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  • Boxing News 100 Greatest Boxers

    I happened to see a publication called "BOXING NEWS 100 GREATEST BOXERS OF ALL-TIME" and could not resist buying it.

    I know such lists are impossible to get a consensus on, but I believe this one is a poor effort.

    The list is as follows:

    100. John Henry Lewis
    99. Sonny Liston
    98. Matthew Saad Muhammad
    97. Jung-Koo Chang
    96. Shane Mosely
    95. Joe Calzaghe
    94. Ad Wolgast
    93. Abe Attell
    92. Les Darcy
    91. Marcel Cerdan
    90. Carmen Basilio
    89. Pancho Villa
    88. Tiger Flowers
    87. Miguel Canto
    86. Oscar De La Hoya
    85. Beau Jack
    84. Myung-Woo Yuh
    83. Panama Al Brown
    82. Joe Brown
    81. Freddie Welsh
    80. Erik Morales
    79. Marco Antonio Barrera
    78. Juan Manuel Marquez
    77. Bernard hopkins
    76. Harry Wills
    75. Harold Johnson
    74. Pascual Perez
    73. Bob FitzSimmons
    72. Carlos Ortiz
    71. Mike Tyson
    70. Jack "Kid" Berg
    69. Georges Carpentier
    68. Nicolino Locche
    67. Eusebio Pedroza
    66. Antonio Cervantes
    65. Tommy Loughran
    64. Charley Burley
    63. Nino Benvenuti
    62. Dick Tiger
    61. Bob Foster
    60. Billy Conn
    59. Manuel Ortiz
    58. Jack Britton
    57. Khaosai Galaxy
    56. Jake LaMotta
    55. Carlos Zarate
    54. Ruben Olivares
    53. Ted "Kid" Lewis
    52. Ike Williams
    51. Wilfredo Gomez
    50. Aaron Pryor
    49. Azumah Nelson
    48. Ricardo Lopez
    47.Wilfred benitez
    46. Salvador Sanchez
    45. Kid Chocolate
    44. Benny Lynch
    43. George Dixon
    42. Manny Pacquiao
    41. Floyd Mayweather
    40. Jimmy McLarnin
    39. Barney Ross
    38. Michael Spinks
    37. Kid Gavilan
    36. Roy Jones Jr.
    35. Lennox Lewis
    34. Joe Frazier
    33. George foreman
    32. Jose Napoles
    31. Alexis Arguello
    30. Thomas Hearns
    29. Mickey Walker
    28. Eder Jofre
    27. Evander Holyfield
    26. Ezzard Charles
    25. Larry Holmes
    24. Pernell Whitaker
    23. Julio Cesar Chavez
    22. Joe Gans
    21. Rocky Maeciano
    20. Jack Dempsey
    19. Gene Tunney
    18. Sandy Saddler
    17. Tomy Canzoneri
    16. Stanley Ketchel
    15. Sam Langford
    14. Marvin Hagler
    13. Carlos Monzon
    12. Jack Johnson
    11. Benny Leonard
    10. Archie Moore
    9. Willie Pep
    8. Jimmy Wilde
    7. Harry Greb
    6. Roberto Duran
    5. Sugar Ray Leonard
    4. Joe louis
    3. Henry Armstrong
    2. Muhammad Ali
    1. Sugar Ray Robinson

  • #2
    There were several WTF moments reading it!

    I don't know where to begin picking holes in it!

    Heavyweight biased much! Lennox Lewis the 35th greatest boxer ever! Mike Tyson at 71, above Bob FitzSimmons!

    They call themselves boxing journalists!

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    • #3
      42. Manny Pacquiao
      41. Floyd Mayweather



      *Takes a seat*

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      • #4
        No Pernell Whitaker? But they have garbage like George Dixon

        No Jim Driscoll?

        Truly an awful list

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        • #5
          Originally posted by dan_cov View Post
          No Pernell Whitaker? But they have garbage like George Dixon

          No Jim Driscoll?

          Truly an awful list
          Pernell is on there at 24.

          Joe Gans at #22 is a joke. Top 15 at the very least.

