Who was the greatest Southpaw of all time?

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Who was the greatest Southpaw of all time?

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Opinions?
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Uppercut1 wrote:Opinions?

Pernell Whitaker :OhYes:
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Hector Camacho will be in the top 10, Michael Nunn knew what he was doing as well.
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palooka wrote:Hector Camacho will be in the top 10, Michael Nunn knew what he was doing as well.
Manny Pacquiao,Pongsaklek Wonjongkam,Jose Luis Ramirez,Khaosai Galaxy,Joe Calzaghe.
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Re: Who was the greatest Southpaw of all time?

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Marvin Hagler and Lew Tendler
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The great Pernell Whitaker, of course.
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Hagler.
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Pretty hard to go past Pacman, no other southpaw has achieved what he has.
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Whitaker and Hagler for me :TU:
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Pac
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Freddie Miller
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palooka wrote:Hector Camacho will be in the top 10, Michael Nunn knew what he was doing as well.
I doubt Hector would crack that list.

Whitaker or Hagler for me.
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El Zurdo de Oro, or The Golden Southpaw Vicente Saldivar should be in top ten of all time southpaws. What a fighter!!!
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Was Vincente saldivar a lefttie.
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Grant wrote:Was Vincente saldivar a lefttie.
yes.

the other names i would throw in there, Flash Elorde

Humberto Gonzalez if you could call him a true lefty
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No love for Michael Moorer ey? :OhYes:
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Elorde is a good call.
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Michael Nunn,Winky Wright :wink:
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Sultan Ibraganov
Sweet Pea Whittaker
Camacho
Hagler
Jim Watt
Pacqiou
Young Corbett III
Michael Moorer
Winky Wright
Joe Calzahge
Paul Williams
Sergio Martinez
Andy Ganigan
Bronco McKart
Mustafa Hamsho
Alan Minter
Zab Judah


Cant think of the names of a few others i remember. One of them fought Arguello and gave him some fits. Ganigan did but there was another lefty that Arguello fought. Cant think of the name off hand.
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He is Ibragimov).
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Grant wrote:Was Vincente saldivar a lefttie.
I heard that he was a natural righty, but, converted to southpaw. Still to me, one of the greatest southpaws and 100 greatest fighters pound per pound of all time
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AngryGoon38 wrote:Sultan Ibraganov
Sweet Pea Whittaker
Camacho
Hagler
Jim Watt
Pacqiou
Young Corbett III
Michael Moorer
Winky Wright
Joe Calzahge
Paul Williams
Sergio Martinez
Andy Ganigan
Bronco McKart
Mustafa Hamsho
Alan Minter
Zab Judah


Cant think of the names of a few others i remember. One of them fought Arguello and gave him some fits. Ganigan did but there was another lefty that Arguello fought. Cant think of the name off hand.
Was it Jose Luis Ramirez? he beat Rosario (and lost to him) and gave Chavez Snr a very good fight.
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And beat Boza Edwards;-)
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Vladimir5555 wrote:And beat Boza Edwards;-)
He did :TU: I've only seen him v Rosario (when he won) and v Chavez, he ended up with 82 knockouts, I think he turned pro at 14 years old - an excellent and overlooked boxer.
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Re: Who was the greatest Southpaw of all time?

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I saw him against Mancini,Arguello,Chavez,Whitaker(2 times),Rosario(2 times) and Boza Edwards.
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