Your Top Ten At 175lbs?

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  1. PhillyPhan69

    PhillyPhan69 Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Charles
    Moore
    Greb
    Tunney
    Spinks
    Loughran
    Foster
    Bivins
    Saad Muhammad
    J H Lewis
     
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  2. mcvey

    mcvey VIP Member Full Member

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    Very nice!
     
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  3. Seamus

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    If we're going by accomplishments strictly within the 175 limit, a lot of Bivens best wins get discarded. He's still got one each over Charles, Marshall and Christoforidis, though two of the guys beat him in different divisions.

    All depends on how loose you want to judge this. I am seeing various interpretations here.
     
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  4. PhillyPhan69

    PhillyPhan69 Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    yea, in imaginary fights that could never happen he is clearly the best
     
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  5. robert ungurean

    robert ungurean Богдан Philadelphia Full Member

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    A division with a very rich history. Mid 70's early 80's had so so much talent
     
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  6. NoNeck

    NoNeck Pugilist Specialist

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    I’ve got the following guys beating Foster:

    Beterbiev
    Bivol
    Ward
    Moore
    Charles
    Harold Johnson
    Spinks
    Jones
    Conn
    Tunney

    Add in Greb, Langford, Bivins and a few others who I haven’t really seen fight but have big resumes and about ten guys who would be near even odds and I don’t really think Foster is H2H top ten at 175.
     
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  7. Boxing GOAT

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    As much as I would like to include Jones Jr. on my list, I can't get past his steroid use. Difficult to quantify just how much they helped him or how they may have contributed to his power and reflexes, but I have to include an asterisk alongside his name.

    1- Charles
    2- Moore
    3- Tunney
    4- Greb
    5- H. Johnson
    6- Bivins
    7- Loughran
    8- Foster
    9- Langford
    10- Maxim

    I know there will be some chuckles over Maxim but hear me out. He went the distance on 3 occasions with Moore, 4x with Charles. 3x with Walcott, Lloyd Marshall, Pastrano, Olson. Defeated Walcott, Patterson, Robinson, Bivins, Lesnevich, Murphy, Satterfield.
     
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  8. White Bomber

    White Bomber Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Roy Jones Jr. ?!?
     
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  9. White Bomber

    White Bomber Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Roy Jones Jr. is no 1 all time H2H at this weight. He destroys all your list..
     
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  10. Rubber Glove Sandwich

    Rubber Glove Sandwich A lot of people have pools Full Member

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    I'd like to hear your reasoning on John Henry Lewis not being included. I assumed it may have been due to lack of footage but Greb is on the list.
     
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  11. Dynamicpuncher

    Dynamicpuncher Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    No he isn't name one KO puncher he fought at Light Heavyweight in his prime.
     
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  12. NoNeck

    NoNeck Pugilist Specialist

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    He beat Tarver.
     
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  13. mr. magoo

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    Very hard division to rate. Only the top 3 or 4 guys stand out to me. From there it gets complicated. Light heavyweight is very deep
     
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  14. Kell Macabe

    Kell Macabe I don’t know s*** about boxing Full Member

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    1.Ezzard Charles
    2.Archie Moore
    3.Gene Tunney
    4.Harry Greb
    5.Mike Spinks
    6.Tommy Loughran
    7.Billy Conn
    8.Bob Foster
    9.Roy Jones Jr
    10.Harold Johnson


    What a rich division. Even most of the bottom halve of my top 15 could switch with 10-7.
     
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  15. Quick Cash

    Quick Cash Well-Known Member Full Member

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    I'm combining a few lists here so this is in rough order:

    Charles
    Spinks
    Jones Jr.
    Tunney
    Moore
    Foster
    Qawi
    Johnson
    Calzaghe
    Conn

    Toney
    Ward
    Saad
     
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