Top 10 Lightheavies All time

[JAB5239]

With wins over such fighters as Harry Greb, Tiger Flowers, Billy Miske, Gunboat Smith, Battling Siki and some notable heavyweights from his era, where does Kid Norfolk rank amongst the pantheon of great lightheavies?

[JAB5239]

All time, who ranks higher at 175, Virgil Hill or Antonio Tarver?

[Obama]

All time, who ranks higher at 175, Virgil Hill or Antonio Tarver?

That can't be a serious question. Hill was the most protected World recognized Champion of all time, but damn, he clearly is a hall of famer and will rate over Tarver among the opinions of historians from now until forevermore.

[Obama]

With wins over such fighters as Harry Greb, Tiger Flowers, Billy Miske, Gunboat Smith, Battling Siki and some notable heavyweights from his era, where does Kid Norfolk rank amongst the pantheon of great lightheavies?

Top 50. Maybe top 40.

[JAB5239]

Top 50. Maybe top 40.

Lightheavyweights!?

[JAB5239]

That can't be a serious question. Hill was the most protected World recognized Champion of all time, but damn, he clearly is a hall of famer and will rate over Tarver among the opinions of historians from now until forevermore.

I would also rank Hill higher, but Tarver has been getting his props tonight so I was curious what most thought but didn't want to compare him to anybody to strong historicly.

[Obama]

Lightheavyweights!?

Yea Light Heavyweights, problem?

[JAB5239]

Yea Light Heavyweights, problem?

To each, his own. But I'd be interested in the 40 or 50 lightheavies you have ranked ahead of him.

[Obama]

To each, his own. But I'd be interested in the 40 or 50 lightheavies you have ranked ahead of him.

I didn't count how many people this is, and I'm not saying I'd rate him behind all these guys, and this list most certainly is not in order, but here's a big ass list for you:

Archie Moore
Ezzard Charles
Harold Johnson
Gene Tunney
Michael Spinks
Sam Langford
Bob Foster
Billy Conn
Dwight Muhammad Qawi
Kid McCoy
Tommy Gibbons
Philadelphia Jack O'brie
Bob Fitzsimmons
Tommy Loughran
Maxie Rosenbloom
Battling Levinsky
Young Stribling
John Henry Lewis
Jimmy Bivins
Roy Jones Jr.
Jose Torres
Michael Moorer
Matthew Saad Muhammad
Tiger Jack Fox
Eddie Mustafa Muhammad
Marvin Johnson
Eddie Cotton
Jack Delaney
Dariusz Michalczewski
Virgil Hill
Chad Dawson
Charles Williams
Jack Dillon
Victor Galindez
Joey Maxim
Mauro Mina
Mike McTigue

[JAB5239]

I didn't count how many people this is, and I'm not saying I'd rate him ahead of all these guys, and this list most certainly is not in order, but here's a big ass list for you:

Archie Moore
Ezzard Charles
Harold Johnson
Gene Tunney
Michael Spinks
Sam Langford
Bob Foster
Billy Conn
Dwight Muhammad Qawi
Kid McCoy
Tommy Gibbons
Philadelphia Jack O'brie
Bob Fitzsimmons
Tommy Loughran
Maxie Rosenbloom
Battling Levinsky
Young Stribling
John Henry Lewis
Jimmy Bivins
Roy Jones Jr.
Jose Torres
Michael Moorer
Matthew Saad Muhammad
Tiger Jack Fox
Eddie Mustafa Muhammad
Marvin Johnson
Eddie Cotton
Jack Delaney
Dariusz Michalczewski
Virgil Hill
Chad Dawson
Charles Williams
Jack Dillon
Victor Galindez
Joey Maxim
Mauro Mina
Mike McTigue

In bold are the fighters I disagree about being ranked higher than Norfolk. Others may be arguable with more research.