Give Us All Your Top-10 Light-Heavyweight All-Timers List...

[Wild Blue Yonda]

Let's bang 'em out & chew the fat. In spite of its unglamourous image, this weightclass has produced a lot of outstanding, all-time quality fighters (mostly from the days prior to Super-Middle & Cruiser).

Who are your ten greatest, & what does your criteria consist of?

[The_Demon]

1. Archie Moore
2.Ezzard Charles
3.Billy Conn
4.Gene Tunney
5.Tommy Gibbons
6.Michael Spinks
7.Bob Foster
8.Harold Johnson
9.Maxie Rosenbloon
10.Tommy Loughran

My criteria is based on a mixture of resume and talent but more so the former.Their are guys on that list whos resume outweighed their talent and vica-versa

[NChristo]

1. Ezzard Charles
2. Archie Moore
3. Michael Spinks
4. Sam Langford
5. Gene Tunney
6. Tommy Loughran
7. Billy Conn
8. Harry Greb
9. Bob Foster
10. Roy Jones


The numbering may be a little off on 1 or 2 but there it is.

Not a fixed list either.

[SCtrojansbaby]

Henry Maske is top 10 IMO he is the ultimate matchup problem imagine Paul Williams with defense.

[JAB5239]

Henry Maske is top 10 IMO he is the ultimate matchup problem imagine Paul Williams with defense.

Always liked Maske, but he's not top 10 and would lose to almost everyone who is. What makes you think he's top 10 SC?

[SCtrojansbaby]

Always liked Maske, but he's not top 10 and would lose to almost everyone who is. What makes you think he's top 10 SC?

Outside of Roy Jones and Bernard Hopkins what light heavy would you favor in a fight against him? Modern boxers only.

[JAB5239]

Outside of Roy Jones and Bernard Hopkins what light heavy would you favor in a fight against him? Modern boxers only.

Foster, Spinks, and Johnson from recent times. Charles, Moore, Conn, Tunney from era's past. I just don't see how you rank him so high. Many have more impressive resumes and accomplishments than Henry. Are you judging this on how you think they match up h2h?

[SCtrojansbaby]

Foster, Spinks, and Johnson from recent times. Charles, Moore, Conn, Tunney from era's past. I just don't see how you rank him so high. Many have more impressive resumes and accomplishments than Henry. Are you judging this on how you think they match up h2h?

based on match ups not resume.

Foster and Spinks would have a lot of trouble getting inside, the only way could win is by KO

[crold1]

Outside of Roy Jones and Bernard Hopkins what light heavy would you favor in a fight against him? Modern boxers only.

Virgil Hill?

[JAB5239]

based on match ups not resume.

Fair enough.

Foster and Spinks would have a lot of trouble getting inside, the only way could win is by KO

I have to respectfully disagree. Im sure Maske would present problems, but he has nothing in the way of power to keep them off and both were almost as tall as Henry and far better fighters than anyone Maske fought. If Henry could lose (in Germany) to Virgil Hill than both Spinks and Foster could turn the trick and in a more convincing fashion as well. Just my opinion.