          Ezzard Charles at #26 is cause for public execution. If he's not a top 10 ATG then I don't know who is.

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          • #6
            Count me in for not liking the list.

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            • #7
              You're right John.

              A LOT of "WTF" moments

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              • #8
                LOOOOOOOL at SRL being higher than Greb and Ez Charles

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                • #9
                  Originally posted by dan_cov View Post
                  42. Manny Pacquiao
                  41. Floyd Mayweather



                  *Takes a seat*


                  Post it in NSB then it will cause some chaos.

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                  • #10
                    Originally posted by Welsh Jon View Post
                    I happened to see a publication called "BOXING NEWS 100 GREATEST BOXERS OF ALL-TIME" and could not resist buying it.

                    I know such lists are impossible to get a consensus on, but I believe this one is a poor effort.

                    The list is as follows:

                    100. John Henry Lewis
                    99. Sonny Liston
                    98. Matthew Saad Muhammad
                    97. Jung-Koo Chang
                    96. Shane Mosely
                    95. Joe Calzaghe
                    94. Ad Wolgast
                    93. Abe Attell
                    92. Les Darcy
                    91. Marcel Cerdan
                    90. Carmen Basilio
                    89. Pancho Villa
                    88. Tiger Flowers
                    87. Miguel Canto
                    86. Oscar De La Hoya
                    85. Beau Jack
                    84. Myung-Woo Yuh
                    83. Panama Al Brown
                    82. Joe Brown
                    81. Freddie Welsh
                    80. Erik Morales
                    79. Marco Antonio Barrera
                    78. Juan Manuel Marquez
                    77. Bernard hopkins
                    76. Harry Wills
                    75. Harold Johnson
                    74. Pascual Perez
                    73. Bob FitzSimmons
                    72. Carlos Ortiz
                    71. Mike Tyson
                    70. Jack "Kid" Berg
                    69. Georges Carpentier
                    68. Nicolino Locche
                    67. Eusebio Pedroza
                    66. Antonio Cervantes
                    65. Tommy Loughran
                    64. Charley Burley
                    63. Nino Benvenuti
                    62. Dick Tiger
                    61. Bob Foster
                    60. Billy Conn
                    59. Manuel Ortiz
                    58. Jack Britton
                    57. Khaosai Galaxy
                    56. Jake LaMotta
                    55. Carlos Zarate
                    54. Ruben Olivares
                    53. Ted "Kid" Lewis
                    52. Ike Williams
                    51. Wilfredo Gomez
                    50. Aaron Pryor
                    49. Azumah Nelson
                    48. Ricardo Lopez
                    47.Wilfred benitez
                    46. Salvador Sanchez
                    45. Kid Chocolate
                    44. Benny Lynch
                    43. George Dixon
                    42. Manny Pacquiao
                    41. Floyd Mayweather
                    40. Jimmy McLarnin
                    39. Barney Ross
                    38. Michael Spinks
                    37. Kid Gavilan
                    36. Roy Jones Jr.
                    35. Lennox Lewis
                    34. Joe Frazier
                    33. George foreman
                    32. Jose Napoles
                    31. Alexis Arguello
                    30. Thomas Hearns
                    29. Mickey Walker
                    28. Eder Jofre
                    27. Evander Holyfield
                    26. Ezzard Charles
                    25. Larry Holmes
                    24. Pernell Whitaker
                    23. Julio Cesar Chavez

                    22. Joe Gans
                    21. Rocky Maeciano
                    20. Jack Dempsey
                    19. Gene Tunney
                    18. Sandy Saddler
                    17. Tomy Canzoneri
                    16. Stanley Ketchel
                    15. Sam Langford
                    14. Marvin Hagler
                    13. Carlos Monzon
                    12. Jack Johnson
                    11. Benny Leonard
                    10. Archie Moore
                    9. Willie Pep
                    8. Jimmy Wilde
                    7. Harry Greb
                    6. Roberto Duran
                    5. Sugar Ray Leonard
                    4. Joe louis
                    3. Henry Armstrong
                    2. Muhammad Ali
                    1. Sugar Ray Robinson

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