These are guys that won't be anywhere near an Atg list but you still like them
Roland LaStarza maybe a B- Fighter at best
Rocky Graziano B level if he's lucky
Micky Ward C level
Marvis Frazier C+ level fighter at best(woulda made a good CW)
Let's hear yours.
I don't think those guys are B or C grade, they all fought at the top level and had moderate success and all were well above 4 - 6 round prelim fighters. I can see what you like about them, especially Graziano who did win one fight against Zale and is as exciting a fighter as there has ever been.
Vic Patrick.... Ron Richards...... Jack Hassen..... Hector Thompson.... Jack Carroll are all great on the Australian all-time list, but because of lack of opportunity in many cases. Patrick's great nemesis was American LW Freddie Dawson who is now on this list, both men were top LW contenders but even though Vic Patrick had knocked Dawson through the ropes, the magnificent American came back to stop Vic in one of the most memorable fights in Austalian ring history. Hector Thompson could well have been a LW Champ in our time but his shot at the world title was not to have a happy ending as his opponent was none other than Roberto Duran. Hector is one of the very unlucky few who had killed two opponents in his ring career in tragic circumstances.
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