ATGs

[RodBarker]

Just thinking about fighters that are regarded as ATGs that were beat badly within the prime years by an average fighter .

Of the of top of my head 3 comes to mind .

Tyson vs Douglas
Lewis vs McCall
Kostya vs Phillips

Personally I dont think they are ATGs and maybe those loses is a big part of the reason, I dont think ATGs should ever get beat by an average fighter when near their prime ..

Can you guys think of any more ?

[Thread Stealer]

Just thinking about fighters that are regarded as ATGs that were beat badly within the prime years by an average fighter .

Of the of top of my head 3 comes to mind .

Tyson vs Douglas
Lewis vs McCall
Kostya vs Phillips

Personally I dont think they are ATGs and maybe those loses is a big part of the reason, I dont think ATGs should ever get beat by an average fighter when near their prime ..

Can you guys think of any more ?

Roy Jones-Montell Griffin I

Okay, Griffin was acting. Official loss anyway.

Edit: I missed the "badly" beaten part.

[Dynamite Kid]

Just thinking about fighters that are regarded as ATGs that were beat badly within the prime years by an average fighter .

Of the of top of my head 3 comes to mind .

Tyson vs Douglas
Lewis vs McCall
Kostya vs Phillips

Personally I dont think they are ATGs and maybe those loses is a big part of the reason, I dont think ATGs should ever get beat by an average fighter when near their prime ..

Can you guys think of any more ?

Lewis was not in his prime years when he lost to McCall.

[Thread Stealer]

It was more common for ATGS of the past to lose to lesser fighters in/near their primes.

They were fighting more often, so they were bound to run into a stylistic problem, or an off night.

[RodBarker]

Roy Jones-Montell Griffin I

Okay, Griffin was acting. Official loss anyway.

Edit: I missed the "badly" beaten part.

I was thinking badly beaten not robbed , I really cant think of any without going to search for them .

[RodBarker]

Lewis was not in his prime years when he lost to McCall.

Its was 6 yrs from retirement in a career that spanned 14 and he was WC in a WT fight so I dont think it would have been all that far from his best boxing years .

[Dynamite Kid]

Its was 6 yrs from retirement in a career that spanned 14 and he was WC in a WT fight so I dont think it would have been all that far from his best boxing years .

Boxing prime and physical prime are two different things, they rarely coincide for fighter to.

[manok uli]

Nvm .

[Dynamite Kid]

Do you consider Alexis Arguello an ATG ? he lost to Vilomar Fernandez in his prime.


You could also say Barrera lost to Junior Jones x2 in his prime. Do you consider him at ATG ?

[RodBarker]

Do you consider Alexis Arguello an ATG ? he lost to Vilomar Fernandez in his prime.


You could also say Barrera lost to Junior Jones x2 in his prime. Do you consider him at ATG ?

Arguello is a good point , Junior Jones was a good fighter not an average , but both are valid , well I guess their isnt all that many of them