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Who ya got?

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

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

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

Robinson- LaMotta, Turpin, and Fullmer.

DrDuke wrote: ↑20 Jan 2023, 08:30 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.

Ambling Alp II wrote: ↑20 Jan 2023, 11:45 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.

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.

gilgamesh wrote: ↑20 Jan 2023, 13:46

DrDuke wrote: ↑20 Jan 2023, 08:30 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

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