Mount Rushmore of Boxing

[Master]

Jack Johnson who was way ahead of his time and stuck 2 fingers up to white racist society.

[SlimTrae]

Jack Johnson who was way ahead of his time and stuck 2 fingers up to white racist society.

True, his level of skill as rugged as it looks to us, was pretty fancy stuff back then!

I think I rate Sullivan on him being there before the others, but as u stated in the other thread, Jeffries is probably the man who deserves to be called a pioneer for beating everyone, only for an ill advised comeback he'd be undefeated with a stacked resume, not padded.

I rate Jack Johnson as a better heavyweight in his prime, or on the mythical P4P list but not so much as a pioneer since he himself had problems with other black fighters. Hard to say if he gave those others of his brothers a chance...he may not have had the title for any length of time.

[Mark TKO]

Ali
Robinson
Marciano (need a white guy up there)
Khan

[SlimTrae]

Ali
Robinson
Marciano (need a white guy up there)
Khan

Affirmative Action huh?

[Master]

Ali
Robinson
Marciano (need a white guy up there)
Khan

Affirmative Action huh?

From that list Khan is the affirmative action with his weak chin of his.

[TitoFan]

Ali
Robinson
Marciano (need a white guy up there)
Khan

Happy to see this list. Now the pressure's off.

[El Kabong]

For the whole of boxing just 4 guys? That is insanely difficult to do.


Joe Louis, Sugar Ray Robinson, Willie Pep, Rocky Marciano


That's mine anyway. I was about to put Archie Moore or Hank Armstrong up there as well...really difficult to whittle it down to just 4. I guess a more modern one would be Tyson, Floyd, Duran, RJJ. Though shouts could be made for Lennox, Evander, Ray Leonard, Hopkins, and Calzaghe.

[NoSavingByTheBell]

Jack Johnson, Jack Dempsey, Rocky Marciano, Muhammad Ali

[NoSavingByTheBell]

Jack Johnson, Jack Dempsey, Rocky Marciano, Muhammad Ali

Wait I forgot Joe Louis..... Take out Jack Johnson

[SlimTrae]

For the whole of boxing just 4 guys? That is insanely difficult to do.


Joe Louis, Sugar Ray Robinson, Willie Pep, Rocky Marciano


That's mine anyway. I was about to put Archie Moore or Hank Armstrong up there as well...really difficult to whittle it down to just 4. I guess a more modern one would be Tyson, Floyd, Duran, RJJ. Though shouts could be made for Lennox, Evander, Ray Leonard, Hopkins, and Calzaghe.

Hey dude, if there are only 4 prez on the real one? We're going 4 here!