Which Boxer Has The Best Three Wins At Middleweight?

[keithmoonhangover]

Who ya got?

[DrDuke]

Monzon:
Benvenuti, Griffith, Napoles
And a follow-up of Valdez with Briscoe

[keithmoonhangover]

Robinson - (Olson, LaMotta and Graziano) All HOF's.

[Ambling Alp II]

Also going with Robinson, but not all of the same guys.

Robinson- LaMotta, Turpin, and Fullmer.

[gilgamesh]

Monzon:
Benvenuti, Griffith, Napoles
And a follow-up of Valdez with Briscoe

Valdez is definitely the #1 name on Monzon's record.

Benvenuti and Griffith are more decorated historically, but Griffith in particular was long in the tooth by the time he got to Monzon.

Valdez was a big, strong puncher in his prime. He was Monzon's peer.

[gilgamesh]

Also going with Robinson, but not all of the same guys.

Robinson- LaMotta, Turpin, and Fullmer.

Or you could make it Lamotta, Basilio and Fullmer.

Hell of a Middleweight list for Robinson.

He's hard to beat in this category.

[gilgamesh]

Greb has Mickey Walker (official), Mike Gibbons (Newspaper), Leo Houck (Newspaper)

It's unfortunate that the era of No Decisions rendered the Newspaper as the only official result other than a KO for the most part.

Even so though. The bulk of Greb's biggest wins are as a Light Heavyweight. Usually barely over the Middleweight limit mind you, but as we all know. If you're over by even a half pound. You ain't a Middleweight in that fight.

And on that note The Light Heavyweight thread probably needs revisiting with Greb in mind.

[giacomino]

Monzon:
Benvenuti, Griffith, Napoles
And a follow-up of Valdez with Briscoe

Valdez is definitely the #1 name on Monzon's record.

Benvenuti and Griffith are more decorated historically, but Griffith in particular was long in the tooth by the time he got to Monzon.

Valdez was a big, strong puncher in his prime. He was Monzon's peer.

He was but he still put up a heck of a fight, twice. Might have been Monzon's toughest opponent after Valdez. Amazing to think he almost won another belt three years later when he was 38. A legend

[elmersalsa]

Dick Tiger
Joey Giardello, Gene Fullmer and Nino Benvenutti

Gene Fullmer
Sugar Ray Robinson twice
Carmen Basilio twice
Florentino Fernandez

Emile Griffith
Nino Benvenutti
Dick Tiger twice
Bad Bennie Briscoe