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Who is the Best of ALL TIMES.................
Posted: 08 Nov 2007, 18:05
by Michael
Who is the Top Ten best
of ALL TIMES.................
Any and every weight Class
any decade???
ROCKY MARCIANO
Posted: 08 Nov 2007, 18:09
by The Boxing Enthusiast
Welcome to boxing, my friend. Since you obviously just started watching the sport this weekend, feel free to pick up some beginner's pamphlets at the front desk. We'd be happy to take you on a serious tour of the sport. Don't worry- we all have to start somewhere. We'll teach you what not to say in public, etc., and in no time, you'll sound like a guy who actually knows something about the sport. Tell me, what sport have you been watching up until this point?
IMO,
AAJ
Re: Who is the Best of ALL TIMES.................
Posted: 08 Nov 2007, 18:16
by Awesom-O
Michael wrote:Who is the Top Ten best
of ALL TIMES.................
Any and every weight Class
any decade???
ROCKY MARCIANO :box:
#1 all-time at:
bantam: jofre
jr. feather: gomez
feather: pep
jr. light: mayweather
light: duran
jr. welter: chavez
welter: robinson
jr. middle: hearns
middle: greb
super middle: calzaghe
light heavy: charles
cruiser: holyfield
heavy: ali
Posted: 08 Nov 2007, 18:17
by Diamond WEAPON
1. Rocky Balboa
2. Apollo Creed
3. Mason Dixon
4. Ivan Drago
5. Clubber Lang
6. James Roeper
7. Marvin Shabazz
8. Mickey Goldmill
9. Terry Conklin
10. Spider Rico
Hoonorable Mentions: Rubin Carter (He could've been the Champion of the Worrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrld!), Monroe Hutchen, George "Iceman" Chambers
Posted: 08 Nov 2007, 18:21
by Awesom-O
Diamond WEAPON wrote:1. Rocky Balboa
2. Apollo Creed
3. Mason Dixon
4. Ivan Drago
5. Clubber Lang
6. James Roeper
7. Marvin Shabazz
8. Mickey Goldmill
9. Terry Conklin
10. Spider Rico
Hoonorable Mentions: Rubin Carter (He could've been the Champion of the Worrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrld!), Monroe Hutchen, George "Iceman" Chambers
nice list.
other contenders: "ghost" from gladiator, tommy gunn, union kane.
Posted: 08 Nov 2007, 18:41
by thismodernlove
Afirmative Action Jackson wrote:Welcome to boxing, my friend. Since you obviously just started watching the sport this weekend, feel free to pick up some beginner's pamphlets at the front desk. We'd be happy to take you on a serious tour of the sport. Don't worry- we all have to start somewhere. We'll teach you what not to say in public, etc., and in no time, you'll sound like a guy who actually knows something about the sport. Tell me, what sport have you been watching up until this point?
IMO,
AAJ
good one AAJ
Re: Who is the Best of ALL TIMES.................
Posted: 08 Nov 2007, 18:55
by Awesom-O
Decagon wrote:Awesom-O wrote:bantam: jofre
jr. feather: gomez
feather: pep
jr. light: mayweather
light: duran
jr. welter: chavez
welter: robinson
jr. middle: hearns
middle: greb
super middle: calzaghe
light heavy: charlescruiser: holyfield
heavy: ali
You rank Charles #1 at 175 even though he was World Heavyweight Champion, but you don't rank Billy Conn at 168 because he was World Light Heavyweight Champion? Joe Calzaghe simply isn't the best fighter under 168 ever. Greb, Conn, Jones and Toney were all much better.
And then you have Hearns at 154. Sugar Ray Robinson would have raped Hearns at 154. And Chavez at 140? That was far from his best weight class. Henry Armstrong should get the nod. Except for 168 and 190/200, all of those junior weight classes have been around since the Walker Law of 1920, but you rank a bunch of alphabet champions #1. Why not Johnny Dundee or Sandy Saddler over Floyd Mayweather?
sorry dec, not too many of us are as old and educated as you.
how about your list?
Posted: 08 Nov 2007, 19:20
by HairyBoxe24
Diamond WEAPON wrote:1. Rocky Balboa
2. Apollo Creed
3. Mason Dixon
4. Ivan Drago
5. Clubber Lang
6. James Roeper
7. Marvin Shabazz
8. Mickey Goldmill
9. Terry Conklin
10. Spider Rico
Hoonorable Mentions: Rubin Carter (He could've been the Champion of the Worrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrld!), Monroe Hutchen, George "Iceman" Chambers
Drago below the man he killed in the ring?
