Greatest Light-Heavyweights?

[BodysnatcherFan]

Yogi your list is good, except no way Conn higher than Jones. Jones had way more power and while Conn was fast-footed he was straightbacked and kept his chin high for Jones to KO him.

[gogan]

Ali Hw!!!!

[Mr. Ryan]

1. Archie Moore
2. Michael Spinks
3. Sam Langford
4. Ezzard Charles
5. Billy Conn
6. Bob Foster
7. Gene Tunney
8. Harry Greb
9. Tommy Loughran
10. Roy Jones Jr.

[zoo]

Charles was the greatest at the weight, too bad he didn't stick around and pick up the title.

[grayfist]

Charles was the greatest at the weight, too bad he didn't stick around and pick up the title.

Whenever EZZard Charles is listed among the top lighheavies, he is referred to as "contender"; yes, sadly he never got around to officially winning the title. But he did beat someone who's possibly the second greatest--or third greatest or even the greatest, in some reckonings---LH of all time: Archie Moore.

Charles stay at LH was relatively brief; six years, too short, all told, for those times ('late 42 to 48) and his record in those years was respectable but not really superlative (31-3 with 19 KOs). But his having beaten Archie 3 times, (the last by KO in 46, 47 and 48) when both were real lightheavies, lends a lot of credence to any claim that he was and is the best among lightheavies. The fact that he also won three of four vs. Jimmy Bivins (a Hall of Famer) and went 2 of 3 against Lloyd Marshal (an outstanding LH of the day) adds to the arguement. Charles experienced his first and only KO in the hands of Marshall as a LH. Charles beat Joey Maxim 4 times, KOd Gus Lesnevich and beat Chjarles Burley twice.

[Sidestep_1]

I don´t want to list fighters I haven´t seen at least 4-5 fights of, so don´t ask where some the greatest are .

Great LHW (no special order):

Archie Moore
Bob Foster
Michael Spinks
Michael Moorer
Roy Jones

Ezzard Charles is great!!! Have to organize more of his fights.

[oldgringo]

Ezzard Charles
Archie Moore
Sam Langford
Michael Spinks
Michael Moorer
Gene Tunney
Bob Foster

These are the guys who I think of...Roy Jones in there somewhere too.

[THRILLAinmanila]

My top 3:

1. Archie Moore
2. Michael Spinks
3. Michael Moorer

[Dynamite76]

michael spinks
archie moore
ezzard charles
bob foster.

[M26]

1. Archie Moore
2. Ezzard Charles
3. Roy Jones jr
4. Bob Foster
5. Michael Spinks