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I have no particular order and they all make my list for different reasons
Leon Spinks...he didn't belong in the division, nor did he develop enough as a fighter to reach his full potential. If he wasn't rushed into fighting the best heavies so early he could have become one of the better cruiserweight champions in the divisions infancy
John L Sullivan never faced the best fighters of his era and many were black like Peter Jackson, Old Chocolate George Godfrey, etc
Jack Dempsey is considered one of the greatest fighters p4p ever and one of the best heavyweights. His championship reign is overrated. Was the champion 6 years with only 5 defenses. He plied his trade during an era of many great fighters but never fought any of the best black fighters of the 1910s-1920s.....Harry Wills, Sam Langford, Jack Thompson, George Godfrey etc and he was adamant about it
James J Braddock....great story and upset but he wasnt a very good fighter at heavyweight. He started out as a decent lightheavyweight contender until living conditions and hand problems hampered his career. If there ever was a rematch I'd have picked Baer to win
Primo Carnera was a decent fighter but many consider some of his fights fixed because of Mob connnections. He actually does have a decent resume, but some of the results are in doubt because of his managers and some controversial wins
Leon Spinks...he didn't belong in the division, nor did he develop enough as a fighter to reach his full potential. If he wasn't rushed into fighting the best heavies so early he could have become one of the better cruiserweight champions in the divisions infancy
John L Sullivan never faced the best fighters of his era and many were black like Peter Jackson, Old Chocolate George Godfrey, etc
Jack Dempsey is considered one of the greatest fighters p4p ever and one of the best heavyweights. His championship reign is overrated. Was the champion 6 years with only 5 defenses. He plied his trade during an era of many great fighters but never fought any of the best black fighters of the 1910s-1920s.....Harry Wills, Sam Langford, Jack Thompson, George Godfrey etc and he was adamant about it
James J Braddock....great story and upset but he wasnt a very good fighter at heavyweight. He started out as a decent lightheavyweight contender until living conditions and hand problems hampered his career. If there ever was a rematch I'd have picked Baer to win
Primo Carnera was a decent fighter but many consider some of his fights fixed because of Mob connnections. He actually does have a decent resume, but some of the results are in doubt because of his managers and some controversial wins
for that pick....oh well....with all the talk about resume, ducking and dodging, fighters in the past should be penalized for ducking an entire race let alone just one fighter
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