May Madness - Middleweights

[Brassangel]

For those who remember my March Madness thread courtesy of the Heavyweight Division, I am planning on doing one for the Middleweights as well. This will be a tournament of the traditional format, no best of 7. The one difference will be viewer participation. I want the decisions to be 100% up to the readers. Based on the votes, I may use my writing abilities to flesh out some fight details, but other than that, it's up to you.

First, let's compile a list of the top 32 (or 64) middleweights of all-time. Junior and Super Middles can be included. I imagine we'll see a couple of Sugar's, and the Marvellous One, but we'll proceed anyway. Post away!

[butterfly1964]

For those who remember my March Madness thread courtesy of the Heavyweight Division, I am planning on doing one for the Middleweights as well. This will be a tournament of the traditional format, no best of 7. The one difference will be viewer participation. I want the decisions to be 100% up to the readers. Based on the votes, I may use my writing abilities to flesh out some fight details, but other than that, it's up to you.

First, let's compile a list of the top 32 (or 64) middleweights of all-time. Junior and Super Middles can be included. I imagine we'll see a couple of Sugar's, and the Marvellous One, but we'll proceed anyway. Post away!

are you trying to compete with my thread?

[oldgringo]

Here's a quick list of 10 guys:

154
Mike McCallum
Terry Norris
Thomas Hearns
Felix Trinidad
Julio Cesar Vazquez

160
Marvin Hagler
Bernard Hopkins
Harry Greb
Mickey Walker
Carlos Monzon

[RockyMarcianofan00]

Jake Lamatta

[JuicyJuice]

**** Tiger, Gene Fullmer, Mercel Ceden, Ray Robinson, Ray Leonard, Ayub Kalule, Herol Graham, Sumbu Kalambay, Michael Nunn, Nigel Benn, Gerald McClellan.

[JuicyJuice]

James Toney, Roy Jones.

[K-DOGG]

Suggested Participants:.....off the cuff; followed by a little help from Boxrec. The numbers are merely as soon as they came to mind....and I know I forgot somebody. While I'm not all that familiar with the middlweights as I am the heavyweights, I'll do my best to keep up and look forward to the inputs of the more learned posters.

Anyway...list:


1. Stanley Ketchel
2. Bob Fitzsimmons
3. Harry Greb
4. Mickey Walker
5. Tiger Flowers
6. Tony Zale
7. Rocky Graziano
8. Jake LaMotta
9. Marcel Cerdan
10. Ray Robinson
11. Gene Fulmer
12. Randy Turpin
13. **** Tiger
14. Nino Benvenuti
15. Carlos Monzon
16. Marvin Hagler
17. Thomas Hearns
18. Roy Jones Jr.
19. Bernard Hopkins
20. Felix Trinidad
21. Chris Eubank
22. Nigel Benn
23. Terry Norris
24. Roberto Duran
25. Ray Leonard
26. Gerald McClellan
27. Julian Jackson
28. James Toney
29. Mike McCallum
30. Bennie Briscoe
31. Archie Moore
32. Emile Griffith
33. Joey Giardello
34. Rubin Carter
35. Freddie Steele
36. Tony Yarosz
37. Solly Krieger
38. Marcel Thil
39. Kid McCoy
40. Jack Dempsey..."The Nonpareil"
41. Fred Apostoli
42. Lou Broulliard
43. Michael Nunn
44. Iran Barkley
45. Vito Antuofermo
46. Vince Dundee
47. Gorilla Jones
48. George Chip
49. Billy Papke
50. Sumbu Kalambay
51. Reggie Johnson
52. Alan Minter
53. John Mugabi
54. Wlfred Benitez
55. George Cole

[K-DOGG]

9 more to make it an even 64:

56. Benny Paret
57. Rodrigo Valdez
58. Gianfraco Rosi
59. Donald Curry
60. Michael Watson
61. Steve Collins
62. Carman Basilio

and some new(er) blood:

63. Winky Wright
64. Joe Calzaghe

[cple]

Some additions to K-DOGG's list:

Charley Burley
Lloyd Marshall
Holman Williams
Les Darcy
Sam Langford - might be unfair since he'd probably wipe the floor with any middleweight in history.

[Kid Achilles]

This is great! I look forward to this one and I'm glad you're not going to go the best of seven route.