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  • RubenSonny
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    #1

    Top 10 fighters of all time if...

    Fighters born in the USA are excluded?
  • RubenSonny
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    #2
    1. Langford
    2. Duran
    3. Fitzsimmons
    4. Gavilan
    5. Walcott
    6. Jofre
    7. Napoles
    8. McLarnin
    9. Griffith
    10. Arguello

    Just a rough list.

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    • SCtrojansbaby
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      #3
      1.Carlos Monzon
      2.Julio Cesar Chavez
      3.Roberto Duran
      4.Marco Antonio Barrera
      5.Manny Pacquiao
      6.Salvador Sanchez
      7.Humberto Gonzalez
      8.Wilfredo Gomez
      9.Jose Napoles
      10.Azumah Nelson

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      • Weltschmerz
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        #4
        Throw these names around on the list as you please:

        Monzon
        Duran
        Pacquiao
        Lennox Lewis
        Langford
        Schmeling
        Alexis Arguello
        Julio Cesar Chavez
        Ingemar Johansson
        Wladimir Klitschko

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        • SBleeder
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          #5
          1. Sam Langford
          2. Roberto Duran
          3. Carlos Monzon
          4. Eder Jofre
          5. Jimmy Wilde
          6. Bob Fitzsimmons
          7. Wilfredo Gomez
          8. Julio Cesar Chavez
          9. Jimmy McLarnin
          10. Ricardo Lopez

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          • RubenSonny
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            #6
            Originally posted by Weltschmerz
            Throw these names around on the list as you please:

            Monzon
            Duran
            Pacquiao
            Lennox Lewis
            Langford
            Schmeling
            Alexis Arguello
            Julio Cesar Chavez
            Ingemar Johansson
            Wladimir Klitschko
            Those heavies shouldn't be anywhere near these lists.

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            • greeh
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              #7
              Originally posted by SCtrojansbaby
              1.Carlos Monzon
              2.Julio Cesar Chavez
              3.Roberto Duran
              4.Marco Antonio Barrera
              5.Manny Pacquiao
              6.Salvador Sanchez
              7.Humberto Gonzalez
              8.Wilfredo Gomez
              9.Jose Napoles
              10.Azumah Nelson
              I know everyone is entitled to their opinion. Well, almost everyone - there's exceptions if you are a deluded mong that only spits out outrageous nonsense.

              Anyway, I just have one question. How the hell can you rank Chiquita as the seventh best non-American boxer of all-time? He isn't better than Gilberto Roman or Jeff Fenech, and should those two be ranked in the Top 10?

              Chiquita was a very good fighter, but in my opinion he and his rival Michael Carbajal continue to be two of the most overrated flyweights. Probably because they got the US exposure that others - and in my opinion better - flyweights did not receive.

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              • greeh
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                #8
                Originally posted by SBleeder
                1. Sam Langford
                2. Roberto Duran
                3. Carlos Monzon
                4. Eder Jofre
                5. Jimmy Wilde
                6. Bob Fitzsimmons
                7. Wilfredo Gomez
                8. Julio Cesar Chavez
                9. Jimmy McLarnin
                10. Ricardo Lopez
                Lopez was an excellent fighter, no doubt about that, but come on!

                If you must have a Mexican flyweight, why not choose Miguel Canto instead? He has a much better resume and his skills were battle-tested against a very good array of fighters. His lack of overall physicality and somewhat one dimensional offense wouldn't serve him to well against specific types, but overall a great fighter with a resume that backs up those claims.

                If we try to lay all the bias and favoritism aside, can you honestly say the same about Ricardo Lopez? Do you really think he should be ranked that high, with or without US participation? Above Fighting Harada and Jung-Koo Chang? Above the Cuban trio Gavilan, Napoles and Rodriguez?

                I am just curious, because I can't imagine it myself.

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                • Sugar Adam Ali
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                  #9
                  Not sure who would make up the top ten, as I'm not familiar with every fighters birthplace but I would assume

                  Manny
                  Duran
                  **** tiger
                  Zarate
                  Gomez
                  Carlos Ortiz
                  Arguello
                  Chavez
                  Walcott


                  I feel like I'm leaving off some Cuban fighters, or Asian


                  Very tough question but interesting to think about

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                  • StarshipTrooper
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                    #10
                    Originally posted by RubenSonny
                    1. Langford
                    2. Duran
                    3. Fitzsimmons
                    4. Gavilan
                    5. Walcott
                    6. Jofre
                    7. Napoles
                    8. McLarnin
                    9. Griffith
                    10. Arguello

                    Just a rough list.
                    Glad to see at least one shout-out for Gavilan!

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