who are your top 10 147lbs p4p fighters

[hunter010]

ricky hattons mum

[Yogi]

top 10

Ray Robinson
Henry Armstrong
Mickey Walker

A few quotes for those who believe the "pound for pound" term was first coined for Robinson and in reference to those other two I quoted;

"Fighters and boxers rarely arrive in one human system. Good fighters are rarely good boxers, and good boxers are not always good fighters. The best combination of both trades now around the offing is Mickey Walker, welterweight champion, and the best man, pound for pound, in the business. Mickey can box and Mickey can fight. He has speed, power, skill, the punch and scrappy instinct. He can give and take..." - Associated Press report dated Oct 28th, 1924 and quote taken from the Galveston Daily News on that date

"A year ago they were acclaiming Mickey Walker, then welterweight champion, as the greatest fighter, pound for pound, of all of them, not barring even Jack Dempsey." - another AP report dated Jul 1st, 1926 and found in the Lima News, Wisconsisn Daily Tribune, etc.

Obviously those were for Walker, but here's a couple for Armstrong;

"Henry Armstrong, Los Angeles Negro, recognized universally as world's featherweight champion and rated outstanding fighter in the country, pound for pound, meets Pete DeGrasse, Mohawk Indian from the Canadian border, Tuesday night." - April 4th, 1937, Los Angeles Times

"With a featherweight championship fight coming up, every follower of the fancy seems to be talking about Hurry-Up Henry Armstrong, the coffee-colored clouter from East St. Louis. They say that Hurry-Up Henry, pound for pound, is the best fighter in the world." - written by John Kieran of the New York Times on Oct 29th, 1937

Just a couple of quick references each to fighters who some considered the "pound for pound" during their times, but they certainly weren't the only ones who were given that distinction before Robinson (Kieran used that term often in describing other fighters, such as Kid Chocolate as one other example), and in fact, another welterweight was considered such by some in the decade before Robinson hit the scene;

"The venerable adage that a good big man can beat a good little man, will be put to the test once more when Jimmy McLarnin, conceded to be the uncrowned welterweight champion and the best fighter in the game, pound for pound, meets Al Singer sovereign of the lightweight realm in a ten round bout at Yankee Stadium tonight." - Sept 11th, 1930, Oakland Tribune

[Live Dog]

A few quotes for those who believe the "pound for pound" term was first coined for Robinson and in reference to those other two I quoted;

"Fighters and boxers rarely arrive in one human system. Good fighters are rarely good boxers, and good boxers are not always good fighters. The best combination of both trades now around the offing is Mickey Walker, welterweight champion, and the best man, pound for pound, in the business. Mickey can box and Mickey can fight. He has speed, power, skill, the punch and scrappy instinct. He can give and take..." - Associated Press report dated Oct 28th, 1924 and quote taken from the Galveston Daily News on that date

"A year ago they were acclaiming Mickey Walker, then welterweight champion, as the greatest fighter, pound for pound, of all of them, not barring even Jack Dempsey." - another AP report dated Jul 1st, 1926 and found in the Lima News, Wisconsisn Daily Tribune, etc.

Obviously those were for Walker, but here's a couple for Armstrong;

"Henry Armstrong, Los Angeles Negro, recognized universally as world's featherweight champion and rated outstanding fighter in the country, pound for pound, meets Pete DeGrasse, Mohawk Indian from the Canadian border, Tuesday night." - April 4th, 1937, Los Angeles Times

"With a featherweight championship fight coming up, every follower of the fancy seems to be talking about Hurry-Up Henry Armstrong, the coffee-colored clouter from East St. Louis. They say that Hurry-Up Henry, pound for pound, is the best fighter in the world." - written by John Kieran of the New York Times on Oct 29th, 1937

Just a couple of quick references each to fighters who some considered the "pound for pound" during their times, but they certainly weren't the only ones who were given that distinction before Robinson (Kieran used that term often in describing other fighters, such as Kid Chocolate as one other example), and in fact, another welterweight was considered such by some in the decade before Robinson hit the scene;

"The venerable adage that a good big man can beat a good little man, will be put to the test once more when Jimmy McLarnin, conceded to be the uncrowned welterweight champion and the best fighter in the game, pound for pound, meets Al Singer sovereign of the lightweight realm in a ten round bout at Yankee Stadium tonight." - Sept 11th, 1930, Oakland Tribune

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