterweight:
    1) "GSP" Georges "Rush" St.Pierre

    2) Matt Hughes


    Lightweight:
    1) BJ Penn
     
    Mordechai, Jan 2, 2011
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  4. québecwarrior

    québecwarrior Georges 'Rush' St-Pierre Full Member

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    Sugarngold
    How can you have Hughes ahead of GSP?

    GSP has a far better resume , no?
     
    québecwarrior, Jan 2, 2011
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  5. rekcutnevets

    rekcutnevets Black Sash Full Member

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    Fedor
    Big Nog
    Cro Cop

    I don't think that 1 and 2 are debatable. I gave the 3rd spot to Filipovic because he defeated Barnett, and Barnett defeated Couture.

    Liddell
    Wanderlei
    Shogun

    Shogun will take my top spot with a couple more wins.

    Anderson Silva
    Dan Henderson
    Sakuraba

    GSP
    Matt Hughes
    Jon Fitch

    It was hard thinking of a 3rd place welter for me. I think the division is currently the best it has been, and GSP and Fitch are it's 2 best fighters.

    Penn
    Winner of Maynard/Edgar III
    Loser of Maynard/Edgar III

    Like the welterweight division, the lightweights are better than ever. How many lightweights, in the history of the division, can you say are better than Kenny Florian is right now? Florian is a damn good lightweight, and the 3 guys on my list are better.
     
    rekcutnevets, Jan 2, 2011
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  6. Will Cooling

    Will Cooling Boxing Addict Full Member

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    HW - Fedor
    LHWT - Frank Shamrock (tricky one because by today's standards he wouldn't be a LHWT but that's the division he fought at)
    MW - Anderson Silva
    WW - George St. Pierre
    LW - BJ Penn
     
    Will Cooling, Jan 2, 2011
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  7. chimba

    chimba Off the Somali Coast Full Member

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    Cmon SG, Hughes ahead of GSP?? When are you going to put GSP over, 2014??

    Hahahaha at people putting Saku over Silva. I love Saku and hate Anderson but I live here on earth.
     
    chimba, Jan 2, 2011
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  8. Beebs

    Beebs Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    And Sakuraba never actually accomplished anything at 185.
     
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  9. sugarngold

    sugarngold RIDDUM Full Member

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    Let me tell you something - it hurt me immensely to put Hughes ahead of GSP but it all came down to the fact that he's the only man to defeat GSP and BJ Penn and he had that incredible reign at welterweight. It's kind of like Sandy Saddler and Willie Pep. Saddler beat Pep in three out of four fights but Pep is still considered the more accomplished fighter.

    I do think that GSP can overtake Hughes' legacy but he just hasn't done it yet.
     
    sugarngold, Jan 2, 2011
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  10. Totomabs

    Totomabs Sauna Belt Holder Full Member

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    Heavyweight:
    1) Fedor
    2) Big Nog
    3) Cro Cop

    Light-Heavyweight:
    1) Iceman
    2) Axe Murderer
    3) Shogun

    Middleweight:
    1) Spider
    2) Hendo
    3) Sakuraba

    Welterweight:
    1) Rush
    2) Hughes
    3) Miletich

    Lightweight:
    1) The Prodigy
    2) Takanori Gomi
    3) Lil' Evil
     
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  11. BewareofDawg

    BewareofDawg P4P Champ Full Member

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    St Pierre has far surpassed Hughes at WW and Couture should NOT be there for Heavyweight. Also I think Shogun should be up there for Lt Heavyweight.
     
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  12. BewareofDawg

    BewareofDawg P4P Champ Full Member

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    Ok, but GSP is the only guy to defeat both Hughes and BJ, and he took 2 out of 3 from Hughes....also Hughes lost both trilogies to BJ and GSP. And Hughes long run at WW was against opposition far inferior to what GSP is dominating now. There is no basis anymore to put Hughes above GSP. GSP is the more skilled fighter, has done better against common opposition and destroyed hughes in the 2nd and 3rd fights. GSP is GOAT at WW. :deal
     
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  13. jimmie

    jimmie Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Heavyweight:
    1) Fedor Emelienenko
    2) Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira
    3) Mirko Cro Cop

    Light Heavyweight:
    1) Chuck Liddell
    2) Wanderlei Silva
    3) Shogun Rua

    Middleweight:
    1) Anderson Silva
    2) Rich Franklin
    3) Dan Henderson

    Welterweight:
    1) Georges St. Pierre
    2) Matt Hughes
    3) Jon Fitch

    Lightweight:
    1) BJ Penn
    2) Takanori Gomi
    3) Frankie Edgar

    Featherweight:
    1) Jose Aldo
    2) Urijah Faber
    3) Kid Yamamoto

    Bantamweight:
    1) Miguel Torres
    2) Dominick Cruz
     
    jimmie, Jan 2, 2011
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  14. Vitor Belfort

    Vitor Belfort Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Heavyweight
    Fedor
    Big Nog
    Couture

    Light Heavyweight
    Wanderlei Silva
    Liddell
    Couture

    Middleweight
    Anderson Silva
    Dan Henderson
    Gracie hunter sakuraba

    Welterweight
    GSP
    Matt Hughes
    Fitch

    Lightweight
    Bj Penn
    Gomi
    Pulver
     
    Vitor Belfort, Jan 2, 2011
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  15. monaroCountry

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    How the hell did 19-10 Randy get in the ATG HW and LHW, your list is very Zuffa biased.
     
    monaroCountry, Jan 3, 2011
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