Ezzard Charles cannot be denied his throne at LHW.
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Originally posted by McGoorty View PostThat's what I call ADAMANT.
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Hard to compare the old guys like Greb and Charles with the new lhw's like Roy Jones and B-Hop. Different era's totally. Greb and Archie Moore are probably the greatest in terms of achievement though.
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Originally posted by 0r1g1nal S1n View PostHard to compare the old guys like Greb and Charles with the new lhw's like Roy Jones and B-Hop. Different era's totally. Greb and Archie Moore are probably the greatest in terms of achievement though.
I gotta disagree my man. Competition determines how one fighter compares to another. Head to head Im not saying they are or are not better. But it's undeniable they fought better fighters and many more times. We can't say with certainty how Roy or Hop would fare fighting that often against that high a skill level of fighters, but we know for a fact how Greb and more did.
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Archie Moore
Ezzard Charles
Sam Langford
Gene Tunney
Bob Foster
Tommy Loughran
Michael Spinks
Bob Fitzsimmons
Billy Conn
Roy Jones, Jr.
Maxie Rosenbloom
John Henry Lewis
Harry Greb
Tommy Gibbons
Philadelphia Jack O’Brien
Jack Dillon
Harold Johnson
Jimmy Bivins
Georges Carpentier
Battling Levinsky
That's IBRO's all time list at LHW.
Like Archie being at number one but could argue a fair bit of the rest but you have to give IBRO a hearing and some respect IMO.
Personally I can't put Greb at 1 but I think a good case can be made for top 5. He beat 6 of their top 20 and as big a fan as I am of Loughran I can't see him 6 places above Greb on either resume or certainly H2H
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Originally posted by JAB5239 View PostI gotta roll with DT88 on that one. For years I had Foster at number one, but I based it on h2h. As far as resume goes I think it's tough to argue against Charles. Like I said, arguments can be made, but a more convincing one than for Ez I have yet to see. It could happen and would be interesting, but for now Im also sticking with the Cincinnati Cobra.
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Originally posted by GJC View PostArchie Moore
Ezzard Charles
Sam Langford
Gene Tunney
Bob Foster
Tommy Loughran
Michael Spinks
Bob Fitzsimmons
Billy Conn
Roy Jones, Jr.
Maxie Rosenbloom
John Henry Lewis
Harry Greb
Tommy Gibbons
Philadelphia Jack O’Brien
Jack Dillon
Harold Johnson
Jimmy Bivins
Georges Carpentier
Battling Levinsky
That's IBRO's all time list at LHW.
Like Archie being at number one but could argue a fair bit of the rest but you have to give IBRO a hearing and some respect IMO.
Personally I can't put Greb at 1 but I think a good case can be made for top 5. He beat 6 of their top 20 and as big a fan as I am of Loughran I can't see him 6 places above Greb on either resume or certainly H2H
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