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the best in 8 weight divisions since 1910
Posted: 09 Mar 2013, 18:55
by misterpunch
who is, in your humble, the best from these 8 weight divisions since 1910 -
HEAVY...
LIGHT HEAVY...
MIDDLE...
WELTER...
LIGHTWEIGHT...
FEATHER...
BANTAM...
FLY...
Re: the best in 8 weight divisions since 1910
Posted: 09 Mar 2013, 19:19
by Ketchel
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
Re: the best in 8 weight divisions since 1910
Posted: 09 Mar 2013, 20:03
by Boilermaker
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
Re: the best in 8 weight divisions since 1910
Posted: 10 Mar 2013, 08:43
by misterpunch
i like ketchels selection with ALI replacing JOE in the heavy division
Re: the best in 8 weight divisions since 1910
Posted: 10 Mar 2013, 11:00
by The End
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
Re: the best in 8 weight divisions since 1910
Posted: 10 Mar 2013, 14:38
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.
Re: the best in 8 weight divisions since 1910
Posted: 10 Mar 2013, 16:36
by keithmoonhangover
Ali
Moore
Robinson
Robinson
Leonard
Pep
Brown
Wilde
Re: the best in 8 weight divisions since 1910
Posted: 10 Mar 2013, 17:15
by dr_devious
HEAVY...Ali
LIGHT HEAVY...Charles
MIDDLE...Greb
WELTER...Robinson
LIGHTWEIGHT...Duran
FEATHER...Armstrong
BANTAM...Jofre
FLY...Wilde
Re: the best in 8 weight divisions since 1910
Posted: 10 Mar 2013, 18:04
by misterpunch
thats the one
armstrong has to beat pep for the feather division
Re: the best in 8 weight divisions since 1910
Posted: 12 Mar 2013, 06:40
by misterpunch
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