the best in 8 weight divisions since 1910

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misterpunch
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the best in 8 weight divisions since 1910

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who is, in your humble, the best from these 8 weight divisions since 1910 -


HEAVY...
LIGHT HEAVY...
MIDDLE...
WELTER...
LIGHTWEIGHT...
FEATHER...
BANTAM...
FLY...
Ketchel
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Re: the best in 8 weight divisions since 1910

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HEAVY... Joe Louis
LIGHT HEAVY... Ezzard Charles
MIDDLE... Harry Greb
WELTER... Ray Robinson
LIGHTWEIGHT... Roberto Duran
FEATHER... Henry Armstrong
BANTAM... Eder Jofre
FLY... Jimmy Wilde
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HEAVY...Muhammed Ali
LIGHT HEAVY...Gene Tunney
MIDDLE...Carlos Monzon
WELTER...Ray Robinson
LIGHTWEIGHT...Benny Leonard
FEATHER...Willie Pep
BANTAM...Al Brown
FLY...Jimmy Wilde


I think Light heav is probably the toughest to pick, with Spinks, Tunney, Greb, Charles, Moore, all desperately close and with little really to separate them. I can see why others might take Charles despite him never winning a title. Middleweight is another tough one with Hagler, Greb, and a few others being closer to Monzon than people often realise. Greb in particular has a very good claim. The others i think are reasonably settled with only 2 or three really being standouts.

Middle is prob
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i like ketchels selection with ALI replacing JOE in the heavy division
The End
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Re: the best in 8 weight divisions since 1910

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Ketchel wrote:HEAVY... Joe Louis
LIGHT HEAVY... Ezzard Charles
MIDDLE... Harry Greb
WELTER... Ray Robinson
LIGHTWEIGHT... Roberto Duran
FEATHER... Henry Armstrong
BANTAM... Eder Jofre
FLY... Jimmy Wilde
Agree
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Re: the best in 8 weight divisions since 1910

Post by Ambling Alp II »

Boilermaker wrote:HEAVY...Muhammed Ali
LIGHT HEAVY...Gene Tunney
MIDDLE...Carlos Monzon
WELTER...Ray Robinson
LIGHTWEIGHT...Benny Leonard
FEATHER...Willie Pep
BANTAM...Al Brown
FLY...Jimmy Wilde


I think Light heav is probably the toughest to pick, with Spinks, Tunney, Greb, Charles, Moore, all desperately close and with little really to separate them. I can see why others might take Charles despite him never winning a title. Middleweight is another tough one with Hagler, Greb, and a few others being closer to Monzon than people often realise. Greb in particular has a very good claim. The others i think are reasonably settled with only 2 or three really being standouts.

Middle is prob
That is a pretty good list. I agree that light heavyweight is the hardest one to call; there are several guys who are very close. I would chose Jofre at bantam, but otherwise am in agreement.
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Re: the best in 8 weight divisions since 1910

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Ali
Moore
Robinson
Robinson
Leonard
Pep
Brown
Wilde
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Re: the best in 8 weight divisions since 1910

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HEAVY...Ali
LIGHT HEAVY...Charles
MIDDLE...Greb
WELTER...Robinson
LIGHTWEIGHT...Duran
FEATHER...Armstrong
BANTAM...Jofre
FLY...Wilde
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thats the one :TU: armstrong has to beat pep for the feather division
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Re: the best in 8 weight divisions since 1910

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robinson certainly was at his best at welter. its very tempting to put him in for middle too but greb just shades it for me
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