Greatest Light Heavyweight of all time

[jobberone]

This one is much harder. Archie Moore, Evander Holyfield, Ezzard Charles, Floyd Patterson among many.

I'd pick Ezzard Charles but all the above will do for me.

 

[trickblue]

Gene Tunney should be mentioned here...

He had one loss and was never given a title shot...

 

[jobberone]

Gene Tunney should be mentioned here...

He had one loss and was never given a title shot...

I forgot about him. Yeah, he lost to Harry Greb for the title. Good pickup.

http://boxrec.com/list_bouts.php?human_id=009046&cat=boxer

 

[ABQCOWBOY]

Ali was a light heavy in the Olympics. Also when he first turned pro I believe.

He was the greatest of the light heavy's if you consider him as such.

 

[jobberone]

Ali was a light heavy in the Olympics. Also when he first turned pro I believe.

He was the greatest of the light heavy's if you consider him as such.

Guess I was thinking pros but you're right. He would be the greatest light heavyweight IMO also if you include amateurs.

 

[The30YardSlant]

Ali if we're including anyone who was ever a light-heavyweight, otherwise Holyfield.

 

[Arch Stanton]

I'd say Leonard was pound for pound almost as good as the Greatest.

 

[johnny utah]

Archie Moore and Roy Jones Jr.

 

[RastaRocket]

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http://m.youtube.com/#/watch?feature=related&v=JGMmCXke5B8

 

[Proximo]

This one is much harder. Archie Moore, Evander Holyfield, Ezzard Charles, Floyd Patterson among many.

I'd pick Ezzard Charles but all the above will do for me.

Fantastic fighters. I love Ezzard Charles. So much that I named my dog after him. Difficult to find good footage of him, but he beat A LOT of really good fighters in his day. And he was not a particularly large individual.

 

[jobberone]

Fantastic fighters. I love Ezzard Charles. So much that I named my dog after him. Difficult to find good footage of him, but he beat A LOT of really good fighters in his day. And he was not a particularly large individual.

His fights with Jersey Joe and Rocky were just as big as any of Ali's fights albeit lower purses of course. He is the only fighter to go the distance with Rocky and had him beat in the first fight until Rocky came back in the eighth.

 

[Cowboys606]

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http://m.youtube.com/#/watch?feature=related&v=JGMmCXke5B8

I agree, he was nasty in his prime. To bad he dont have a chin now.

 

[jobberone]

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This is the first Walcott Marciano fight

 

[Hoofbite]

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http://m.youtube.com/#/watch?feature=related&v=JGMmCXke5B8

I remember seeing that body shot at 7:20 and being stunned.

I haven't ever really followed boxing and I wasn't all that old and when I saw that I was just floored.

I never thought I would see a guy score a knockout with a body shot.

 

[BTX]

Roy Jones JR.

 

[BIGDen]

Roy Jones JR.

That's my vote.