Michael Spinks vs. Bob Foster at LHW

[Rockin']

Naw, Ezzard Charles.

Bill Miller (RIP) would have agreed with you....................Rockin'

[Ivich]

Almost. That is my tendency too. With asterisks though. Since I am not sure he could even touch Loughran or Slapsie. Tunney was American light heavyweight champion, which is good enough for me. Tunney almost certainly and Langford quite probably would beat any light heavyweight world champion that has come along, in my humble opinion of course. Harry Greb fought as a light heavy too and was LH world champion. Spinks would have to fight these guys on their turf, not a pussy pounder with pillows strapped on. And an old time referee. Spinks still might come off best. Spinks also had fantastic competition. Then again, so so did Greb, Langford and Tunney. Who really knows who they would rate #1 if we had equal viewing access to old timer's careers? Of course there is no doubt I am working with limited information too in assigning men I have never or have hardly ever seen fight to AT positions. Still we do it. I imagine Greb would be somewhere in the top ten of your list too.

Greb was American LH Champ and World Middle champ,you got all the right names and we can include Charles,then Moore & Conn,yes?

[Slugfester]

All time LH tournament top seeds:

M Spinks
Gene Tunney
Ezzard Charles
Archie Moore
Bob Foster
Harry Greb
Billy Conn
Roy Jones
Tommy Loughran
Fitz

[Ivich]

All time LH tournament top seeds:

M Spinks
Gene Tunney
Ezzard Charles
Archie Moore
Bob Foster
Harry Greb
Billy Conn
Roy Jones
Tommy Loughran
Fitz

Langford?

[Slugfester]

I addedtwo more boxers

With the seed order I have:

All time LH tournament top seeds:

M Spinks
Gene Tunney
Ezzard Charles
Archie Moore
Bob Foster
Harry Greb
Billy Conn
Roy Jones
Tommy Loughran
Andre Ward
Victor Galindez
Fitz


I would have these first round matchups:

1 Moore vs Conn
2 Spinks vs Ward
3 Galindez vs Foster
4 Tunney vs Jones
5 Fitz vs Greb
6 Loughran vs Charles

[kara]

I addedtwo more boxers

With the seed order I have:

All time LH tournament top seeds:

M Spinks
Gene Tunney
Ezzard Charles
Archie Moore
Bob Foster
Harry Greb
Billy Conn
Roy Jones
Tommy Loughran
Andre Ward
Victor Galindez
Fitz


I would have these first round matchups:

1 Moore vs Conn
2 Spinks vs Ward
3 Galindez vs Foster
4 Tunney vs Jones
5 Fitz vs Greb
6 Loughran vs Charles

Slugfest is on the money here.

[Slugfester]

Slugfest is on the money here.

Like Ivich said, I forgot Langford. That will change all the matchups. I tried to create first matches where no favorites would have to face each. Had one too may favorites though.

My idea now involves all 10 fighting the other 9. We can do that in a tournament that is all fantasy. That would be a better way to select the top fighter. Not that I have any intention of ever trying to stage the affair here.

I am more interested in getting the best field together I can. Any ideas?

[Ivich]

Like Ivich said, I forgot Langford. That will change all the matchups. I tried to create first matches where no favorites would have to face each. Had one too may favorites though.

My idea now involves all 10 fighting the other 9. We can do that in a tournament that is all fantasy. That would be a better way to select the top fighter. Not that I have any intention of ever trying to stage the affair here.

I am more interested in getting the best field together I can. Any ideas?

Could you not add a fighter,eg John Henry Lewis,Harold Johnson, Jack Delaney, Maxie Rosenbloom, or Jack Dillon?

[them_apples]

Foster is a good lhw, great jab and strong. Certainly gives spinks a rough fight but loses a UD likely

[kara]

Like Ivich said, I forgot Langford. That will change all the matchups. I tried to create first matches where no favorites would have to face each. Had one too may favorites though.

My idea now involves all 10 fighting the other 9. We can do that in a tournament that is all fantasy. That would be a better way to select the top fighter. Not that I have any intention of ever trying to stage the affair here.

I am more interested in getting the best field together I can. Any ideas?

A boxrec type of computer system that analyzes stats?