| With tonites pending fight between V. Klitschko and D. Haye I thought this is the perfect time to open a discussion about the top ten fighters of of all time. Just limiting the discussion to the top ten heavyweights would have limited and quite frankly boring. So To kick it off here's Bert Sugars Top Ten Boxers of all time. I thought this would be a good place to start because he is old enough to have seen all of the fighters on the list. Tell me what you think. 1. Sugar Ray Robinson 2. Henry Armstrong 3. Wille Pep 4. Joe Louis 5. Harry Greb 6. Benny Leonard 7. Muhammad Ali 8. Roberto Duran 9. Jack Dempsey 10. Jack Johnson I dont know who Harry Greb is and I never saw Benny Leonard but where is Rocky Marciano? | |
Top Ten Fighters Of All Time
Jack Demsey after winning the Heavyweight title fought 6 times in 6 years losing both times to Tunney. He wouldn't make my Heavyweight list yet alone Pound-For-Pound. To exclude Marciano and have Demsey is a joke. Funny you mention Bert Sugar cause I mentioned what a joke he is as an analyst just days earlier. He has 4 Heavyweights in his top ten... get real! Armstrong, Robinson, Duran, etc... I have no problem with. Even with Ali, Joe Louis hard to discredit them too. Dempsey over Marciano, even Lennox Lewis, Mike Tyson, Evander Holyfield. Demsey became a Hollywood showmen, barely fought after gaining popularity and offers to be a movie star. He barely fought, and the one real fighter he fought he lost both times against. Am I missing something? Bert is a historian taking into account the celebrity status of Demsey and not the fighter himself. I always felt Bert was a joke and if that was his list and not a joke, it proves he is a joke! Any poster on this forum that follows boxing would agree.
Jack Demsey after winning the Heavyweight title fought 6 times in 6 years losing both times to Tunney. He wouldn't make my Heavyweight list yet alone Pound-For-Pound. To exclude Marciano and have Demsey is a joke. Funny you mention Bert Sugar cause I mentioned what a joke he is as an analyst just days earlier. He has 4 Heavyweights in his top ten... get real! Armstrong, Robinson, Duran, etc... I have no problem with. Even with Ali, Joe Louis hard to discredit them too. Dempsey over Marciano, even Lennox Lewis, Mike Tyson, Evander Holyfield. Demsey became a Hollywood showmen, barely fought after gaining popularity and offers to be a movie star. He barely fought, and the one real fighter he fought he lost both times against. Am I missing something? Bert is a historian taking into account the celebrity status of Demsey and not the fighter himself. I always felt Bert was a joke and if that was his list and not a joke, it proves he is a joke! Any poster on this forum that follows boxing would agree.
cubman, you mentioned you didn't know who harry greb is, that's a shame, I would most likely rate him as the toughest fighter in the history of the sport. he fought everone from welterweight to heavyweight that was willing to fight him, ring magazine rates him as the greatest middleweight of all time, I usually have him at 2 or 3 depending on which day you ask me. their are no fight films of his on tape, although his fight with mickey walker and I beleive both tiger flowers fights were filmed, but have been lost in the archives, maybe one day someone will stumble across them, their is training scessions of him availible on the internet,for those interested.
cubman, you mentioned you didn't know who harry greb is, that's a shame, I would most likely rate him as the toughest fighter in the history of the sport. he fought everone from welterweight to heavyweight that was willing to fight him, ring magazine rates him as the greatest middleweight of all time, I usually have him at 2 or 3 depending on which day you ask me. their are no fight films of his on tape, although his fight with mickey walker and I beleive both tiger flowers fights were filmed, but have been lost in the archives, maybe one day someone will stumble across them, their is training scessions of him availible on the internet,for those interested.
thesoulpurpose: Dempsey ducked Tunney till the very end. Funny you mention David Tua as I was speaking about he biggest one punch power fighter ever and someone voted Tua. Unlike Tyson, he didn't have the hand speed to increase the power. Only Foreman punched slower with that super power. Back to Dempsey, yes when they use the killer instinct phrase and use him as the poster-boy for the relentless two-handed bashing machine. Also, I never questioned his chin because yes he had no defense with his offense, some people call it boxing fundamentals. Simply stated: Demsey was entertaining to watch, but over-rated to be considered with ther best. His Hollywood looks and charisma allowed him to associate with the movie stars and make him a bigger than life figure.
