Top 10 Greatest American Fighters?

[Marchegiano]

I hate these lists. Not to be a troll but just to make the point that the entire endeavor is futile.

How's does one include Greb but not Tunney?

How does one include Charles but not Marciano?

How does one include Pep but not Saddler?

How does one include Ross but not McLarin?

Where's Walker?

IMHO Maybe a list of the top 100 American fighters might work, but ten., Na!

I can't agree with anyone's list, including mine.

When I do write lists I usually end it with something to the effect of that's how I'm feeling now, ask me in an hour and it might be different.

Seems to me the more you know the harder it becomes to feel good about any list, but also to take them too seriously is a bit silly.

[Willow The Wisp]

... very well, Spinks?

Spinks is right there at #50 with Pete Herman, Jack Dillon, Maxie Rosenbloom, Bob Foster, Kid McCoy, Tommy Gibbons, Battling Levensky, Oscar DeLaHoya, Frankie Genaro, Roy Jones Jr., Johnny Buff, George K.O. Chaney, George Kid Lavigne, Dixie Kid, Lou Tendler, Aaron Pryor, Mysterious Billy Smith, Jeff Chandler, Paul Berlenbach, Bernard Hopkins, Billy Papke, Mike Gibbons, Shane Mosley, Frank Klaus, Terence Crawford, Jack Delaney...........

[QueensburyRules]

you sayin' ali couldn't be joe? you really must be an aunty tom queeny,
noone danced round the ring like clay. before they didn't have the footwork at heavyweight. clay would simply be too fast for joe. common queeny this forum is for knowledgble people.

- - No, Ali being Muslim with an inferior record could never be Joe.

Be a good sparring partner, so there’s that…

[Ivich]

These are just harmless fun, and provide opportunity to cross reference our choices, argue.

I'll do todays 50 Americans...



1. Sugar Ray Robinson
2. Henry Armstrong
3. Wille Pep
4. Joe Louis
5. Harry Greb
6. Benny Leonard
7. Muhammad Ali
8. Marvelous Marvin Hagler
9. Jack Dempsey
10. Jack Johnson
11. Mickey Walker
12. Tony Canzoneri
13. Gene Tunney
14. Rocky Marciano
15. Ezzard Charles
16. Sugar Ray Leonard
17. Floyd Mayweather Jr.
18. Joe Gans
19. Stanley Ketchel
20. Barney Ross
21. Jimmy McLarnin
22. Archie Moore
23. Larry Holmes
24. Sandy Sadler
25. Billy Conn
26. Abe Attell
27. Jake LaMotta
28. Terry McGovern
29. Thomas Hearns
30. Jack Britton
31. Pernell Whitaker
32. George Foreman
33. Johnny Dundee
34. Charley Burley
35. Sonny Liston
36. Tommy Loughran
37. John L. Sullivan
38. Joe Frazier
39. Tiger Flowers
40. Beau Jack
41. Mike Tyson
42. Ike Williams
43. Tommy Ryan
44. Carmen Basillio
45. James J. Corbett
46. Philadelphia Jack O'Brien
47. Evander Holyfield
48. Joe Jeanette
49. James J. Jeffries
50. Toomany Tomention

Johnny Dundee was Italian, born in Sicilia.

[Willow The Wisp]

Johnny Dundee was Italian, born in Sicilia.

The Scotch Wop, lol

[Ivich]

Spinks is right there at #50 with Pete Herman, Jack Dillon, Maxie Rosenbloom, Bob Foster, Kid McCoy, Tommy Gibbons, Battling Levensky, Oscar DeLaHoya, Frankie Genaro, Roy Jones Jr., Johnny Buff, George K.O. Chaney, George Kid Lavigne, Dixie Kid, Lou Tendler, Aaron Pryor, Mysterious Billy Smith, Jeff Chandler, Paul Berlenbach, Bernard Hopkins, Billy Papke, Mike Gibbons, Shane Mosley, Frank Klaus, Terence Crawford, Jack Delaney...........

Delaney was Canadian ,born in Quebec.

[Willow The Wisp]

Delaney was Canadian ,born in Quebec.

Oui It was quickly put out there. I thought Kid Kaplan too before considering.

[Ivich]

Oui It was quickly put out there. I thought Kid Kaplan too before considering.

I'll let it go this time ,but don't let it happen again!

[Willow The Wisp]

I'll let it go this time ,but don't let it happen again!

Thanks for having by back!

[Slugfester]

On list questions I usually just try to answer as well as I can instead of crying myself into dehydration over people making lists.