Best boxers, A to Z

[cosimo]

The Ring is currently doing this - the best boxers ever through the alphabet. I thought it might it fun to do in here, going one letter each. Feel free to dispute the choices and add your own pick for the same letter.


I'll start: A - Henry Armstrong (the same as The Ring choice)

[Jpreisser]

A-Alexis Arguello
A- Lou Ambers

[King Carlos]

B-Charley Burley

[Knucklez]

C:
Ezzard Charles

[BoxBuzz]

D:
Roberto Duran

[donnellon]

Jimmy Ellis, Frank Erne, Espinosa....Evangelista(relax joking!)

[donnellon]

F's, well; Frazier, Fitz, Foster. Fullmer, Foreman, Flowers...I go FITZ.

[donnellon]

and G...reb..

[King Carlos]

I'd put Hiroyuki Ebihara over anyone from the above list. One of the most underrated Flyweights of all time, with an already excellent record lessened by questionable/outright corrupt decisions, namely to Kingpetch in the rematch, and in his fights with Accavallo.

[Duran Fan]

Beau Jack

[Duran Fan]

Stanley Ketchel

[Duran Fan]

Benny Leonard

[Duran Fan]

Archie Moore

[Duran Fan]

Jose Napoles

[SaadOffTheDeck]

For E I've got Flash Elorde over any mentioned.

Since nobody did H, I'll swiftly mention Hearns, Holmes, Hagler, Harada & Hopkins.

I got nothing for I, maybe it's a list where Ibeabuchi isn't overrated.

I'd take Jack Johnson & Roy Jones over Jack.

Langford over either leonard.


O = Olivares or Carlos Ortiz. With a shout to Mike O'Dowd, really underrated old time great.

Very difficult exercise, you know you're missing someone at every turn.

[Duran Fan]

For E I've got Flash Elorde over any mentioned.

Since nobody did H, I'll swiftly mention Hearns, Holmes, Hagler, Harada & Hopkins.

I got nothing for I, maybe it's a list where Ibeabuchi isn't overrated.

I'd take Jack Johnson & Roy Jones over Jack.

Langford over either leonard.


O = Olivares or Carlos Ortiz. With a shout to Mike O'Dowd, really underrated old time great.

Very difficult exercise, you know you're missing someone at every turn.

Langford & Leonard are very close.
Out of your Hs id go for Harada.
As for Is I cant think of a single one... lol

[SaadOffTheDeck]

Leonard was indeed a Wizard, not sure how ghetto he was. I have him top 10 all time so I'm not really complaining. But Langford's resume is just out of this world. It's crazy to think that if you matched the two up, Sam would have the best win at Lightweight.

[King Carlos]

For "I", I'll throw out Guts Ishimatsu, actually.

For "M" I'd have Packey McFarland, followed closely by Moore. For "J" I'd have Eder Jofre. Langford, followed by Benny Leonard for "L". For "O" I'd agree with Ortiz.

Next up: P-Willie Pep

[King Carlos]

Luis Ibarra is another for "I".

[SaadOffTheDeck]

Good call on Jofre.

I'd take Hiroki Ioka over Ibarra.

Q= Qawi

[King Carlos]

Good call on Jofre.

I'd take Hiroki Ioka over Ibarra.

Q= Qawi

Ioka gave Yuh some tough fights at the end of his career, no doubt about it. Otherwise he wasn't up to much, really. Ibarra, whilst having a somewhat suspect chin, was an excellent pure boxer. Against the right kind of fighter he could look magnificent, as shown in his wins over some of the best Flyweights of the era in Betulio Gonzalez and Santos Laciar. Those wins alone far outstripe anything Ioka ever accomplished.

[SaadOffTheDeck]

I forgot that he beat Laciar.

[King Carlos]

Yeah, a prime version no less. I think Gonzalez was starting to slip a bit by the time Ibarra out-boxed him, though still a very good fighter.

Anyways, I don't think there's much to argue on "R".

S-Sandy Saddler

[allworld80]

T - Tunney

[King Carlos]

"U" is a tough one, but I'll go with Alfredo Urbina for now.