Posted: 08 Nov 2007, 20:25
by Diamond WEAPON
HairyBoxe24 wrote:Diamond WEAPON wrote:1. Rocky Balboa
2. Apollo Creed
3. Mason Dixon
4. Ivan Drago
5. Clubber Lang
6. James Roeper
7. Marvin Shabazz
8. Mickey Goldmill
9. Terry Conklin
10. Spider Rico
Hoonorable Mentions: Rubin Carter (He could've been the Champion of the Worrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrld!), Monroe Hutchen, George "Iceman" Chambers
Drago below the man he killed in the ring?
Apollo Creed was nearly a decade past his prime and coming out from a huge layoff. Drago didn't seem to have achieved much after Balboa broke his spirit in that fight.
Posted: 09 Nov 2007, 01:11
by lights-out
In my opinion a toss up between James Toney and Oscar De La Hoya.
Posted: 09 Nov 2007, 02:31
by elmersalsa
Heavyweight: Muhammad Ali
cruiserweight: Evander Holyfield
Light Heavyweight: Ezzard Charles
Super Middleweight: Joe Calzaghe
Middleweight: Carlos Monzon
Super Welterweight: Mike McCallum
Welterweight: Sugar Ray Robinson
Jr. Welterweight: Aaron Pryor
Lightweight: Roberto Duran
Jr. Lightweight: Flash Elorde
Featherweight: Willie Pep
Super Bantamweight: Wilfredo Gomez
Bantamweight: Eder Jofre or Panama Al Brown... I stay with Jofre by a slight edge
Jr. Bantamweight: Khaosai Galaxy
Flyweight: Jimmy Wilde
Jr. Flyweight: Myung Woo Yuh
Strawweight: Ricardo "Finito" Lopez
Posted: 09 Nov 2007, 05:09
by Tantum
Diamond WEAPON wrote:1. Rocky Balboa
2. Apollo Creed
3. Mason Dixon
4. Ivan Drago
5. Clubber Lang
6. James Roeper
7. Marvin Shabazz
8. Mickey Goldmill
9. Terry Conklin
10. Spider Rico
Hoonorable Mentions: Rubin Carter (He could've been the Champion of the Worrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrld!), Monroe Hutchen, George "Iceman" Chambers
Clearly Ivan Drago was better than Mason Dixon...
Maybe he was not as skilled, but the man was a monster. And he had the biggest dick Brandon Lee ever saw in his life.
Posted: 09 Nov 2007, 12:12
by EriqS
Afirmative Action Jackson wrote:Welcome to boxing, my friend. Since you obviously just started watching the sport this weekend, feel free to pick up some beginner's pamphlets at the front desk. We'd be happy to take you on a serious tour of the sport. Don't worry- we all have to start somewhere. We'll teach you what not to say in public, etc., and in no time, you'll sound like a guy who actually knows something about the sport. Tell me, what sport have you been watching up until this point?
IMO,
AAJ
First of all, I don't post here as much as I like, due to real world obligations, but when I read the initial post, I immediately thought the same thing you wrote (with considerably more sarcasm). Then I read your post right under it, which pretty much sums it up. Thanks for making me laugh my ass off today, man. Rocky Marciano, sheesh. . .
Posted: 09 Nov 2007, 12:17
by Martin Sosa Cameron
Henry Armstrong
Re: Who is the Best of ALL TIMES.................
Posted: 09 Nov 2007, 12:24
by pundit
Top 10.
1 Sugar Ray Robinson
2 Harry Greb
3 Ezzard Charles
4 Muhammad Ali
5 Roberto Duran
6 Henry Armstrong
7 Bennie Leonard
8 Wilie Pep
9 Sugar Ray Leonard
10 Joe Louis
Posted: 09 Nov 2007, 12:41
by Seamus
With out a doubt BERT GILROY
Posted: 09 Nov 2007, 12:54
by Expug
"Kid " Search Function.
He is often overlooked . Id like to see him get much more consideration.
Posted: 09 Nov 2007, 13:24
by ebeneezer
WALLY BATTY
Posted: 09 Nov 2007, 14:24
by Goodnight, Irene
Expug wrote:"Kid " Search Function.
He is often overlooked . Id like to see him get much more consideration.
It may be due to the fact he is sometimes incorrectly referred to under the name, "Gunboat" Search Function.
Posted: 09 Nov 2007, 15:37
by BoxBuzz
Wiothout a doubt it might have been Big Dick McGillicuddy.
However just like Charlie Zellenoff he never actually had a fight, not that such a detail should hold anyone back from the greatness that is their's by right.
Posted: 10 Nov 2007, 00:10
by Collins2000
Diamond WEAPON wrote:1. Rocky Balboa
2. Apollo Creed
3. Mason Dixon
4. Ivan Drago
5. Clubber Lang
6. James Roeper
7. Marvin Shabazz
8. Mickey Goldmill
9. Terry Conklin
10. Spider Rico
Hoonorable Mentions: Rubin Carter (He could've been the Champion of the Worrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrld!), Monroe Hutchen, George "Iceman" Chambers
What? No Bert Gilroy? Philistines!