Re: Who is the best lightheavywieght od all time
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I have seen parts of that fight but this are the scores spinks won by 3 rounds on two and four on the other not that close of a fight
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who was the best guy roy beat at his best when he was a light weight does anyone know
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Originally Posted by Mr140
who was the best guy roy beat at his best when he was a light weight does anyone know
I'd say McCallum, Gonzales, or Griffin....the KO of Griffin was top notch considering how good Montel was before then...he was undefeated.
Gene Tunney beat THE BEST competition...Harry Greb, Georges Carpentier, Tommy Loughran, and Jeff Smith who was 105-25-4
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speaking of tunney they say he held the american belt but who was the one with the world belt at the time
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Roy Jones Junior
Ezzard Charles
Archie Moore
Bob Foster
Michael Spinks
and Sam Langford
I can't pick one, it's too hard
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Charles is the number one. He was only a Lt heavy when he won the Heavyweight Title his resume is second to none. When he lost to Walcott and Marciano he was ill hed already beat Walcott 3times and Moore 4, he fought the fighters nobody else would he was at his best at 12 stone. He got his chance when the people that ran Boxing thought he was past it and still won
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well gene tunney had just as many big names and i think he could outbox Charles but both were pretty old school so i think that spinks could still could win his style was very awkward and he had alot of power and lightheavy still think he is the best even though i think i am the only one that does
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There were so many greats at light heavyweight.....Tunney and Charles .....man those guys were just awesome
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maybe someone should make a thread tunney vs charles think that be a interesting fight both were great in both H and LH and were very good boxers be close fight
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Bob Foster - RJJ would have been damn good too....like Tommy Hearns - Ray Leonard at light heavyweight!
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Gene Tunney - took on and beat top 10 heavyweight champ of all time Jack Dempsey, took on and beat Harry Greb in a rematch....he was THE REAL DEAL
Billy Conn - took on and nearly beat GREATEST heavyweight of all time Joe Louis
Bob Foster - had the balls to take on Joe Frazier....didn't do well but he was damned good otherwise
Roy Jones Jr. - very good but didn't fight THE BEST
Ezzard Charles - beat a number of guys and is
Joey Maxim - very good, tough hard worker much like Carmen Basilio...underrated
Archie Moore - very tough and very skilled, took on all comers!
But Greb was a middle weight and beat his ass. Greb fought over 300 pro fights once fought 60 times in a year. If Greb was a light heavy weight he would have been the greatest. In my opinion Greb was the best ever to box at any weight class.
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Greb was very good and did beat Tunney but Tunney won the series winning twice on points, losing once on points and one draw.
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Think suger saw should make a tournament to settle this post so what you say suger
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Tunney was a novice when Greb beat him
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what does that have to do with him as a light heavywieght bruce
I was thinking of the other Spinks whom Tyson knocked out. sorry.