Dempsey the boxer: A two-handed relentless power punching action fighter, throwing punches from any angle off balance or anyway he could. Pound-for-Pound an all-time great, I'll pass on the voting for him. His fights you can compare the action to more like a modern-day tough-man competition.
thesoulpurpose: Dempsey ducked Tunney till the very end. Funny you mention David Tua as I was speaking about he biggest one punch power fighter ever and someone voted Tua. Unlike Tyson, he didn't have the hand speed to increase the power. Only Foreman punched slower with that super power. Back to Dempsey, yes when they use the killer instinct phrase and use him as the poster-boy for the relentless two-handed bashing machine. Also, I never questioned his chin because yes he had no defense with his offense, some people call it boxing fundamentals. Simply stated: Demsey was entertaining to watch, but over-rated to be considered with ther best. His Hollywood looks and charisma allowed him to associate with the movie stars and make him a bigger than life figure.
Dempsey the boxer: A two-handed relentless power punching action fighter, throwing punches from any angle off balance or anyway he could. Pound-for-Pound an all-time great, I'll pass on the voting for him. His fights you can compare the action to more like a modern-day tough-man competition.
LOL- 100% response without a name (Like I said), but got his big pro debut... hmmm. Anyone who communicates like a joker usually is, maybe in Canada it's different but I stopped talking like a child when I GREW UP. What are you 13? 14 Years of dedication... so you know when or if you do start fighting that professionals (not loud mouth swearing kids) have the higest respect for other professionals and even rank beginners. Maybe if you learn a few educated words you can make your own 24/7 highlight video on youtube. Anyone that posts like you is a CLOWN or someone joking around. You post the picture of your bedroom at mommies house where you train and I'll post a video clip of one of my studios with adults that are amateur and pros. Always fascinating you know so much personal information about a guy that was born in the 1800s,... in the U.S. we call that a copycat. Copy and paste more historical facts, maybe about Samurai because there are plenty of portraits. BTW-For those reading that would like a deep insightful book read "The Unfettered Mind: Writings of the Zen Master to the Sword Master".
thesoulpurpose: Be a man, not a clown. I noticed you mention one of the few Candian Boxers that were decent (Sam Langford that Dempsey never fought). Back to your little copy paste article about Dempsey, thanks for the history we call could have looked up. Has Canada produced any great fighters recently (or ever)? I guess you taking the boxing world by storm will change all that, so if you ever do fight amateur in the U.S. you have to pay $30 for a license and you can then compete. Good luck thesoulpurpose, or should I call you the "Name-less Storm!".
LOL- 100% response without a name (Like I said), but got his big pro debut... hmmm. Anyone who communicates like a joker usually is, maybe in Canada it's different but I stopped talking like a child when I GREW UP. What are you 13? 14 Years of dedication... so you know when or if you do start fighting that professionals (not loud mouth swearing kids) have the higest respect for other professionals and even rank beginners. Maybe if you learn a few educated words you can make your own 24/7 highlight video on youtube. Anyone that posts like you is a CLOWN or someone joking around. You post the picture of your bedroom at mommies house where you train and I'll post a video clip of one of my studios with adults that are amateur and pros. Always fascinating you know so much personal information about a guy that was born in the 1800s,... in the U.S. we call that a copycat. Copy and paste more historical facts, maybe about Samurai because there are plenty of portraits. BTW-For those reading that would like a deep insightful book read "The Unfettered Mind: Writings of the Zen Master to the Sword Master".
thesoulpurpose: Be a man, not a clown. I noticed you mention one of the few Candian Boxers that were decent (Sam Langford that Dempsey never fought). Back to your little copy paste article about Dempsey, thanks for the history we call could have looked up. Has Canada produced any great fighters recently (or ever)? I guess you taking the boxing world by storm will change all that, so if you ever do fight amateur in the U.S. you have to pay $30 for a license and you can then compete. Good luck thesoulpurpose, or should I call you the "Name-less Storm!".
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