My rankings: light heavyweights

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  • Welsh Jon
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    My rankings: light heavyweights

    I did originally post this is my previous rankings thread but here it is again.
    Light heavyweight top 20:

    1. Ezzard Charles, USVI
    2. Archie Moore, USA
    3. Gene Tunney, USA
    4. Michael Spinks, USA
    5. Maxie Rosenbloom, USA
    6. Harry Greb, USA
    7. Harold Johnson, USA
    8. Billy Conn, USA
    9. Tommy Loughran, USA
    10.Bob Foster, USA
    11.Roy Jones Junior, USA
    12.Jimmy Bivins, USA
    13.Matthew Saad Muhammad, USA
    14.John Henry Lewis, USA
    15.Tommy Gibbons, USA
    16.Jack Delaney, Canada
    17.Joey Maxim, USA
    18.Philadelphia Jack O'Brien, USA
    19.Victor Galindez, Argentina
    20.Virgil Hill, USA
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    Pretty solid list,, I would have much of the same...

    Not sure i would have virgil hill on it, but at 20 i guess its not a big deal

    I might have Conn alittle higher

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    • Japanese Boxing
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      #3
      No Langford or Fitzsimmons?

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      • StarshipTrooper
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        Originally posted by Japanese Boxing
        No Langford or Fitzsimmons?
        Fitzsimmons was pretty well past-it when he won the new Light-Heavyweight belt.

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        • rightsideup
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          I think Dwight Braxton/Qwai might sneak in the top 20 as well.

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          • J-champ
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            #6
            Not a bad list I.M.O.

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            • IronDanHamza
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              #7
              Good list. Here's my Top 10;

              1. Ezzard Charles
              2.Archie Moore
              3.Gene Tunney
              4. Micheal Spinks
              5. Harold Johnson
              6. Billy Conn
              7. Maxie Rosenbloom
              8. Bob Foster
              9. Tommy Loughran
              10. Roy Jones Jr

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              • LacedUp
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                Originally posted by IronDanHamza
                Good list. Here's my Top 10;

                1. Ezzard Charles
                2.Archie Moore
                3.Gene Tunney
                4. Micheal Spinks
                5. Harold Johnson
                6. Billy Conn
                7. Maxie Rosenbloom
                8. Bob Foster
                9. Tommy Loughran
                10. Roy Jones Jr
                I really can't see how Roy Jones jr can be higher than Harry Greb at LHW. Or a few of the others as well.

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                • IronDanHamza
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                  Originally posted by LacedUp
                  I really can't see how Roy Jones jr can be higher than Harry Greb at LHW. Or a few of the others as well.
                  Greb's a great LHW but I rank him more as a MW. Other than a select few I don't tend to rank the same fighter in separate divisions.

                  Roy Jones could easily be outside of the Top 10, could also very easily be inside the Top 10 like I have him.

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                  • PEPE213
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                    Had Michael Moorer stayed in this division how would he have ranked? He was in the same era as Virgll Hill, Charles Williams and Dennies Andries. My take as to why he quickly moved to Heavyweight was for the money and big fights but he had devastating power at 175 and could've made himself into a great Light Heavyweight.

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